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#stereo

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Thomas Dugaro

I wish everything was as solid and long-lasting as my #stereo.
It consists of a record player from 1992 (#Technics SL-MK #1210), a CD player and a tape recorder from 1995, and a tuner and an amplifier from 1997 (all by #Yamaha).

They have never faltered or failed me. They just work and sound like they did on day one.

My speakers are from 1976 and, for nostalgic reasons, I have never replaced them – although I guess it would make a difference in this case.

A turntable and an amplifier on top of a brown shelf. Above them a few 7" singles and CDs
#longevity#sustainability#music
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Ricardus

I've been working on the parts list for this phono preamp project. There are 3 boards:

* The preamp itself
* The rumble filter (a high pass filter)
* The power supply

Can't wait to finish it and order everything.

This doesn't include whatever cases I decide to put them all in.

#ESP06Build#RIAA#Phono
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Ricardus

There's an inexpensive build project I've been meaning to work on for some time. It's an RIAA phono stage called the ESP 06. A friend of mine made up some boards and offered me a set, and how could I say no? My stereo preamp has a good photo stage but this will be fun to play with. Now I just have to find where I put the PCB's.

#ESP06Build#RIAA#Phono
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Different Than

Building a(nother) portable #stereo. I'd like it to sound good. I would love a small subwoofer driver. No, like SMALL.

Thinking 4 inches (~100mm) diameter or smaller. Better if more like 3 inches (~75-80mm). No room or power for a 6-inch subwoofer.

Oh, and also maybe under about $30 USD. I know, picky.

I have a salvaged 2-inch subwoofer that sounds like absolute shit. Hoping to find something better.

I've been scouring the interwebs and haven't found anything like this for under about $50 USD, which is more than I'm willing to pay right now. It's hard searching for this because google, amazon, ebay, etc. all serve up a ton of full-range drivers, midrange, and midbass. I need subwoofers, and have been wading through search results looking for them.

Any suggestions? Even sites that might have them? (note: parts express does not).

If you have suggestions for what I should be doing differently, that's fine, too. Like maybe I should consider a traditional woofer instead of a sub, IDK.

#suggestions#help#audio
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Different Than

For #makershour today I will be teaching (last day of spring semester classes!) so here is a quick "what fucking thing am I working on this week?"

It is a boom box. Well, a #portable #stereo. Okay, a "portable" stereo. I started by trying to make speaker enclosures with no parallel surfaces inside, and the project kind of ballooned from there.

Current drivers are pretty bad, so that will be upgraded. I also need a battery and some knobs. I'm pleased, overall.

Inside one of the speaker boxes (see photo 4 alt-text); a herringbone-type brace is glued to the side.
The two silver speaker enclosures (see photo 4 alt-text), with no speakers, are hanging in the air for the silver paint to dry. My neighbor's green yard with a little white shed is visible.
Early mockup of the boombox (see photo 4 alt-text): speakers without any paint (except some half-assed red paint on the right speaker box), ugly drivers set in them (with several repair patches on the cones), and an exposed 2.5 inch subwoofer between them. Some guy's shoe is in the frame, as are various wires and work clutter.
Finished product (mostly). Two strange, non-rectangle speaker boxes angled toward each other, like a child's drawing of a house split in half and separated. Between them is a black box (small subwoofer) with a smaller black box with knobs attached (that's the amplifier). The speaker boxes are silver, the speakers and grilles black. The speaker wires are connected to the amp by wires in clear tubes. The handle is a piece of smooth driftwood that looks like a relaxed Nike Swoosh or a child's idea of a rounded sword. It is held to the speakers by old belts riveted with plugged US nickels as washers. The attachment points on the speakers are stainless-steal cleats (like for tying boats to docks). I have referred to this as the "endearing monstrosity" more than once.
#budgetaudio
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Dave🌱

On the day the #Maxell blank #cassettes arrived I tried to see if if the new-to-me #Pioneer CT-300 #cassette player from the #80s still records fine.
It's going to need some work. The seller sadly somewhat "oversold" its working condition. Fortunately it's fairly easy to find replacement belts, I just need to wait a bit.
I like how this photo came out though 😀
#Mood #Analog #Retro #RetroAudio #VintageAudio #Vinyl #NowPlaying #Audio #Music #Stereo #NowSpinning #AudioCassette #Tapes #Nostalgia

Photo showing the audio corner in my home office, with an Audio Technica record player (model AT-LPW40WN) standing atop a Pioneer 80s HiFi cassette player (model CT-300), with Stax Headphones (or "ear speakers," as the company likes to call them) with accompanying amplifier (models SR-404 and SRM-006t, respectively). To the side of the cassette player is a stack of five blank cassette tape cases, four of which are still shrink wrapped. The fifth is currently in the player, which has a small red light on indicating it is currently recording. Further to the left of the blank cassettes the "Midnights" LP album by Taylor Swift is laying, right in front of a candle light that is turned on. On the wall behind all this a metal wireframe on which a handful of photos are attached. Most every photo is of Yamgom, our black chow-chow mix dog in various poses and wearing various accessories. The overall mood of the photo gives me a sort of 90s nostalgic vibe, in large part due to the prevalence of physical objects that in the modern day more often than have become fully digital (photos, music).
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