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Yes, it is true. Young folks may not know what this is. But, with the resurgence of LP records (a.k.a. “vinyl”) by now I may be wrong. Fair warning: This is a semi-trick question. This is, in fact, the stylus housing to an Audio Technica PT200 phonograph stylus. I was …
Oh, boy, a lot of people have been asking how the refurbished Tannoy PBM-8 studio speakers sound! Well, here’s a very short clip and you can see, or hear, for yourself. Not bad, eh?
Well, mission accomplished. The last time I briefly went over the process of replacing the fabric for the speaker covers. These Tannoy PBM-8 studio speakers are now ready for final assembly and testing! After hooking them up to my classic Technics SA-160 I cranked them up and woo hooo! Very …
Now that the speaker foam rings were done, it was time to turn to the speaker grill cloths. I used the Jet Black cloth from Simply Speakers and, as before, followed their instructions closely. The photos here show a few of the steps. We will see the completed project very …
In our last episode we replaced the interior anti-reverb insulation in the speaker cabinets of our classic Tannoy PBM-8 studio speakers. After that step of the project I moved on to replace the deteriorated foam rings around the speaker cones. These rings are glued to the frame and to the …
In my last post you may recall that I talked about replacing the old insulation in my PBM-8 studio speakers. The reason for wanting to replace these speakers have a tuned port. Now, if you know speakers, you already know that a tuned port is a small tube in the …
In my last post I explained how I had acquired a pair of Tannoy PBM-8 studio speakers. I also discussed the condition of the speakers. Since then I have started the process of refurbishing the units, and the progress has been quite good so far. Speaker cabinets are almost always …
I had occasion to acquire a pair of Tannoy PBM-8 studio speakers recently. These units were manufactured in June of 1988 and were originally purchased from a Tannoy dealer in suburban Philadelphia. They have had a colorful history, and were moved a number of times before landing in rural environment …
These are some monster artichokes that we purchased in Washington State. The photo was taken a couple of years ago, not recently. These things are monsters. They are about the size of a common softball. You will never see these in New York State. I suspect they were grown in …
I thought that reader might get a kick out of this. The photo here. This is my graduate school stereo system. Right! What we are seeing here is this: Top Row (from left) – Scott tuner (possibly a 299-C), Fisher amplifier (maybe a KX-100), Sound Design 8-Track player (I think …
