Join me as I unbox, commission and repair a 45-year-old NOS Sansui XR-Q7 direct drive turntable! That’s right, another new old stock Sansui turntable, can you believe it?! It’s been almost 10 years since I wrote about unboxing and commissioning this incredible, new-old-stock Sansui SR-929 direct drive turntable. What better way to celebrate than to […]
That’s right, folks, this is the third Kenwood L-07D I’ve worked on and will hopefully have back up and running in less than 12 months. Let’s hope I can make this three from three because, amusingly, I reckon my customer has single-handedly doubled the number of L-07Ds in Australia. Legend, check out the other two
“To service or to service properly?” That is the question! Well, that’s one question owners of turntables like the Technics SL-10 must consider periodically, say every five years or so. It’s a question worth considering too, because ‘service’ clearly means quite different things to different people. The differences can make or quite literally break a
Welcome back as we dive into another classic turntable from the golden era, the beautiful Pioneer PL-L1000 linear tracking direct-drive turntable. My apologies for the lack of articles so far this year. As one of the few people creating in-depth content like this from scratch, brain & device to page, whilst also attending to a
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Season’s greetings to my legendary customers, subscribers, friends and family! Can you believe it’s Christmas again? I don’t know where the time goes but welcome again to my end-of-year 2024 recap. A massive thank you to all who’ve helped make 2024 another fantastic year and my busiest yet. Here’s hoping the holiday season is happy
Check out this incredible, 100% original, one-owner, almost time-capsule quality Kenwood KD-500 direct drive turntable I’ve just serviced and listed for sale! This stunning one-owner Kenwood KD-500 direct drive turntable comes complete with its as-purchased SME-3009 tonearm and the mega-bonus: a rare Fidelity Research FR-101 moving magnet cartridge! UPDATE: Four requests to purchase received within
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Hi everyone, a quick vinyl-focussed article today to update you on some news, including purchases and equipment I’ve worked on recently. To anyone who has equipment with me or is waiting to book equipment in, thanks for your patience, as always. There’s just one of me doing all this and we dig pretty deeply here,
