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  1. bushwood4568

    Fostex FE126 enclosures... BK-12M or Frugel Horn?

    Hello everyone. First off I'd like to thank everyone who got the site back up, I was missing Audiokarma. Now for my question. I'm thinking about building my first real DIY speakers using Fostex FE126En drivers. I am trying to decide between the Madisound BK-12m folded horn kit or building my...
  2. Franco989

    Pioneer SX-1050, no sound

    Hi Everyone, I just purchased my first serious receiver (previous owner of an SX-750/780) but it comes with some problems. There is no audio coming out from any of the speaker channels, including no sound when listening to headphones. The previous owner mentioned that it was working before he...
    • Franco989
    • Thread
    • diy help no-sound pioneer receiver sx-1050 troubleshooting
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Pioneer Audio
  3. M

    Upgrading a pair of realistic nova 15s

    I picked up a pair of nova 15s at a goodwill for $1.99 since they had foam rot... I found the foam for $8 to do the pair, but also heard they could probably use a crossover upgrade, without spending a ton of money on fancy caps... Can i just use standard nichicon caps or will that have a adverse...
    • matt.zepess
    • Thread
    • capacitor crossover diy foam nichicon nova radioshack realistic repair rot
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Speakers
  4. N

    Grills for Boston Acoustics T1030 speakers

    Hey Folks. I am the owner of a pair of T1030 speakers that I have had for a while. They are great speakers, and I plan on running them the foreseeable future. I did a refoam on the woofers when I bouught them, but since then my wife and I have had two kids. I do not have the original grills...
  5. cmarinkovich

    Questions about selling gear

    A couple years ago I came down with the sickness, leading me to begin purchasing large amounts of vintage audio gear (speakers, receivers, record players, 8 track players, vintage alarm clocks, consoles, records) . I reasoned that I would find what I like and flip the rest. I am now dealing with...
    • cmarinkovich
    • Thread
    • console stereo diy gear record record player restoration sell speaker tape deck
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Dollars and Sense
  6. Franco989

    Pioneer RT-701 playing to fast

    New guy here, been a lurker for a while but you all seam really knowledgeable, hoping someone can help with my problem below. The problem that I have is that the reel tape plays way to fast, and only after it has been powered on for a while will the tape play at a normal speed I have already...
  7. M

    Marantz 4270 - only front MAIN speakers work?

    Dear all, I am trying to restore 4270...currently only two main front (L+R) speakers work (out of 4 sets possible: front main, front rear, remote front and remote rear). I connected an oscilloscope to the ones NOT working, and there seems to be audio signal without LOAD (no speakers connected)...
  8. Sterben

    Help with Crossover

    I am building a speaker, preferably using dayton audio's reference series 1 1/8" tweeter and 8" woofer wired in parrellel. However, both speakers are 4 ohms and I need help figuring out how to make a 2nd order crossover that will bring the ohm load up to at least 6 ohms, without significantly...
    • Sterben
    • Thread
    • crossover dayton audio diy help ohm
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: DIY
  9. Sterben

    Need help figuring out some semantics...

    I have a set of ESS model seven(ish) speakers that I was suckered into buying, I tore them apart and the tweeters are blown, crossover is totally out of spec, and I want to rebuild them better than the original. Could someone please help me decide how I could integrate a ribbon tweeter into the...
    • Sterben
    • Thread
    • crossover diy help rebuild screwed
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Speakers
  10. J

    Repairing an old Garrard Model 210. Help?

    I'm kinda new to record players, mostly just tinkering with one's I'm given or find. I've got this Garrard "Model 210" and I've just greased it up and got it to spin without locking on me. Now I just need to find a replacement cartridge(?) of stylus(?) I'm still unsure on my terminology as I'm...
  11. T

    Basic question, Why does this dust cap stick out?

    I have a pair of Sansui SP2002's that need a couple of the dust caps replacing. Unfortunately these are both aluminium ones and for some reason, they stick out of the cone about 2mm or 3mm. There is a cylinder on what looks/feels to be paper that they are capped onto that comes out from the...
    • The8BitRedux
    • Thread
    • diy dust cap repair sansui sp-2002 speaker
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: DIY
  12. Myceliumvoic

    Speakers Made from Mushrooms

    I have been experimenting with mycelium (the vegetative part of a mushroom) to make awesome sounding speaker enclosures. Check out more pictures on my website. www.myceliumvoice.com
    • Myceliumvoic
    • Thread
    • diy homemade mushroomspeakers mycelium speakers
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: DIY
  13. A

    Crossover for Technics SB-L50's

    So I bought a pair of Technics SB-L50's at Goodwill the other day - in really nice shape, the look like they've never been used. Anyways, I bought them for a project for my 12yr old son and I. We are taking the speakers out and are going to build custom enclosures. I want to do away with "Linear...
    • Audio68
    • Thread
    • crossovers custom diy need help speaker building technics
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Speakers
  14. hvnorton

    Realistic Mach One driver removal...

    Hi all, I am currently trying to change the surrounds on my realistic Mach Ones and I can't figure how to get the drivers out. Do I have to open the cabinet or can they be removed from the front? It seemed at first like they might be able to come out of the front however after taking all of the...
    • hvnorton
    • Thread
    • diy realistic mach one speaker surrounds
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: DIY
  15. sqlsavior

    It was 1978. Who knew from Q?

    Recently I read a review in a high-end magazine, of some Harbeth speakers, where the reviewer compared them glowingly to his Quads: "...a comparison not to be chosen lightly as it has the same neutrality, naturalness, musical authority, midrange beauty, and a really extraordinary top-to-bottom...
  16. camerakid

    Are the Dayton Audio RS75T's a good deal?

    I was thinking of buying four Dayton Audio RS75T's and a pair of Denovo Audio 0.04 cu. Ft. Speaker boxes with my Christmas money for a DIY pair of speakers, so me and my dad can build them together (a little father-son project never hurts). And I bet your wondering why I need four of them...
    • camerakid
    • Thread
    • dayton audio diy worth it
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: DIY
  17. N

    Replacing turntable in Morse Electrophonic

    I need pointers on what I can replace the existing turntable in my Morse Electrophonic cabinet with. I have no knowledge at all about these components. It was given to me for Christmas by my grandmother whom said it was my mom's 16th birthday present. So eventhough I know this is the lower end...
    • nkrenzer
    • Thread
    • diy morse electrophonic phono problem
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Turntables
  18. DSCN1280

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  19. bradscoolio

    Looking for DIY MM Phono Stage that sounds great

    Heya, I'm looking at building a mm phono stage. I'm happy to break out the ferric chloride for single sided PCB etching or just use a bread board. I'm not overly well versed in electronics, only year 12 VCE (A levels) physics electronics knowledge + soldering skills from other PCB projects that...
    • bradscoolio
    • Thread
    • amp circuit diy pcb phono schematic
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: DIY
  20. PROJECT 2501

    REPLACING 8 OHM TWEETER WITH 16 OHM HORN

    What would be the expected results of replacing a 8 ohm tweeter with a 16 ohm compression driver and horn? Since there is double the impedance, should I expect lower output? Could someone please give me a crash course in basic speaker design and break it down for me? Thanks P.s Im aware that...
    • PROJECT 2501
    • Thread
    • 2501 design diy horns project speaker tweeters
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: DIY
  21. Psimonics

    What to do with a Project Essential?

    I recently got a new TT, but I still have my old Project Essential, to which I added a couple of upgrades - brass footers made by Edensound and an acrylic platter. I also added a Speedbox 2 - that failed which was my reason for deciding to get a new TT, as the Speedbox isn't sold in Japan...
  22. CosmoK

    How I refurbished my first receiver (Marantz 2245)

    I recently refurbished a Marantz 2245 receiver with very little prior experience in electronics. I'm using this thread to collate my sources and comments, in hopes that they may help other beginners. The idea is to explain some of the basics and then reference the real sources of detailed...
    • CosmoK
    • Thread
    • diy marantz 2245 maratnz rebuild refurbished
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Marantz Audio
  23. Wildcat

    Refurbishing some Martin Logan electrostatics

    A few years back, I got ahold of a set of Martin Logan Sequel IIs that were in need of repair--the price was so dirt cheap that I couldn't resist. They were in Connecticut, and I wasn't, so a friend kept them in storage until I was able to pick them up. I finally got them last year in August...
    • Wildcat
    • Thread
    • diy electrostatic martin logan sequel ii
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: DIY
  24. c.coyle

    How to Fix Everything

    "We're competing with the garbage dump" Lots of us have known for years that manufacturers want a world full of appliance operators. Fight back.
  25. jFF_Bulbo

    help with a Marantz 2250b

    Hello. recently i bought a pair of 2250b. M1 and M2 for further references. Well, M1 was in poor condition, powers up and works only as preamp, doing it well, amplifier section disabled. M2 is in mint condition but only works as amplifier (i thought that was the meaning of a "made in heaven"...
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