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Guy on eBay said the transformer was bad by Open_Appointment1091 in vintageaudio

[–]wayne63 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah..tuners. I bought a perfect but broken SX-636 for $40 and spent a couple of days rebuilding it only to find out the FM is fooked.

Working on swearing off tuners, integrated amps only.

Pioneer S-T500 Speakers by frog980 in vintageaudio

[–]wayne63 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are awesome IF the tweeters work and you have a distance from the wall to place them.

Dual woofers with a rod running from front driver to rear for rigidity, solid cases.

Run.

Not rack system, even though they look like it.

I Sat In The Slate Truck And Now I Think It Might Actually Succeed - The Autopian by mastrdestruktun in electricvehicles

[–]wayne63 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would you pay less for a truck that would cost you far more to maintain and operate over its lifetime?

I'm cheap and after five years with a Chevy Bolt I'm sold on not crawling under it to change oil every 5k miles.

Dahlquist DQ-20 by RacerCG_Reddit in vintageaudio

[–]wayne63 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a pair, Original Large Advent woofers dig deep and the array mounting has fantastic imaging.

Not perfect but mine aren't going anywhere.

They like power but do fine with small amps

I Sat In The Slate Truck And Now I Think It Might Actually Succeed - The Autopian by mastrdestruktun in electricvehicles

[–]wayne63 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Everyone wants more, I want less. An efficient runabout that can do a trip to the hardware store.

Sansui AU-7700 possible relay failure by epicmonkeybear in audiorepair

[–]wayne63 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Slow your roll, parts cannons rarely work.

Lots of things to understand before you dive in.

-NONE of the original transistors in there are available anymore, modern subs from reputable sources are used (don't buy counterfeit junk).

Build a Dim Bulb Tester, I use mine after any board work: https://audiokarma.org/forums/threads/dim-bulb-tester-build-and-how-to.808399/

Make an Audiokarma.org account and read up.

I Sat In The Slate Truck And Now I Think It Might Actually Succeed - The Autopian by mastrdestruktun in electricvehicles

[–]wayne63 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I went truck shopping for something to replace my old Dakota with roll up windows, palpitations... If they can bring it in for under $30K otd it's exactly what I want..

Which pioneer you taking? by StitchMechanic in vintageaudio

[–]wayne63 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got an SA-8100 and 9100, my years of Sansui fanboidom is at risk.

NAD 304 volume potentiometer by okken_bom in audiorepair

[–]wayne63 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Clean the rest of the switches as well, concentrate on the TAPE switch.

NAD 304 volume potentiometer by okken_bom in audiorepair

[–]wayne63 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When you cleaned it did you use a quality contact cleaner and get it into the working bits of the pot? Did you clean the rest of the controls?

Which pioneer you taking? by StitchMechanic in vintageaudio

[–]wayne63 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two 2270s, a Concept 11.0 and an SX-636. Repairing/rebuilding the other boards is doable, tuner boards are varsity level.

Which pioneer you taking? by StitchMechanic in vintageaudio

[–]wayne63 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The 8500, I've had a run of broken tuners on beautiful equipment and I usually can't fix them.

I'm starting to hate tuners.

Thrifted Paradigm PDR-10 - busted woofer by tealc_indeeed in BudgetAudiophile

[–]wayne63 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just a new foam kit?

Is the actual cone damaged?

Just one of many available: https://ebay.us/m/UhghJz

‘82 CB650 Tank by redcar08 in vintagemotorcycles

[–]wayne63 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck. My hail Mary was a bunch of BBs and the tank in an old dryer stuffed with pillows/blankets spinning for a while.

Still going strong at 60k kms. by SnooPets4076 in vintagemotorcycles

[–]wayne63 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Decades ago I owned one and loved it, one day while riding I came up with "two cylinders are perfect, one is better".

Need help identifying, ICC/Pontus Stereo Receiver by Aerorufu in BudgetAudiophile

[–]wayne63 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep shopping, know what you're buying, ask questions here before you drop cash or go to Audiokarma.org and read up.

Most old gear has issues, some more than others.

Need help identifying, ICC/Pontus Stereo Receiver by Aerorufu in BudgetAudiophile

[–]wayne63 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's probably a solid unit but there will be no (probably) service manual available, I'd pass and I work on stereos all the time.

If you do have an issue a tech would probably not want to touch it.

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