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The Merlin Signature 4 from early 1990’s some of you may recall had a wrap around thin foam covering. I had replaced it years ago but lately it was sagging and coming away from the cabinet. I decided to give them a proper makeover. As the cabinets are constructed of masonite or a thin flexible...

I ask this as I have a friend's Autographs which were built according to plans..I was having a closer look and also I downloaded the plans available on a Tannoy site..I feel an error was made in the construction of this pair..More specifically the mounting and sealing of the driver..15" Monitor...

Does any one familiar with the BC27pi know the internal dip switch setting for high and low gain? There seems to be no labelling. Also if anyone has a manual is it possible to send me a digital copy? Thanks in advance Matt.....tubeornotube

Must be my aging ears... I have been auditioning a pair of Vandersteen 2ce's.. They suffered from the usual woofer coming apart(surrounds to cones) and the surrounds gettting stiffer. Having experience I repaired the separating surrounds and treated the rubber to soften it up. All else good with...

No I wasn't doing a German WWII salute to the Lascala.. My pics will answer that.. Last summer I acquired a pair of DIY Lascala's and other horns for a song. Since,I beautied up the bass bins and mounted a JBL horn and driver on top. Originally I used an original Klipsch tweeter but thought...

Early this past July I attended a local hamfest to sell of some of my excess electronics. As I am also an amateur radio operator I had some ham equipment I wasn't using and some nice communications receivers. The vendor next to me I learned had some cloned Klipschorns and Lascalas in storage he...

I have a pair of cloned Klipschorn cabinets which came with a Altec 416-8B.. I haven't heard the Altecs installed in the cabinets as of yet . The cabinets are constructed of particleboard over 30 years ago if not 40 years. I need to do some restoration on them..Namely top and bottom due to...

I use hifishark https://www.hifishark.com/ Lists all current ads and recent(can go back a few years)sold listings For those looking for value of what you could be considering selling or purchasing.. A better barometer than e-bay I think Matt....tubeornotube

I have in my stable of hi-fi now a C-21 and M-22 which I will be acquiring in a trade from a friend. Now..both are 100Volt Japan voltage. I do know running a 100V unit(s) on our 117V(120V) North American grid can make these run somewhat hot. My worry is the life of the units. Does anyone here...

Hello knowledgeable folks My Ampzilla...original version with white side panels and protruding meter bridge.... has been undergoing a rebuild and is now complete. It is now operational but the gentleman rebuilding it would like to know proper procedure for setting bias..to what value? and for...

I am in The Toronto area(Ontario,Canada) and am looking for someone who can bring my Ampzilla back from the dead. Preferably someone in southern Ontario as shipping across border and the costs involved I am not interested in. Ampzilla has one bad channel and a friend of mine was unsuccessful in...

I have always felt there are plenty of ripping off going on at primarily the retail level in audio... but the biggest has got to be with loudspeakers. Case in point... Recently a good friend of mine blew a bass unit in one of his PMC FB1i's. He was playing a cd of Japanese drummers...possible...

Hello guys I havent been on here for some time.. I was wondering if anybody has or is using a TOA IP series power amplifier for home use. I have an IP-450D which I got at garage sale with a couple other TOA units pretty darn cheap. I am curious about its sound qualities. I may hook it up soon...

I didn't even realize there is a Yammie forum here. So this past Tuesday picked up two PC-2002M's for a very good price. These were at a Toronto pro audio shop that sells used gear. These particular beasts came from a downtown venue well known to the elite concert goers..The Sony Center..which...

A Toronto GTA pro audio shop had a bunch of Yamaha PC-2002M amps recently acquired from a well known Toronto venue. I went to check them out as I wanted one..been looking for some time. Price for buying in-store was better than on the sellers website so I bought 2 of them. Considering the asking...

I am wondering if any members have experience with large solid state amps and B&W. I am using a Krell KSA-300s and 801 Matrix series 2. My question is with regards to speaker cable. I am using right now 2 sets of Museatex which are single cables for each polarity. So bi-wiring with 4 total...

I won't get into why I am asking but I have a choice between a pair of Classe DR-9 in bridged mode or a pair of Meitner MTR-101 monoblocks. They are the same basic vintage however one is twice the price of the other. This does not matter to me.Its more about performance and absolute sound...

A real kick that is...when someone posts a video of their hi-fi system(if at all) playing their favorite tunes ...'Listen to this..ain't it great?' "Oh yeah just like every other You-tube post playing through 1" speakers on my monitor." Stupid human tricks...

As per topic. I have been collecting early pocket transistors for over 20 years. It is secondary to my audio hobby. I have not a huge collection but reasonable with some nice specimens. Sony TR-63 Sylvania Thunderbird Regency TR-4 many Zenith's numerous rare Japanese sets anyone...

Yes I know...after seeing this pics you will think I am crazy Mostly shows the audio half of the room. As you will see Icollect radios. I am a ham radio operator(not active) I collect vintage toys..Dinky,Corgi. Some vintage cameras in there as well. And of course..several pairs of high...

Happy holidays everyone!! I had the chance today to try out a pair of Great Heil AMT's and was looking for a speaker to mate them to. I have a pair of Acoustic Research AR-10pi's which have the original woofer and one original tweeter with Philips 2" domes. I decided to disconnect the...

I assume the switch on the rear of the rev-c version of the M-200 is to toggle between the balanced and unbalanced rca inputs. Could someone confirm this as lo and behold..cannot find a manual of any kind via Google.. Matt..........tubeornotube

I am presently trying a pair of B&K M-200 Sonata monoblocks. My question concerns the input connections on the rear. This pair have the rca below the heatsinks with an XLR,switch,output binding posts and fuseholder to right of heatsinks. There is no labelling other than sticker for model,ser...

I thought I'd share pics of a just completed small project on a big pair of Merlin Signature Fours. If anyone knows the earlier Merlins,they were wrapped on four sides with a thin open cell foam. Well after 20 years or so of course rot sets in. I was worried at first keeping the original...

I have a Counterpoint SA-20 on loan. I believe it has been serviced. Both channels have new output mosfets though. All tubes are marked Counterpoint so obviously original. I have checked the DC offset on both channels upon receiving it and both were very high. in fact almost 800mV. I...