Yess it's my flipping goldstar...on moderate volumes she seems fine

as soon as you turn her up it's dreadful...diddn't bother me at first but now it's driving me bonkers...eather there is something wrong or this is standard for these things...if it's standard i wouldn't reommend this box 1 bit....

everything is spotlessly clean and i belive she has had new belts

any ideas thanks

Dave it's not warbly on normal volume...just when you put on say a bit under half and over...the belts seem very strong great bite on play rew....if its the belts which i highly doubt i'll just stick it in my back room and forget about it,,,, i cant change belts mate just the m90 and the kaboom are the only ones i can do

These are all exellent ideas but sadly beyond my capabilities...it is most likley one of these symtoms that is causing it

The warbly sound maybe nothing to do with the tape mechanism. Does the radio sound bad when you turn it up. Could nbe a power saupply issue causing distortion in the amplifier at high volumes. JT Techno's theory about speed fluctuations due to dodgy power supply are also valid but I think it is far more likely to be the amp doing this because it is clipping. Just a thought.

Thanks John! That is easier!

When you turn the volume up imagine a tapedeck with a very dirty capstan but clean head thats what its like,,,i dont think its a power issue or a motor one beause motors tend to speed up and down,,,,it is warbly but stable if you catch my drift

ohh the radio is normal on flat out but in mono but cristal sound.....im almost tempted to send this thing back but i can't be bothered with the hassle etc

Sounds like John is right on the money then, still a power supply issue, which means it is fixable.

My money would be on bad belts dirty mech but in every other way the belts seem fine

if i had bothered to read the aution in the first place i would have left it there....worst sin for me missing parts unless you have them or can get them

yup another scam for me all over again.....if im gunna have to play it so low i may as well buy a flippin ipod and be done with it

Sorry to hear that you are unhappy; looked so promising. But if the fault only shows up at volume I would still say power supply rather than belts. Which parts are missing?

The glass off the front door seb,,,,i just dont buy things with missing parts like that....

Its the same story for me over and over ask the guys

Thats a bummer!  You going to send it back to the ebay seller then?

cheerz guys this place is so great i couldnt imagine life without it...im not sure what to do with the goldstar re sending it back....least it kinda works which is more than i can say for most of the boxes i have had from there....keep on trucking guys... and you aint had much luck with your m70 seb....whome am i to complaine....good luck with her....id start a teck thread if i were you

Yeah mate, thanks for that, I need a bit of luck! I'll start a teck thread, when I crack it! But at the moment it is being a bitch . If you find out anymore about whats wrong with your Goldstar and want my help, just ask. Thinking about another problem may take my mind off the 70!

Whats the prob with the m70 seb.....is it the usual low volume etc   sliders dont work....if so lad it means the volume sliders need rebuilding...very tricky....give docs a ping he has fixed this issue a few times

Full explaination of whats wrong with the M-70 is on your original Goldstar thhread. The sliders work, it is the MMS (music search) muting circuit that is causing the problem. I think I'll ping docs a pm if you don't think he will mind!

Well he is a nice guy...you're here to stay....he can only say yes or no.....im sure it's a much easier task than my m90 lol....id do it for you but i fear it would end out the window lol.....

I'd only be after his advice! Did you read the story I left on your Goldstar thread?

Reno you have a poor mans M90 and a repaired real one in the same week you lucky f*cker..congratz mate

let me check

Thank you sir,,,,,you know me i NEVER look on the bright side.... diddn't know the golstar is refered to a poor mans m90...nice one Bison

i have a tsr aka you know that,ive heard them called that by M90 owners... top box i shouldnt have worded it like that fella

Do me a favour bison i dont wish to sound rude...my memory is getting worse but what the hek is your name  christ we have done deals and i can't even remember..sorry my friend

my names Andy Reno..are you really called Reno? i have sent you a box and im sure i didnt wriite Reno on it..

Thanks andy,,,,yea you sent me the rotel lad...sadly long gone i diddn't deserve it

yea thats my real name least it was when i checked my bank card lol....people call me tim because i wouldnt go on any forum named reno..years ago...thought it was to embarrising to use reno...sadly tim has now passed away...i will NEVER have another friend like him....better not think about it will end up in tears,,,,my mood is so all over the place latley im not sure whats wrong

Read smoke on turning on ehh seems like a baket case like so many of my boxes seb,,,,least you have a hance of fixing them...im in the wrong hobby

Reno is a good unusual name, much like Sebastian!

unusual name for a welsh guy i seriously thought it was your nickname..no offence intended Reno.

you know what sebastian...i knew it lol i couldnt think what else it could be sir

Thats just it andy im not welsh....thank god....but im not one of those guys who serve a curry eather lol.....im origionally from newastle son

Yes sir! My name has been both a good thing and a bad thing! But I wouldn't change it, it is part of who I am!

You want to here my real seond name,,,,,on second thoughts better not go into that...there would be hoots from the rafters of this place....it was great for the first week of any shool though,,,,,i can garantee no work got done lol between my name and my radios no work was ever done

i have a lot of friends in the north east Reno..in the early nineties i even started to pick up a geordie twang,

the name Reno sounds like your in a tarrantino film lol

I'll tell you my second name if you tell me yours!  My name caused hilarity at school too!

piss off lol x4

Okay, fair enough mate!

Hey aafter 3 hours of tracing through the circuitry of the M-70 I have found a short circuit diode!  Finaly getting somewhere, keep your fingers crossed for me!

Rock on lad.....fingers and legs are all crossed for you....the only christmas preasent i wished for seems to have come true....well i never see anyone for exmas or get anything not that im bothered

Thanks mate!

Well if you fix her maybe you an send it me for an evaluation.as mine might of been cream crakered..im always putting the m70 down,,,,and all the guys love em,,,i sure would like to be proven wrong regarding the m70

Well your more than welcome to borrow her but I have yet to appraise her myself. I have allways wanted one of these but will she live up to the dream? Replacing the diode has fixed the mute problem, nice and loud now....but it is still quite loud when volume sliders are set to minimum so there could be a volume slider issue or it could be something ellse. I have a way to go yet but that is for another night! I have allready stayed up too late, I have work tomorrow!  Still glad I've got the mute problem sorted. Music search has started working as well!  Anyway ta ta for now, i'm goig to get some sleep!

sorted your getting there all in all a mega positave day

i was also going to suggest to make sure is in the proper voltage , long story but it happened to me.