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Old 09-18-2008, 09:23 PM   #1
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8-track player

Looking for an atrack player for my car. Don't ask...
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Old 09-18-2008, 09:24 PM   #2
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Did you mean 8-track?
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Old 09-18-2008, 10:24 PM   #3
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Or the Sony codec ATRAC?
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.

Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.

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Old 09-18-2008, 11:10 PM   #4
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Pretty Sure WB's got it right.
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a firend of mine has one in his old dump truck that he might sell
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Old 09-19-2008, 09:02 AM   #6
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Sorry eight track player. In what condition is it in?
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Old 09-19-2008, 08:53 PM   #7
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Old 09-19-2008, 09:11 PM   #8
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As long as it works. Can get me a price?
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Old 09-19-2008, 09:38 PM   #9
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As long as it works. Can get me a price?
as soon as i talk to my firend i'll let u know
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Old 09-19-2008, 09:43 PM   #10
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Im sorry bibbly I have to ask...why?
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Old 09-28-2008, 08:24 PM   #12
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Well, my grandfather had one installed in his Eagle Vision ('94) back when he got it... I still have it (sorry, not parting with it - it's in perfect condition, and, well, he left it to me with the car when he died). Kinda one of those things you can't sell really. Of course, he was probably much more old school than this guy... maybe he wants to sell a classic car and have it more original?
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Old 09-28-2008, 09:11 PM   #13
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Im sorry bibbly I have to ask...why?
Certain stuff sounds good on an 8 track.
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Old 09-28-2008, 09:20 PM   #14
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Certain stuff sounds good on an 8 track.
like skynyrd?
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Old 09-28-2008, 09:21 PM   #15
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I had an 80 Celica for a winter, in 94 maybe. Hit a guardrail with it & sold it for more than I paid, but that is a different story. It had a working factory 8-track. I rounded up Black Sabbath I & Paranoid, Physical Graffitti and some others on 8-track.

But no, nothing sounds better on 8-track, unless you are comparing it to cassette, perhaps.
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I had an 80 Celica for a winter, in 94 maybe. Hit a guardrail with it & sold it for more than I paid, but that is a different story. It had a working factory 8-track. I rounded up Black Sabbath I & Paranoid, Physical Graffitti and some others on 8-track.

But no, nothing sounds better on 8-track, unless you are comparing it to cassette, perhaps.
Better? No, not in terms of sound quality. But certian things have a vintage feel when you listen to them on an 8 track or a scratchy LP. Kinda like driving an old big block vs an LS1. Just sayin...
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Better? No, not in terms of sound quality. But certian things have a vintage feel when you listen to them on an 8 track or a scratchy LP. Kinda like driving an old big block vs an LS1. Just sayin...
You just like that CLACK when the track changes....especially mid-song
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Old 09-28-2008, 09:52 PM   #18
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You just like that CLACK when the track changes....especially mid-song
Nah, there's no excitement of

**ZIZZZ****

OH **** MY ****ING TAPE OH MAN OH MAN

with CDs and MP3s.
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Old 09-28-2008, 10:38 PM   #19
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ROFL!

What's sad is I know what you're talking about...
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Old 09-29-2008, 10:45 AM   #20
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I have one sitting in my tool-box. I wired it up a few months ago and the fm stations sounded pretty good. I don't have any 8-track tapes to test it with. It's a Pioneer tp-900.
Found this one on Ebay, same as the one I have but mine is not that clean.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PIONE...ayphotohosting
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Old 09-29-2008, 07:02 PM   #21
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My younger brother and I both own working 8 track players. Home stereo ones though, not automotive. We still have a lot of my dad's 8 track tapes around too.

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Old 09-29-2008, 07:08 PM   #22
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yea so anyone have one that i can purchase . my father in law got , dark side of the moon and i want to crank it down the road.
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Im sorry bibbly I have to ask...why?
Why not? Old rock sounds awsome with all that static
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I don't think I've even ever layed eyes on an 8 track. lol
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I don't think I've even ever layed eyes on an 8 track. lol
Get a stool, they are probably on the shelf or table.
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