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  1. LexDM3

    Service for Empire TT in Louisville, KY?

    A good friend of mine just inherited what looks like an Empire 398 TT with a Shure M55E cartridge from his father. It hasn’t been used in a long and should be checked out by an expert before he starts using it. Can anyone suggest a good TT tech in Louisville or maybe in Nashville or...
  2. LexDM3

    Replace working transistors in MC2105?

    Mac Wizards - I bought an MX114 and MC2105 pair back in November and am bringing them back to life now. The MX114 is fine but is not switching to FM stereo so that needs a bit of attention. The MC2105 hummed badly when I tried it before buying it so I knew it would need cap and power supply...
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    ADS L1590/2 + Bridged Apt Amps = Nice!

    I'm listening to my system with a couple of recent upgrades and am smiling from ear to ear. ADS speakers are a favorite of mine and a number of them have passed through here. And many have stayed. I have been using L1290/2's in my main system and in my dining room and have 300s with a sub in...
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    A tape deck gift that changed a life

    Nice story in The Guardian. I checked but didn’t see that this had been posted here. If so, please nuke this thread. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/dec/18/my-father-paid-four-times-his-weekly-wage-for-the-greatest-gift-of-my-life
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    A tale of Don, Dan and two IBAMs

    I'm just finishing up a Fisher 400 that I bought in a big collection a few years back. The previous owner had it worked on by a tech who I thought had a good reputation. It sounded good but there was some very mediocre and incomplete work in it. So I have redone a lot of it before it goes on...
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    Can you help with a voltage quadrupler design?

    I'm posting this in the Tube Audio forum since many people deal with voltage doubling power supplies in tube gear but not many do it in speakers. Except me... I am working on a 1962 Janszen 1-30 electrostatic tweeter to help out our own Baco99. (Why did I ever agree to do this?) The 1-30...
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    Best sound - Yamaha CX/MX-1000 or Sansui AU-717?

    Please help me with a potential "Should I keep this one or that one" decision. But first, the setup: I sold a Yamaha CX/MX-1000 set a few years back to a guy who has bought other gear and speakers from me. They were part of a BIG lot of gear that I bought in May, 2016. I had to sell some of...
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    Need a variac?

    Then see this thread. The coupon I mentioned there expires today (Oct 20). https://www.audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/good-deal-on-500va-variac-w-meter.888390/ I think and hope that this is a legal post since I didn't mention the price here. Moderators, be kind... :bowdown:
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    Good deal on 500VA Variac w Meter

    Circuit Specialties has a good 500VA variac with analog volt meter at a good normal selling price of $45.95 shipped. I've been using one for 8 years and just bought two more. https://www.circuitspecialists.com/variac-variable-ac-ps05kva.html If you apply the coupon code "SPOOKY10" through...
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    Marantz 2385 for $75?

    It happened but not for me. I saw this ad on Craig's List and called right away. The guy laughed and said it was already sold and he was getting tons of calls. No surprise.
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    Can anyone near Wichita KS fix a Yamaha M-80?

    A nice guy in Wichita, KS is helping me out with some parts for a very old fan I’m restoring. He has a boatload of fans and I told him I was the same way with audio. Parallel vices.... He told me has a Yamaha C-70 preamp and an M-80 amp that he bought new. He hasn’t used either in years because...
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    How resistors are like bed rails...

    Yup, I can see you rolling your eyes from here but there may be something useful in this analogy. A few weeks ago, I put a solid state system into the family room of friends of mine. The idea was to have them use that every day and save their very nice restored Fisher X-101C for special...
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    Ampex tube 601, tube spkrs Sunnyvale, CA

    I'm on the east coast so no good for me but here's a nice mono Ampex R2R deck and two very cool tube-powered suitcase speakers. I have those speakers. Nice! https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/ele/d/sunnyvale-ampex-model-601-magnetic-tape/6832137286.html...
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    Best Shure V15 for TD-126, SME Series III?

    I recently got a Thorens TD-126 MkII that wasn’t working. You may have seen my post about it. It’s now back up and running and I really like it. The Dynavector 10A2 cart that came with it seems good but I’d like to complement it with a Shure V15 on the second SME “wand.” I have two V15...
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    Philips GA-312 or Yamaha P-320?

    A friend of mine on the west coast has a Yamaha P-320 with what seems to be a Grado F3 cartridge. When he bought it from a used Audio place, he also got a spare Grado stylus that seems to be a Prestige 1 Green. He’s a classical music guy and the Yamaha sounds pretty good to him but he was...
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    A Thorens from the next world?

    My close friend, neighbor, and well known AKer audiodon died a year ago tonight from ALS. A week ago Saturday I got a text message from a guy in the next town. I bought a pair of Ampex tube amp/speaker units from him a year ago. He had his Dad's Thorens turntable that wasn't working. He said...
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    Can you ID this PP 6BQ5 console amp?

    I have a line on this but can't figure out what it is. Any clues? Thanks.
  18. LexDM3

    My new Concertone/TEAC 93-2

    Please help me celebrate the way cool R2R I picked up last night for a ridiculously low price. I saw the ad in my local Craig's List and was the first to jump on it. Documentation on these decks is hard to find. The Concertone 93-2 is a TEAC/Concertone hybrid but seems to be mostly TEAC...
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    Best cart for a Dual 505-1 for my son?

    My 30 year old son is buying vinyl these days and wants a turntable. Yee hah! Dad is happy! I have a Dual CS505-1 in stock that seems to work pretty well. It has a Stanton 737E cartridge with original D37E stylus that seems to be in good shape. However, this TT may come in for a bit of...
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    Which is the keeper - AR XA or XB?

    I sent this message to Marc Morin today but thought I'd also address this question to the AK TT fanatics since I have to make this decision by tomorrow (Thursday 10/18) morning. Thanks. ================ I have too many turntables here and will be selling some off. I want to keep one AR. The XB...
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    ADS PB1500 sub/amp in Portland OR

    I saw this ad for an ADS PB1500 subwoofer with internal amplifiers (1 for each driver). I have no affiliation with that ad BUT I do have an ADS C1500 Bass Control System module which you'll need to use that PB1500 if you buy it. So drop me a line if you do.
  22. LexDM3

    Wanted - ADS C1500 Bass System Control Svc Manual

    I have an ADS C1500 that I bought on AK a while back and I need to check out a few things. I've had no luck at all finding a service manual or schematic for this. Our AK members who worked at ADS don't have either one and I can't find them anywhere on line. This post may be misplaced and...
  23. LexDM3

    Meet the Tascam twins...

    I picked up these two 122 MkIII decks today for a decent price but certainly not a steal. They were originally in a NYC studio that was sold so they came up to the Boston location to be sold off. And now they're mine. The heads look pretty good. The studio owner told me that they were used...
  24. LexDM3

    Audiodon has left us...

    I wanted to let Don's many friends and fans in the AK community know that Don died peacefully yesterday surrounded by family and friends including friends from AK. Don was diagnosed with ALS in April of 2015. He maintained his social energy, sense of humor, love and concern for others, and...
  25. LexDM3

    Fixed! Eico HF-86 w/odd components

    I got an Eico HF-85 preamp and HF-86 power amp in a big tube collection I bought a while back. The preamp looked original but worked well. The amp had a few upgrades but also worked fine after testing. To check them out, I tested the tubes in each unit, slowly ran each one up on a variac...
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