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Old 09-15-2015, 04:47 AM
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Originally Posted by jr_tech View Post
My 2Cents (or less) worth: I think that it would ruin the effect that (I think) you are after if you install a modern player of any sort *inside* the cabinet, even if it is hidden away in the back. I'm guessing that you would want to be able to look in from the back and see nothing but vintage parts and warm, glowing tubes.

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Exactly, which is why I had thought of an outboard audio amplifier. More tubes!

Another consideration is the knobs. And do I really want to use that big channel knob escutcheon on this set?



It may seem like that can be thought about later, but I have to cut the new holes in the cabinet before I mount anything, and the depth and style of the knobs will dictate the hole sizes.
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