Pioneer CS-88a Rebuild - Epilogue

The Pioneer CS-88a speakers have been returned to the rightful owner, which means its time to write up some thoughts on the speakers themselves. Keep in mind I didn't take any measurements, so my thoughts have no value, much like the ramblings of most lunatics, er, audiophiles.

Pioneer CS-88a Rebuild Part 2 - Crossover Rebuild

As mentioned in Part 1 of this series, the pair of Pioneer CS-88a speakers I was fostering required a crossover recap as well, read on for some thoughts on that process.

Pioneer CS-88a Rebuild Part 1 - Tweeter Refoam

Recently a pair of Pioneer CS-88a speakers came into my possession. My custody agreement stated that I would refoam the tweeters and recap the crossovers. This post documents the first part of that procedure, the refoam.

Network Audio Streaming with PulseAudio

I had been trying to come up with a way to get sound from my PC (and laptop) to a stereo for awhile. Recently, when the onboard audio on my desktop's motherboard died (thanks Gigabyte!), the situation became somewhat more urgent.

As I grabbed a USB audio interface as a temporary solution to my desktop's now dead audio, a thought came to my mind. Why don't I take one of the ARM boxes I have sitting in a junk drawer, hook this USB interface to it, and stream my desktop's sound to it using PulseAudio? So that's what I did.

MCS 6604 Ground Wire Replacement

Recently I married into a MCS Series 6604 Quartz Locked Direct Drive Semi-Automatic Turntable. That is a lot of words to describe what is a slightly cut down Technics SL-QD series turntable. Apparently in exchange for being sold at J. C. Penney for a lower price, Technics shaved the 'fully automatic' functionality, meaning the tonearm returns when a record is finished, but you are on your own to cue playback (it will lower the tonearm for you however).

Anyway, the one in my possession seems in good working order. Playback speed in constant with no discernible variation, automatic return works, the stop button works, the strobe LED is nice and bright, and the cartridge is in good shape. The only issue is a higher than I would like amount of noise with occasional radio interference. Given that the ground cable had a splice of unknown origin (I  never trust a splice I didn't make), I figured replacing the ground wire would be a good place to start.