Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners My Quest continues. . .

This is not an ugly black one. It is a silver face plate with a wood grain cabinet, quite a good looking unit.

Ah Yes! Needles and lights!!

And maybe even a warm orange glow and an old timey low buzzing in the background, accompanied perhaps with just a little, not much, 60 cycle hum

With an aroma that states: "Don't worry, I really won't catch on fire,..." But you can tell it's gettin' warm!!

Now, if my memory AND hearing will hold out just a little bit longer!
Rich.

And yes Rick, I miss the wood, too.

There's just something about flimsy metal and plastic that just....
Rich.

You know, I have to admit I kinda like the wood too. Reminds of an old receiver my dad had. I think it is in audio heaven now, though (the receiver, not my dad).

Prettiest piece of equipement I ever had was a Marantz 2252B with an all silver face (no black tuner area), blue and red lights, and a black body. I let my parents get rid of it (wasn't working) when I was in college. Damn!

And they're really hard to find on eBay...

Rich, being of the same general age as you (albeit a tad younger ), I must ask for clarification. Exactly what wood are you missing? Please - answer when the moment is right.

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Rich, being of the same general age as you (albeit a tad younger ), I must ask for clarification. Exactly what wood are you missing? Please - answer when the moment is right.

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you know they've got drugs for that...


sorry, too easy couldn't pass it up!

No,No, Not THAT wood!!....I've had the seventh inning stretch, but the game ain't over yet!!

The wood I was thinking of was what was mostly seen in the 60s, when walnut seemed to be the species of choice.

No kids; the nineteen 60s...

I'm sure my memory may be fading a bit(although my short term memory is improving!....Seems to be shorter every year!!)

But I seem to recall most every piece of even "slightly better than mediocre" quality audio hardware having at least some walnut applied to it. Maybe just on the sides, with a metal bottom and top, and maybe just a veneer, but seems that some was actually solid slabs!

I seem to recall the bases of many turntables made out of wood as well as many surrounding cases of reel to reel tape machines.

It may have been during that short period of time in which I was very impressional toward that sort of thing, and before it was career and family time, when my attention was taken away from audio for a bit.

So, for me, anyway, the golden age of audio may have been colored by the warm glow(of tubes)and of oiled walnut.
Rich.

Well, I tried your suggestion Rich. Last night the wife hand rubbed some walnut, but alas - no wood. I drew the line when she got the steel wool out and wanted to do some polishing.

Some downside; the general area of application is now a very deep brown color. I'm thinking the drugs would be easier, more effective and would stain much less.

Ray, I'm a-thinkin' here; just a guess, but I got me a feelin' we are talkin' about two differen't things here!

Although; maybe a little polishing paste in a light Birch applied with lambs wool instead of steel....

....oops;..."wood"?...gotta leave now!





...and the "drug' would be alcohol, in the wine!
Rich.