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  1. SteveMurphy

    Pustelniakr's Main Rig

    Rich- I have some similar components in your system; Spec 1, Spec 4, 9500 II tuner, CT 9191 cassette, RT701, and PL630 that go through 2 JBL ti240s. I saw you listed a Benz micro silver cart. I'm shopping for a cartridge for my PL630 once I'm done recapping it (It will replace my Technics...
  2. SteveMurphy

    Pioneer PL-630

    Really enjoying my new addition. Can't hear much difference between this table and my Technics SL-1401. Considering that the Pioneer has VTA and the Technics doesn't, this one is now first string...plus it looks pretty nice with my other Pioneer Spec gear.
  3. SteveMurphy

    Scored a Pioneer pl630...only there's a prob

    Ok. I hit it with a hair dryer for about a minute and it came right off. Shaft has yellowish sticky film all over it - probably the same (its hard to see) inside the counter weight as well. I'll clean all surfaces and then use some oil to lubricate. Back in business!
  4. SteveMurphy

    Scored a Pioneer pl630...only there's a prob

    Yeah, that's not where the turntable will end up. Im comparing two tables right now. Anyway, I tried deoxit (read another post where this was successful at loosen it.) No luck for me. Any other ideas?
  5. SteveMurphy

    Scored a Pioneer pl630...only there's a prob

    I got a pl-630 today that has a Shure M44E cartridge with a slightly bent stylus. The 630 is in amazing shape and all operations are functional. The lift, swing to the album, and drop are very smooth and nice to watch. The return trip to the arm rest, however, is a little bumpy on the way back...
  6. SteveMurphy

    To DAC or not to DAC

    I definitely would want to capatilize on Tidals mqa format.
  7. SteveMurphy

    To DAC or not to DAC

    I really need some help from some DAC experts. There are so many DACs available, I'm just not sure what to get and don't want to make costly mistakes buying the wrong thing. Most appear to be headphone amps which is not what I want and keeping the price south of $1000 I have a vintage Pioneer...
  8. SteveMurphy

    Long Live Rock & Roll and JBL L100s

    My listening room/auditorium. I'm blessed with a huge living room, a room the JBL 240ti's and L100's have no problem filling with music. I'm in total love with the 240ti's. They sound amazing. For the first time I got the L100's off the floor. I stacked them on top of the 240ti's, put on some...
  9. SteveMurphy

    Pioneer 701 Slow Running

    Sounds good. I have one more night shift (tonight) then I'll do some debugging Tuesday.
  10. SteveMurphy

    Pioneer 701 Slow Running

    I found a replacement 059 board on Ebay for $29. I thought it might be helpful and possible a relay replacement if I need it. -Steve
  11. SteveMurphy

    Pioneer 701 Slow Running

    VR 301 sounds great...which is good as I was beginning to wonder if my test wire patch to the guitar amp was any good...it is good. TP 302 has some hints music, barely audible compared to TP 301 almost just like high freq ticks to the drum beats on the music. I get similar sounds at both tp301...
  12. SteveMurphy

    Pioneer 701 Slow Running

    Well, I opened the rec relay and lightly cleaned the contact points with 1000 grit paper, then cleaned points with alcohol to get any grit off that might be there. Now both channels sound dirty!!! Recleaned contacts ( very carefully) and I still have 2 dirty channels...sounds the same as TP...
  13. SteveMurphy

    Pioneer 701 Slow Running

    Test point 301 sounds bad...distorted similar to left channel sound.
  14. SteveMurphy

    Pioneer 701 Slow Running

    Ok. No on the transistors. I have a small guitar amp that I can rig for output sound so I can check for distorted signal. I'm now seriously thinking about an O scope. I've always wanted one...maybe its time to join that club.
  15. SteveMurphy

    Pioneer 701 Slow Running

    No O scope. Maybe someday. I was reading a few other posts (mostly regarding the 707s) about bad/cheap transistors on the Mic amp board...board 065...both the 701 and 707 share this same board...it has the Mic level and line level pots. Reported problems are hiss/distortion on one channel only...
  16. SteveMurphy

    Pioneer 701 Slow Running

    In monitor on source, playback is pristine both channels. I tried button mashing the bias buttons and changing speeds and there is no change to the distorted left channel. I tried tapping all pots and nothing changes. Could this be a dirty transistor causing this problem?
  17. SteveMurphy

    Pioneer 701 Slow Running

    GPS16- I saw an early thread with Quayhog and his rt701. It seems he had the same problem I now have with recording distortion on the left channel. I will follow all of the suggestions you made for him; bias buttons, changing speeds, etc., and see what gives. Ill focus my attention to the osc...
  18. SteveMurphy

    Pioneer 701 Slow Running

    Here's a shot of the heads.
  19. SteveMurphy

    Pioneer 701 Slow Running

    That faint hum goes away when I stop the tape. Must be tape noise....it is an old tape. -Steve
  20. SteveMurphy

    Pioneer 701 Slow Running

    Ok, playback is vastly improved. Far less high frequency drop off. I'm still playing a 40 year old prerecorded Moody Blues tape, but the sound is nice. I remember previously hearing the volume level roller coaster on both channels, not anymore. It doesn't come close to my turntable, but I never...
  21. SteveMurphy

    Pioneer 701 Slow Running

    As I sit watching my sons game, I'm reviewing the service manual. So the servo boards are different between the 707 (servo board#070) and the 701 (#068 or #069 depending on the versions of your 701) mine is a #069 variant. I also was able to pull matching Pioneer cap replacement #'s off of a...
  22. SteveMurphy

    Pioneer 701 Slow Running

    Ok. So I did have the wires on correctly. I take lots of pictures of each board before I jump in so I was able to verify it that way. I started wiggling wires around and one of the wires on the transistor broke off. It was barely attached (they seem brittle to me). I resoldered it back on and...
  23. SteveMurphy

    Pioneer 701 Slow Running

    Well, I think the delay is slightly longer now, but still only about 1/3rd a second. I recapped the power/oscillation board (the one with the record relay), the control assembly (LHS that has that cap that dictates the rec delay), the line level board, the playback amplifier board (which has the...
  24. SteveMurphy

    Pioneer 701 Slow Running

    Ok, I recapped the relay board (059). One of the large caps leaked pretty badly and glued itself to the pcb. 13 caps total. Same problem, hardly any delay. I'm off to find that control cap. I'll just replace it then recheck the stop/rec delay time. Hopefully that will do it. -Steve
  25. SteveMurphy

    Pioneer 701 Slow Running

    Caps ordered.
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