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There's an Hitachi HA330 amp in the pile. This was my first hi fi amp new in the late 70s. Beautifully made but with average sound..It was partenered with a Rega 3 ortophon VMS20E through a pair of...

I had a pair of Bolivar 64s from new in the late 70s. They were the 3 way version with the 10" bass driver. They were actually very good speakers especially if raised off the floor on low stands.
If...

My Grandfather's system in the seventies comprised of a BSR HT70 turntable with Shure M55E cart. Teleton reciever and a pair of Decca floor stander speakers. The Teleton reciever was in a slimline...

Hi John,
if you're thinking second hand, how about one of the old Pioneer stable platter units like the PD-S703 they make great transports and have coaxial and optical outputs. I use one in my...

They look a bit like those jobs from China / Hong Kong on ebay.
They look good quality but I've never heard a set.

Andy,

Hi,
has anyone got a circuit diagram for a Quad 77 intergrated amp.
A friend has asked me to have a look at his and on inspection
it's had a severe burn up on one of the power amp sections.
I'm...

There's a nice Croft one on ebay just now..
It aint a looker but I bet it'll sound good..

Andy.

Some of the Chinese amp manufacturers will supply amps with 235/240v UK spec mains transformers from new. There is usually a 14 day turn around time for this.
I know Ming Da and I think Yaquin do...

Hi Paul thanks for the info.
In case you haven't sorted it, you can obtain a 500VA 240v to 220v auto transformer from Farnell or RS for around £50.
I use one for some of my Chinese amps, It works...

Hi Paul.
Where did you get your Eastern Electric M520 from
and are there any UK dealers.Most of the info I can find
on the net is from the USA..

Cheers
Andy.

Well, there seem to be a lot of interesting and diverce opinions on the subject.
Having been a former electronics service engineer and being involved with Hi Fi for over 30 years I hope I've managed...

Firstly you need to be satisfied that you have suficient electrical knowlege to do any work or tests safely.If in any doubt take your deck along to a proper sevice engineer for testing.

First...

Hi,
if this is a new phenomenon with your deck I would make sure that nothing has happened to the earth continuity.
This would obviosly be a big safety issue if for example there are two issues...

The issue with cables and RFI I understand and am aware of, as cables can act as aerials and transmit what ever RFI stray signals are around into the system.
When you think of it one of the best...

Thanks for that Steve,that's very interesting.
As my system is shelf mounted a lot of cabling is touching the wall.
Looks like I have some experimenting to do.
I have to say some of the problems...

Has to be a pair of Leak TL12+ for £40 fom Watts Radio in Somerton in the 80s.
This started my return to valves and I've never looked back.

Andy.

Hi,
apologies if this has been covered before but I'm a recent member..

In a recent thread Steve Toy touched on the subject of interconnect cables being in contact with the wall as to cause...

What about something from Cambridge Audio..

Andy.

Whilst there can be little doubt that room accoustics have a considerable effect on sound quality I don't really see how this would cause inconsistant performance providing nothing in the room has...

I have to say I have the same problem too and it drives me crazy...

I'm prety sure it's mains born or RF born.
I do have a dedicated spur to the fuse box, which helps but is not a total cure.
I...

I think I remember these.
They're a three way design with a sort of dopped 12" paper bass driver and a rather well made paper (blue I think ) mid driver and cone tweeter.
I think the latter...

For me I think the subject is two fold.
Firstly it has to be about becoming closer to the music and the more a system can potray the emotional aspects of that music the better.
Otherwise we may...

Hi,
love your Eastern Electric M520.
Looks like an old Radford STA 15.
Cheers
Andy.

Hi,Nick,
many thanks for sorting my pics.
I,ve had a bit of a tussle with photo bucket.
Managed to upload everything ok but can't seem to download onto this site.
I'm sure I'll figure it out...

Hi,
does anyone know what changes Tannoy made to these dual concentric speakers between the MK1 and the Mk2 versions.
Many thanks
Andy.