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A friend of mine asked me to assist him to identify this cartridge. I have no idea but I'm sure someone here will know what it is. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

Label and writing should come off easily enough with cleaning Benzine. Apply to the label with a cotton bud. Give it a couple of minutes and either remove carefully or apply again and give it another minute to soften the glue. Wipe down with a soft cloth soaked in Benzine to remove any residue...

Bought a picture disc from Izzy-D. Was sold as new/sealed but it is very noisy (crackles and pops, not normal picture disc noisy) and wasn't cheap. Very dissapointing. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

Does anyone perhaps know where I can source a right angle DIN tonearm cable plug locally? I am DIY'ng a cable upgrade for my Linn Akito arm. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

Hence the fact that I no longer use them. That and I don't know where to colour the Tidal stream... Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

Painting the edges of CD's green with a special marker. It made a small difference on the early CD players but was just too much hassle. Playing records wet. Listening to audiophile recordings - The better the recording the worse the music usually. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

That is why I chose to reduce the value of R12. I did not want to mess with the RIAA component values. I can live with the little bit of extra noise as it is only audible with the amplifier volume almost at max. At that volume I find that the intrinsic noise of a vinyl record is much louder than...

I found a reference on the internet that there are two ways to increase gain of the Boozhound mm phono stage. Either bypass R12 with a 220uf capacitor (raises gain but increases distortion) or reduce R12 to around 27 Ohm. I added a second 50 Ohm resistor in parallel to get 25 Ohm. Gain has...

Thanks, off course those are unobtanium although I believe you can just use two normal transistors instead. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

Already checked. The MPSA transistors have a lead time of 16 and 21 weeks. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

Thanks @JANNAS , will replace the diodes and see what happens. Unfortunately mist of the small signal transistors are obsolete but I will check for subs. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

Thanks @Shonver but would that still be the case if the static appears when the amplifier is cold? It has happened at times upon switch on. I guess that if it is heat related a bit of freezing spray could help isolate the faulty transistor. Would lightly knocking on each transistor while on...

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I recently bought an Acurus A250 power amp off the forum. Seller disclosed that one channel had a problem with intermittent static noise. What he neglected to mention is that a well known to forum members technician has worked on the amplifier and was not able to cure the problem. Work that I...

Thanks for the heads up. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

I have now built three mm phono stages and in my system I would rank them as follows: 1. Boozehound/le Pacific 2. Gecko 3. Muffsy The Muffsy sounds fine when listened to in isolation, but compared to the other two it sounds a bit aneamic and bright. The Gecko sounds much more real and like...

I finally got the parts for my le Pacific/Boozehound phono stage. Built it using veroboard using the attached picture as inspiration. I changed the resistor values on a Muffsy power supply to provide me with + and - 12.5V. Take leads off the +V and -V and I have a 25V power supply. Sent from...

Thanks Hi-Phibean I managed to repair my broken hinge. I would like to have new hinges but if someone else has more immediate need for them I will rather that they buy them. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk