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Audio Club of Maine (ACMe)

hi @Will_Emanuel !! Welcome to ACMe :) I think I met you at NE HiFi one time, either dropping off or picking up. I think, lol, I also saw an Yamaha receiver you have for sale on FB Marketplace today. Small world, sometimes :)

We were just getting this group into gear the Fall before COVID hit. A few people met up as small groups, I think. I assume we'd all like to be more social in the near future, god willing!

I imagine for many of us, you have what seems like the summer dream job!

When you feel like it, tell us a bit more about yourself: musical likes, current speakers, particular interests. If you read back to the beginning of this thread, you'll see some intros from other folks as well.
 
As for me... I've collected quite a stack of stuff in the basement, that I'm starting to work my way through. I have a larger order from PE on the way, mostly caps for replacing. My current project is putting together a fun little basement system for my friend, also in Portland. Bought some decent 3-way Yamaha bookshelf speakers (the ones everyone dislikes, not the ones that everyone likes) at a yard sale last summer, and put some damping material inside (automotive butyl pads, thought I'd give them a try). I'm going to replace the 20+ year old caps with some nicer ones from PE. In addition, I've tested and am going to clean up a mid-80s Technics receiver that he got from his mother in law.

And I'm working on getting a Technics SL-B210 turntable up and running for him -- I picked it up curbside over the summer. A gift from kind, older woman, hoping someone else would enjoy her late husband's gear.

This last one is giving me the most trouble. I ordered a new belt and its spinning again. Cleaned up pretty well. But the cueing system isn't working as expected. I went so far as to take the entire back off last weekend, but couldn't quite sort out what wasn't working correctly. The service manual i found for it is... kinda terrible. It has diagrams and charts, but no explanation as to how things actually work, or how to fix the cueing lever if it doesn't seem to be working.

Anyone ever tackle an issue like this on their own?

Thanks!
 
Sorry, can't help with the cueing issue. Often comes down to thickened lubrication or weak springs. I have 3 VM changers, two in Motorola tube consoles and one stand alone, and a Dual 1209. Those are all built pretty rugged. I'm a big fan also of my Technics SL-D3, a semi-auto, but hope I never have to perform such troubleshooting myself. That and a PL-12D are pretty much daily drivers with a Dual 510 as backup. I also have two other Pioneer and a Denon table that need some work or new home.
 
Figured I would hop in and say hi, I’m in Ellsworth. I’m currently mostly interested in a mashup of golden-age American and 89’s-90’s Audiophile gear. My current main system is a Technics SP-25 with an Audioquest Arm and AT-VM95, Cambridge Audio CD Player or a Yamaha T-1 Tuner into a Bryston 1b Preamp and Dynaco ST-70 with a set of Dahlquist DQ-20i’s that I bought from a guy in Milo. Most of the gear was acquired for parts or repair and fixed up in my spare time.
 
brendanauth said:
Figured I would hop in and say hi, I’m in Ellsworth. I’m currently mostly interested in a mashup of golden-age American and 89’s-90’s Audiophile gear. My current main system is a Technics SP-25 with an Audioquest Arm and AT-VM95, Cambridge Audio CD Player or a Yamaha T-1 Tuner into a Bryston 1b Preamp and Dynaco ST-70 with a set of Dahlquist DQ-20i’s that I bought from a guy in Milo. Most of the gear was acquired for parts or repair and fixed up in my spare time.
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Welcome to the ACME Brendan. I also have a mash up system with an HK 825 preamp and matching tuner (mid 80's), Wharfedale W70E's (1972), Yamaha RX-E100 (Circa 2000 used as power amp only), and an LP120 TT.
 
Welcome! My Fisher 500B came from Ellsworth. I restored it with the great guidance from the Fisher forum and it’s singing sweetly.
 
Hey mates! Today was a rough day weather wise. Who’s without power? Mine went out at 9:36 AM. Still running generator.
 
Power just went, little lady made a lot of biscuits this morning, beef stew is done, but slow cooking with the heat it has. We keep water in the basement, just easier than pulling from old dug well.
 
Power was out for two hours early today but out now as of 15 minutes ago. Can’t complain.
 
Power went out at 9:30 PM last night and was off all night. Got up at 4:30 AM to start the wood stove (back up heat like any good Mainah). power came back on about 10 minutes ago - house never got above 60 with the box stove going full blast. It was f'ing cold last night!
 
I was back on generator for a little over a day but power was restored last evening.

Merry Christmas all!
 
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