Half Life

@Balok, oh heck yeah! Good tune!

Welcome form Virginia! Enjoy your stay! Nicely done on the project! Looks great!

Welcome from Virginia! Enjoy your stay!

Welcome from Virginia! Enjoy your stay!

Welcome from Virginia! Enjoy your stay!

Welcome Guillermo, from Virginia! Enjoy your stay! Nice looking shop you have there! I spent 7 months in your beautiful country in 1994.. Spent a little time in BA and most of it in Chaco, Formosa and Misiones. I lived in Resistencia mostly. Was there to install cellular equipment. Hope to return someday! Absolutely loved Iquazu Falls!

Welcome from Virginia! Enjoy your stay! The Phase Linear 1000 Autocorrelator is going to be roughly near $150 - $250. Pristine and rebuilt (with wood case), maybe $350? That's a guess on my part for the upper end. Have not seen too many near that high end. Maybe other with more knowledge on this exact piece will chime in and provide better info.

Welcome from Virginia! Enjoy your stay! Here's the link to the AV505 schematics & parts list: AV505 Schematics

Welcome from Virginia! Enjoy your stay! Nice line-up of equipment!

Welcome from Virginia! Enjoy your stay!

Ah yes, forgot my manners. Welcome from Virginia! Enjoy your stay!

Questions? Statements?

@Receiver2000, I like that arrangement! Simple and clean Having it under-lit is a cool idea. I have some old Coke and Pepsi crates floating around somewhere. Might have to see how many albums they could hold.

Not a bad idea. A standard 33 RPM (LP) album jacket measures roughly 12 3/8 inches X 12 3/8 inches (approx. 31.4 × 31.4 cm) so they would fit.

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Could it actually change the sound? Possibly. We all know that almost anything placed in a room can change the sound a little. A diffuser can. A bookshelf can. A plant can. The real question is whether it performs better than: a small diffuser, a decorative sculpture, a bookshelf full of books, at its selling price. That's where the burden of proof belongs. My assessment From an acoustics and engineering standpoint: Reflecting/scattering high frequencies: plausible. Generating even-order harmonics: highly questionable. Making a room "acoustically transparent": marketing language. Producing dramatic soundstage improvements: unproven. Worth the asking price without independent measurements: doubtful. If someone handed me one for free, I'd happily fool with it. If someone asked me to spend my own money on it, I'd want to see controlled blind-test results and measurement data first. Right now, the description reads more like audiophile marketing poetry than acoustic engineering. Give me some solid data and I'll hit the "I believe button". But for now, I'll assume it is much like the "super-whamodyne, mega-twist, copper/silver infused premium" audio cable and take a hard pass.

Agreed! I really enjoy mine. I also have a Wiim Mini that I use in my metal working shop.

A little late to this but here goes. My albums are currently stored end on, like other folks here have them. Agreed on the "get down on the floor and old eyes" comment; I resemble that. I do like the bin style shown and may move to that arrangement. I also like the idea of the art wall that can be changed whenever. That ChatGPT mock-up looks really nice!

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In case anyone wants to know a bit more: https://www.synergisticresearch.com/acoustics/vibratron/ $3,995.00

That's as good of a price as I've seen. Just in case anyone needs some enabling: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=wiim+ultra $263.20

Welcome from Virginia! Enjoy your stay! I spent about 7 months in Argentina back in the 90's, installing a cellular network. Mostly around the Chaco, Formosa area. I lived in Resistencia. Got to BA twice. Hope to go back someday. Glad to have you with us!

Welcome from Virginia! Enjoy your stay!

@AndrewJohn, you could do these yourself. While not difficult, it is a time consuming task. Going to be very similar job as I did on my MG 1's. Process would be the same. The buzzing is likely either coil loops lifted, hole/s in the mylar film or a combo of both. To fix any holes in the mylar; you need some mylar tape (Scotch brand), 3M 77 spray adhesive (to hold down the tape and wires) and some Milloxane or 3M Fastbond (to seal the repairs). Definitely doable.

I don't think you have enough equipment in that room. 😁 Nice setup! Looks like a great place to just listen.