Name: Unusual 1980s Technics linear-tracking turntable (Fix & Demo) @Techmoan
Uploaded: 2026-09-21T08:17:00-05:00
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Description: Unusual 1980s Technics linear-tracking turntable (Fix & Demo)

Unusual 1980s Technics linear-tracking turntable (Fix & Demo)

Techmoan 2026-09-21 | Unusual 1980s Technics linear-tracking turntable (Fix & Demo)

I got a Bose Smart speaker 500 - it gets me

Techmoan 2024-10-12 | The Bose Smart Speaker 500 was discontinued in 2024. It seems it wasn't suitable for almost everyone. It's just what I wanted.

UPDATE: Tunein is now working just fine for me - I presume there was some kind of server outage issue at the time I shot the video.

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2View: The Self-Erasing VHS tape hacked with a paperclip

Techmoan 2024-10-05 | A video tape that erases itself after two views - fascinating, flawed, failed, and mostly forgotten tech.
Another unusual VHS tape is the ‘disposable’ V-Lite I covered in this video youtu.be/yHnYVeaTLsY

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Looking Glass Go - 3D display for 2D pics (No glasses required)

Techmoan 2024-09-21 | The Looking Glass Go is a digital photo frame that will display your existing 2D photos in 3D - here's my review.

More info is available on the Looking Glass website lookingglassfactory.com
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A classic mistake? Attempting to fix up a Sharp GF-9191

Techmoan 2024-09-14 | Repairing a portable stereo radio cassette with a classic problem.

I couldn’t have done this without following the guidance of these very helpful GF-9191 repair videos from the Old School channel youtube.com/@OldSchoolElectronics
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TUNESHINE Review : The digital music album art display

Techmoan 2024-09-07 | The Tuneshine is a 64x64 RGB LED album art display for music played via Spotify, Sonos, Apple Music and Last FM .
Available from https://www.tuneshine.rocks
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Bose Wave good buy?

Techmoan 2024-08-31 | Trying the last Bose Wave for the first time.
The Bose® Wave® SoundTouch® music system IV

Amongst the things you could always count on were death, taxes and a Bose® Wave® advert in the back of your Sunday magazine.

However if like myself you haven’t leafed through a Sunday supplement for a many a year, you might not be aware of the absence of the Bose Wave. They were discontinued a few years ago.

Now that the Wave has gone I'm wondering if it was actually any good, or was it, as so many claim, an overpriced and mediocre piece of tech sold to people with too much money who didn’t know any better. Seems like it’s time for an overdue and overlong video examination of the final model.

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Fire alarm tape ‘Cartrette’

Techmoan 2024-08-24 | A cart format I've never seen before which might contain an old emergency message.
Let’s find out what, if anything, is recorded on it

UPDATE: A few people have asked for a download of the announcements - they can be found here:
https://e.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=kZEzpPZzTiENYUP0XY046EJM49UqkjR0BSy

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PERSONAL AIRCON - Ranvoo Aice Lite Review

Techmoan 2024-08-17 | Were you aware that neck worn personal air conditioning devices are a thing. I wasn't...until now.
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NOTE - this is not a substitute for a full traditional air conditioning system - it merely cools your head and neck to some degree.

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‘Improving’ CDs with negative ions (?!)

Techmoan 2024-08-10 | I've shaved and I've demagnetised CDs, now it's time to blast them with Negative Ions because...

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Shaving CDs - youtu.be/f-QxLAxwxkM
Demagnetising CDs - youtu.be/mH4v8b1tGSQ

Audio citation: Tobani, Theodore Moses, and Victor Orchestra. Hearts and Flowers. 1908. Audio. loc.gov/item/jukebox-121323/.
Video citation: South Park Chewbacca defence youtu.be/aV6NoNkDGsU
Article Citation: CD Structure scienceabc.com/innovation/how-does-a-compact-disk-cd-work.html

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The Last Boomboxes

Techmoan 2024-07-27 | JVC still sells a big loud portable CD Radio - it’s one of the last true boomboxes.

I bought my JVC RV-NB300DAB direct from the JVC website - it seemed to be the best deal.
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This video features some music kindly provided by Andre Louis - his work can be found at onj.me

CORRECTION - According to Daniel in the comments the FM radio can be controlled like this without the remote…
You can't manually tune the stations without the remote, but if you set the input to radio and then press the square STOP button on the boombox (which you'll notice is also "AUTO" on the remote) the radio presets will automatically be filled with all available radio stations (up to 30). Then just press forward and back to flip through them. You can also change the "scan settings" to "Strong Stations Only" for this mode where it will only fill the presets with stations it is picking up clearly.

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Interesting Things In Cases #2 : Language Learner

Techmoan 2024-07-20 | Another interesting thing in a case - a Language Learning system.
I.T.I.C. Episode 1 is here: youtu.be/Nkd0b4qh8E8

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An eye on monoculars

Techmoan 2024-07-13 | I've been trying out Monoculars - here's what I learned.

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REVIEW - Current model Nikon 7x15D HG opticsreviewer.com/nikon-monocular.html
Here’s a website dedicated to monoculars monocular.info

FAQ:
NIKON PRONUNCIATION?
petapixel.com/2018/09/07/the-official-way-to-pronounce-nikon

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Candy TV - Portable Digital TV & Radio - a bad idea, done badly

Techmoan 2024-06-29 | A quick look at an unusual looking portable rechargeable digital TV, DAB radio and media player. A mostly pointless device in the age of smartphones and tablets with wireless data, but on top of that, this one is almost unusable too.

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Japanese Kara-tech washout

Techmoan 2024-06-22 | While hunting for the unusual, I managed to find a couple of things that are neither worth your time nor mine.
A video sure to generate multiple suggestions of 'send it to...' followed by the name of a YouTube repair channel who really doesn't want any more broken stuff.

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Sharps Back-to-Back Boombox mixtape madness

Techmoan 2024-06-15 | Sharp's intriguing but compromised twin-deck portable stereo radio cassette portables.
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At last! Stereo Tefifon - a unique audio experience

Techmoan 2024-06-08 | Armed with a box of spare parts, I set about trying to get my rare 1961 Stereo Tefi machine to play an even rarer Stereo Tefifon cart...in stereo.

00:00 Repairs
13:08 Demo explanation
14:20 STEREO DEMO
15:08 Extra stuff
22:22 Credits with MONO Tefi music accompaniment.

The mono track is the end is titled 'Wenn auf dem Mond jemand wohnt (Blue, Green and Gold)." There is a complete upload of it here youtu.be/OZ2hHNne6QU

My previous Tefifon videos;
1. youtu.be/nBNTAmLRmUg (MY INTRO TO TEFI)
2. youtu.be/9tTURrAWVYE (MORE TEFI DETAILS)
3. youtu.be/yqfVS6ahArs (BROKEN STEREO PLAYER FIND)
4. youtu.be/fpamZczQOTU (MR TEFI TO THE RESCUE)

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Tefi : Band in the UK ...and other tales

Techmoan 2024-05-25 | More info on the (predominantly) 1950s German music player system. This time thanks to a very generous donation I'm able to demonstrate a Tefi Kurz Band to you. If you just want to see this section jump to 07:31 however if you get time to watch the rest of the video you'll hear more facts and figures and details about the history of the Tefifon and the Tefi company.

00:00 Tefi History
07:02 The Tefi band
10:47 Extra bits
16:41 Credits with Tefi music 'Bouncing in Saxonia'

(The track at the end is titled 'Bouncing in Saxonia" - that's all the info I have.

Cuba Baion on a Street Organ youtu.be/aDg7Op5oWZ4

My previous Tefifon videos;
1. youtu.be/nBNTAmLRmUg
2. youtu.be/9tTURrAWVYE
3. youtu.be/yqfVS6ahArs
(If you only want to watch one - I’d recommend the second video).

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SONY VT-M5 - Beautifully obsolete

Techmoan 2024-05-18 | This Audioscope TV Tuner is a very cool, yet unfortunately pretty much useless, HiFi component.

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The Woojer aims to shake up your AV entertainment.

Techmoan 2024-05-11 | Want to feel the sound of your movies (and more) without upsetting the neighbours? Meet the Woojer Strap 3, a body-worn bass transducer.

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SONY S2 Sports Walkman repair attempt

Techmoan 2024-05-04 | In this video I attempt to get my Sony WM-FS555 playing cassettes again.

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Sony S2 - The oft-overlooked 2000s sports audio redux

Techmoan 2024-04-27 | The S2 Sports range was the last time Sony had a family of models capable of playing all the portable audio formats CD/MD/TC/MP3...and radio. When new these passed me by…so it’s time to take a look at what I missed.

00:00 Intro
02:08 Boomboxes
07:05 Radios
11:01 Cassette Walkman
14:48 CD Walkman
17:55 MD Walkman
20:21 MP3 etc
21:14 Wrap

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That unmistakeable Sony Sports Yellow

Techmoan 2024-04-20 | When is A yellow not THE yellow?
When it's shown in a video.

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My Miniot Wheel 2 finally arrived, but does it deliver on the promise?

Techmoan 2024-04-13 | The Wheel 2 is a highly sophisticated record player. In many ways it is a modern day reimagining of the compact linear tracking turntables Technics made in the 1980s. It includes features such as linear tracking, direct track access, auto speed Selection as well as speed and tracking compensation for off-centre and warped records. However it's definitely not for everyone...

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HDMI via a Cat6 cable works surprisingly well

Techmoan 2024-04-06 | If you need to route video around the house - your best option might be to use a dedicated Cat6 or Cat5e cable.
NOTE - This is not a networked Ethernet connection - with these specific adaptors you can't send the HDMI signal via a router, a switch, an Ethernet over power-line connector, a WiFi transmitter, etc - you're just using a Cat6 (or CAT5e) cable as a substitute for a HDMI lead. The benefits are that you can have a longer cable run and the cable is easier to route through small holes and conduits.

There are more capable (and expensive) options available in this range of HDMI extenders if you need to send UHD HDR video. The full range is on the manufacturer website orei.com

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Some have demanded to know why I didn’t move the cable co-ax into the lounge. Firstly, don’t worry so much about my situation, I’m demonstrating a piece of tech, I’m not asking anyone to move in. However the reasons for not wanting to move the co-ax are as follows
1) The co-ax cable is still needed in the office room where it connects to the router and in turn distributes internet to the whole house. I don’t want to move the whole router set up. It works well where it is.
2) One option then might be extending/splitting the broadband co-ax and sending it to two rooms, however this is something that would have to be done by an installer allocated by the cable company and that’s a hassle as well as an expense.
3) There’s no easy cable path from the cable termination box outside to the back of the TV area. Installation of the Sky satellite cables between the same two points twenty years ago involved digging up the bitumen lounge floor - and that’s not something I’m prepared to go through again.

For the sake of £36 for these boxes there’s no engineer, no disruption, no big bill and zero hassle. Frankly you’d have to be a maniac not to go with this option given the choice and especially so when there’s an unused Cat6 cable already connecting the two locations.

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Deadphones - Sony’s late lamented 9.1 Surround Sound Headphones

Techmoan 2024-03-30 | Few want surround sound headphones nowadays to connect up to a Blu-ray player…apart from those who do, and for them it’s tough luck. The answer to my present day AV needs, lie only in Sony’s past with the MDR-HW700DS

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ATGAMES 4K Pinball hits the UK - and I get to try one...after putting it together.

Techmoan 2024-03-23 | ATGAMES have loaned me their new Legends 4KP virtual 4K Pinball table. In this video I assemble it, play some games and give my observations.

Available soon in the UK from Liberty Games libertygames.co.uk/store/pinball_machines/virtual/legends-addams
For the US and other countries visit atgames.us

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02:18 Assembly
12:22 Castors
13:02 Switch on
16:00 Gameplay
18:14 Controls & observations
22:25 Cheaper than the real thing
23:01 The only issue
25:52 Wrap
26:55 Patreon credits

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Sonys 360º cassette player from 1982

Techmoan 2024-03-10 | A video about the Sony KPX-1.
Here's a video showing a repair of a KPX-1 youtu.be/4vtSGbeUgug

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My preferred dash cams in 2024

Techmoan 2024-03-02 | After 15 years of trying different dashcams - these are the ones I’ve settled on in 2024

00:00 Intro
03:10 A129 Pro Footage
04:27 A129 Pro chat
07:08 A139 footage
09:20 A139 chat
14:11 A139 Pro footage
17:52 A139 Pro chat
21:04 Wrap up
25:58 Credits

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Mission Impossibles Tape Recorders (#3)

Techmoan 2024-02-24 | The final part of a three part series looking at the tape recorders used in the 60s/70s Mission Impossible TV series.
Part 1 Here: youtu.be/6DNAmDYiu6k
Part 2 Here: youtu.be/8VQfhyDP6vw

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VIDEO UPDATE/CORRECTION: I'd forgotten that in a number of episodes (especially the early ones) the photos in the folder were taken back to Jim's pad and used in the team briefing. Ironically this error means that my video self destructs at the end too.

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Bird Records?

Techmoan 2024-02-17 | These bird records have nothing to do with Taylor Swift, The Eagles or the Black Crowes.
(Groan).

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Remember these Mini Records?

Techmoan 2024-02-10 | Repair & demo of one of the more commonly reminisced about mini record formats.

00:00 Start
00:25 Toy Records
00:59 Action Man Field Radio Repair
15:15 Field Radio Demo
19:22 Multiple track disc explanation
19:50 Demo wrap
20:32 Human interlude
21:45 The Juniorfon
24:43 Juniorfon Repair
27:10 Nightmare fuel
29:41 It’s a wrap
30:33 Patreon credits

Pre-empting two inevitable questions with a written answer - this was only covered visually in the video.

Q) Will the Action Man records play on the Juniorfon?
A) The Action Man records are smaller in diameter than the smallest Juniorfon record - therefore the needle would drop down outside of the disc. So the answer is No.

Q) Will the Juniorfon records play on the Action Man field radio?
A) The Juniorfon records are larger in diameter than the Action Man records, hence will not allow the field radio door to close, which is essential for playback. So the answer is No.

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MQA-CD - Affordable playback, but its too late*

Techmoan 2024-02-03 | In 2018 I had the discs but couldn’t get a cheap MQA-CD decoder.
In 2024 I found a decoder for £80, but what happened to the discs?

* For the format itself...and for my old ears to get any benefit from it.

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Revisiting Post Office Commpak carts with a back projector

Techmoan 2024-01-20 | Another look at the audio visual slideshow format which fuses 16mm film with an 8-track cart.
My previous video on this format can be found here: youtu.be/WBKTDlAizSk

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21st Century BGM

Techmoan 2024-01-13 | After showcasing numerous background music solutions from the past it only seemed right to take a look at a modern day system.

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The Stereo* Tefifon KC4

Techmoan 2024-01-06 | A long awaited look at the final 1960s stereo* version of the Tefifon - the KC4.
After many years I’ve acquired this almost mythical Tefifon, but was it worth the wait?

*Video does not feature stereo playback.

My original Tefifon videos;
1. youtu.be/nBNTAmLRmUg
2. youtu.be/9tTURrAWVYE
If you only want to watch one - I’d recommend the second video.

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A 2nd Class Return to Train Games - Densha De Go! Plug & Play 2 vs Switch

Techmoan 2023-12-30 | I'm trying the new Densha De Go! Plug and Play II video game . I enjoyed the original - but this one seems very different. I then go on to try out the 2021 Densha de Go! Hashirō Yamanote-sen Nintendo Switch game along with its dedicated controller.

00:00 Densha De Go! Plug & Play 2
06:08 Densha De Go! Nintendo Switch
14:07 Patreon Credits

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Karaoke 8-Track Christmas

Techmoan 2023-12-23 | In this video I show a true eight-track 8-Track cartridge and vintage Karaoke machine, get slightly animated about things that really just don't matter and then ruin everyone's day with some unwelcome Karaoke. Merry Christmas.

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The great equaliser - Technics SH-8058

Techmoan 2023-12-16 | This Technics graphic equaliser/spectrum analyser combo unit is ideal for my needs - but due to its age it is in need of a quick repair.

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Next there was the Minidisc I received (a while back) from Antony Coppens - While I don’t think he’s selling MDs - you can find Antony’s music here: juicerecords-australia.bandcamp.com/track/maxis-apparition-anagan
Finally in the end section, while it was barely audible, I was playing another cassette from Anders Enger Jensen - this one is titled In Space and again can be found on Cassette or Vinyl here eoxstudios.bandcamp.com/merch

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Sony’s self-destructing MD Recorder from 2070

Techmoan 2023-12-09 | The MZ-R5ST is a unique MD recorder & dock combo - that silently kills itself from the inside.

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Walkman II : The Do-over. The start of something small

Techmoan 2023-12-02 | Some say that the Walkman II was the first proper Walkman.
I'm not saying that because I can't deal with the hassle - but it was definitely an opportunity for Sony to reset and start again.

Resources:
stereo2go.com
walkman-archive.com
walkmancentral.com
audio-database.com
hifi-archiv.info
hifiengine.com
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Yoto! - The Beatles (and Queen) arrive on a kids audio player

Techmoan 2023-11-25 | The Yoto is an audio player system for children aged 3-12+. So it’s a nice surprise to find albums from The Beatles & Queen being realised on its Yoto Card format.
In this video I look at these albums and try all the latest Yoto players.

Yoto website yotoplay.com

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Classic HiFi : B&O Beosound 3200 - Any good?

Techmoan 2023-11-18 | Bang & OIufsen HiFi is a blind spot for me, so it's time I try one of their classic systems, the Beosound 3200.

00:00 Start
01:36 Beosound 3200 HiFi
03:16 Beolab 2500 speakers
05:00 Power lead
06:09 PIN Number?
07:07 CD peculiarities
12:48 Radio peculiarities
14:31 Price history
15:20 Speaker chat
18:26 Unpopular opinions
20:55 Familiarity helps
22:03 Sounds good to me
23:26 HDD ‘CD MEM’
26:31 Remote
28:05 Do your homework
29:19 Wrap-up
32:08 Patreon credits

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Japans tiny Robot Bands for the home

Techmoan 2023-11-11 | A look at Bandai's Little Jammer Meets Kenwood 'Live Stage' music entertainment system.

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The in-flight audio player

Techmoan 2023-11-04 | Did you ever wonder what device was responsible for playing the music heard through headphones plugged into the armrest of an aeroplane? Here's one tape based machine that was still providing passengers with in-flight entertainment more recently than you might expect.

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Sony Neck Speaker SRS-NS7 - a weight on my shoulders

Techmoan 2023-10-21 | The idea of having a personal home theatre has merit but the Sony NS7 misses the mark.

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This off-the-grid cassette player is a wind-up

Techmoan 2023-10-14 | A hand cranked cassette player that enabled tapes to be played pretty much anywhere.
Let’s take a look at it.

Special thanks to Esther who contacted me when this came into their ebay store. I’d been looking for one for a while. By way of thanks, here’s a link to their ebay store. ebay.co.uk/str/spicywormz

Outdoor cassette music by eoxstudios.bandcamp.com/merch

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Smallest endless loop cart - Bandai Micro Cartridge

Techmoan 2023-10-07 | The smallest music tape cart format in the world, ever...probably.

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A) The Bandai cart measures 33mm x 28mm x 10mm

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The Connoisseur’s Boombox - FH7 Fully Loaded

Techmoan 2023-09-23 | A look at the optional extras for the versatile Sony FH-7 Mini HiFi

Music featured in this video...
LPs
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Anders Enger Jensen eoxstudios.bandcamp.com/album/in-space
CDs
Candy Apple Blue candy-apple-blue.com
Tape
(all from the YouTube audio library)
Come Vibe With Me - Patrick Patrikos
Assorted Jazz - Tracktribe

A bit of extra info about ribbon cables -
I didn’t include this in the video as it’s irrelevant to almost everyone, but just in case you do go looking for an EBP-78 DC adaptor… it’s worth noting that the ribbon cable connectors on the FH7 Mk3 have plastic cut-outs at the top that accommodate corresponding protrusions present on the FH7 Mk3 sockets. The Mk2 sockets don't have these protrusions. Therefore the Mk3 cable that was included with my DC power adaptor fitted my FH7 Mk2 just fine, but the Mk2 cable would have need trimming with a Dremel to fit the FH7 Mk3 DC power supply’s ribbon cable socket. The pin-outs are the same. You see now why I didn't include this bit...yawn.

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DCC in 2023 - viewing the hidden info on old tapes…and other things.

Techmoan 2023-09-09 | A look at what’s new with Philips long dead 1990s Digital Compact Cassette format.
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Are two B&O A1 speakers more than twice as good as one?

Techmoan 2023-08-26 | I liked the Bang & Olufsen A1 2nd gen Bluetooth speaker when I reviewed it last year...but is it even more impressive when connected as a stereo pair?

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An article about mastering stereo with mono compatibility in mind.
sonible.com/blog/stereo-to-mono
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