Rat Shack- competition ??

redrabbit · 29th May 2008, 10:25 PM

I have a wacky idea.

What if there were an "audio build" competition, where each entrant's design was limited strictly to the electrical components found at your local Radio Shack ?

I'm guessing this would not include the case design, that could be outsourced.

ANYthing from Radio Shack...in other words you could rip apart their receivers, speakers, toys...??

I realize their parts selection has diminished over the years, but.....therein lies the challenge.

I imagine this would go over well at a hi-end trade show...it would be quite humorous, as well as interesting, especially if some designs actually sounded great.
And it would send a message that DIY is alive and well.

(think "sponsorship")

It's just an idea.
Am I nuts ?

=RR=

seventenths · 29th May 2008, 10:28 PM

It's just an idea.
Am I nuts ?

Yeah, but don't let that stop you...

cheers,
7/10

SY · 29th May 2008, 10:30 PM

That's a neat idea. If you could talk Radio Shack into offering a prize...

dave_gerecke · 29th May 2008, 11:51 PM

Yeah, but what would you actually want from Rat Shack these days?!

DigitalJunkie · 30th May 2008, 12:21 AM

Accurian

redrabbit · 30th May 2008, 01:02 AM

http://www.radioshack.com/family/ind...032058.2032230

=RR=

quasi · 30th May 2008, 07:22 AM

Biggest transformer they've got is a 25v CT 50va so with two maybe a class A stereo unit?

Of course it would be a Quasi-comp classA using 2N3055 or TIPxxx devices.

Hmm...maybe

poynton · 30th May 2008, 11:34 AM

Alas, Radio Shack (Tandy) is no more in the UK.

Sold out some years ago!!!!

kelticwizard · 30th May 2008, 11:51 AM

You've got Maplin's.

Maybe you UK diy'ers can start your own competition. Or, if Radio shack doesn't sponsor the competition, maybe the competition can be amended to include stuff from Maplin's as well.

despotic931 · 1st June 2008, 04:39 AM

Neat idea! I would love to see it happen, hehe, but with my limited knowledge about building from scratch I fear the best I would be able to muster would be a shunt style passive preamp!

BTW I might as well come out of the closet, as this would be the thread to do it in....

...At the moment I am employed by Radioshack as an assistant manager and a trained store manager in waiting. Please don't hate me!

-Justin

29th May 2008, 10:25 PM	#1
redrabbit diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2004	Rat Shack- competition ?? I have a wacky idea. What if there were an "audio build" competition, where each entrant's design was limited strictly to the electrical components found at your local Radio Shack ? I'm guessing this would not include the case design, that could be outsourced. ANYthing from Radio Shack...in other words you could rip apart their receivers, speakers, toys...?? I realize their parts selection has diminished over the years, but.....therein lies the challenge. I imagine this would go over well at a hi-end trade show...it would be quite humorous, as well as interesting, especially if some designs actually sounded great. And it would send a message that DIY is alive and well. (think "sponsorship") It's just an idea. Am I nuts ? =RR=

29th May 2008, 10:30 PM	#3
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	That's a neat idea. If you could talk Radio Shack into offering a prize... __________________ “Listening to records is like ****ing a picture of Brigitte Bardot.” - Sergiu Celibidache

30th May 2008, 07:22 AM	#7
quasi diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Adelaide, Australia	Biggest transformer they've got is a 25v CT 50va so with two maybe a class A stereo unit? Of course it would be a Quasi-comp classA using 2N3055 or TIPxxx devices. Hmm...maybe __________________ http://sites.google.com/site/quasisdiyaudiosite/

30th May 2008, 11:51 AM	#9
kelticwizard diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Connecticut, The Nutmeg State	You've got Maplin's. Maybe you UK diy'ers can start your own competition. Or, if Radio shack doesn't sponsor the competition, maybe the competition can be amended to include stuff from Maplin's as well. __________________ "A friend will help you move. A really good friend will help you move a body." -Anonymous

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29th May 2008, 10:28 PM	#2
seventenths diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2007	It's just an idea. Am I nuts ? Yeah, but don't let that stop you... cheers, 7/10

29th May 2008, 11:51 PM	#4
dave_gerecke diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vermont	Yeah, but what would you actually want from Rat Shack these days?!

30th May 2008, 12:21 AM	#5
DigitalJunkie diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Portland,Oregon Blog Entries: 4	Accurian

30th May 2008, 01:02 AM	#6
redrabbit diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2004	http://www.radioshack.com/family/ind...032058.2032230 =RR=

30th May 2008, 11:34 AM	#8
poynton Magneto the Gravity Man diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A life on the ocean waves when I'm not at home in N. Wales (but I'm not Welsh so no sheep jokes!)	Alas, Radio Shack (Tandy) is no more in the UK. Sold out some years ago!!!!

1st June 2008, 04:39 AM	#10
despotic931 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2008	Neat idea! I would love to see it happen, hehe, but with my limited knowledge about building from scratch I fear the best I would be able to muster would be a shunt style passive preamp! BTW I might as well come out of the closet, as this would be the thread to do it in.... ...At the moment I am employed by Radioshack as an assistant manager and a trained store manager in waiting. Please don't hate me! -Justin

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