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  1. ghostinthemachine

    Gauteng Hi-Fi Guild

    Well - then it has to be the Pretoria HiFi Guild 🤠
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    Members' Kit pics

    Now you are talking! Nice one Charles!
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    Gauteng Hi-Fi Guild

    For the longest time me and a couple of hi-fi enthusiast friends have been toying with the idea to establish a hi-fi club in Gauteng with the goal to act as a platform with clear interavtion between like-minded enthusiasts. I have done market research and also spoke to Jozua Hugo, the chairman...
  4. ghostinthemachine

    Mission System 780 Argonaut

    They are quite nice. I saw the pair in FB Marketplace. Good price. Fit a pair of new silk dome tweeter diaphragms and you will be sorted.
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    Alternatives to "incandescent" test lamps?

    Ag, it will take ages before any and all incandecent bulbs dissapear off the shelves. And what about bar-heaters and such... If all else fails then a couple of high wattage resistors are suitable with LEDs strapped over them to "see" the current flowing. I already made such a device as an...
  6. ghostinthemachine

    RIP

    She was simply the best... https://news.sky.com/story/tina-turner-dies-aged-83-12888593
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    Cleaning your equipment

    Isopropyl and a microfibre cloth... and some car dash polish.
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    MC Cartridge repair at VAS Audio USA

    On a slight tangent... I am sad to read in this thread that Roy Davis passed away.
  9. ghostinthemachine

    MC Cartridge repair at VAS Audio USA

    No not always. If the break is clean and the cartridge is fresh an external splice can be done. But thats to be decided by the tech.
  10. ghostinthemachine

    Dual 701

    Ive also got a 701 and irs auto-return mechanism does not interfere with the arm when its in play mode. It was extremely well designed.
  11. ghostinthemachine

    MC Cartridge repair at VAS Audio USA

    I have taken note of the discussion here and I would like to remind the members here that: The equivalent replacement of the range of Kontrapunkt cartridges are in the region of R55k. Thus a repair makes sense from an economic perspective. VAS is world-wide trusted for expert MC repair. Mr...
  12. ghostinthemachine

    MC Cartridge repair at VAS Audio USA

    The quoted repair for an aluminium cantilever is $360 And the courier cost is around R6k (excluding duties when the units return to SA).
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    MC Cartridge repair at VAS Audio USA

    Dear members I have one MC cartridge that need to go to VAS Audio in the USA for a cantilever repair. The Aramex courier charges are quire rough and thus I thought I'd mention it here and ask if there is at least one other person that has a broken MC cartridge that they want to send along as...
  14. ghostinthemachine

    ACE Maestro Amplifiers

    Here is a picture...
  15. ghostinthemachine

    ACE Maestro Amplifiers

    Yesterday I got an ACE Dominator 250 in for a service and that made me wonder - what happened to ACE Maestro?
  16. ghostinthemachine

    Yamaha NS-690 resto-mod

    Well done Shaun!
  17. ghostinthemachine

    Gunter Steinhart TVP181 FS

    I looked at all the photos and I am shivering! You must ask yourself if you are prepared to spend a few thousand bucks (R15k plus) in getting those amplifiers repaired and rebuilt. The power tubes are well over R1k per unit. And it will require a full capacitor replacement. It's a mess and...
  18. ghostinthemachine

    Cable manufacturers and repairer’s

    I have been making and repairing cables for nearly 22 years now. 🤌✌️
  19. ghostinthemachine

    Trusted woodworker list

    Can we build a list of trusted woodworkers in each province? I have some plinths I need to have made and a couple of people I have used in the past have either scaled down or moved away. And then some that's been used in the past just cannot be trusted anymore. Thanks!
  20. ghostinthemachine

    Help with Shipping B&W 801D's out of SA

    Give Koos a call at : Making excess baggage more affordable | Personal Effects Logistics
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