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| Pioneer CT-F1000 Need Help Rwwear is correct. These Pioneer decks were not known for their high reliability. Having said that, did you check and see if the belt is slipping? I don't recall if this model has a direct drive capstan or not. best | |
| How many People own Working Reel to Reel Decks? I still use reel decks. These inlcude; Studer 807, two Otari MTR-10's, Otari MTR-15; Tascam 42, Tascam 52, Magnecord 1022, Teac X-1000RBL. | |
| Top resistors The top vishays are the S102 and the VSR.They are measureably quieter than anything else out there, and have an openness to the sound. If you install Vishays and your piece now sounds bright, the brightness is due to something else; not the vishay... | |
| Adcom GFA 555 amp upgrades you'd probably be better selling the mark 1 and buying the 555 mk2s on the used market if you want an Adcom with a larger supply. But even then the 555 mk2 is not optimal. | |
| Preamp Suggestions?? As one poster mentioned, going to a tube pre will help, but the Adcom 555 needs to be cleaned up to gain some real benefit. The 555 is fairly easy to work on. Unscrew the top cover. You'll see teh blue power supply caps. Add some film and foil byp... | |
| Adcom GFA-545 - Modify or Move On? Capital, The 545 is a decent amp, but the mark 2 version has the better power supplies and would be worth seeking out over the mark 1 versions. In either case, both suffer from some grain on the top end. I have worked a number of the Adcom amps; ... | |
| VTL MB450 monos Vs. BAT VK 60se monos? The VTLs are really nice, but you'd better be prepared to crank up your AC in the summer time. It will be similiar to running your AC and furnace at the same time. As another poster noted, you should give the JC-1s a listen or include them in the ... | |
| Where to buy vinyl? db, you did not state where you are roughly located, so its tough to offer retail options. On line try DCCblowout dot com. If you are on the east coast, be sure to swing by Princeton Record exchange, you'll spend 3 hrs there at a min. If on the w... | |
| chassi wire-phonostage ? Stringreen is correct. You need to decide up front what you are after. The Cardas is better for long term listening. If you are after detail, a better way to obtain that is to replace the resistors in your phono stage with Vishays. They will lower... | |
| Measure My Turntable Speed Yep, its works very well, but you may not be happy with the results. J | |
| Adcom GFP 750: why spend more? If you really want to hear what the Adcom pre amp sounds like, try it with an outboard power supply. All the Adcom pre amps benefit from this greatly; huge improvement; will cost you 150 bucks in parts to do it, and its a simple connection to your... | |
| head shell for Sony Biotracer arm? ebay is the only place to get them. | |
| Repair tips for Sony PS X7 The PSx5 uses a different set of controls than the 7. If you want to swap out try a PSx6, it uses the same touch controls as the 7. If the speed control is gone, its likely an out of date IC that controls it. For manuals, check with stereomanuals ... | |
| Benz Micro M2 loading Jandrese9882, get your test freq. LP out. play the 10k and 15k tracks with a resistor. Select a higher value resistor. play the same tracks. note the change in hi freq. output level and run the calc to determine where you need to be. bestJohn | |
| Technics SL1200MK2 Cartridge Discussion The 199 benz micro MC is a nice match too for the SL1200 |