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  1. Yeeterkeeter

    What is Synchro Dubbing?

    I just ordered my first cassette player, and has a feature called 'Synchro Dubbing', and I was just wondering what that is and what it does. Thanks!
  2. Yeeterkeeter

    How much does the quality of the cartridge stylus affect the sound

    I own a singular record player, and that’s a generic victorola thing. It’s overall built very cheap. It’s made almost entirely from plastics, it has a lot of turntable flutter, and the speakers are awful. Naturally, this would be from the cheap design, but when I plugged in my (slightly better)...
  3. Yeeterkeeter

    Question about 8track audio quality

    Generally, what is the audio quality of an 8track? Is it scratchy sounding or is it more akin to vinyl or cassette?
  4. Yeeterkeeter

    Speaker cabinet recommendations

    I’m looking to start off a new setup in my room, and I’ve always had an eye for nice looking stuff, but since cheapskate blood runs in my veins, I’m looking for something, well, cheap. Does anyone know a good brand/model of cabinet that I can find for cheap (or not). Thanks!
  5. Yeeterkeeter

    Which brand of speaker manufacture is your fav/least fav and why?

    Just a little questionnaire thread I wanted to start for the sake of it (also to see if they’re any patterns I’ll find Fav: JBL, since i own a pair of very well made 4301’s, and they have served me well, close second Yamaha & Bose Least fav: fisher, since I got scammed on a pair of fishers...
  6. H

    Acoustic Speakers of unknown origin

    I've been looking at some speakers on FB marketplace for a while, but I haven't been able to figure out the brand, model, or if it's actually worth it to get them. I'm sure they'd be better than what I have now, but it'd be nice to know what I'm actually buying. The attached images are from the...
  7. Jrockpsycho

    Need help finding transistors

    Hello, I am rebuilding a Dolby cat-22 module and I need some help finding equivalents for the following transistors (same pinout is preferable): BC414LC BC416LC BFR80 BFR40 Thank you
    • Jrockpsycho
    • Thread
    • question transistors
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: DIY
  8. Asterisk3095

    Trying to track down cause of channel imbalance with turntable

    Hello AudioKarma! Recently I have noticed that something in my turntable setup is causing channel imbalance. The left channel is 3-4db louder than the right channel. When listening, it sounds like the center of the music is around my left eye My setup is basically Grado Green3 cartridge ->...
  9. S

    Hoping for advice on a possible purchase -- Yamaha turntable, EAR preamp, and Cary amp

    Greetings, good people of Audiokarma. I'm hoping some of you might not mind sharing your wisdom, warnings, thoughts, knowledge, and opinions. I'm thinking of buying the following from a guy: Yamaha YP-D8 with Stanton 881s EAR 834p Preamp Sound Masters Line Buffer Preamp No. 9 Ver. 2 Cary...
    • samuelmarius
    • Thread
    • advice cary cad-308-sa ear 834p question sound master line level preamplifier stanton 881s tubes turntables yamaha yp-d8
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Dollars and Sense
  10. N

    Sansui 350a input interference question

    On my Sansui 350a, I only had an input connected to the aux ports, but accidently left the selector on phono. When I started to play music, I could hear the aux input, very faintly and noisily. Selecting aux played my input like normal. Is this just harmless, but interesting, interference? I...
    • nCarp
    • Thread
    • help question sansui sansui 350a
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Solid State
  11. D

    Sansui S-X900 noticeable white noise on left channel

    Hello all, I've been noticing a white noise coming from the left side on this receiver. I was wondering if anyone had experienced this sort of thing and if you did fixed it would you say it was capacitors, resistors, transistors or something else? I have opened it yesterday to have a look in...
  12. S

    The smallest speakers for this space?

    Hi there First off, I'm gonna be honest, I don't know much about Hi-Fi and thought this would be a good place to ask for advice :) I recently modified my 2-story bed to fit another mattress below it. And now I am going to install a monitor (the one in the picture is a temporary one) in front of...
  13. Frank Wild

    A little help from my friends? Kenwood KA-3500

    With loads of help from Hopjohn https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/the-ka-3500-restoration.840144/ and Super Noob https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/project-kenwood-ka-3500-nate-dogg.983234/ I’m restoring my dear old Kenwood KA-3500, not my first soldering project...
  14. N

    Any way to connect this

    So I recently moved to an apartment and received this Crosley eclipse with passive speakers as a present. In an attempt to save space and potentially improve my tv's audio I was wondering if it would be possible to connect the stereo and tv to a receiver or amp and then connect the speakers from...
  15. Straadnieks

    Sony TC-K315 issues, slowing down and chewing metal

    Heyo, I was told this was the right place to go with this, since nobody nowhere else could really help. Helped gramps move out, took his big storage of audio tapes and tons of metal blank tapes. Needed a machine. So, after surfing the local ads for a while, this TC-K315 tape deck popped up and...
    • Straadnieks
    • Thread
    • help question repair sony tape deck tape deck slow
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Tape
  16. G

    Denon AVR-X1200W repair help

    Hello all, I am trying to repair my said AVR after it started going into protection blinky red. Have some knowledge of electronics (college courses in the 90s :)) and do solder here and there. Service manual for this AVR is here. So far, successfully replaced 7912 voltage regulator in the...
    • Gl-dunk-27
    • Thread
    • demon question relay repair troubleshoot
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: DIY
  17. VanishCave

    Finally got my hands on a 4 track cart player! (It has some issues)

    Today I was excited to pick up my first 4 track cart player: a Muntz H5500 “12 track” player. I can hardly find any reference to this model online at all. It appears to be the guts of a regular automobile 4 track player along with a 12v power supply and speakers housed in a handsome...
    • VanishCave
    • Thread
    • 4 track cartridge question repair
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Tape
  18. J

    Consistently faulty preamp tubes?

    Hello, I have recently purchased a Dynavox TPR-3 pre-amp that uses 6n3 type tubes. However after purchasing now two sets of tubes and being sent a single replacement tube, three of the five tubes tested have been faulty after minor usage. The two cheap Chinese tubes the pre amp came with work...
    • jddonuts
    • Thread
    • 5670 6n3 6n3 compatible help preamp question tubes
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Tube Audio
  19. plavatar

    P2250 upgrade ideas and preamp recommendations?

    I upgraded from my AX-596 to a P2250 this weekend (using an HTR-5960 as a pre on both). So far, the P2250 is a big upgrade. Testing on my Polk Monitor 12 will continue tonight =) So. - Any mods I should know about? I dd a cursory search and google, but nothing jumped out at me besides the...
    • plavatar
    • Thread
    • mod p2250 preamp question
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Yamaha
  20. Lillin

    Mitsubishi LT-22 and Beginner Questions

    Hello everyone, I recently picked up a Mitsubishi LT-22 in seemingly working order for $50. I'm super excited and plan on using this for a long time, but I am totally new to turntables and want to make sure I have set it up correctly before playing any records on it. I plan on replacing the...
  21. V

    Which turntable is build better?

    I'm planning on buying a new turntable since the old one my dad gave me died. So I've been looking online for second hand turntables and I am debating whether I should buy a Audio Technica AT-LP5 for 150 euros without an element or a dual 505-2 with an AT 91 b cartridge for 110 euros I've...
    • Veldemer02
    • Thread
    • audio-technica at-pl5 dual 505-2 question turntable
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Turntables
  22. T

    National Panasonic sl 1100

    I just got a sl 1100 from the early production run where it was still branded under de national Panasonic brand instead of technics. However it has a bit of a strange serial number. The serial number is 000020. Now I don't know what this means exactly and I would be extremely surprised if the...
    • TrevorBarten
    • Thread
    • national panasonic question serial number technics
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Turntables
  23. M

    Help with my "new" Sherwood S-7100

    Long time lurker here and first poster... so nice to meet y'all. I just picked up a Sherwood S-7100 in beautiful condition from craigslist in my area. It's honestly a beautiful receiver listing right now with headphones and it sounds stellar. And no power issues with the volume knob! *crosses...
    • Mikey$5
    • Thread
    • question s-7100 sherwood troubleshooting
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Solid State
  24. Flapjacks

    Are there alternatives to grounding a stereo?

    I've got a newer record player but my stereo has a spot for a ground and hums with the phono input. Would grounding the stereo to something (random metal?) get rid of it?
    • Flapjacks
    • Thread
    • ground hum help noob question record player
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Turntables
  25. Flapjacks

    Kenwood KR 6050 record player ground question.

    I've got an old KR 6050 and it talks about grounding your record player to get rid of ground hum in the manual but modern record players don't have a ground (at least mine doesn't). Can I just ground it to some metal or something? Would that get rid of the hum? Any suggestions of things that...
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