tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post2126279172207951427..comments2024-03-28T11:38:44.676-05:00Comments on Phil Are Go!: GE Scandanavian Console - Rocking out.PhilAreGo@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05719815455502184849noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post-19127628326114582372010-10-26T07:47:04.907-05:002010-10-26T07:47:04.907-05:00Damn you, Craig. You will pay for your ownership o...Damn you, Craig. You will pay for your ownership of something really cool that I cannot have. It's even German, which seems to imply some degree of quality.<br /><br />Regarding names: I read an article in a car magazine years ago about this. It said the Germans are the ones that started the alphabetical nomenclature of cars. BMW 325i, etc. It was indicative of their engineer's influence over the whole production process. American cars had names like Cougar and stuff. Once German cars became known for their build quality and performance, other companies adopted the practice of alphabet soup model names, hoping to steal some of the Germans' brand cache'. It didn't work. Remember the Merkur XR4TI? Me neither. The trend continues because it appeals to people's sense of ignorance.<br /><br />Your stereo has a good name. "Loewe" is probably the company name. Opta is probably copyrightable sound-alike word for "optimal". Fonovox sounds like a mishmash of some Latin words for "sound" and "voice". You could probably figure out as much yourself.<br /><br />When you choose to repent for your blasphemous stereo ownership, send it to Phil Are Go! 1 GO! Tower, P.A.G. Plaza, Chicago, Illinois.PhilAreGo@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719815455502184849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post-68242324122113880262010-10-26T07:36:27.519-05:002010-10-26T07:36:27.519-05:00I love console stereos. My wife picked this one up...I love console stereos. My wife picked this one up last year at an estate auction for $50!<br /><br />http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs569.snc3/31046_1400267202333_1101896444_1213479_8187826_n.jpg<br /><br />Clearly, my daughter is excited about it, too.<br /><br />It's a Loewe Opta Fonovox from Germany, probably from the early 1960s. It works, but not really well. <br /><br />Aside from its general awesomeness (it has shortwave radio!), I love the scale of it. It's really compact, unlike a the console stereo my dad had that took up half the house.<br /><br />PS: I don't understand why we can't name things like "Loewe Opta Fonovox" anymore. You buy a car now and it's an indeceipherable string of letters. How the hell are you supposed to tell a Lincoln MKX from an Acura MDX?Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08394207145264377410noreply@blogger.com