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i now own both of what i've long considered the two best 1980's VHS VCRs you can get, and what have always been my two favorite VCRs of all time. i didn't have anything better to do yesterday, so i thought i'd attempt a head to head, using photo screencaps taken from my 46" LCD monitor, which...

hey there Stuster!! long time no see! so, i'm taking it you had had to sell off your cherished ML SEQUELs at some time in the relatively recent past?

PIONEER PD-8070 vs. REFERENCE PD-3000 vs ELITE PD-91; - PD-8070 - - PD-3000 - - PD-91 -

it made no difference, alas. i'm guessing my U70 is likely to be suffering some faulty SMD caps somewhere. also, very sorry, but i parted the AVR-G96 out pretty much immediately, and never thought to take photos of it beforehand, D'oh!!! i have very, VERY little spare storage space anymore...

i just acquired an "ELECTROHOME" AVR-G96, a CANADA market clone of the MITSUBISHI HS-U80, with intenal issues for about $67shipped. it will serve as a parts donor for both my HS-U80 and -U70; my U80, while in overall FANTASTIC condition for a VCR of it's age, did actually have some sort...

you know, you ain't making my life any easier, EBAY. i mean, i pretty much made a resolution long ago that i'd stubbornly stand by the 1990 VSX-D1S receiver until the day i could no longer get my copy serviced, or obtain a functional replacement, i love the thing just that much. all the same...

not sure how well it really shows here, but i just finished up oiling the side panels with OLD ENGLISH wood polish. the stuff seems to work wonders on refreshing aging wooden surfaces, even imitations such as veneers;

interesting. i'm guessing "GERMAN STEREO" is more precisely constructed than the plain vanilla STEREO that is the evident standard of the majority of the world at large? anyway; a minor cosmetic enhancement of the U80 remote unit. (Model 939P216A5) it looks like it was always intended to be...

this HS-U80 is a pretty good basic performer, but just merely "Average" among high-end VHS VCRs, since it supposedly lacks the digital TBC and DNR that the HR-S8000U and many others supposedly boast. head to head, the 8000U clearly has a cleaner picture, but it is something that does not really...

that was a JPN market VCR. NATIONAL was the Japanese-market brand label for PANASONIC products. this one looks like it was a 1985 model, perhaps 1986, but no newer than that...

here we are!! Sexy beast of a VCR, but alas, the PQ somewhat inferior to the JVC HR-S8000U. i was hoping it would be at a parity, at least. oh well. anyway, tidied up that rat's nest of internal wiring with a few zip ties; heavy-gauge "Audiophile" power cable installed at some point by the...

due to show up tomorrow!!! (11/10/14)

unless the laser is worn out, it is probably a very easy fix...

it is indeed a fantastically functional FL display design. i don't believe i've seen one i've liked better. and, while i'm an a kick; some of the better photos from my vast AUDIO-A/V photo galleries, to whet our collective appetites a bit more. god, this thing is a beauty;

the seller claims the deck has just had it's rubber replaced all throughout. would that trick even actually be necessary? high-res DSLR photos forthcoming in a week or so...

i've wanted one of these for years, and this one is now mine. one owner-low usage, damn-near pristine cosmetics, fresh tune-up/maintenance work in the service shop, and 40 of the better quality late-80's S-VHS cassettes...

i have all the means to do an excellent digitization and cleanup. i've a mere PIONEER CT-S800 deck, the STANDARD LINE version of the ELITE CT-91, both are functionally identical, so i essentially have a CT-91, and both have LaserAmophous PB heads...

i'm getting some mighty fine sounds out of these, just sayin'

not to worry, i'll get them squared away... in the meantime, the grilles are on, so they are quite safe...

well, for better or worse, i finished oiling all three speaker pairs i have, -PIONEER CS-77, SANSUI SP-2000, PIONEER CS-G503 - and, oiling all the driver cones along the way, i have found that such treatment, -to all these bare unfinished cones amongst all three pairs- has somehow "tightened...