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    6 days ago

    May someone explain the audio (or video, idk) cabinet stacked like a 20u rack? Why so many devices? What would each be for?

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      I’ll take the bait. This is a classic AV rack setup which is a relic of the bygone era. Looks like a pretty typical configuration with a Receiver/amplifier, CD player, Laser disc player(?), double tape deck, and a VHS Cassette player. And of course you have to have the colossal speakers to accompany this technological tour de force from the early 90s. The little box may be a headphone amp but not sure.

      Once you had all of this, you officially made it. I never quite did and this is one of my many regrets. I will go back to the nursing home now…

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        The little box looks like it has the DirecTV logo on on the right side, might be a receiver for that. There’s no VCR, but it does look like a mix of audio and video equipment based on the unplugged RCA trio.

        Laser disc is a solid maybe. A radio tuner is in there somewhere, too. My thought is above the amp, which is above the tape deck.

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          Haha, I was too lazy to zoom in on the picture but now I can see that the bottom unit was not a VCR like I initially thought. Point to you, internet stranger :)

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      Well you kinda just answered your own question. Put in anything you want, VHS player, DVD player, CD player, AV receiver, amplifier etc. My grandad had an LD player in one of these lol. Basically everything netflix and spotify gives you but you gotta manage it yourself.