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  1. K

    Speakers Toed In vs Straight

    I think its been good advice so far, and I am certainly not an expert by any means to contradict anything!  I do not believe there is a definative right or wrong here... I am a tinkerer...  So, through experimentation, moving speakers around, closer to the wall, into the corner, out of the...
  2. K

    Which one is a better and reliable brand overall

    Never owned Onkyo, so can not comment. My Yamaha amp has been working EVERY DAY for between 3 and 8 hours a day since 1998 when I purchased it new.  It has NEVER been opened.  I have used a vacuum cleaner a few times to try and extract as much dust and lint from the vents as I could.  Same for...
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    First TT buying advice and guidance

    Thanx Mike!  I will gladly take up your offer to meet up and have a look and chat...  This week is crazy, lots of people off sick, so I wont be able to get away from the office... but I will make an appointment with you for one day next week... I DO KNOW I want to get back into vinyl.  My...
  4. K

    First TT buying advice and guidance

    Ahh but Sir, rather late than never!  :dop:
  5. K

    First TT buying advice and guidance

    Ok, gentlemen let me change this original question a little bit...  and...  lets forget the original Technics TT mentioned... What would you suggest I spend on a fair condition, fair quality TT as a first intro, in HiFi TT..  considering the rest of my stereo is fairly mild.  so I will NOT be...
  6. K

    Do i need thicker speaker cables

    I agree... did this with my irrigation system... 3 years down and I have not yet had to replace a chewed up sprinkler top!!!
  7. K

    First TT buying advice and guidance

    I have been extremely happy with it thus far.  As you say, on paper it is good, in the flesh, it is VERY understated, but it has driven everything I have thrown at it so far with authority and punch.  It has plenty of power, and the signal/noise levels and frequency response claimed is very...
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    First TT buying advice and guidance

    Thank you kindly sir! I will PM you shortly, and see what we can do!  I would be glad to see what you have and are willing to part with... Thanx for the advice gents. The Kenwood KA-1080 and Yamaha RX-V496 has phono stages onboard, so, I will use them for now...  get a TT deck first... then...
  9. K

    First TT buying advice and guidance

    I am in the south of Jo'burg
  10. K

    First TT buying advice and guidance

    Good evening 'yall As you might have seen from my intro, I love my sound equipment, and have done so for a long time, but, my experience with and knowledge of TT is limited to mylittle micro hifi with built in TT from the late 1980s, and an old Tempest record player of similar era.... Seeing...
  11. K

    RIP

    Apparently Sky is alive and well. Seems it is an old hoax from 2016 that has resurfaced...
  12. K

    tv series

    I started watching Steven Spielberg's the Pacific, produced by Tom Hanks for HBO.
  13. K

    New Member Intro

    hahahahaha yeah it was...    I just did not want to get banned on day 1 for 'advertising'!  lol
  14. K

    New Member Intro

    @Abu!  I have noticed some guys one here are QUICK!!!!  but thats fine...  I am a patient man!  and good things come to those that wait..... @santoshlv426  As I said above... good things....  I got alead on a Technics system becoming available, which I pounced on...  the below is the complete...
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    New Member Intro

    Thanx for the welcome guys! I just snapped a couple pics with my phone...  I am busy unpacking, so please excuse the dust, some of the equipment has been in storage for 8 years!!! The Kenwood KA-1080 with the LG DR165 on top of it...  need to try and remember what was wrong with the DVD...
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    New Member Intro

    Good evening guys and girls! My Name is Francois... I was referrred to this forum by my local AV specialist shop's staff.  Not sure if I may mention their name... so wont... I just joined this forum recently, but have been dabbling with HiFi (or rather LowFi back then) since the mid 1980s...
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