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Hi guys, i have a SX 1250 that had been recapped about 6 years ago, then was used for about a year until it was replaced. It has been sitting indoors in a dry location for the past 5 years. I started it up today and my left channel is not working, took of all covers and used deoxit on all...

I know lp cleaning has been gone over thousands of time and im sure many newer ideas or information has heightened the analog listening experience. I am just adding an observation that i encountered. As many after years of listening to lps on basic combination units, i longed for better quality...

Hi guys I only listen to vinyl in my sound room but rip songs to play in my car or Bluetooth speaker from my computer. For me this process has worked well, I use a Cambridge audio converter and the program audacity to achieve this, for my liking i only convert to flacs for better sound quality...

I am posting here to describe my personal experience using this software and setup tool. As many on this site i have learned a lot about receivers, amps speakers etc. I started with a Pioneer Pl-55 turntable, Grado green cart , Keff reference speakers and a Marantz 2065 receiver. Compared to...

Hi guys, have any of you tried this software. I have an Oracle Delphi 6 and a while ago was having an issue dealt with by the Oracle factory in Sherbrooke Quebec. After my issue was resolved i agreed to have my cart set up using their German software to get maximum sound from my cart. As most of...

Hi guys i have spent allot of time like im sure a lot of you trying to improve sound quality. In the past years i have upgraded equipment and added acoustical elements to my listening area to get the sound i enjoy, Recently i have moved and rebuilt my sound room. I have noticed since the move...

Hi Im using a cadenza bronze on an Oracle delphi 6 with a technics epa 100 arm, I love the sound but sometimes find it a little bright. I have read that mc carts are known to sound brighter than MM carts, this may be incorrect info. Ive tried the setup with a Marantz 2385 and a Pioneer sx 1980 ...

Hi I have pair of 19s that were recapped about a year ago. Ive noticed that the right speaker sounds a little brighter than the left. When using the crossover controls there is no change in sound. the left quite a noticeable change. What should i be looking at? thanks for any help on this.

Hi Guys, i am using an Ortofon Bronze Cadenza , because of the low output I need to use either a SUT or an external phono amp. Due to the increasing of the db I feel it causes some issues with sound. When listening to the amp with the needle lifted off the lp, I hear what i can only describe as...

Just a general question, when i am using phono i get a bit of a hum on volume above 35%, it sounds like the background noise you hear on a pa system when there is dead air. I notice that when i touch the tonearm it increases, is this normal?

Hi i have a pair of Altec 19s that were recapped about two years ago, ive noticed a slight hum when connected to the receiver, volume at zero . No hum on right speaker, no change when setting speaker left to right. Is this probably a defective cap? thanks for any input.

Hi guys i have a 2325 that has a hum on phono, even if i disconnect the rca cables i still hear hum, much less but still noticeable I tried running a ground from my power receptical to the ground screw on the back of the unit, no change, if i touch the phono rca inputs with my finger its loud...

I moved a while ago and unfortunately suffered some damage to some of my equipment , even though i thought I had packed everything very well. bubble wrapped and boxed. One of the items i am concerned with is my SX-1250, I noticed i lost my right side on all selections and heard some popping. I...

Hi guys i have an issue with my 1980, Damage had occurred to the flat amp, not sure how but i am the likely suspect. I have been having an issue with the right speaker surging at times, in surging i mean the sound would increase maybe double for mostly a half a second but sometimes two or three...

Hi Akers, I wanted to give some feedback on the sound quality of the SX 1980 and to give credit to Akers for their expertise and skills. As many of you I have been on a journey looking for the sound that I moves my soul. On this journey I have learned from AKers the importance of acoustics...

Hi Oracle owners, i was wondering if any of you upgraded from regular to turbo power, if you did how great was the improvement. I have an Oracle Delphi iv that i have upgraded to a vi , new mvss system, new bering and drive. It sounds amazing and this would be the next step.

Hi i have heard from many that tube gear is some of the best reproduction of sound, at the moment i have a system that sounds pretty amazing. For some back ground i am using an Oracle turntable with a Technics 100 arm, an Otrofon Bronze Cadenza cart, Altec 19 speakers and switching between a...

Hi AKers, I have a couple of pairs-of altec 19s. I was working out of town a-lot and for a while i had my home and a townhouse, due to my love for music i set up a soundroom in both locations. I have now left the townhouse and i end up with an extra pair of 19s. I am not interested in selling...

Hi guys, i earlier posted issues with popping sound when using switches while using phono. I read through the post form premiumplus that seemed to have the same issue. In reading some of the responses i noted that dirty switches were the possible fault. Since then i cleaned all switches again...

Can anyone send me info on how to properly disassemble, clean and reassemble all switches on the SX 1250. I am having issues with speaker selector and tape duplicator and monitor. Thanks . pete

Can a resistor as in the photo be shorted? if so how do you test for this with a multimeter . when i use the audible ohm feature it always sounds like its shorted.

Wow it seems it never ends, With the help of you guys i just troubleshot a few issues and the unit sounds great. Maybe i should leave well enough alone, I notice that if i select an input with nothing attached, i hear a tick tick tick that becomes poping if i increase volume. This happens on...

Hi I posted this earlier but was repairing an issue with the stabilizer board at the time, I felt that issue might help with this issue. As often i was wrong. In AM or FM there are no issues, great sound and balance, in phono 1 i get left side and no right, in phono 2 nothing either side. I...

Hi guys i am trying to resolve an issue with the right channel no sound only on phono. all works well with AM and FM. The setting is phono 1, on phono 2 i dont get left or right. On phono 1 when i set balance to far right, i get a bit of sound when moving volume up and down. Am i correct in...

Hi does anyone know a tech in the Montreal or Toronto area that can recapp this beast?