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YouJustDid t1_iv7m9ht wrote

it’s deceiving — the electronics are as cheaply made as they get; this is just fake “vintage” enclosure design (like Crosley)

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KY_4_PREZ t1_iv7n8ht wrote

I somehow doubt that a radio from 1985 was designed with the same approach that a fake vintage 2022 JcPenny radio used…

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YouJustDid t1_iv7ne4i wrote

that’s your prerogative, fake is fake

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KY_4_PREZ t1_iv7nost wrote

I’m not arguing with you, my only “prerogative” is simply that electronics were fundamentally designed better in the past.

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YouJustDid t1_iv7ootb wrote

The novelty radios they sold at Sharper Image used the cheapest sweatshop-manufactured crap they could get their hands on.

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KY_4_PREZ t1_iv7poa1 wrote

Again, I’m sure they do, but that has absolutely nothing to do with my point.

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YouJustDid t1_iv7qntp wrote

has everything to do with your point — the electronics are at best an afterthought

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KY_4_PREZ t1_iv7r698 wrote

Ok engineering god, please forgive me for my transgression of questioning the legitimacy of cheap modern practices. 🙏

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YouJustDid t1_iv7tc35 wrote

> questioning the legitimacy of cheap modern practices.

that’s a valid question, with which I agree completely!

…cheap disposability was already well under way by 1985, and the electronics inside the “Spirit of St. Louis” radio are a perfect example

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