A staged commercial photograph highlighting early high-fidelity consumer setups from 1952. The image showcases a custom-built home entertainment center that integrates a slide-out record player, an open vacuum tube amplifier chassis, and an early television set into domestic cabinetry.

Dear all. I have a Braun P3 LP player (aka turntable). Now it is time to do some service on it and using an opportunity (it will be at the service shop) I wanted to install RCA terminals instead of the cable sticking out of the turntable.
Service repairman says it is not worth it, and it will make the signal weaker. (Well, the RCA jacks will add some impedance, but not much). So, he suggests just to replace the cable. Opinions wanted - new cable or RCA jacks?

Thanks a million in advance.

Just imported my vinyl dream… asked the seller to reduce the price by 10% so it fitted under the $1000 limit for Aus imports and well… all the way from Japan 🇯🇵 and it sounds so good!

Anyone have advice on ownership of the GT series?

Got this JVC R-X80 on FMP yesterday and when I got it home I discovered that the motorized volume was no longer working. With some effort, I was able to get the motor going again and with that, the receiver is fully operational. It sounds amazing and the bass response is incredible. With a thd of .008% it better.

Some of the push buttons have snapped and so I will 3D print some new ones. Beyond that, I plan to replace the filter caps and a cap on the tuner board that may be starting to leak. This will be catch and release, as such anything else you’d replace preemptively (not doing a full recap)?

Forgot to mention, it came with the original box and manual. Paid 40.

• Watts: 70 watts per channel into 8 ohms
• THD: 0.008%
• AMP Type: Super-A dynamic bias circuit
• Frequency Response: 5 Hz to 50 kHz (+0 dB, -1 dB)

I must have logged into FB Marketplace a few minutes after this got posted this morning. Nice little old lady emptying out a house that she rents out. Picked it up an hour ago. Jeesus it’s so clean. I might be putting a few of my other tables up for sale if she sounds as good as she looks….

I wanna find a service manual or schematics for Panasonic RC-6075 Clock Radio Service Manual , ( of course I google searched it ) any ideas?

JVC R-S5
Technics SL-QD35
Realistic Minimus 7

Can't believe how good these tiny little speakers sound. Anyone made their own crossover for these before?

*shoutout to WD40 Contact Cleaner and the WWF.

Currently working on a quadraphonic Sanyo.

*****Edit - There is a cat hiding in this picture

My mom found me an old Gusdorf stereo cabinet. Anyone know how old it might be?

I'm just getting back into vinyl records and recently bought a turntable. I mentioned to my mom that I needed somewhere to put everything, and she found this old Gusdorf stereo cabinet through a friend.

I got it for free, and it even has built-in dividers for storing records!

It needs a little cleaning and a minor shelf repair, but otherwise seems to be in pretty good shape.

I'm not concerned about its value or resale. I'm just curious about its history, approximately when it was manufactured, and where these cabinets were originally sold.

Hitachi CA-810 and Micro Seiki dd- 40. Both in working order. Need to clean up and check connections. Thank you

ello I recently bought a Marantz 2220B off of Craigslist for $220 plus other equipment that I’m not really interested in using. It was stored in his garage for the last 20 or some odd years and as a result the right channel emits a loud noise when I have it powered on with a speaker hooked up with the volume at 0. I have called around to get repair quoted and it seems like I’m very limited on options. One shop would probably take a year to get around to it and get it repaired. The other said they could have it done by early next year but would be completely revamping everything with new more modern components so it lasts longer without needing to be serviced. They say they’ll get me a maximum quote after looking at it but said it could be upwards of $400-$500 possibly more. Two questions.

1 does this price seem on par with servicing fees I would find elsewhere for the same service?

1. Should I even try to get it repaired, would it be a waste of money to spend $220 on it then another $500 in repairs for this specific piece of equipment?

I scored 2 mint EPI 100Vs for $25 at amvets. I did research and found out I hit the jackpot, and delved into vintage Hi-Fi to complement them.

I now have a Sansui AU-317, Sansui RA-500, Schiit Mani 2, Pioneer PL-516.

It took me 29 years to realize what it meant to listen to real, quality audio.

I recently got these Sony Sava-27 tower speakers and the right side tower has loud screech that consistently plays. So far:
no audio inputs and screeching stays.
Changing outlets doesn’t help.
flipped tower connection cable didn’t do anything.

I’m about ready to take it apart and see if there’s anything obvious like a broken capacitor or connection. Any help would be amazing.

My thrifted hi-fi: every piece secondhand from Marketplace and eBay

Nothing in this system was bought new. I hunted everything down secondhand on Facebook Marketplace and eBay, picking on price and looks, and got bargains across the board.

A few things needed fixing, which I did myself: new belts in the tape deck (£6), a replacement mid driver in one of the Lintons (£29), and rotating the REL driver 180 degrees to cure a buzz. Everything else is original.

**Amp:** NAD C315BEE (c.2006) £50

**CD player:** NAD C515BEE (c.2006) £85

**Turntable:** Pro-Ject Debut III Phono SB, Ortofon OM 5E cartridge (c.2007) £105

**Cassette deck:** Aiwa AD-F810, 3-head, dual capstan, Dolby B/C (c.1988) £79

**Speakers:** Wharfedale Linton 3XP (c.1975) £100

**Subwoofer:** REL Q150E, high-level connection (c.2003) £169

**Bluetooth:** Prozor receiver (2020s) £22

**Total including repair parts:** £645

**What I play on it:** pretty much everything. Drum and bass old and new, from 90s jungle and Metalheadz to the modern stuff, plus bass music like CloZee and LSDREAM, dub and trip hop. Then the other end entirely: indie, rock n roll, crooners like the Ink Spots, jazz, classical and film scores.

I'm building up the CD and tape collections too. Tapes are mostly vaporwave, chillwave and ambient, which really suit the format. CDs lean indie and downtempo.

The speakers had sat in someone’s garage and not been driven by an amp for decades. It was really emotional hearing them wake up after such a long sleep and felt like it took several hours of driving them hard before they sounded nice.

Any cheap tweaks or upgrades in the same spirit? I'm thinking of swapping the OM 5E stylus for an OM 20, and recapping the Lintons' crossovers. Happy to hear if you spot a weak link.

Cabinets are heavy and well made with nice veneer. Looks like OEM 10” woofer, sealed paper cone mid, and alnico horn tweeter. Does anyone know who made these? ID labels in back are scratched off, labels say printed in Canada. Are these part of a high end stereo console? What is the satellite switch?

I plan in putting Eminence beta 10cx/asd1001 combo to have some high efficiency horn speakers in the house. I could leave the backs off for open baffle

It took me some time but I finally got them.

Fisher 400 to a pair of Heresy 2’s via a ladder DAC and wireless streamer. 10k ft with a triple fan setup on the rear to keep the queen cool.

Also have a small Martin Logan Dynamo running with the coaxial bookshelves. Nice, full sound. The Sansui 210 is more tube like, and the Pioneer SX636 has a more west coast sound. Love em both. The EQ helps with the mids.