Customized Motorola HS696C stereo tube amplifier

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Customized Motorola HS696C stereo tube amplifier

Postby EWBrown » Tue Mar 08, 2016 5:45 pm

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Re: Customized Motorola HS696C stereo tube amplifier

Postby TomMcNally » Tue Mar 08, 2016 7:52 pm

I'm pretty sure this was modded by a guy close to me in Egg Harbor City, NJ. I met him a year or so ago when I bought a radio from him on craigslist.
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Re: Customized Motorola HS696C stereo tube amplifier

Postby DeathRex » Tue Mar 08, 2016 9:43 pm

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Re: Customized Motorola HS696C stereo tube amplifier

Postby paart » Tue Mar 08, 2016 10:20 pm

When I saw this, something in my brain went---"1957 Ford Fairlane" ! ;)
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Re: Customized Motorola HS696C stereo tube amplifier

Postby Geek » Wed Mar 09, 2016 12:10 am

paart wrote:When I saw this, something in my brain went---"1957 Ford Fairlane" ! ;)
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THAT's what it reminded me of! :))
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Re: Customized Motorola HS696C stereo tube amplifier

Postby soundbrigade » Wed Mar 09, 2016 10:49 am

Sooooo cool!! :P

It's great to see amps (and speakers) built in a specific style, but so far I haven't seen anything like that. I cannot recall what that style is called, but isn't it like the houses in Miami Beach .... Art Deco ....

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Re: Customized Motorola HS696C stereo tube amplifier

Postby EWBrown » Sat Mar 12, 2016 5:18 am

Maybe this could be his lawn mower... Reminiscent of a 1953 Ford.

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Re: Customized Motorola HS696C stereo tube amplifier

Postby pmarcin » Wed Mar 16, 2016 4:48 am

The amp is "Mid-century Modern." The hotel is in the style of "Art Deco" architecture. (Miami-esque)
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Re: Customized Motorola HS696C stereo tube amplifier

Postby soundbrigade » Wed Mar 16, 2016 12:07 pm

You may be rite, I haven't made much in-depth studies of various US designs and art schools from last century. But I am still impressed by both.
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