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The latest challenge...Pro-Ject 2-Xperience SB in piano black.A noisy motor, some issues with the tonearm, and some defe...
19/07/2026

The latest challenge...Pro-Ject 2-Xperience SB in piano black.
A noisy motor, some issues with the tonearm, and some defects in the finish to fix.

Replaced the Ortofon '2M Blue' with an 'MC10 Super' on the Platinum turntable.Both have a n**e elliptical stylus, but I ...
15/02/2026

Replaced the Ortofon '2M Blue' with an 'MC10 Super' on the Platinum turntable.
Both have a n**e elliptical stylus, but I prefer the delicacy of a moving coil cartridge...and the Pioneer A-400X has switchable inputs, so it was an easy upgrade.

Definitely in my happy place! 😀
17/01/2026

Definitely in my happy place! 😀

The Rotel RP830 out and ready to demo to its new owner 👍
14/01/2026

The Rotel RP830 out and ready to demo to its new owner 👍

Merry Christmas everyone!
25/12/2025

Merry Christmas everyone!

Be careful who you choose to work on your equipment, and always do your own research...This is an invoice for some repai...
23/12/2025

Be careful who you choose to work on your equipment, and always do your own research...

This is an invoice for some repair work carried out on a Lumley Reference ST70 power amp.
Firstly, some very bad advice - the correct 'power on' procedure is turn on the right hand mains switch, wait 10 minutes for voltages to stabilise etc, then turn on the left hand switch to fully power up. Switch off process is reversed.
The advice to leave both switches on, and simply turn on and off at the mains plug is awful, and will shorten the life of the valves and could cause damage.
Secondly, he's fitted 4 ECC82S. This is completely wrong, there should be ECC83s in the signal path. They might look similar, but their jobs are very different. A quick look at the schematic tells you this, and no service technician should be working without one.

I have spoken to the owner, who is now ordering some new valves and ignoring the advice given.

While I was scrolling through my feed, my dumb ass thought this was a fuse 🤣
06/12/2025

While I was scrolling through my feed, my dumb ass thought this was a fuse 🤣

Chord Company ShawlineX loudspeaker cables, terminated with 4mm banana plugs.These are 1.1m in length, a nice short cabl...
05/12/2025

Chord Company ShawlineX loudspeaker cables, terminated with 4mm banana plugs.
These are 1.1m in length, a nice short cable that fits the system perfectly 👌 We put this pair together for under £50, which I think is a bit of a bargain.

The point to point wiring inside the ST70...beautiful, don't you think?
05/12/2025

The point to point wiring inside the ST70...beautiful, don't you think?

The Eclipse turntable...some build pics.A homebrew turntable, using a Pro-Ject RPM6 platter, RPM9 motor, and 9CC Evoluti...
23/11/2025

The Eclipse turntable...some build pics.

A homebrew turntable, using a Pro-Ject RPM6 platter, RPM9 motor, and 9CC Evolution tonearm.

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