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Yes they do, I had it in my mind that gold was 1% for some reason :oops:

thanks, for the link, but there are no 220 ohm listed?

It doesn't look like digikey actually has any "metal oxide" film resistors with a 1% tolerance for here (unless I'm searching wrong). The ones I'm looking at are "metal film" and not "carbon film" if that makes a difference...

I think this is right answer, the board is discolored here, looking a little baked. I think smaller capacitors and more air is certainly a good idea but is there anything else anyone could recommend? I measured those resistors right there and one is dead on, but the other is out of spec so I'm...

Ahh, I wonder what this corner of the board is then? Unfortunately Niles doesn't release schematics from what I hear. I certainly haven't been able to find one and probably couldn't read it if I could find one. The manual has a copyright date of 2005 which seems about right to me. It's not too old.

I mentioned what I think is glue on the other capacitors but the stuff here looks nasty and gross. I do wonder if it is a heat issue. Is this where the power comes in? With more light: The board: We're looking at the upper left corner here. The AC goes into the big white thing and then...

I recently bought a Niles SI-275 which I ended up getting for free after the shipper packaged it inadequately and it was damaged during shipping. It works fine, but while poking around to find what it would take to repair the structural damage I also found some leaking capacitors on the board...

I did find the missing part rattling around in the case, so maybe gluing together is an option. I don't feel confident that it will hold, but I don't really know my glues.

I bought a Niles SI-275 on ebay and the seller did a terrible job packing. It was damaged so I got a a refund, but I'm hoping I can fix this up. I've verified that it works. The speaker terminals stick out so they got pushed in by the box at some point and broke the plastic clips on the inside...

Good News: I got a free Technics SL-1700 mk2 Bad News: because the ebay seller shipped it loose in a box without a scrap of packaging and without the tonearm secured Good News: The platter didn't come loose and still spins quietly at the right speed. Bad News: The tonearm makes a creaking noise...

Got it! Thanks! I'll see if I can put it up somewhere.

Hi all, I have an incoming Technics SL-1700 mk2 and had some questions I was hoping to find the answers to in the owners manual, but I can't seem to find it online. Except, of course, on Vinyl Engine, from where I can't download it because apparently my account was deleted. Can someone please...

I've got a pretty inexpensive pieced together system: an Optonica SM-7305 integrated amp, Boston Acoustics A60s, and the Technics SL-Q2 turntable. I listen to rock, jazz, and classical on old hand me down vinyl. I suspect that the best bang for my buck is probably on a record cleaner. A stylus...

Interesting. Is it really worth it to spend 3x the cost of the cartridge on a stylus upgrade vs buying a different cartridge? I guess a replacement stylus is already 75% of the cartridge price so perhaps that's where most of the value is. (I am a turntable neophyte.)

Thank you both for the help. It looks like that cart is somehow more compatible with a lighter tone arm like that on the Thorens so I won't bother try to move it over.

Hi all, I was gifted a turntable with this cartridge. It seems to be an Ortofon with an OM 20 stylus, but I'm not sure what the name of the cartridge is. I'm currently using an AT95E on my Technics SL-Q2 and I'm wondering if it might be an upgrade if I switch this cartridge over. I seems like...

Love those index controls :)

I suspect that is true, I'm thinking that reliability and features/UI are more important. Unfortunately, it seems as though the days of CD players with lots of buttons has passed. I think that if I want to skip tracks I'm going to have to grab a remote. And index points? Forget about it. That's...

I used to live in a place with craigslist and goodwill and I wish that were still an option :*(

I do worry about the reliability of Onkyo, but I've also owned a piece of Tascam equipment that failed. My experience with Tascam "support" was disheartening to say the least.

Why would I want the added complexity of DJ features I don't ever intend to use?

Thanks for the recommendation, that would definitely save a few bucks off the price new. Thanks for the link, I didn't run across that thread in my searches. Some interesting options there. I'd love one of those Marantz players, but I suspect that it might not be worth it to use with an...

Hi all, I've currently got a Sony CDP-C515, which works fine, but since I can now stream playlists from my computer the carousel functionality is more annoying than useful. I'm looking to replace it with a cd player that only does 1 disc at a time. I use the optical out to a AudioEngine D1, so...

I have no idea what I did, but it seems to be working now, thanks!

My multimeter has arrived! :banana: I put it on connectivity mode and I was able to verify that there's connectivity from the loose headshell wires to the rca plugs. I then turned my attention to the cartridge, but no matter which combination of pins I tested, I got no beeps. I tried...