KORG MS2000 synthesizer repairs & restoration
This is a legendary synthesizer with many knobs that allow for direct-access to many functions. It sounds great, looks great, and it is a great tool to learn about analog sound synthesis, but there are better synths now and it is difficult to justify the usual price. I came across a beaten unit, non working […]
Luxman A383 DAC Upgrade
This old amplifier sounds awesome but I got tired of depending on soundcards or external DAC for the HTPC. A very annoying issue was the loud POP! sound from the IQ7 speakers every time the HTPC went to or came out from sleep. Not wanting any more channels than left+right, I did not want to […]
KORG Triton CF Upgrade
Tired of floppy and Jazz disks, I looked for a better storage solution to install in the Triton. I tried a Floppy-to-USB emulator and it worked well but the 1.44MB limit was still there. Although a bit more complex, using a SCSI>IDE adaptor and a IDE CF reader looked very well on paper. So I […]
iPod Nano 6th Generation Stuck Buttons
We bought a little nice red sixth-generation iPod Nano to my sister Elvira as a Christmas present. Two months later, the power button got stuck and it was no longer possible to turn it on or off. She discovered that plugging in to the USB cable would wake the iPod up so it could be […]