Vintage HiFi. Sounds great, looks cool, costs peanuts
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”
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.
Continue reading “A selector switch for many tape recorders”
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”
I have been trawling ebay for a metal take up spool to improve the looks of my Sony reel to reel.
They are really expensive. £40 -£60. This one was advertises at £14, so I snapped it up. Nice. Continue reading “Metal take up spool, a bonus and an unpleasant discharge”
I do like the clean simplicity of the aesthetics of my Mission Cyrus One amplifier.
However a nice big pair of mechanical VU meters also looks good. So, I built this. Continue reading “A Meter bridge too far.”
My Mission Cyrus One amplifier is great, but it doesn’t have a headphone socket. I now use an external headphone amplifier, driven from the tape out RCA sockets. Before I made that investment I got great results from this modified speaker switch box.
The acquisition of a new test record from a charity shop prompted me to take another look at the speed on my Dual 505 turntable, which I thought was slightly slow.
Continue reading “Set correct speed on Dual 505 turntable with test record and software.”
So, 3 recording devices and only one tape loop on my amplifier. What’s a man to do.
Get one of these. Continue reading “Sony Tapecorder Selector SB-300”
Audio Timers are basically glorified alarm clocks. Indeed most are based on the very same chips and circuits used in your bed side clock radio. Continue reading “Audio Timer. JVC TA-10”