Recent content by FluxT

I'd be happy to mail them to you. I no longer have my 5500 (foolishly sold it), so they've just been collecting dust in a drawer. Feel free to PM me.

FWIW, house music sounds just fine on my OLA's, as does most everything else. The bass is definitely on the slower, heavier side of things, which is just their nature (especially in smaller rooms), but it seems to tighten up considerably when I engage the low-cut filter on my receiver.

You can absolutely stretch the pins across the two original board holes. I've done it a few times on receivers I've recapped, and haven't had any issues.

I could definitely use a speed selector lever for my 1219. Previous owner broke it and I've never had any luck finding that particular part for sale.

Here's a copy of the schematic. It's for a Trio W-45A/Hamlin's 2020, but it should do the trick. Edit: Looks like Audiokarma won't allow me to attach the full-res file. Dang!

I had a pair a few years ago, and know exactly what you're talking about. As I recall, the woofers are run full-range, which causes interference in the crossover region and a peaky resonance in the 1-2k zone as they hit their breakup point. Sort of the Achille's Hell for an otherwise wonderful...

A while back, I picked up a pair of Akai SW-125's on a whim. They're cute little mid-sized 3-ways, similar enough to Sansui and Pioneer speakers from the era. They sound quite pleasant, with a warm but crisp midrange and surprisingly good bass for a Japanese speaker of this era. Quite efficient...

You might be able to shift the position of the pointer on the dial string. I've had to do that before on a couple receivers I worked on.

The CS-63DX's are fantastic speakers once they've been recapped and all drivers are working 100%. I have mine paired up with an 80-watt Sony ES receiver from the early '90s, and the sound is sublime. Big, crisp, tight, and yet warm. And those cabinets!

In my experience, the DOT 3 treatment was not as effective on the SP-2000 woofers as it was on the SP-2500's. I wouldn't be surprised if the woofer was supposed to be fairly stiff by design, although the size of the cloth surrounds and the ported cabinet do suggest that it should have some...

To my eyes, Sansui SP-2000's are a quintessential vintage speaker. They're iconic with their thick walnut veneer and hand-carved lattice grilles, they sold boatloads of them, and they're compelling enough to be the subject of endless debate amongst a particular sect of audiophiles, much like the...

An old Newcomb classroom record-player is my go-to for casual 78 playback. It's got an Astatic 89T flip-over stylus that feeds a small tube amp and powers a big ol' paper cone full-ranger that just pounds out the music. Best of all, it's completely manual, so there's no risk of damage from a...

Not really, no. It probably affects a narrower frequency band than your amp's treble control, but that's about it. It's one of those things that you use if it happens to work for you, and leave alone if it doesn't.

The "Focus" button boosts the highs to account for worn or mediocre tapes.

The back panels are only held on with screws, but they are very heavy and will not come off easily without some force. Pull hard, and use a gift card (or a very thin flathead, if they're really not budging and you don't mind making a couple marks on the back) as a wedge. Be aware that these...