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Hi Guys, Any recommendations for someone in Cape Town that can service / repair 80's jap tape decks. I suspect its just belts that are required. Thanks in advance

I retired my old Yamaha DSP AX1 to the storage cupboard  around 6 months ago due to the fact that it did not support HDMI. Was using a more ?modern? yammie but found the sound too bright. So I mentally prepared myself this weekend to get the old heavy girl (its back breaking heavy) out the...

I recently got myself the Breeze audio dac from the classifieds and have no idea how to get it operational.  :-[ Had a Musilan US 01 dac previously and this came with a cd with drivers which i installed an voila instant better sound. The Breeze audio dac had no drivers cd with it, so i...

Hey guys, Hoping someone can help or at least explain why my vintage Onkyo intergrated hums when using Marantz dvd / blu ray players connect to it. I concluded that it must be a video signal hum as they are dvd / blu ray players. But here's the weird part, it doesn't hum when connecting Yamaha...

Came across this website whilst searching for a repair services for my turntable. Is this by any chance Alternative Route from the forum? If not has any one used the services of Turntable guy? Thanks 

So with my vintage / retro hifi 99% complete I started searching for some classic lp?s ( amongst the 1000?s of 12 inch singles) and came across an Eagles live LP with SABC catalogue markings on the cover.  The reference no. would suggest that this record is one of thousands once owned by the...

Busy building a vintage  (80's) stereo set and the components i have are in are silver. I just for the life of me cannot find a cd player in silver finish. Saw a marantz ad on gumtree from a dealer in Cpt for around 8k  :o Any leads for cheaper units will be greatly appreciated. Manufacturer...

This weekend i got the opportunity to try out some previously dead, hand me down gear. To say I was absolutely blown away by the amazing ?vintage sound? would definitely be an understatement.  Live acoustic music sounds like i have never heard it before. Adele live at the Royal Albert Hall and...

GF: wants to go out tonight  :( Me: Want to try out my amp that i just got back from repairs.  :2thumbs: Are there any tried and trusted Audiophile excuses i can use?

Hopefully here are some Bob James fans that can point me in the right direction. Looking for the track Westchester Lady. Can anyone tell me off which album it is? Better yet, anyone looking at parting with there copy? Thanks

I am in no way skilled enough to build my own speakers but have the following idea as a D.I.F (Do it for me) : I have an old beat up pair of Celestion Ditton 1 (Two way bookshelf speakers) that belonged to my dad. The cabs are shot, vibrate terribly.  But i do remember them sounding really...

How ethical / unethical is it to sell something at a higher price than what you purchased it for within a community? Eg Someone sells a piece of kit for a clear, down right bargain (Financial difficulties etc force the sale) you are the lucky buyer , you enjoy it, but feel the need to pass it...

My dearest girlfriend was even dearer this festive season when she surprised me with a PSB 125 subseries sub (8inch). She had known i was saving for a woofer but  obviously she had no way of knowing i was gathering nuts for a 12inch PSB woofer.  I must admit the 8inch sounds pretty good but that...

Anyone here try vinyl wrapping of speakers? Is is even an option? Been desparately seeking black Boston VR2's but the ones coming up for sale are all the wrong colour. Was wondering if the they could be wrapped in black vinyl?

Hi Guys, Looking for a contact who is able to service Reel to Reels, and if need be supply replacements parts.  The plan is fix up my oldman?s reel to reel intime for a Christmas surprise. Thanks in advance   

Hi Guys, Need some advise on the correct way to remove speakers grills. My ageing domestic or my 12yr old have splilled something over the speaker and what ever it was  has seeped thru the grill.  I tried fingering the grills loose but this isn?t going to happen.  Speakers are PSB T1?S Im...

Hi Guys, I've been made a swop offer on these vintage speakers for a brand new PSB subwoofer (Sale price - R2499.00)   Dilemma i'm faced with is this. I need the sub to complete my current and in use PSB speaker system (Alpha C1, B1, T1), but I also want to build a vintage system and was...

Hi all, Its been a while since ive been active on the forum.............i?ve been out (budget) Hi Fi shopping  A quick amateur question: I finally purchased a set of floor standing speakers (PSB T1) and have a question regarding the spikes that came with the speakers. Are these spikes a...

Hi Guys, I finally had some Hi Fi time this weekend and decided to hook up my new addition centre speaker, PSB Alpha C1 to my Yamaha RX V596. Problem is the centre does not play when connected to the "centre speaker" connection at the rear. Sings when i connect it the main speaker connection...

So the stylus on my Ortofon concorde Pro  decided to give up the ghost a while back and i haven?t really had the time nor energy to replace it. Last night I re-discovered an old vinyl pile hidden in the garage and had an immediate urge to get them on the platter, gave the old busted Ortofon one...