Recent content by majex45

If you like the British sound then you should look at the latest offerings from B&W, Spendor and KEF. Your budget should get you some classy 'speakers.

"E-bay have plenty. Best price £2.06 Inc. postage. " Thanks, yes I have ordered one from ebay but (after I ordered it) I was told delivery will take 10 days. My wife is fed up of the skeleton of the AV amp in the dining room so I was hoping to get one a bit quicker. You won't believe how much...

I have the same problem with a Sony amp which is in the system in my workshop. The switches are long & thin and controlled by a push tape (?) from the rotary switch. This was the reason for the questions above. I used a cleaner/lube I obtained from the pound shop. I have had to do it twice in...

You say you need to replace the speakers. Is that because they have a fault or do you just fancy a change? Have you tried using the other hand component? If you have a voltmeter disconnect both speakers and check there is no DC on the output terminals of the amplifier. If all is OK then: With...

I suspect the amp will cost more to repair than buying a replacement even if you buy used. Most "repairers" these days charge £20 to £30 just to eveluate the item. If you don't have the skills to DIY then sell it on ebay as "spares or repair" and invest the proceeds in a replacement. If you...

Hi Greenwich man I understand completely. Good luck with the repairs. Majex45

My guess would be it needs a new drive belt and new suspension bands (if fitted) and probably a new stylus but I cannot see what else can be wrong with it if the garage is not damp. Presumably you had the dust cover on it and possibly still in the maker's box? If it has got damp in the bearings...

I love the photo taken in the dark. More lights than a Klingon Warbird! I'd love to have a couple of hours to listen to that setup although I think I'd toe-in the speakers so they are facing me directly.

Nice one! I tink FM with a good tuner and excellent aerial is hard to beat.

Car radios take hardly any power, so unless you have a dodgy battery you will be good for hours & hours of listening Unless you drive a Toyota Avensis, my wife flattened the battery listening to Radio 4 for less than three hours. The battery is fine, the garage said this was normal for this...

I usually buy my CDs from charity shops. I buy them by the handful at 25p to £1 each. Often I buy stuff I've never heard of before. I listen and if I don't like them they go back to the shop so they can get more income from them. I have has some dross but the occasional real gem. Three recent...

Hi Greenwich Man, I got a notification by email but your post is not here. I'm also on Artof Sound forum, have you looked there? They allow PMs. I'll send you a PM. Majex45

Hi Doug, Yep, that looks about right. Fun times although there was a camera on the road circuit they gave us, however this was marked on the map.

I've driven an Elise on track twice and it's a wonderful thing, but having driven a kart last year for the first time, nothing road-legal actually drives like a kart. The directness, communication and physicality are a world apart from anything else. I have only driven a kart on one of the...

I thought it was a Fiesta but time dims the memory. Was there an equally quick Fiesta? It was definitely an ST but which ST I cannot remember. On reflection it could very well have been a Focus, they were much smaller in those days. They had several "house of" cars available, Jaguar, Volvo etc...