Music comments and notes including albums, CDs, LPs, vinyl, turntables, equipment, comments and stuff like that.
Tacoma’s favorite band, The Ventures! Yep, I found this little gem at the 30th Anniversary Sale at The Last Vestige a couple of months back. As I am sure you know (just say “yes”, Ventures fans. You know you are.) this disc features their big hit, the Hawaii Five-0 theme. …
Yes, well, I was at the local used LP and CD shop recently and came across this gem from the past. This is definitely one you should have in your collection. Naturally, this CD features the famed ZZ Top hard-driving rock sounds, but there’s a lot of the more classic …
As long as we are looking at analog audio equipment we may as well investigate this thing. What we are seeing here is a Bang & Olufsen 3000-2 receiver. Now, just to be clear, in the audio world the term “receiver” is generally accepted as meaning it is a radio …
Well, the last post did cause a few questions to arise. I assure you, I am not an expert of phonographs, turntables, or their parts and accessories. However, I did discover that I had this little gem stashed away in a drawer. I am fairly sure there’s a story involved, …
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 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 …
