oldhvymec
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| Thorens, TD-125 MKII I went with Soundsmith. Carmen II (medium compliance) MI cart..Ortofon Black is a real keeper for a MM cart.Both are right at 700-1,000.00No SUT needed either..I’m using an external Decware ZP3 for a phono/tape preamp from a 40 year old Ear and a ... | |
| VTL 300 Deluxe monoblocks I rebuilt a pair of VTL 300 Deluxe, I still have them as a matter of fact.The little electrolytic that run the power tube rails will swell, the coupling caps unless you buy some good ones leave them alone.. The box decoupling caps, You can't get t... | |
| Mcintosh c2600 issue June was 50 years of Mac for me.. I was raised around Mac, JBL, Thoren, and Garrard. My Dad bought an Edsel to.The thing I've found out about Mac is the service is reasonable. I've never paid over 400.00 for any service or repair from Mac.I've ha... | |
| When are people going to wake up and realize listening is a skill? I drove a service truck to long, I just tried not to squash your little zippin' in and out of traffic butts. The crap I use to see around the old fish ranch road and the Coast Highway. Drove me nuts.. I never had a wreck. Dented a front rim, worki... | |
| Thorens, TD-125 MKII Inspect the circuit boards.. Make sure everything works.. I've had a couple.. The caps will fail and the stupid motor will start up backwards too.. Thorens use one of two different motors. There is a third but you don't see it very often. Add a kn... | |
| Hang / move large tv by myself? Is there a tool? Knock down cherry picker with a sling. I use one to upright my speakers after a laydown, now.. 375lbs each.Drywall jack, cover it with moving blankets and strap it.6 munchkins and two ladders.2 people to take it off.3 to get it on, (one spotter)On... | |
| Audio deals you bought that seem impossible for the price? I picked up a pair of speakers and the guy threw in a VMPS center channel. Neo 8, AC tweeter and dual WCF woofers.http://pointillistic.com/vmps-audio/HT-LRC.htm.He said it worked for about an hour and quit..OK..I took it home plugged it in within ... | |
| Room vs. Gear vs. time of life, ...and you? Too bad about your buddies, I lost my best buddy 16 years ago.. 50 years old.. I think about him every day.. Yup, me mums my buddy, my dogs and cats.. Every day..The best times were the new times. It always seemed that way to me..A new song, new ... | |
| Why the cost increase? I’ve actually been thinking about going back to work.. The only issue, I’m the only one able (NOW) to pick up my Grandson. The wife can’t drive anymore (I surly don’t want her to try). My daughter seems to forget I can earn double her wages, in th... | |
| Stuck point! I run class Ds for all the speakers in the summer and valves and class Ds spring, winter, and fall. It’s to hot where I live to run valves and an AC. It just doesn’t make sense. The three months with class ds is my upgrade and tune up time for the... | |
| Volume Control with 6 speakers:/ 4, family room?2 for the kitchen2 for the patio?Depending on the speaker type, 70v PA style system. I'm pretty sure you can run it how ever you want. That part depends on what the source amplifier can do and is made for. Certain amps are made for... | |
| Are Lamm preamps hard on tubes? Put the stockers back in and give it a test. 5-10,000 hours isn't uncommon. If a tube (valve ) test as balanced, at 90-110% and low noise, that is what it is. No need to guess. When Brent Jessie says "this is the test results", it doesn't mater wh... | |
| Why the cost increase? And I just wanted to fix my house and build a pair of new speakers.I'll haul it in my 1996 F150 5.0, Eddie Bower. 24 mpg PICK UP.The drivers I just picked up from Parts Express are from Taiwan.I think the Baltic Birch is from Russia. The best pric... | |
| OK, so I have to ask. Is this real, or is this a joke? I am doing it to save people who are not as learned about these things from wasting their hard earned money on garbage. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>... | |
| Why the cost increase? I'm for quit worrying and start doing. It's gonna get upside down in my life and surely in my children.. The industrial revolution is just now hitting countries like China, India and Mexico. They took what was discarded by most western countries a... |