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More PC-5 Fun!!

Discussion in 'Gallery' started by nickeccles, Sep 27, 2017.

  1. nickeccles

    nickeccles Well-Known Member

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    This was recorded on this machine via bluetooth module direct to line in & it shows there's life in the cassette format yet [​IMG]


    Slight sibilance on the video due to my Samsung S7 Edge & it's audio limiter - there is no such sound in reality.........

    Bargain of the year so far & a cassette deck worthy of HiFi status [​IMG] Love it!! [​IMG]

    A fine Irish folk/pop tune playing away!!


     
  2. T-ster

    T-ster Moderator Staff Member S2G Supporter

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    Damn that cassette seems to run very nicely, no discernible w&f, was the deck easy to rebelt? I always liked the look of these by 3 piecers are often such hellars to work on.
     
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    Mystic Traveller Well-Known Member

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    PC-5/PC-7 share the same deck model, a very good one IMO. :)
     
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    Brutus442 Well-Known Member

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    Gorgeous Nick! As usual your vids are almost broadcast quality..I dread the day when I have to rebelt my PC-55 and 550. These JVC three piecers have all lot of components jammed into a tight space. Not a good recipe for my fat fingers.

    Nick does the 5 use the same "High Ceramic" speakers as in the 55?
     
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    samovar Well-Known Member

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    wonderful restoration as usual and great video! go ahead Nick don't stop surprising us tinkerers-to-be :)
     
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    Excellent work as usual. I wish you were my neighbor :wink: ( have several boomboxes with minor to major issues).
    I love the song you selected to play in your boombox
     
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    nickeccles Well-Known Member

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    These decks are easy to work on, but you have to strip the mechanism right out to do it!! You just need the confidence & plenty of images taken during the strip down.......I took plenty for the repair thread on mine & tbh this was so easy for me!! 2 belts to replace 1 flat 1 square!! So well built that nothing else needed for tape deck, electronic rec/play switching so no dirty bar switch the speakers are Jbl 4 inch 2 way co-axial jobs, kept the original single drivers - need refoaming but am not in any rush - Jbl's sound ace!!
    Thanks guys for the replies
     
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    Brutus442 Well-Known Member

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    Radio Raheem swears swapping out the speakers for a better set completely changes these PC boxes. You just confirmed how a JVC can do with a JBL swap!
     
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    Nice unit...i have one that need belts and speaker surrounds so i have never heard it playing properly yet.....ahhh.......one day
     

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