Garage/Shop Radios

[scottieb]

hey all, just curious what you all are using for radios in your garage/shop. i have always used older stereos that were still good, but i have noticed it seems like after a few yrs out in the garage they are shot. im sure due to extrem temps both hot and cold here in MI, as well as dust, and the fact they were already prety old. so just wondering if you guys could post some pics for me so i can get some new ideas......post em all, weather its an old transister radio or a home theater system with 1.21 gigiwatts!! Thanks all!!

 

[bowtie1972]

I have a Harmar surround sound system, I wish I knew how to Pic on, but I put my stero in a cabinet, and I also have my T.V. and XM tied into it

 

[blackgold]

before anyone slams you, this was just brought up like yesterday. Here's the link to that thread. I've got a cheapo 25 dollar craiglist stereo, about to put my shop PC out there and stream pandora with a wireles usb dongle.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=134897
Brian

 

[Rolling_Thunder]

Here's mine. 100 watt receiver and DCM speakers. Built a cabinet to house it in to keep the dust... away from it! And I normally connect my MP3 player to it!

 

[scottieb]

before anyone slams you, this was just brought up like yesterday. Here's the link to that thread. I've got a cheapo 25 dollar craiglist stereo, about to put my shop PC out there and stream pandora with a wireles usb dongle.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=134897
Brian

hey thanks for the heads up.....i did do a serch and came up with threads on ham radios, and cb radios.

 

[superspec]

heres mine

kicker ik501 and klipsch

its more than enough sound to let my neighbors 4 houses down hear every word

 

[mmhouse]

I have an older Bose radio/CD player that used to be in my (old) office before retirement.

I like my new office better.

 

[blazsawgras]

i normally have music playing in garage anytime im out there. if nothing on radio put cd in.

 

[Stargeezer]

Just purchased a Sirius Boom Box. It has a dock for the Starmate 8 which is in the new Mustang.

 

[ranger302]

I just have old PC speakers pluged into my I-Phone for the internet radio. It works great and I get a "loud" ringer for when the wife unit calls.

 

[slacker garage shop]

Here is mine. 42" plasma, digital cable,DVD, Denen surround stereo with Kenwood towers. Its all came out of my house when I upgraded to a better TV. This TV really is a POS but its great for the garage.

 

[Gearhead559]

older unit, have 2 pbl speakers up in the corners of the shop itself, and it sounds killer. (i only listen to the radio , one station at that) and hear it clear as a bell any where in the shop at the right volume. plus you cant beat free!

 

[cashishift]

DeWalt Radio.. plugged in or on batteries, whatever I need.

 

[jeffmoss26]

I've got a complicated sound system because pro audio/commercial sound is a hobby of mine
I have a Mackie powered mixer (has 2 amps built in) mounted in my bench. I ran wire to an input panel in my network rack with microphone and line level audio jacks.
I have various speakers around my basement shop. I took the line level output of the powered mixer into a paging amp for my phone system which goes to a separate set of speakers. I put an audio controlled relay on the paging amp so if music is playing and I do an overhead page, it mutes the music. Normally I just stream music from my laptop or plug my ipod in.
To make things simple when I desire, I just plug headphones into my laptop

 

[superspec]

love the old school metallica LSB&P, i still have mine also.

 

[mhenry]

DeWalt Radio.. plugged in or on batteries, whatever I need.

I have one of these as well. Love it.

 

[5lima30]

I have an old school component sytem Technics 100 watt per channel reciever, CD player, hooked up to a pair of 4 way Sony speakers. BTW I bought the entire system at the Habitat ReStore for $18.00

 

[cashishift]

I have one of these as well. Love it.

My girlfriend has been known to steal it and take it to the lake with her girlfriends to lay out

My only complaint- Poor radio reception..

 

[NUTTSGT]

I have some older book shelf stereo that belonged to one of my daughter. When it quit playing CDs, she didn't want it anymore.

 

[solar_eclipse2]

I picked up one of these makita jobsite radios form home depot. It has good sound and it blasts over whatever I'm doing or the neighbors are doing

 

[brickG-man]

I picked up one of these milwaukee jobsite radios form home depot. It has good sound and it blasts over whatever I'm doing or the neighbors are doing

It looks like a Makita to me

 

[solar_eclipse2]

It looks like a Makita to me

well if you're going to pick nits. I will fix it.