Can someone tell me what I'm looking at?
Earlier this week one of the speakers in my second system (Celestion 5's) went quiet. Had a look behind panel on the rear, and without wanting to baffle anyone with technical jargon, a wire connected to a cylindrical shaped object that looked like wound copper wire wrapped in masking tape, had separated. Time to try out a soldering iron my girls bought me two Christmases ago. Watched a You Tube 'how to' video on how to "soder" (he was American), I gave it a go...and it worked!
I'm so pleased with myself, and it got me thinking about the other bits behind that panel. Trouble is, I don't know what I'm looking at. Apart from aforementioned item (about the size of a thumb), there are two cylindrical shaped object, similar in size to an AA battery but a bit shorter, which are bright blue and have numbers printed on them, also a white thingy similar in size to a lego brick.
Would changing any of these things bring about an improvement in 30 year old speakers, or should I leave well alone?
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Amptastic Mini One,Arcam A75 integrated, Celestion 5's, BK XLS-200 DF
A/V:
LG 55" OLED, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL Storm sub
Forget the past, it's gone. And don't worry about the future, it doesn't exist. There is only NOW.
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