[AH] Parts from Radio Shack?

[Rob & Heather Williams]

I'd be very interested to know how you use a police scanner
as a part of your live show.  Seems the action would be hit
or miss, although pre-recorded/sampled hot scanner action
could be useful in some cop killer rap songs I guess.

Robert

c a l i b a n wrote:
> 
>         my understanding is that their stuff is not
>         high quality - tape decks for instance.
> 
>         nakamichi (or whoever - high end) buys all
>         these dolby chips and runs them through qc.
>         qc rejects a lot of them and they sell them
>         to sony.  sony qc's them and puts x quality
>         into es-line decks, y quality into the rest,
>         and sells them... eventually ratshack gets
>         them.  someone told me this once, could be
>         bullshit but who knows.
> 
>         some things at rs are fine.  batteries are
>         good'n'cheep there.  generally their scanners
>         (radio) are great, i've been using my modded
>         scanner in my live shows for years (long before
>         "scanner" btw).
> 
>         not to mention the concertmate i just sold
>         for $150 ;)
> 
> On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, Rob & Heather Williams wrote:
> 
> ]Hi folks,
> ]
> ]I've always heard (and subsequently passed along) advice to
> ]my friends, customers and fellow kit builders not to buy
> ]their electronic parts from Radio Shack if they can help
> ]it.  It's okay in a bind, but should be avoided.  It was
> ]something that was taught to me years ago, and I have just
> ]perpetuated it.  But now I wonder.
> ]
> ]What exactly is the basis for this advice we keep passing on
> ]to avoid RS parts?  Is it just that they are of inferior
> ]quality, or what?  Maybe I've been slamming RS for no good
> ]reason.  Since I live in a very rural area, I've always just
> ]bought my parts mail-order.  Does it hurt a synth to run on
> ]RS parts?
> ]
> ]Robert
> ]
> 
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