Recent content by goanlisten

Have you tried "MCM electronics" they could find you a replacement but you'll want to know the size and you can get that from a Service manual. Oh "MCM" is now part of "Newark.com" Good luck to you,

From your description - and I've never seen or worked on that particular model - it sounds like you might be missing a "spring", which normally pulls the roller towards the shaft - or perhaps you need to adjust some tension mechanism that normally does that. It's possible the spring flew off...

In my case it has been mostly an old cassette itself. Try a good high quality, newer cassette and if the noise goes away you'll know it was the cassette or tape inside the cassette housing, making all that noise. Most squealing noise is caused by the dry tape in contact with the rollers. I...

That is very sad indeed! and reminds me of someone's square woofers in an APM-55, that a repair shop cut up, to utilize round surrounds. Sometimes the eyes and brains just don't engage............

Not a vinyl fan, I hope! - otherwise sooner than later on your way down to 0 hz, you'll meet my friend Mr. Rumble. He lives around 10 Hz, and you'll know it 'cause there'll be a "Lot of shakin' going on" Good luck to ya, and I hope you find what you wish.......

Bicycle tube vulcanizing kit from most sports stores has worked for me - be extra careful not to overdo it. Important: sufficient curing time is essential.

Have several AKAI reel to reels and a GX cassette player. My favorite will always be AKAI XV portable..........

Always been ( out of phase) mis-wire for me! I always seem to get, at least one speaker wired backwards, and then have to spend time tracing it .......... On the other hand you might find it when you open the blinds!!

Lubrication never worked for me - and seemed to do more harm, than good. What did work however was to open the cassette and physically transfer the tape to another cassette shell. Most tape holders are standard and the only difference you may encounter is the spring loaded tape guide, which you...

If the bottom octave sounds as though it does not belong to the music piece, being played, that usually signals a problem. My ears ( don't know why?) seem to pick that occurrence very quickly and results in listener's fatigue, I start looking for something else to do (other than listening...

Just purchase a "y" 3.5mm splitter cable from Best buy, Walmart and even Target or Walgreens. They are very in-expensive and available in most drugs stores. Good luck to you.

I would not touch any of the electronic/ resistive adjustments until you've determined where in the pre-amp stage, the signal drop is, that is if, the head is not the problem. I've found many times a faulty transistor in the pre-amp, will not amplify the signal enough to match the other...

Any good quality Sub will reproduce nice bass on its own but in combination with other speakers not all subs will sound their best at first. You may have to balance the outputs of one or the other, to match your regular speakers. IMHO, it's good practice to try out, before committing on a...

My first was, an acquisition from my Father - a battery eating " Philips" portable like this one in the 60's. I'd rewind five tapes looking for my favorite tunes, play one and time for new batteries. I subsequently installed a DC battery adapter and enjoyed it for many years. Well built...

IMHO, The trick to get the best sound out of a home designed speaker is a matter of sound preference. As we are aware each have their finer points and characteristics as well as disadvantages. So it becomes a matter of taste. For instance AS designs give the sound a better punch in the low end...