Not new to Mid Fi I dont consider myself Hi Fi because most or all of my equipment is solid state. No 5K turntables or cd transports. I just like taking non functioning equipment and making it work again. This does not always pan out. As I told one member of the forum anything can be fixed given time, money and knowledge. Is it always worth it, no I have alot of unfinished projects. So I turn to my second passion Klipsch speakers. I build replicas of the classics and rebuild some beat up speakers with new hardwood. Next project is to rebuild a pair of Chorus II's. OK enough for now, thanks for letting me join in the fun.