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    calibration tape

    good afternoon all, so I need to ask for some assistance here...  I have a number of cassette decks, however, I have noticed that recordings on 1 deck sounds 'different' on another, the voice pitch changed, and the rhythm tempo changed...  this is simply because my decks do not run at the...
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    Sensai 'hifi' - Not sure if this is quite vintage...

    Hi all, I can not fined much info on the little sound system I have here. All I can see is that is has Sensai 'branding'.  It is a combo unit, with integrated amp, tuner, cassette deck and record player. It is fairly old, I would guess late 70's or early 80's perhaps.  It does not look very...
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    16 2/3rmp records

    Hi Guys and girls, I have recently come into posession of a small collection of vinyl, and amongs them, I found a single RCA Victor recording at 16 2/3rmp.  It is a late 1960s 'dance' album, "Dance Party A Go-Go" From what I gathered, the 16 2/3rpm 12" was not very popular, mainly being used...
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    Yamaha BDP-S681 wont eject

    I have a yamaha player that will not eject...    hit the button, it goes through the motions, some noises, and trys to start moving the tray, then stops, and 'closes' the tray again... I opened the unit, stripped the top of the carriage and can not see any valid reason...  any suggestions? how...
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    suggestions for a chap Composite video or S-Video to HDMI converter

    I have a bit of an issue in that my current amp (Denon AVR-X2300W) does not upsample Composite and has no S-Video inputs.  My TV is ONLY conected to the AMP by HDMI cable, and I would very much like to NOT run a composite cable to the TV as well... I have had a look at some of the stuff...
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    USB transcriber 'component'

    Hi guys! I have searched, and, although I have found some items, nothing is really exactly what I have in mind....  thus, I decided on this post... So, I have seen some Chinese electronic devices that looks like a walkman of old, that will allow you to record your cassettes onto USB or SD...
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    Technics SL-DB22 cartridge/stylus replacement options

    Hi guys, I have an old Technics SL-BD22 record player.  it is nothing fancy, but it works... Currently it has a P-24 cartridge / stylus I think the time is fast approaching to replace the stylus. Is there any stylii/cartridges that will fit, that will be an upgrade to the P-24? or should I...
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    Vintage record players - any value?

    Good day ladies and gent, I have recently been offered a few pieces of old equipment, but have no idea as to their value or if there would be any demand for these... The record players are: 1) and old Rega (I could not get any identification marks from the images, will be going to inspect in...
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    Eathquake hi-fi speakers and home theatre equipment???

    Hi guys,  I came across this on the Makro website today... https://www.makro.co.za/electronics-and-gaming/earthquake-sound-earthquake-titan-tethys-reference-loudspeakers-real-cherry-wood-veneer-black-lacquer-finish-titantethys-E0934AA302A4413A9162473394115096EA They also have other hometheater...
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    vinyl that skips or gets stuck

    Ok, now don't laugh at this question, even if it might be stupid!  I am still very much a noob when it comes to vinyl, and, I have not researched this as yet... So with that said... Is there anything that can be done if a record gets stuck on a part of the record, repeating the same groove over...
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    NAD 6050C cassette deck

    Hi guys, I located this pair at a local auction house, offered them silly money (which I do now think was too much...), and took them home NAD 6050C tape deck and a NAD 4020A tuner.  Tuner works 100%, just missing the 2 button caps for AM/FM selectors, and the lettering is slightly yellow...
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    First TT buying advice and guidance

    Good evening 'yall As you might have seen from my intro, I love my sound equipment, and have done so for a long time, but, my experience with and knowledge of TT is limited to mylittle micro hifi with built in TT from the late 1980s, and an old Tempest record player of similar era.... Seeing...
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    New Member Intro

    Good evening guys and girls! My Name is Francois... I was referrred to this forum by my local AV specialist shop's staff.  Not sure if I may mention their name... so wont... I just joined this forum recently, but have been dabbling with HiFi (or rather LowFi back then) since the mid 1980s...
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