All Good Things Must End

Gone are those stereo components that we clung to for so many decades. Like the explorer in Windows XP, like regular gas without ethanol, like taxation with representation, all these things are broken, never to return. 

Here are our components that have just plain worn out. On top is our JVC A-X40 power amp, in the middle the JVC T-X55 tuner, and on bottom the Denon DCD- 610 CD player. The CD is the second one after my Pioneer died. Forget about the tape players, went through 3 of those. Will replace the CD when I can find a single drawer unit. 

Anyway, here is our new Onkyo TX-8020 power amp with built in tuner. above that is our Technics SL-5200 direct drive turn table. This was given to me by a friend. It replaced his little brother SL-B2. I must have changed the belt around four times. Glad to be rid of the belt drive. Did it have to by black? They don't offer silver anymore. 

The driving force for replacement of the JVC was the plated contacts were all corroded and so the turn table wouldn't deliver clean sound without fussing with the EQ selector buttons. 

Let's see how well the Onkyo holds up. Vinyl is all the rage, so I had to do it. 

Now, all I need to do is string the FM antenna, and maybe connect the TV. The Black wire to the right of the turn table is for connecting aux devices like phones, computers etc, so that's covered.