Refoaming Boston Acoustics T830 woofers
A couple of years ago I heard the Boston Acoustics T830 towers at one of the AudioKarma forum meetups and remembered them as an easy listening and non-fatiguing speaker. They …
GE portable record player
A few months ago, I came across a General Electric portable record player. I took it home, cleaned and tried to run. Besides the loud motor, all was in good …
Dartboard backboard from pallet
When browsing some pallet projects on the web, I came across a post where somebody built a nice backboard for a dart board. Few blocks away from where I live, …
Refoaming speakers – Advent Tower II
A while ago, I brought home Advent Tower II speakers. Simple two-way design in a small tower box. The woofer’s surrounds were shot so I did not even test the …
Bartop arcade build
Sometime in the past, I have introduced my kids to the 8-bit computers I had when I was their age (or maybe a bit older then they currently are). They …
Replacing speaker selector lamp in Onkyo Integra M-506RS amplifier
My latest addition to the stereo system, an Onkyo Integra M-506RS amplifier, had a speaker # 1 bulb out. After removing top and bottom panels, additional four screws hold the front …
Replacing supercapacitor in Onkyo Integra T-4087 tuner
If you have an Onkyo Integra tuner that has memory problems, the culprit is most likely a supercapacitor that Onkyo used to provide power for preset memory when unit is …
Replacing tactile switches in Atari-style joystick
This is a bit different from the audio stuff I write about but since I was messing with some electronics, I have decided to post this here. A while ago, …
Kenwood KR-6160 receiver
This time, in my endless rotation of audio equipment, I got Kenwood KR-6160 receiver. I bought it because it had MIC input (two actually) which allowed me to have some …
Kenwood KA-7100 amplifier
After taking a short (or long) break from audio equipment, I am sort of back. Recently, I have acquired Kenwood KA-7100 amplifier. One of the channels was cutting out and controls …