Recent content by Maldoror

my sony reel to reel is playing a little fast. it's a tc388. i've read about the 50hz and the 60hz settings. if that's the problem how do i change it from one to the other? or might this just be old belts?

i just bought a 2220b from a friend. he said it probably needs new capacitors. when i turn it on it clicks and then comes on like normal. a minute or so later it clicks again the fires a loud pop through the speakers...then it continues to repeat the clicks. is he right about the...

i got a teac A-3440 and i need to find some speakers and amplification for it. I don't know anything about what to look for...i'm new to vintage audio. i'd like something vintage and good quality, but i need to keep it around 100 for both. so what's a good cheap receiver and some speakers i...

3.99 at goodwill today. along with a sony 4 track which was also 3.99. so now that my search is over what do i do? how do i figure out if this thing works? it powers on. the belt rotted. nothing inside moves when i press play. i don't have any tapes? how can i test it to see if it can...