Oh, the mysterious transformation of a 'girlfriend' into a 'loving wife': Magic awaits you! ;) I will get back there, into hi-end I mean, I...
absolutely AWESOME!!! Now I understand your switch to floorstanders, big room deserves big sound and being able/allowed to run speaker cables...
@nicolai fenech - hopefully it is just some resonances rattling on your shelves, you have lovely speakers which might not like DIY-fix jobs....
@nicolai fenech - do not worry too much about audiophile brands, Sony and such also made quite a few decent players. You have a very nice set of...
Welcome from another Discman collector! :)
Welcome! You made me curious, Is there anything special about SL-SX270? I bought my first Discman in 1995, it was Technics SL-XP170 (same thing...
as @Longman suggested, almost any desktop CD player sounds better than any Discman. Some entry-level hi-end players can be had for around $200, I...
these look nice, a bit cheesy compared to his Krell days but still nice: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] :)
what was the original D-90 laser: KSS-162A or KSS-220A? SMD caps in absolutely all D-90 that I serviced were bad: dead or dying. Their value is...
a few years ago I posted step-by-step instructions on how to revive Sony D-90: Sony D-90 D-90 was my 'specialty' at that time, nowadays I...
@TooCooL4 - Thank You for the info!!! I did not know its JBL. For when this below was my music room this same print, huge and framed, was on the...
Great idea, its time to place some bets!!!... :) I bet on Orange / oak veneer: [ATTACH] not sure about the stands though, cement blocks like...
wish we had more write-ups about folks main stereos at S2G... Totally support your Arcam choice for the amp, and I'm also curious which speakers...
Oh, the good'ol'days when you had some meaningful discussions, not just cries for help with fixing stuff :confused::confused::confused: Was way...
One of my friends and a Discman collector shared this info, hope it will be useful for US-based tape-lovers: Babis “Bobby” Armakolas: Chicago,...
Love your history flashbacks, keep 'em coming!!! ... and by 1974 someone must have figured out how to make thing listenable even in it's...
spindle motor is the one rotating CD. we have a beautiful D-303 resto write-up by @Hyperscope here: Sony Discman D303... in short: 1) You...
@fr33d0m : I saw your post at Head-Fi, and the response you received there and from @Valentin is 100% correct. What you describe is Exactly what...
sad story indeed!... Probably a Lemon, but since Discman got sold we don't get a chance to test it any further. Did it play CD-R without any...
Agreed, you won't know until you open her up. But. If play and back-tension up to specs, then maybe no reason to worry? I use cheapo plastic Sony...
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