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Join me again as we look at another (semi-)baby amplifier, the gorgeous Sony TA-1150 integrated amp. Welcome back, everybody, for another in my baby amplifiers series. A lot has been happening at Liquid Audio in the past few weeks, and I’m inundated with work as usual. That said, things could be a lot worse, so […]
Join me as we look at and repair another classic baby amplifier, the Marantz 1030 integrated amp. 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
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 personally guided 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 of months. It’s
