JE Labs

This is the final installment of my Japanese idler turntable adventure but as Sean Connery said, " Never say never again ..." 😉

Last time, the  Altec 753C s were driven by my Resto-mod Magnavox 8601 amp . In the spirit of my  Vintage Japanese Drivers page from my  o...

My buddy Joe Roberts of Sound Practices has been sending me pictures from the Silbatone Acoustics  room at High-End Munich 2025 . I'm s...

Kenwood PC350 - a Japanese TD124 spinning a jazz tune!😉

Whenever I find them at reasonable prices, I re-acquire audio components I owned and enjoyed in the 80s. I started my quest with the Grace ...

Just like cars, a new turntable model has to be introduced every year or two to keep consumers' interest and convince them that newer is...

I bought this Lafayette PK300 idler-driven turntable because it looked like an improved  Shield MO-19 (aka NEAT P58H)  with the added featur...

Here's a tale of two idler-driven turntables of Japanese origin sold by Radio Shack in the late 50s. They share the same model badge and...

A TEAC OEM 

In the early 2000s, the swinging tonearm mount of the Shield MO-19 caught my attention because it looked like the perfect partner for my Vel...

Ever since I discovered the  Shield MO19 (aka Neat P58H) and Realistic MkVII  at the turn of the new millennium, I've become fascinated ...

Our dear friends Charito and Joey, whom we haven't seen for over five years, were in NYC visiting for a couple of days. On short notice,...

Combining my passion for two obsolete technologies Thorens TD124 MKII with heavy platter + Alfred Bokrand AS309 tonearm Canon P + Canon 50...

  This is a hifi system I built for a cousin who loves music! The speakers, which I dubbed  Altec 753C , is the culmination of my  Altec 2-w...

My buddy John Piro has a knack for finding obscure vintage hifi pieces and has built up quite a collection. A couple of summers ago, he off...