Vintage HiFi. Sounds great, looks cool, costs peanuts
All seemed well with this cassette deck after I changed the belts and calibrated speed.
Then, without notice after about an hour of use, it just stopped dead. Chic denied!
Continue reading “Sony TC-204SD Cassette Deck. Motor Refurbishment”
I bought this a few weeks ago for just £20. It didn’t work so I ordered new belts.
Time to fit them and see if anything else is wrong. Continue reading “Sony TC-204 SD belt change and speed calibration.”
Last Sunday was particularly lucky for picking up audio stuff.
This was my haul of goodies. Three Cassette players, a minidisc, remote control and a portable record player. Continue reading “Good haul at the Boot Sale”
Few would disagree that setting the tracking pressure is an important part of configuring and adjusting a turntable for best performance. But what should you use to check the pressure and how do you chose what setting to use? Continue reading “Stylus Tracking Force Gauges”
These two pairs of speakers were bought in 2015 for just £10
This is a lovely example of an early Cassette deck. It harks from about 1976.
I love the period styling of this, with polished aluminium case and wooden surround.
My TC-377 looks great and initial tests were promising. Now it’s time to have a look inside and give it a bit of a service.
The Denon UD M30 is a rightly popular mini system which delivers excellent sound from a unit the size of a shoe box.
Mine was purchased as a replacement for a very nice Marantz separates system which would not fit in our newly decorated lounge. The bijou Denon gave the Marantz a run for it’s money, much to my surprise. Unfortunately it recently developed a problem with the volume control. Continue reading “Denon UD-M30 CD Receiver volume problem fix”
I have a magnificent Mission Cyrus Amplifier which is the heart of my system. I was bought second hand of course.
This is one of the later ones, with the heavy cast chassis, toggle power switch and 5 inputs. Let’s have a look inside. Continue reading “Mission Cyrus One Amplifier. A look inside”
I buy a lot of vinyl from charity shops and car boot sales. It often needs a good clean. Commercially available machines are good, but you don’t see much change from £500, so I built this.
