Tech Talk

A better solution to switch arcing is a RC suppression, or snubber, network. This employs a resistor and capacitor in series, and is more effective at dealing with inductive arcing which occurs during switch activation....

The answer, use them to replace the leads on your favourite MC cartridge....

The Lenco P77 is a rare beast, and one of the most unique vintage tonearm you are likely to come across....

One of the problems most vintage turntables face, and the Lenco is no exception, are platters which ring badly. The rubber platter mat found on most turntables controls this ringing to some extent, but there are better solutions now available....

While cleaning out a storage cupboard in the workshop we came across a nice little 10amp power filter, so we just had to do something with it....