AppleDesign Speakers II & AppleCD 300e Plus - $20

Nice work, I saw these on ebay. Had to try so hard not to bid!

Those speakers should clean up fine with a quick dip.

Congrats on the nice setup there.

The AppleDesign Speakers II are a favorite of mine. I got mine used at the good-will for $6 about 6 or so years ago. The left speaker (the one placed on the right of the Classic,) has a cord issue but other than that they work great. It'd be nice to have a spot to permanently setup my Classic II. Ah well, that will come when I finally move into a bigger bed room.

I just read that the AppleCD was $500! Is that true? Anyone know how much were the speakers were? This didn't come as a set right?

I think I remember my Dad paying somewhere around $700ish for our AppleCD 300 (caddy loading) in December 1993...at the time CD-ROM was the new, new, new thing, and they were certainly not cheap.

For what its worth, in 1994 Apple did actually do a "Multimedia Kit" where you got a caddy loading AppleCD 300 and a pair of the original AppleDesign Powered Speakers. They might have done a similar thing with the CD 300e and ADPS II, I don't know.

Very nice. I have a set of AppleDesign Speakers II as well. They're my favorite little speakers. They're also begging to be used with a Color Classic. :cc:

Very nice speakers.

they look great in black too, when used with the proper device:

http://homepage.mac.com/wtnb/others.htm

Very nice in black. I'll have to keep an eye on eBay.

OK, so they're pretty yellow:



Time for some retrobrite dipping action!



I left them in the peroxide/oxy for a few hours. It was a nice sunny day, so it didn't take long for them to clear right up.



I let them dry for a few hours and then reassembled them.

I think they look great. And I was right, they look awesome next to my Classic!

Very nice speakers.
they look great in black too, when used with the proper device:

http://homepage.mac.com/wtnb/others.htm

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Yeah, somebody was selling the black ones a few weeks ago, they gave me a shipping quote and everything, but never followed up with how to actually send payment! I *REALLY* wanted them for my PowerCD. (Still missing the remote for it, though.)

May I ask what solution you used for your Retr0Bright? I didn't want to make the gel/paste because as far as I can tell, almost everyone gets streaking due to uneven application. I'd like to just submerge mine.

You have quite a big bucket there, but did you really buy that much hydrogen peroxide? What percentage?

Yeah I'm really keen to hear your recipe too

Those speakers came up fantastic.

I went to the local salon supply store and picked up a gallon jug of Volume 20 Clear Developer for $6. I filled the bucket with hot water to dissolve the Oxy. As far as the Oxy goes, I didn't really measure it out. I just sprinkled it over the top, 3 passes the length of the bucket. I then poured in about a quarter gallon of the peroxide.

If you saw my writeup on the 128K Mac, I filled that huge rubbermaid tote up with hot water and poured in a half gallon of peroxide. Same with the Oxy, 3 passes back and forth over the top.

what is volume 20 clear developer?

what is volume 20 clear developer?

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Hair bleach containing: Water, Hydrogen Peroxide, and Phosphoric Acid

hmm... at least we know phosphoric acid isnt harming anything.

I might just be a noob but is there an actual formula?

Something simple like "10 litres of water, 150 millilitres of bleach" etc?

What is "oxy" and will any "hydrogen peroxide" hair bleach do?

Sorry for nooby questions...

http://retr0bright.wikispaces.com/Retr0Bright+Gel

Merlin's Original Recipe
The original magical "Retr0bright" gel mixture that was found to work is:-

1 pint (500ml) Hydrogen Peroxide, 10 to 15% strength (40 vol) (available from hairdressers' supplies, e.g. the 'Sally Beauty' franchise in the UK)

2 heaped tablespoonfuls of Xanthan Gum (available from health food shops or online)

1 level teaspoonful of Glycerine (available from pharmacies)

1/4 teaspoonful of "Oxy" laundry booster

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I wanted to avoid the gel, I've yet to see it work well enough. I'm planning on submerging my plastic pieces to ensure an even and level coat.

Thanks for that, that helps. I'm hoping to do the liquid bath like in this thread rather than the gel. The gel obviously works but appears to be dangerous for beginners (streaking, blotching etc). This liquid dip looks better to me, plus rather than removing gel and re-applying you can simply stir the liquid.

Agreed. The gel is too strong. I used to keep the solution under UV lamps until it damn near went critical mass. It would get so hot it would let off steam and almost melt the bucket. It bubbles like crazy and thickens to a gel. It's a pretty nasty cocktail. If you're not careful, it'll bleach the plastic and ruin it.



I left it in too long and the whole thing turned an ashy white. I also didn't know at the time that the badge was basically just a sticker. It did not survive. I also didn't realize at the time that you can push a paper clip through the hole behind it an pop it out.

Thanks for the pics and advice. It's experience like yours that will prove invaluable to noobs like myself. I've got a Mac SE SuperDrive model (the only one I've seen in Australia) which needs some serious "retro-brighting" so I need all the advice/tips/hints you can give so I don't ruin it!

Dave.

Very cute.

Myself, I prefer the look of the taller, original AD Speakers. Has anyone ever had them both and care to comment on their relative sound quality?

I haven't owned the II speakers in many years (gave them to my sister,) but I did own both the I and II at the same time. I greatly preferred the originals. Better tonal range, more bass.