Recent content by staf

Hi folks, i collect old tube radios and im fascinated in how they work and sound, I have a lot of tube radios and was wondering what you guys believe to be the symptoms of a rather worn tube? Instead of the difference between a new and dead tube, I'm interested in audio symptoms of a tube...

i didn't think you could reset the amp if it doesn't turn on

Pioneer VSX-534

It blew up the amp and wouldn't turn on anymore. I understand that i must have bridged the amp, but instead of using 1 positive and 1 negative, i used 1 positive and 1 positive. thanks guys

it was a silly mistake

Hi folks Quick question please, i connected both left and right positive speaker terminals to one speaker and the amp didn't turn on after that. Would this blow up the amp? thanks

Hi folks I acquired this cd player and at first it worked for a few hours then I slightly bumped it and it then wouldn't load the disc anymore. When it works, it loads the first disc like usual then displays how many tracks are on the cd. then plays it, when it doesn't work it doesn't load the...

For some reason its all sounding normal again, so yeah it was in my mind haha, thanks for your reply

hey folks I'm having a rather OCD moment here with my stereo, We had a storm the other day, and there was a lightning strike close by, I saw the flash than maybe 3 seconds later i heard the strike, My stereo was plugged in at the time but it stayed on and the lights stayed on too when it...

hey folks, Just wondering if i could get some help, a new to me Denon-500AE arrived today and im having some trouble with it, As i was playing a CD, it became very saturated with distortion which lead me to believe that it was faulty..but now it seems that it was only those 2 discs as other...

wow thanks guys, much appreciate it! . now its time to save up for these things. And now we see this hobby become deeper and deeper into fun/expense and obsession with sound.

Hey folks i have a sub with a down firing air port and it does not have those feet that are like pins but rather just usual feet, and i have a TT with spring loaded base. as you can see i dont know the correct terms but i hope you get the idea. the sub makes feedback and rumbling with the TT...

thanks man! ill think about becoming a subscriber

hey folks my 200wpc power amp only has 1 pair of binding posts, i was wondering if theres a a good speaker switch that i could buy on the bay, so that i can connect 2 pairs of speakers and switch them off and on? had a look and i see the speaker switch have a wattage rating, why is this? do i...

hey folks i am going to give some reasons why anyone should NOT buy a Project Debut Carbon TT, and i hope it influences people about their choices and the money they spend. i used my Project TT for about 2 years and had MANY issues with it, so here is my thoughts about them ok for one HUGE...