Build A Stereo From an Old Hard Disk

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Build A Stereo From an Old Hard Disk

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Sunday May 9, 2004 @03:07AM from the because-you-can dept.

An anonymous reader pointed us to an amusing little hack site that demonstrates how you can build a little stereo out of an old hard drive. Of course I don't need a stereo for I am a human beat box.

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Surely by (1337)+God · 2004-05-09 03:08 · Score: 5, Funny

There's gotta be SOME kind of law this violates.

Whenever someone does something cool with music or technology these days, it seems they get SUED by some American company!

C'mon. DMCA maybe? RIAA violation? It's gotta be somethin!

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WTF??? by Black+Parrot · 2004-05-09 03:08 · Score: 5, Funny

> Of course I don't need a stereo for I am a human beat box.

I thought marriage was supposed to fix that!

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1. Re:WTF??? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-05-09 03:11 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  You have obviously never been married.
Anyone know where I can get... by rokzy · 2004-05-09 03:10 · Score: 3, Funny

an .mp3 to see what it sounds like?
Um... by Athas · 2004-05-09 03:13 · Score: 4, Funny

Yeah, yeah, it's possible to build a stereo from a hard isk...

I'm sorry, but I don't think very many people enjoy the screeching sound of a needle penetrating a harddisk-platter.

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Translation please... by hemp · 2004-05-09 03:16 · Score: 3, Funny

"Take the hard disk and open it, may be you will need a little torx screwdriver if you don't have it, take the hard tools: the drill and eat them with it."

Can anyone translate this for me?

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1. Re:Translation please... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-05-09 03:50 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Be careful when using a drill bit...
  Check. I'll add that to: never solder in your underwear.
2. Re:Translation please... by unitron · 2004-05-09 15:41 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  "Furthermore: do not use breasts as a vise"
  Except, of course, for that one particular exception. :-)
  
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Re:Harddrives can be pretty versatile by zaunuz · 2004-05-09 03:19 · Score: 3, Funny

Actually, no. I threw a regular 13gb IDE harddrive into the chest of someone who wanted to beat the shit out of me after stealing his booze. I think i hit him with a corner or something, because he sounded like it hurt like hell.

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Stereo? by blkros · 2004-05-09 03:22 · Score: 3, Funny

Ok--it's a speaker )which is really neat).
Butt it's 1 speaker, so it makes it mono, and that's it.
I thought it was going to be something to play/store music on. Unless there's more, we've been jipped.

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Not quite stereo by GarbanzoBean · 2004-05-09 03:23 · Score: 4, Funny

I think you need TWO speakers for that. Yes, a RAID streo system is in order.

My "stereo system", computer with two harddrives is the best source of white noise around. Unfortunately, my power supply is louder.
Re:Harddrives can be pretty versatile by zaunuz · 2004-05-09 03:27 · Score: 4, Funny

SCSI may be better than IDE, but no hardware can match the danger of a man weilding an ATX powersuply.

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Re:Commodore 64 music? by The+Clockwork+Troll · 2004-05-09 03:29 · Score: 5, Funny
Yes, although your memory is a little off.
I have a copy of "CATALOG: The Commodore 1541's Greatest Hits" sitting here. Tracks include:
1. Drive - The Cars
2. Step By Step - New Kids On The Block
3. You Spin Me Round - Dead Or Alive
4. Crash - Dave Matthews Band
I can't make out much of the label after that, can anyone help me here?
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Re:Harddrives can be pretty versatile by zaunuz · 2004-05-09 03:37 · Score: 4, Funny

When i think of it... iMac would be the most dangerous hardware-weapon. You could get a good swing at it, because of the good grip you get on the handle, and it weights alot more than the human skull can take at the apropriate hurling-speed.

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Does reverse engineering in this case by TobiasSodergren · 2004-05-09 03:40 · Score: 5, Funny

... mean that you can get a harddrive from an old speaker?
Re:Not just that... by Tackhead · 2004-05-10 02:31 · Score: 3, Funny

> But also if your using electronics solder, with the flux built it, the spatters will burn the top of your thighs pretty good. Not that i do boardwork in my boxers often...
OK, I read all the advice on this thread and I took my underwear off when I did some soldering last weekend. I don't care what you say, next time, the underwear stays on.
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