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Submitted for the handyman, a vintage boombox in need of repairs. Press PLAY to peer over Matt's shoulder to see what it takes to repair a boombox "in need of a few repairs...";)
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According to news reports, Bose stores disappeared in 2020. "Techmoan" went to find his neighborhood Bose store, only to find...nothing. But eBay has everything, so Matt bought a Bose Wave from a refurb dealer. Press PLAY to find out if he got a good deal, or was the "no highs, no lows, must be Bose" saw true?
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The most fascinating things show up at Techmoan's door. Rescued from the dumpster is another endless-loop tape system player with strange cartridges. Press PLAY to find out what's on the tape.;) Note: The Moan Family Puppets are back!
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It's a somewhat hot, humid day here, so this "neck/personal air conditioner" might be ideal for August. Press PLAY to find out if this "keep a cool head" thing works...;)
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Matt asked the question: Are Boomboxes still being made? Submitted for your amusement, "Techmoan" searches for a modern day Boombox and, 250 Pounds Sterling later, has a big, heavy battery-powered audio package. Press PLAY to see the Moan Family Puppets and the Boombox in action!;)
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Agent .177 has a mystery case to reveal. Matt has a "language lab in a box," complete with tapes to learn, say, French. Press PLAY to experience the immersion that "Tina Belcher" felt in the "Bob's Burger's" episode, "Y Tu Tina Tambien.";)
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In the "how about that" department of useless information, Matt reveals that binoculars aren't his thing. Press PLAY to find out what "Techmoan" does with a Monocular.
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June is coming to an end, and Matt is going outside to test a 120 Pounds Sterling do-it-all gadget. Press PLAY to find out if there's some Candy in your future...
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Submitted for your amusement, Matt takes on two Karaoke units in spirited combat! Press PLAY if you want to find out how far the usual "clean contacts/reseat components/play around with odd mechanisms" takes our favorite tech tinkerer.;)
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Hot from Techmona's storage locker, several boomboxes on display! The first wave were huge, full-featured, and expensive statements for Pop music stars of the 1980's. What could an ordinary teen afford to match these D-cell-gobblers? Press PLAY to find out about Matt's take on a 1990's "stacked tape drive" boombox of the 1990's...;)
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It's June 8, 2024 and Matt has something completely different to show. Press PLAY if you want to find out if "Techmoan" can get his dodgy 1960's Stereo Tefifon to work!
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The Tefifon, a recorded-groves-on-a-felxible-tape in 1950's Germany has returned. Techmoan's original video on the Tefifon inspired a YouTube viewer to dive into all things Tefifon, find information, spare parts, and restore(!) tapes. Press PLAY if you want to find out why Tefifon disappeared in the early 1960's and learn of a STEREO Tefifon!
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It's early Saturday in 1970's Japan, and you're gonna record TV audio on the Sony VT-M5 in your component stack. "Techmoan" in 2024 wonders what he can do besides just recording mono TV audio. Press PLAY if you want to follow Matt's "down the rabbit hole" to see if a Japan domestic TV tuner can display modern video signals! (Otherwise, TV audio looks like vertical squiggly lines on the CRT.;)
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Do you want your music/movies/games to "rock your world" like living inside a Bass drum? "Techmoan" looks at a heavy duty bass vibrator that "Kaylee Frye" might own. Press PLAY for other uses for this thing that runs on batteries...;)
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Do you have a Sony Walkman player that only lets you use the radio? Fear not. "Techmoan" goes where modern repairmen won't go to replace gummed up drive belts. Press PLAY to find out if Matt can get this old Walkman to play a tape!
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Most Sony Sports audio players came in yellow, right? Not so, says "Techmoan," the Sports players of the 2000s were "white goods." Press PLAY to find out about these lesser known "turn of the century" Sony Spotrs units.
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Kickstarter programs seen on the internet have a "silicon snake oil" air about them, promising much and sometimes delivering, but often not. Matt signed on as a Backer for Miniot's Wheel in 2017, waited...and waited, wondering what had happened. Press PLAY if you want to find out what Techmoan's over-2,000 UK Pounds got him, if you dare.;)
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Do you watch Blu-Ray movies late at night and want to hear every sonic nuance? The neighbors will lynch you if you do? "Techmoan" had that problem, so Old Tech came to his rescue. Press PLAY if you want to find out how much of a sound bubble Techmoan got and if there's any modern solution to the "torture the house cat" problem.
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It's 1982 and it's Spring Break or just before Summer and you want to "play your own kind of music," how do you do that? Techmoan to the rescue, with a Sony cassette player that spreads "the music all around." Press PLAY if you want to be exposed to Matt's portable Karaoke machine! As usual, the secretary is out to lunch and doesn't know anything about your shenanigans...;)
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After ten years, the tale can be told. "Techmoan" presents Part Three of "the tape recorders of 'Mission: Impossible"! Press PLAY if you want to find out more about the Concord F-20 reel-to-reel tape recorder that appeared from 1966-1972. This recording will self-destruct in 10 seconds because The Secretary is on her lunch break...;)
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Are you a fan of bird calls? No? Techmoan has something that will pique your disinterest. In an nondescript box, he found a set of 1970 recordings for bird brains. Is Techmona doing it right? Press PLAY to find out about 1970 Audible Audubon recordings that will tantalize your cat!
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Those "Chatty Kathy" dolls had a tiny record and playback mechanism inside, back in the first half of the 20th century. "Techmoan" has accepted his current Mission: Impossible, to get these tiny records to play on a 1970's Action Man Field Radio player. Press PLAY to find out what secret messages are to be found on "Chatty Kathy"! As usual, if "Techmoan" is caught or killed during his mission, The Secretary will disavow any knowledge of such activity...
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It's Saturday morning, time for another "Techmoan" Tech video. Did you ever hear about "MQA-CD"? Me neither, by that time, in the early 2000s, music CD sales were about to take a death dive. "Media streaming services" offered EVERYTHING recorded "at any time/all the time" without the "clutter of physical media." Back in 2018, "Techmoan" looked at MQA-CD and found that the decoders and players were only available at "Audiophile Prices" (Thousands of Pounds Sterling, of course.;) Recordings of this latest "better than regular CD" format were available only in Japan. Flash forward to today, hardware and music CD prices have flattened out, but the format appears to have "only historical interest." Press PLAY to find out about the "tempest in a teacup" Internet battle for tech information and sound comparisons...if you dare...
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Submitted for your entertainment, UK Post Office slide show+audio from the 1980's! In a dramatic first, "Techmoan" had fewer-than-usual problems getting this imported-from-Germany unit to work. Press PLAY to see what your loose change would get you at the Post Office...
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Matt found this modern background music player set in 2022, but put it aside, since it might require a subscription to operate. It's now 2024, and "Techmoan" decides to power up the little box. Does the music play in random order over time? Press PLAY to find out what Imagesound put on the 16GB SD card.
