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  1. msknight

    Help needed for small speaker amp

    OK ... this is going to be a long and strange one. I have a Benq monitor with headphone output. I wanted to drive a pair of old Logitech speakers (8 ohm, passive) but obviously it was going to need an amplifier in line. I wanted to avoid extra transformers so I wanted to power from an existing...
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    AK70 repair advice - Sussex, UK

    Thanks. That would be a great help.
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    AK70 repair advice - Sussex, UK

    Ooh. Interesting. I take it you've seen this before?
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    AK70 repair advice - Sussex, UK

    Hi, Sussex, UK. Michelle.
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    AK70 repair advice - Sussex, UK

    I have an AK70, model PPE12 and it looks like I've managed to short the headphone socket and blown something inside. It works find and plays over bluetooth. Well outside warranty and I was wondering whether anyone had any wisdom concerning getting it repaired, places to try, places to avoid...
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    Replacement for Teac AI101DA

    I've got one of these units and the volume knob feels to be analogue and is jumping volume. Potentially just needs a clean, but I've contacted Teac anyway. However, I have a suspicion that the cost of maintenance will be close on, or potentially more than, the cost of a new unit. However, I'm...
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    FLAC source for £70-£80

    I've got 32gb cards in... now I only run with one in the top slot only. But since I bought the AK70, it hasn't been used. - I really would love to get my hands on updated firmware... I think I might drop them an e-mail at the weekend, and see what they say.
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    FLAC source for £70-£80

    I think he's still chewing over the new or second hand question... but the Fiio Mk 3 is a good suggestion. I do have an Xduoo X3 myself, and I'm having a real hard time with it; and there's no firmware on their web site, last time I checked. A few days ago I transferred a load of FLAC files to...
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    FLAC source for £70-£80

    Thanks. I'll forward that on to him. His basic choice is looking like putting some extra into his budget to get something decent, or going for something second hand.
  10. msknight

    FLAC source for £70-£80

    Hi Folks, Sorry for the silence; life is a little crazy right now... to put it mildly... but you don't want to know that ! I have a friend who has listened to my AK70 on some Senn cans, and he's decided that he wants to up his listening game but not spend a load of money in the first instance...
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    Little Dot I+ Tube Rolling

    OK - it's been back with me for a few days now, and I've used it every night. I'm very happy that it's working again. For those in the UK, I used ATV Fixit from Crawley to get it repaired. I'll definitely be using these guys again. http://www.atvfixit.tvrepairs.eu/
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    Little Dot I+ Tube Rolling

    Trying to get answers out of LittleDot themselves was difficult. I cut them some slack for the Mid Autumn festival holiday season, but the forum was slow going. Eventually, I gave up on LittleDot themselves. The end game was that the amp went to a local company for repair. Cost was £64 for...
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    Little Dot I+ Tube Rolling

    OK - going to start slowly delving into this. The valves themselves are OK - but there is power loss after about 30 minutes of running from cold. First suspect are the large resistors. Will probably check them out for drift, after being under heat for so long.
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    Little Dot I+ Tube Rolling

    I'm fairly sure that I'm having the same issue - that the valve is fine but that the 1+ is losing power on the right channel. I've posted on the official LittleDot forum, but it looks to be unmoderated right now, as there are all sorts of sales and spam posts popping up in there.
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    Little Dot I+ Tube Rolling

    I've got an LD 1+ and have been using it for a while, but tonight it burned through a valve (Mullard M8083) - it had been happily playing for months. So I replaced it, and I got audio for a few minutes, and then I lost the replacement valve. Now, I'm fearful of replacing that one, in case this...
  16. msknight

    Looking for Aiwa hs-px303

    I had one of these many years ago, but it was stolen in a burglary. I've been looking to get another, partly to settle the emotions as well as practical usage... I still have a small cassette collection, but no portable player. If anyone has any advice beyond the usual (ebay, etc.) I'd be...
  17. msknight

    Review by 'msknight' on item 'Otone VTX'

    These over the ear phones hit YouTube reviewers in late 2014 and recently they crossed my path for fifty pounds at MorganComputers, which is less than half the original retail price, so I took a punt. The next day I saw them on Amazon for forty. *sigh* As usual, these are made in China but...
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  18. Otone VTX

    Otone VTX

    From the manufacturers web site... Incredible Sound, Engineered to Perfection Into the Vortex VTXsound’s name and their heritage all comes from their legendary Vortex Drive™ sound technology. VTXsound are the world’s first headphones using this technology, which gives a whole new dimension by...
  19. msknight

    Astell & Kern AK70 - What happened?

    That... is actually a good idea.
  20. msknight

    Sources for 45 singles

    Thanks for the suggestions. I'll give these a look. I hadn't heard of any of them before.
  21. msknight

    Sources for 45 singles

    Hi Folks,   I've got a friend and he's looking for a 45 and other than Discogs and fleabay, I don't know where to search.  Particular genre is funk/soul, 1960's. US.
  22. msknight

    What Are You Listening To Right Now?

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    What Are You Listening To Right Now?

    "Lightnin' Lady" by Gang.  The singer was 16 years old when they cut this, and he is the father of one of my friends... so I'm, "rescuing," the single for my friend, to surprise his dad. I've got another surprise for my friend... I've got another one of the three singles they released and I'm...
  24. msknight

    Post Your Photography Here #2

    I call this image.... "Man-with-wing-and-oversized-fan-powered-by-two-stroke-engine-strapped-to-his-back flying in to sunset over Shaftesbury."  
  25. msknight

    Post Your Photography Here #2

    Longleat Festival Of Light - had to be patient with the number of people around to get clear shots. You have Beatrix Potter characters as well, Mr Jeremy Fisher and the trout, Jemmima Puddleduck, etc. These are all as shot, simply RAW converted to Jpeg as I'm still not home again yet....  ...
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