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My sister-in-law has a 5.1 + teevee system, and the heart of it is/was her Sony AVD-S500ES. It is a 5.1 digital receiver which includes an SACD/DVD drive in the same chassis. She says it ran for ~12 years, and quit. Pressing the power button lights up only the red standby light, the main blue...

I bought a pair of KEF C25 speakers - a good deal, except that one of the tweeters was replaced with a JBL unit, and poorly done at that. If you have a lone C25 tweeter, PM me quick. If you have a pair of any other kind, I'm needing about a four inch square or rectangular dome tweeter. I'll...

Trial begins... http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-87559066/

Another day, another Craigslist deal. I got this guy's grandparent's ex-console Harman-Kardon TA3000X. It's clean, no rust, good cosmetics. I'll go through it - deoxit, new caps, probably some new resistors, and whatever tubes are missing. Um, looks like it will need a new power cord too...

Barb and I finished four seasons of it last night, after slogging through the original series and the Caprica prequel. I am happy, sad, and overwhelmed. What fracking good science fiction!

Read this today...nevermind, old gnus.

I'm just trolling for interest at this point, folks. I've been happy with the pre and the speakers, but they have become almost redundant, given that I can't seem to get away from integrated amps, and have an embarrassment of speakers. Photos are probable, and even photos of the pre's innards...

Tim, one of my Mac gurus, came over yesterday with a 2 Tb outboard drive. We hooked it up to the iMac with a six-pin Firewire cable, and programmed Time Machine for automatic backups. So, if my iMac's hard drive goes tits up, I can reboot, and nothing is lost. Laz is...

The amp (Yamaha DSP-A2070 in power amp mode) in my main system has been off for a while, about a month. I powered everything up today, and the amp is making odd noises thru the speakers, and shutting down. I checked it with a digital thermometer, and it's sitting at 63.6 degrees. I can't find...

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I have five pairs of RCA-terminated patch cords, which I made many years ago for my first real component stereo. Most were custom lengths for shortest-path fit. Material is silver-plated copper and standard-for-the-time Switchcraft RCA plugs. Solder was nothing special, but my soldering...

I always try to use what I have on hand before I run out and buy something - less buyer's remorse that way. So I got to wondering which of my phono sections was best. The Yamaha DSP-A2070 is out right away because it was not built during the heyday of vinyl. The old Dual stand-alone proved to...

Eat up: http://www.businessinsider.com/benefits-of-eating-banana-peels-2015-9

We visited my brother & sister-in-law for a few days, and got back last night. While there, in Pinedale, WY, we were directed to a local thrift, and it was the usual thing - lots of tape machines, both cassette & VCR, and TV electronics, but little else. I did find an Akai AT-V04 tuner for...

Some time ago, I did a Craigslist deal and ended up with some turntables, including a Technics SL-220. It lacked a headshell, belt, platter mat, and dust cover. I eventually decided to turn it into an RCM. I installed a large rubber band for a cheap belt, speed stability not being an issue, a...

It's a month until the big sale in Lawrence, Kansas, a benefit for the blind. Dates: September 11-12, 2015 Times: not announced yet Place: Douglas County Fairgrounds, Lawrence, Kansas Stuff: CD, LP, tapes, audio gear, musical instruments

I finished packing up the Sumo Aurora tuner this morning, and so pulled out the Charlie for a look over. There was a bit of dirt, and I suspect the switches need cleaning, but everything looked more-or-less OK...wait - there's a oddly-angled cap in the corner that doesn't match the others -...

In case anyone is interested, a fellow here in KC has this tuner, and I can check it out & post photos. PM or post here if you are at all wanting this item. I will put you in touch with him.

Barb and I were going home after an appointment and then lunch at the Jerusalem Bakery (eat there if you're ever in KC). We turned onto 39th Street, and where Zebedee's Records had been were empty windows and no sign. Sad - it was a good record shop.

I just found this: http://www.swissted.com/