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    KLH 23 Cabinet Damage

    Newbie here! Looking to get back to the audio of my youth. Last night I picked up a pair of KLH 23 speakers. After I got them home, into the light and hooked up to something better than the FM radio they were demo'd with, I discovered some damage to the bottom of one of the cabinets. Looks like...
  2. davstev

    ProAc Tablette 50 - bad surprise when I got them home

    Purchased a pair of ProAc Tablette 50 mini monitors from a nice local couple. They'd wrapped the speakers in towels and had them stored in boxes for many years, and finally decided to sell them. They're pristine. But they stored them in possibly bad orientations in the box, on the side, and...
  3. C

    Teac A-3440 Repair - No Record or Pause

    Hi folks, hoping I might be able to find some advice. Received today what should be my ideal tape machine, a teac a-3440. I got a very good deal on it thanks to it only being partly tested. Unfortunately it received a couple of solid bashes on it's way to me, as well as possibly having one or...
  4. JayPare

    Cone hole, can I refoam without replacing it?

    I picked up a pair of Atom V2 for 20$ CAD on monday and I thought it was a steal but after hooking them up I was really disappointed with their sound. I also heard some weird noise coming from them so I decided to open them, and surprise, they need refoam. I've done refoam in the past and for...
  5. vmartell

    Zerostat and MM cartridges

    Hello Did a search on the forum and while there are lots of zerostat threads and some mention of damage, I could not find a definitive yes or no answer. Might be I'm dumb, so apologies in advance. Can zerostat damage your moving magnet cartridge? In what circumstances? Do you have to do it...
  6. L

    Tape railroading

    I got a set of pre-recorded cassettes, wound with BASF chrome tape. I put one in my deck — a 40-year old Panasonic/Technics — and was horrified when I heard the sound of tape being chewed and the sound all distorted. I pulled it out, and it was railroaded! Then I recalled that since I got this...
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    Klipsch RW 12d 120V Sub Power Problems

    Hey, I recently acquired this used sub, and have had problems getting power. Changed out the cord and fuse, and it did not help. Took off the panel and was hoping it was a wire problem and was dumbfounded/horrified at what I found. Besides the obvious, there was what looked liked super glues...
  8. M

    Is Yamaha s500 powerful enough for Cerwin Vega 12"?

    I have a pair of Cerwin Vegas 12", they're rated for 300 watts max and I am considering getting a Yamaha A-S500 to drive them. The Yamaha s500 is only rated for 85 watts x2 unfortunately. I'm looking for something below $500 in order to get decent sound quality and volume, ideally a Yamaha since...
  9. cykotic

    Explosive Damage to Cerwin-Vega DX-9 woofers

    HOLY CATASTROPHIC DESTRUCTION BATMAN! I've been a quasi-audiophile my whole Rock n Roll life. But in ALL of my years, I have NEVER seen this! I was rocking out last night when all of a sudden I hear a drop in bass and this buzzing sound. Now I just had my classic 1977 Sansui 9090DB restored to...
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    How to avoid headphone damage from pulsed signals?

    I study auditory perception for work, so when I design sound files to be played during experiments, the first channel typically contains audio, while the second channel contains a sync pulse, which is basically a series of square pulses occurring at desired times during the audio. My issue is...
  11. StoryMe

    "I've made a terrible mistake" - Gob

    Hangs his head and sighs.... I messed up. I needed to clean the knobs on a Marantz 2270 that I'd picked up and was refurbing a bit before putting into use. New bulbs, new velum, new power switch, cleaned pots. I was learning a bit as I went and had watched a youtube video suggesting that I soak...
  12. Johnny_Law

    Help Filing FedEx Claim - Proof of Value?

    FedEx packed, shipped, and destroyed a center channel speaker of mine. I sold it for $275 and paid for extra insurance up to $300. I assumed that buying $300 worth of insurance meant they'd pay $300 if they ruined it. However, now they are disregarding that and requiring a "proof of value"...
  13. PhantomFlame

    HUGE Spark When Charging Phone Touched Amplifier wtf?

    So I was charging my phone and it was on the desk, I nudged it a tiny bit by accident and it touched the front facia of my amplifier (metal) and there was about a 1 inch spark coming from the speaker of the phone?!?! :rflmao: Now when i watch videos on the phone there is a slight bleep/static...
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    How easy is it to detect stylus wear/damage audibly? Help Needed.

    This is a question I have never been able to answer, In the past I have attempted to determine whether my stylus needs replacing due to wear or damage but have never been able to detect the distortion, sibillance or muffling associated with stylus wear. Hypothetically, if my stylus was damaged...
  15. J

    Phono amp damage?

    Hello all, I recently picked up a really nice Sansui 5000x. Got it home, everything sounds good except the phono inputs. I start with my turntable, and it just sounds really staticky and awful. So then I check with a few other inputs. Still distorted. Did some cleaning with Deoxit, still sounds...
  16. C

    Used a Spin Clean, record sound worse no matter what

    I used a Spin Clean, and now the vinyl that I cleaned sounds horrible with pops and clicks and best way to describe it, campfire. I tested this vs. records that haven't been cleaned using the Spin Clean, honestly night and day. The records themselves were clean, and I mean NM- to brand new. Yes...
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