Posts by ianm (archived2)
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A hello, and another S45 overhaul
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · May 13, 2020 01:11Thanks Rich. you’ve got a very enviable collection, and I see how these old beauties are truly collectible. That Beomaster/CDX combo is an exercise in contrasts, for sure! I’ve got my BGCD 3300 in serviceable shape, but …
A hello, and another S45 overhaul
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · May 13, 2020 01:11Thanks Rich. you’ve got a very enviable collection, and I see how these old beauties are truly collectible. That Beomaster/CDX combo is an exercise in contrasts, for sure! I’ve got my BGCD 3300 in serviceable shape, but …
A hello, and another S45 overhaul
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · May 6, 2020 00:10Well folks, they're done. They look amazing. They sound amazing. I wanted to post updates as I went along, but I've mostly been on a marathon working (with many hardware trips in between!). At 3:30 this morning, I screwe…
What does MMC stand for?
in General Discussion & Questions · May 3, 2020 05:57It's really neither MM or MC in terms of construction. It's MMC=moving micro-cross, as others have said. Essentially moving-iron, a technology a few others like Grado implement. To get into the specifics, both the coil a…
A hello, and another S45 overhaul
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Apr 28, 2020 19:01Rich— much appreciated...your restoration projects on here are what inspired me, particularly the thrift-store P45s. Lucky find. As for the phase link, mines at least functional, though now I’d wished I’d used contact ce…
A hello, and another S45 overhaul
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Apr 24, 2020 17:54Martin, Thanks for chiming in—the wisdom is much appreciated! Regarding the resistors, I think I had read a few too many threads of S75s burning up, and since a few of the existing ones looked a bit brown and crispy, tho…
A hello, and another S45 overhaul
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Apr 24, 2020 09:36A few packages came in today! One from Amazon (inexplicably shipped FedEx Next Day Air; I'll never figure out their logistics algorithm), another from eBay, and the 'big one' from Madisound. But first, some progress on c…
A hello, and another S45 overhaul
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Apr 21, 2020 21:23Greetings all! Longtime (over a decade!) lurker, and with the state of the world being what it is, tacking a project I've long had on my mind. Bit of an intro and background about me and my love affair with B&O— Some yea…