Join me as I delve into a broken Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista 21 Tube DAC, repair and upgrade it with my own range of improvements. Follow along as I describe finding and repairing the faults, upgrading and then testing this wonderful Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista 21 Tube DAC. In the end, I was able to achieve just 0.001% […]
Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista 21 Tube DAC Repair, Upgrades & Testing Video Read More »
Here is your chance to own a rare and extensively upgraded Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista 21 192K Tube DAC, in almost pristine, unmarked condition. Priced @ just $1595. UPDATE: This Tri-Vista 21 DAC sounds so good that I’ve decided to keep her for now and do even more upgrades. I listened to her again and just
Rare Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista 21 192K Tube DAC for Sale! Read More »
I recently finished another round of modifications to my Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista 21 Class A Tube DAC. In this post, I go into details about the changes and the MIL-spec vintage parts I’ve used! Actually, I will do some more power supply modifications in 2018, more on that when it happens. This is part three,
Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista 21 Tube DAC Modifications, Part 3 Read More »
Back in 2012, I restored and modified this stunning Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista SACD Player. I’ve improved and updated my article, for your COVID-19 reading pleasure. Musical Fidelity’s Tri-Vista range (in 2003) consisted of the Tri-Vista SACD player, Tri-Vista 300 integrated amplifier, the kW pre- and power amp, a vinyl player and a separate digital-to-analog converter,
Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista SACD Player Restoration & Improvement Read More »
I love high-end CD players and what better player to continue with than this gorgeous TEAC VRDS-25?! Welcome back, everyone! I always try to bring you interesting equipment and this time I thought we’d look at another classic, high-end CD player repair and service. CD players are steaming back into vogue as people are rediscovering
Beautiful TEAC VRDS-25 CD Player Repair & Service Read More »
This Musical Fidelity A3 Integrated Amplifier suffered from something worse than the cheap parts MF are known for – a leaking Varta NiMH battery. I really appreciated the feedback I received about the Sansui AU-D707 article and I know how much people enjoy these articles so here’s another one for your reading pleasure. We all
Musical Fidelity A3 Integrated Amplifier Corrosion Repair Read More »
All the equipment and accessories on these pages have been sold but you are welcome to browse. Keep an eye on the store for the latest equipment for sale. Denon DRW-580 Dual Cassette deck This is a cheap and cheerful dual auto-reverse machine featuring VFD metering, Dolby B-C-HX Pro and all functions working well. UPDATE:
Let’s take a look at a lovely CD player I recently repaired, the Arcam DiVA CD92. Arcam made some great gear back in the day, including various products as A&R Cambridge as they were initially, like this C-200 preamp and later the Arcam Black Box 500 I recently repaired and restored: This time though, we
The Musical Fidelity M1 DAC shares some of the same DNA as the awesome Tri-Vista 21 tube DAC. Come along as I upgrade this M1 and discover just how good she can sound. Think of the Musical Fidelity M1 DAC as the little DAC that could. For its very modest asking price, you got and
