Vintage HiFi. Sounds great, looks cool, costs peanuts
Repairs and maintenance of audio equipment
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.”
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”
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”
As part of my own personal polyester revival I bought this beauty.
When I opened it up I found some surprises. Continue reading “Yamaha KX-480 cassette deck.”
Having just bought a Sony TC-377 Reel to Reel recorder I had to try making some recordings and see how it performed before taking it apart for a good service.
I had already tried playback with an old mono recording of 1960’s music on a 5 inch Synchrotape tape. I could only hear it on one channel, which was correct for a a recording of this type. Continue reading “Recording tests with Sony TC 377”
This was another boot sale find. I paid £20 for this and it came with a microphone.
No surprises that it didn’t work. The surprise was how simple the problem was. It was just a blown fuse. Ebay soon provided the necessary fuse and a couple of tapes to try it with. Continue reading “Grundig TK 14 Portable valve mono reel to reel tape recorder”
So, that’s the Christmas and Birthday money spent then.
This was purchased from the antiques and vintage center at a local mill. No idea if it even works. So, now that I’ve got it home, whats the first impressions? Continue reading “Sony TC-377 Reel to Reel. First impressions”
I owned one of these magnificent systems. I taught me so much about valve electronics that I nearly ended up working for Quad.
Continue reading “Quad II Valve power amps and 22 control unit”