This is my recorder selection switch box.
That’s a lot of controls. Here I describe how to use it. Continue reading “Using my Selector Switch”
Using my Selector Switch
Battery chargers for portable audio equipment
I have a number of portable audio players, Walkman and MiniDisc which use the rather convenient “gum-stick” style rechargeable battery.
It becomes less convenient when you want to charge it up. Continue reading “Battery chargers for portable audio equipment”
Fidelity FE 42 portable record player
In defence of the Crossly Cruiser I present the Fidelity FE42 portable record player.
It’s easy for my generation to have a pop at the cheap and cheerful portable record players available from supermarkets and record shops today. As our entry to the hobby many of us used gear like this, bought from Woolworths. Let he who is without sin .. Continue reading “Fidelity FE 42 portable record player”
Sony Walkman WM-EX562. A complex repair
A good Walkman which runs on disposable batteries is a good thing to have. This was bought cheap on e-bay in the hope that it would be a simple repair.
The player was sold as faulty, citing wow & flutter. It was indeed sounding rather wobbly. Better see if I can get it going.
A selector switch for many tape recorders
I have half a dozen recording devices to connect. Unfortunately my Mission Cyrus amplifier only has provision for one tape recorder. To solve this problem I built This.
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Half a century in one HiFi.
My Main HiFi System is mainly concerned with playing vinyl, but it can also do that modern streaming thing and lots of other formats.
The equipment to do this was produced over a range of five decades. So let’s take a trip back in time from the newest component to the oldest. Continue reading “Half a century in one HiFi.”
Changing a TP4 / P-Mount Cartridge for an AT85EP
Now that my Technics direct drive turntable it is permanently installed in a system it’s going to get regular use. The stylus has gaps in it’s known history, so I’m going to change it, just to be safe.
It is fitted with a P-Mount cartridge, which I’m also going to change. In theory changing such a cartridge should be a 5 minute job. I’m going to take measurements as I go along, so it may take a little longer.
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Eight track cartridge player won’t change track
My 8 track player has developed a problem.
It doesn’t always switch tracks properly at the end or when you press the selector button. So, what has that got to do with a flushing toilet? Continue reading “Eight track cartridge player won’t change track”
My First record player. Fidelity Music Master
I recently saw this in a charity shop and it brought a tear to my eye. Partly because of the nostalgia, but mainly because of how awful I remember it being.
One of these first entered our house as my big sisters main Christmas present in the mid 1970’s. Continue reading “My First record player. Fidelity Music Master”
Stereo phono vorverstarker pre-amplifier PA-005
You don’t say!
That’s what it says on the tin. But what’s inside? Continue reading “Stereo phono vorverstarker pre-amplifier PA-005”