In this video, I explain some considerations when correctly setting up a turntable like the legendary Kenwood KD-600.
This particular KD-600 came to me very poorly set-up.… Read more
Category Archives: DIY
A category of articles about doing things yourself or DIY, including making, building, measuring and improving hi-fi gear, records, CDs.
Kenwood KD-500 / KD-550 Turntable Motor Service
I’m sure every regular visitor to my site knows just how much I love the old Kenwood KD synthetic composite turntables, especially the KD-600/650 series. But the classic Kenwood KD-500/550 is far more common and so I’ve written an article about servicing their direct-drive motors, for anyone who can’t get their deck into me for service, or who just wants to do it themselves.
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Record Storage – IKEA Kallax Makes Storing Vinyl a Breeze!
Organising vinyl can be challenging at the best of times. If you’ve ever watched High Fidelity, and you should have, you’ll know that you can spend ages just working out how to categorise and sort your records.
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Building a Resistance Calibration Standard
I decided to build a resistance standard, for use with my test and measurement gear and good enough that I could some calibration on test and measurement equipment owned by other people.… Read more
Re-Sleeve your Record Collection!
I’ve purchased some great new vinyl of late and recently took delivery of some great new polypropylene record sleeves. I get asked lots of questions about how I sleeve and house my records, so I figured I’d write an article about re-sleeving your record collection!… Read more
