Pioneer SA-8500 for £100 !
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vintage-pi...-/271072845637
8hrs left, no bidders yet. Poor photo will have put many off.
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Pioneer SA-8500 for £100 !
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vintage-pi...-/271072845637
8hrs left, no bidders yet. Poor photo will have put many off.
This Sansui looks nice - people seem to like the black ones best but I reckon this silver D5 is still a good one. £35 no bids and super minty with full packing!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sansui-AU-...-/290787015070
Nope, a laser can lose power and still work with optimum discs. The Pioneer drive in my Ayre SACD player started doing this, playing some discs and skipping on others. It was diagnosed as a failing laser and the entire drive was replaced.Quote:
Originally Posted by nat8808
I still have a push button version of the sameQuote:
Originally Posted by Rare Bird
Is that a step up or down ?
:)
Does it make pulses or tones?
Pass.Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
Very early push button model. I felt very swish
Hold the phone!!! I remember this from Trumpton... (Okay, so it's black in Trumpton, but I'm not going to let that spoil my fun)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rare Bird
PEEEEEEEEEP!!! "Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb" PEEEEEEEEEP!!!
These old Stable Platter transports have a propensity for the glue holding the laser lens to deteriorate and the laser focusing goes to pot because the lens is askew in it's holder. It's not uncommon either for the lens to jump clean out of it's carriage altogether during shipment :( It can be glued back into place but you need to be very sparing with the glue and have a steady hand too.Quote:
Originally Posted by nat8808
Excellent. Was never sure which I preferred: Trumpton or Camberwick Green.
You are forgetting the black sheep of the family Martin:
Had to add this too coz it's hilarious:
which led me toQuote:
Originally Posted by synsei
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=piE-VEubGr4#!
Hilarious
Beat ya to it... :ner: ;)
Which led to alternative Darth Vader and Snatch Wars and ...Quote:
Originally Posted by synsei
I'm supposed to be working !
Okay Mike, I'll leave you alone now... :lol:
All CD mechanisms (possibly with the exception of a CDM3? Can't remember seeing what's on the board) carry with them components prior to the laser which constitute part of the power supply.Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
Very often it is a failed capacitor on the mech that causes a lack of power to the laser.
Your average and even your not-so-average repair man, even back at the manufacturer (probably especially back at the factory!) will class a failing of any part of the mech as a 'failed laser'. The actual laser itself may be absolutely fine but the power isn't getting to it properly. It mostly takes a real geek to actually bother to trace and solve the real problem as for anyone else it's just easier to buy a new mech and charge it to the customer or tell them it's not repairable and have they seen their latest range?
Here's a random sample of geeks talking about this:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/digit...cdm-1-mk2.html
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THE FIRST THING you need to do is replace that blue electrolytic capacitor, the one with 2103 beside it, with a new Nichicon(axial or radial matters not), then re-install the OLD CDM unit to see if the resistor still overheats. No doubt, AT ALL, the blue cap is the reason your old cdm stopped working. I've never, ever seen a CDM1-mkII have any problem other than this one cap failing. If the resistor stops burning with the old mech, then there is a fault in the new one.
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I suspect that a shocking number of CDM's have been tossed in the trash due to ignorance of this cap. Since I have been working on, e.g., Revox A77's since the ate 70's, I knew of the poor durability of German brands of electrolytic caps(forgive this generalisation, but I doubt anyone can argue this point that has long experience), so I had little troube identifying the fault the first time I had read problems with a player thus equipped. The voltage rating of that cap need not be increased. If you use a Nichicon or at least a Nippon Chemicon, even a 16V cap will last forever.
I've had that happen to me..Quote:
Originally Posted by Effem
Unfortunately it caused a massive eBay problem for me, a guy who bought the PD-77 that was fully working when I shipped it just wouldn't believe me. He was a technician too but refused to even look to see if there was anything loose. Forced my hand into having to pay full return shipping from France. I got it back and the lense was rattling around in the bottom of the chassis.
Apologies to all if this is not the right place so mods feel free to move it to where it should be but I thought haste might be better than accuracy.
A few weeks ago I was contacted by a Debt Collection Agency called the Lewis Group with an office in Cleckheaton. They were demanding that I paid an outstanding debt of £33.65 to PayPal. After much site searching I was able to e-mail PayPal (I always prefer to get things in writing :) ) and ask for details of the debt concerned. Within 48 hours they responded with an assurance that my account was in good order and no such debt was owed. Armed with this assurance I assumed it was a 'try-it-on' scam and ignored it.
Today, while I was out, a representative of the same Group's Belfast office called at our house and worried my 68 year old wife with a written Final Notice for the same debt - so much for PayPal's assurance that no debt was owed.
I have again e-mailed PayPal and told them to withdraw their dogs or face the consequences (but very politely :) ) and I thought I'd post the details here to warn any others or see if anyone else had had the same experience.
Dave.
So what was the debt said to be in respect of?Quote:
Originally Posted by DaveK
Rob,
Nothing was stated, just a debt to PayPal - I still suspect some form of scam or PayPal's left hanf doesn't not know what it's right hand is doing and their records are totally insecure and/or scrambled.
Bit extreme to actually send "the boys" round. I am interested only in as much as recently I had a letter from solicitors acting on behalf of HM Rev & Customs for a late filing penalty fee. The letter didn't say which year it related to, only that if I did not pay in 7 days they would either send the boys in or take me to court.....for £100:lol:
All sorted now, but only after a lot of phone calls later did I get the info as to which years return was said to be missing.
Well, my drive mech failed and Ayre rushed a replacement drive from the USA (it's a Pioneer drive that's no longer manufactured) so I wasn't going to complain. Their UK repair chappy is very knowledgable, he ran diags and it came up with 'failing laser'. I wasn't going to argue with him when I was looking at a free new drive with the Ayre being some three years old.Quote:
Originally Posted by nat8808
One thing i hate about CD is you use something to play them on that is not for life.. I will sleep at night knowing my turntable's giant induction motor & idler wheel will see me out, it's pretty much guarenteed.. I don't want the inconvenience of farting about with new lazers or swapping out for another machine...
Hi Rob,
The envelope left with my wife contained a card printed in red stating, and I quote, "Despite numerous visits by our agents we have been unable to establish contact with you therefore .....", all utter BS.
You know that Yorkshire men have a reputation for stubbornness ;) - watch this space :) .
Dave.:)
Don't bother with PayPal, you have to deal with the DCA. By sending anyone around without a court order (after you've been to court and had judgement against you) is illegal - harrassment. If it is their general behaviour to others as well (it will be) it is enough for the OFT to have their licence taken away.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaveK
I'd report the visit to OFT and then go on to the Consumer Advice Group forum and find some legal letters to send to the DCA to tell them to desist, citing the relevent law. You also ask them to give evidence of you actually owning them any money. If they can't comply within a time limit then they fall foul of some law or other.. all help is there on the CAG forum.
Unfortunately, the first advice is to ignore letters etc and to not get in contact with anyone. That confirms to them that they have the 'correct' address and so start to hassle further.
I've had this trouble before with credit card debt that I paid off directly at a discount to Halifax. A few years later it appeared that halifax both cleared the debt at a discount AND sold the debt to a DCA for them to also try to profit on, but the full amount. I ignored it all for a long while (as advised) and nothing happened anyway, but then I sent the right letters from CAG and the DCA said "err... looks like we can't justify this, we're 'passing it back to the original creditor' and the letters stopped".
The worst thing to do is to treat it with any seriousness!
I bet they had a Dave K who owed money but with a false address and just picked any out of directory enquiries. Shouldn't effect any credit file either because it isn't a credit agreement (but you should check your credit files - normally able to do for free).
So did they actually come round or was it just a card saying they had?
A card pretending they did is another trick of intimidation.
I've never known of anyone's first generation CD players stopping working other than perhaps mechanical issues or the odd output cap causing some noise. General electronic issues that would also effect turntables and phono stages of similar ages.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rare Bird
Only seem to be ones from the times CD players became cheap to make and buy, became more throw-away, that they start going wrong.
Good quality ones just seem to keep playing and playing.. IME anyway!
Talking of old CD players, this one would have been nice:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170920229547
A fully Pioneer design, no philips or Sony parts. range just before the PD-91 etc.
I have 1st gen players but it doesnt alter the fact i don't trust CDP's..Im of the old world & that will never change..im trying my very best to get all my albums back on vinyl.when i'm done the CDee's will be consigned to a box forever & ever amen.
Hi Nat,Quote:
Originally Posted by nat8808
Thanks for your helpful response. I'll see how PayPal respond before taking any further action but, thanks to you, I have some useful contacts to bring into play.
They actually came round, one guy, rang the bell, knocked on the door and woke my wife from her afternoon nap. He spoke to her at the door, said it was a delicate matter, and when my wife asked what was it about he told her his story and handed her the envelope with the card in it.
My conscience is clear and I have absolute faith in the British justice system ;) so I'll start panicking tomorrow :lol: :lol: :lol: .
Dave.
What? No Chigley :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
:lol:
Who's noticed that eBay is now ebay?
Probably done because most people are too dim or lazy to use the upper case 'B'!
Yeah, I saw that after I did the MartinT quote :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by synsei
Were these a bargain? I had been watching them, expected them to go for a lot more but forgot to bung a bid in
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RUARK-TALI...vip=true&rt=nc
Looks like a steal at that price , the discounted price on the MK111 is £799Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
BuggerQuote:
Originally Posted by Audio Al
Collect only. Usually a killer for the price - great if you live local or can easily travel to EssexQuote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
As everyone knows Essex is the centre of the Universe :eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeMusic
I thought that the centre of the Universe is a giant Black Hole?Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Oh, wait a minute...
:lol: :lol: :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
:lol: Has it's nice bits... unfortunately I can't afford to live in themQuote:
Originally Posted by Macca
I think the centre of our galaxy has a big black hole. After the Big Bang, the centre of the universe is likely to be empty!
Aargh pain - your are just down the road !Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Or up the road :lol:Quote:
your are just down the road !
Yes I am familiar with the current state of play in astrophysics, however to have reconciled the joke accurately to the present scientific paradigm would have also rendered it unfunny. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
OK Sheldon :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Oh, I don't know :rfl:Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Yep, already pretty much proven by how fast the stars near the core appear to be rotating around something that can't be seen :)Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
Bring it on, I think I was born just a few giga years too early though :doh:
Now where is that plughole emote :scratch:
No, I'm sure it's a sun roof...Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
http://imageshack.us/a/img822/3644/fordgalaxynew.jpg
Marco.
They weren't bargains.. Two previous Mk IIs failed to attract bids starting at £125 ish. £90 was probably about right.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeMusic
Most large-ish speakers are collection only so that is always factored into the normal going price on ebay.
Never have a new price as your reference - that always makes you pay over the odds - you need to know the real secondhand demand for whatever it is and I don't think mid-range, recent speakers are much in demand at all. There are too many sought-after classics and high-end true bargains around for many to bother with mid-range. Might as well save up a little more and find something with more cache..
I think people using new prices as references has accounted much for price increases over the last few years, people who used to buy new have turned to the secondhand market without any experience of what prices used to be and end up bidding too high (but still seems a bargain compared to what they used to spend with their dealer).