Recent content by mr_rye89

I think the cam motor in my bx-300 is original and untouched. How screwed am I?

Halloween Mixtape '16. Has Alice Cooper, Ray Parker Jr, Monster Mash, Oingo Boing, Rob Zombie etc. I should remaster it for a tape swap next year......

I'm curious because of the ultra low mass of that tonearm. I almost bought one years ago to use on my Wrek o Kut but didn't...... The silicone damping system is worth using IMO, I have the KAB one on my Technics and and have an Audiocraft tonearm that has it too.

What's the cart?

Yeah the 1250 is close to/is TOTL, none of the surround sound BeePeeCee will touch it. I'm in the "a high quality two channel sound system is fine for movies" camp. Highly controversial I know......

Looks like its in aluminum wire to boot

I'd probably just get a cheapo audio technica turntable (they have built in phono preamps) and a $20 class D amp off of scamazon. Or you could go the crosley rega route lol

Yeah I'm going back to Linux on my main rig (a high spec T480) and will be getting a low spec T480 to use microshaft wangblows on. I've an R50 with XP that should run my film scanners just fine (win10/11 doesn't). My R60 would run XP fast cuz its dual core and sheeiiit......

Windows hasn't been good since 7......

Hell I might put trailer hitch balls for feet, with Oxygen Free(tm) chrome plating of course

That or Shwing!

Everything that close together makes me nervous. Maybe the pictures just rendered funny?

The chassis looks very cramped. Where's Marvin with the kaboom?

Well the new BLDC motor pretty much drops in. The capstan is off the other non papst ROK motor I have and fits a 5/16ths-ish shaft. I had to ream it out a little to get it to 8mm for the new motor. The speed dials in and I can't hear flutter or anything weird like that. Motor noise is lower than...