trouble shooting

So, I picked up a Sansui FR-3080 from the thrift store. Everything seems okay but there's one strange problem: when it auto-returns at the end of the record, the tonearm lifter doesn't come up in time. The tonearm does the returning, but it drags across the record for a few seconds before the...

I bought an SL-1200 mk2 in a bundle of audio equipment along with an SL-1700 Mk1. The 1700 plays perfectly, but the 1200 has been skipping on the same records. It’s got a new cartridge/stylus and it’s set level. the stylus is set to the recommended tracking force. I’ve tried adjusting the...

I'm not sure where to put this so I'm going to put it here and hope for the best. I recently acquired a BSR MCD8050 CD/Cassette combo. It won't do anything when I press any of the buttons. All the belts and stuff inside are good. I'm stumped. Please help!

This one might be hard to explain, but I'm gonna try my best. Recently, I acquired a JVC JL-F30 fully-automatic turntable. The only big problem it had initially was that the arm raising assembly was completely broken. Since then, some new problems have come up. They are as follows: When I try...

so I just got saved this Pioneer SX-680 from getting pitched at the dump. the guy who had it was the first and only owner. i brought it home and put a 4ohm RCA speaker on it and a variety of other speakers (up to 4 ohm) and none of them worked in any of the different outputs. everything seems to...

I have a Stereotech 1200. Over the winter it developed a hum on both the left and right channels. Hum is present: with no sources connected on multiple outlets and house electrical circuits on multiple sets of speakers and wires regardless of 2 prong plug orientation (again tested on...