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@marcochezzi feast your eyes on this beauty: A REBUILD LIKE NO OTHER: FULL BESPOKE RESTORATION AND MODIFICATION The Technics RS-1520 Reel-To-Reel Tape Deck is a semi-professional machine that has great similarities to the 1500 but with a separate dual mono preamplifier section that features...

I found an interesting Youtube channel - a classical harpist and pianist by the name of Amy decided to get to understand rock music (which she didn't really listen to), so posts videos of her reactions to hearing pieces for the first time, and then an analysis of each piece from a music theory...

I have spent some time finding the best multimeter probes for working on valve amps and valve radios, particularly as some radios are very busy inside and it's difficult to get at certain points. Ordinary probes, crocodile clip probes and those little IC clips (homemade probes) all have their...

I hope I'm not stirring here, but weren't the rules for sales up as a sticky? It covered things like a complete description in the title and then required items in the body such as price, age, condition etc. If it is up somewhere and I don't see it please put it down to age and delete this...

Yes I know I'm never seen around this part of town, so please be kind to a stranger. Particularly since I'm about to ask for advice akin to going to the main forum and asking which Sony Mgongo or bluetooth speaker I should buy. In a nutshell, I'm looking for a wireless headset with mic that I...

There is a Nuprime IDA-6 up for grabs for R6k. ANyone with any knowledge of these? I want it for a general entretainment area to drive 2 bookshelves. The bluetooth module is included. Opinions please.

I have the opportunity to buy a Sansui 220 receiver for a pretty good price. But before committing, I'd like to find out if the ECL82 output valves it uses are at all available locally? They can be had from various websites but are pretty pricey, enough that if a full set of 4 valves is required...

I documented a Philips F4VZ 25A/R integrated stereo that one of my employees brought to me to fix. I ended up picking up another one, which I want to convert into a desktop radio and amp (with bluetooth) that we can use in our workshop. In other words, to go from this: ...to something like...

I?m on a mission to get an old Philips radiogram working again - Philips Integrated Stereo. I need a word from the wise on these components. What is the value of this cap - 12pf? There seems to be a stripe missing: And are these variable inductors? Bottom view: (the silver cylindrical...

So I spotted this Philps AG9015 amp for sale in a radiogram: https://www.avforums.co.za/index.php/topic,8971.msg1044072.html#msg1044072 Took a bit of searching to find it - there are a few similar models, some of which are output transformerless. So I looked around more and saw they can have...

Glad the forum's up again....

Seen on Facebook markeplace:

Did anyone here get any BIL test tickets? Out of my broader group of friends, and i'm talking about roughly 20 guys, both in SA and elsewhere, not a single one got tickets. I also don't know anyone else who got tickets. So yes I know it was a lottery etc, but the anecdotal stats seem off to me...

My new toys arrived today thanks to ScottulusMaximus and his team!! So chuffed Sadly I am so busy at the moment i won't be able to use them for weeks.....  :sd:

For those who never visit heads up: 6L6GCs for sale

I need to test some valves for this wild goose chase:Lafayette Superheterodyne Radio - 1935 Does anyone have a tester that can check these old valves: Type 47, 56, 57, 58, and 80? Obviously I'd come to you. I'm in Kensington, Joburg.

A friend of mine, after seeing the Philips radio restoration I did, asked if I could fix his. So I said I could have a look, but no promises. This is what it looks like: See anything missing? Opening it up: Cabinet pretty stuffed from water: Give the circuit a bit of a clean...

I'm not looking to buy, but what are the thoughts on this deck - price and quality? (R10k) FOSTEX E-16 1/2" Track Tape Recorder + Control Unit

What would you say if someone asked you to restore this! "In its completed form, the WLW Model Super-Power Radio Receiver indeed surpassed the Zenith Stratosphere model. It had 37 tubes, six speakers, and 75 watts of power. The cabinet stood 58 inches tall, 42 inches wide, and 22 inches deep...