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Rummaging in the loft I found a cardboard box with my Rega Planar 3 bought in the late 70s from Hampstead Hifi. Inside alongside the glass platter and acrylic lid were two large sheets from Rega — Hints and tips on… Continue Reading →
This bakelite radio is smaller than many transistorised sets but runs on older valve technology. It’s just 20cm wide, 13cm heigh and 11cm deep but a hefty 2Kg – never designed to be portable given the reliance on a 240v… Continue Reading →
Do you have a sub woofer with flapping distorted bass? Maybe the driver surround has torn with the dreaded foam rot? If so don’t throw it away, replacing the sub woofer speaker drive unit takes less than an hour and… Continue Reading →
Manufactured by Philips the L6X38 T Transworld de Luxe radio featured in the 1971 James Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever, where Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Charles Gray) uses the Philips L6X38 T Transworld de Luxe Antoinette radio. This example needs some TLC as you… Continue Reading →
Manufactured by Sanyo in Japan in 1971 this elegant RP 1711 dice radio evokes the era. Measuring approximately 8cm square the case mimics a dice with the tuning dial representing face one. Only the rear has s smaller set of… Continue Reading →
Do you have an old JVC Walkman style cassette player that sounds like life has slowed right down? Or fails to play the tape? Don’t throw it away — it probably only needs the belt changing to restore its sound. Here are… Continue Reading →
Found this relict in an old box recently and thought it worthy of a post. Back in the pre iPod 80s if you wanted mobile music the Sony Walkman was the answer. But if you wanted to ski where the… Continue Reading →
This post features a project from 1981, my second to last attempt at design and construction of a low distortion audio power amplifier. It took several months on the bench, tweaking constant current sources before etching the PCB and… Continue Reading →
Spinning up vinyl on a Beogram is always a memorable experience. The precision of tangential tracking together with a sleek concord style moving coil cartridge signalling ’33’ rpm from red seven segment LED display at the end of the control… Continue Reading →
Do you have a Roberts Revival R250 or R550 radio with no sound or crackles when the volume is turned? It’s a common problem with these radios after a few years use. The on/off switch attached to the volume control… Continue Reading →
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