Pioneer nirvana
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Steve H
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Steve H
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Have you ever used any contact cleaner on it? I'm going looking for a thread on it's use before I start spraying it around knobs and levers. I have a CT F1000 Pioneer tape deck that cuts in and out on one of the channels. When I pause the tape and hit the source lever a few times, it miraculously heals it. I'm guessing oxidation . . .Anything that sound passes through can be a problem.
I'm having my right channel go out on my SX-5570 occasionally and have no clue what it is.
It's all trial and error for me
Mrv8q
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If I were you, I 'd pull all the pretty gear out of that tight cabinet, and hook it all up on the dining room table. This way you can see all the connections and grounds, and make sure everything is working correctly. If it's not, you're not fighting the tight clearance of the cabinet. Give it a chance to operate at it's best, and once it's singing to your satisfaction, put it back in the cabinet.
BTW, I'd have gone with the UFO album...
BTW, I'd have gone with the UFO album...
Steve H
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Audio karma has everything! Found the thread on "Deoxidizing" with Deoxit D5 and Faderlube which was miracously brought up from the archives yesterday! Printed it out read it over sounds easy enough except for this tiny bit of anxiety I have about cracking open the SX1280 for the first time. The screws on the back say in bold letters with arrows pointing to the screws "DO NOT REMOVED THIS SCREW". It appears these are the very screws I need to remove so you can understand my hesitance.
Steve H
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I saw them live when I was in college. They opened for Ronnie Montrose and Boston I will never forget "Misty Green and Blue" from that concert.
Okay It's all coming back out on Saturday! Hooking it all up on the dining room table while I cut a larger hole in the back out of that tight cabinet so I can get to this beast easier. I've ordered Deoxit D5 and I need to order some Faderlube today.
Get yourself a few sets of better/new cables of correct length. Who knows how those old originals have been treated etc. You don't need to go crazy, just something with decent shielding etc. Maybe new speaker wire too.
You just need to start eliminating all the possible conflicts one at a time. Try the receiver only with nothing else connected. Make sure the power cord is not all mixed up with other cables and wires. Add the tape player. Maybe a digital source of some sort to the Aux. And see what you get in terms of noise. Then add the turntable. That's usually the challenge. Don't forget to clean any contacts you can at the cartridge.
If you have a multimeter you can also do a quick check of the DC off-set to make sure there is something off there. I doubt there is though.
The deoxit process is also probably a timely routine and the guide here on AK should make it easy. Just don't cut any corners on making sure it is dry before trying anything. That is a very expensive amp. Anything beyond this stuff, find a good tech nearby.
All stuff you should do anyway since this is vintage gear that appears to have been idle for some time.
You just need to start eliminating all the possible conflicts one at a time. Try the receiver only with nothing else connected. Make sure the power cord is not all mixed up with other cables and wires. Add the tape player. Maybe a digital source of some sort to the Aux. And see what you get in terms of noise. Then add the turntable. That's usually the challenge. Don't forget to clean any contacts you can at the cartridge.
If you have a multimeter you can also do a quick check of the DC off-set to make sure there is something off there. I doubt there is though.
The deoxit process is also probably a timely routine and the guide here on AK should make it easy. Just don't cut any corners on making sure it is dry before trying anything. That is a very expensive amp. Anything beyond this stuff, find a good tech nearby.
All stuff you should do anyway since this is vintage gear that appears to have been idle for some time.
SX550
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I completely cleaned my receiver, but there are so many other things, like my speaker switch, hdmi cable, audio cables,...
Yesterday i listened for 2,5hours without problems, so it comes and goes
Steve H
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Took your advice dismantled the entire installation and moved it to the dining room table. Worked out each component one at a time, replaced all those old cables with new double shielded cables, Took the AK instructions on Deoxit D5 and cleaned everything I could get to easily. Stayed away from the tape deck belts and drives. Cut the back out of that cabinet so everything is now easily accessible and made lots more room for the connections. Kept all power cables away from audio cables. Hooked up an FM antenna on my old television antenna and ran coax to the receiver. Regrounded the whole thing. Guess what. This baby sings like nothing I've ever heard before. I'm listening to an FM station over 100 miles away with a strong stereo signal. The humming turntable is now silent. I love this tape deck. I swear the old tapes I made from my table 30 years ago sound better than the vinyl record! How is that possible?
Now if I could just get that van running . . .
Steve H
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I'm ready to do the Deoxit D5 commercial now Mr. DeMIlle and my SX1280 is ready for her closeup.
The coffee can sized Toroidal Transformer, flanked by four large capacity electrolytic capacitors, two for each channel give the SX1280 the "ultimate clarity even under high power conditions" That's what the manual says and it ain't lying. My brother saw this for the first time and exclaimed "My God it's a Flux Capacitor, this thing going to generate a warp signature!" My brother suffers from psychedelic flashback's occasionally when he forgets to take his meds.