Join me as we look at and repair another classic baby amplifier, the Marantz 1030 integrated. That’s right, it’s baby amplifier time again, and I’ve chosen another little gem, the Marantz 1030. Like the Kenwood KA-4002A I covered last week, the Marantz 1030 was the baby of the Marantz range at the time, but a […]
Join me as we examine the gorgeous Kenwood KA-4002A integrated amplifier, part of my new ‘baby amplifiers’ series. Many people like small amplifiers—let’s call them baby amplifiers—for various reasons. In this series, we will examine a few of my favourite baby amplifiers in the hope of enlightening and maybe even inspiring a few people to
Season’s greetings to my legendary customers, subscribers, friends and family! Can you believe it’s Christmas again? I don’t know where the time goes but welcome again to my end-of-year 2024 recap. A massive thank you to all who’ve helped make 2024 another fantastic year and my busiest yet. Here’s hoping the holiday season is happy
Hi folks, just a quick update and a note that I am unable to book any more equipment, Accuphase or otherwise, in the lead-up to Xmas. My apologies to anyone waiting, I’m able to assist most customers in due course, but there will inevitably be some I cannot, given the number of you out there
Join me as we look at an amplifier I’ve been meaning to write about for years – the incredible Sansui AU-20000. Welcome back, folks, and my apologies for taking so long to write a proper article about the Sansui AU-20000. I’ve worked on a few of these incredible amplifiers over the years, INCLUDING one I
UPDATED: October 2024 I cannot believe this story! One of my customers reached out the other day to boast about this incredible find. Chris is a customer I’ve helped a lot, guiding him from cheap plastic hi-fi gear to ownership of Accuphase amplifiers like an E-205 I serviced recently, and this E-303, in a matter
Welcome back folks, it’s Monday and that means it’s both my day off and article time, darn it! Anyway, this time it’s another amplifier restoration. We’re heading to a similar time in the 1980s, but with a different manufacturer, Krell, and to the OG myth, the legend, the Krell KSA 100 class A power amplifier!
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Oh yes, and this one is also for sale! Welcome once again folks to the fourth article in as many days. This time we’re looking at the overhaul of my gorgeous Accuphase P-360 power amplifier and what must be my last post in this seven-day posting epic. Writing these articles is involved and time-consuming but
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Oh, and this one is also for sale! 🙂 Do you love amplifiers with a little ‘wood’ in their design? Do you love a classic, discrete phono stage? How about machined aluminium knobs and a timeless design that is emulated some 50 years on? Welcome back folks to another article about a beautiful piece of
Oh… and she’s for sale..! It’s Monday, and I published an article..! Welcome back folks to an interesting story involving me acquiring and then resurrecting this beautiful Sansui AU-11000 integrated amplifier, one of the very best from the golden era of classic hi-fi gear. Join me as I run through a few details about this
