Articles about power amplifiers, integrated amplifiers, monoblocks, big and small amplifiers, solid-state and tube amplifiers!
Finally, after days of painstaking work, this beautiful Technics SE-A100 lives again. This stunning, incredibly rare and dead Technics SE-A100 power amplifier visited ALL the repairers before finally coming to Liquid Audio to get fixed. I’m glad I was last and I reckon I’m just about happier than the owner at this point. If you […]
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Behold the Sansui AU-X11, the other Sansui AU-X1. The AU-X11 is a Japan-only integrated amp. This one was damaged during shipping. Let’s take a look. That’s right, the Sansui AU-X11 integrated amplifier is the AU-X1 nobody knows about. That’s because it was only sold in Japan, as far as I can tell and true to
The beautiful Pioneer SA-9800 integrated amplifier is a classic in terms of styling and performance. Come along as I give this one a major service. PS: Look out for the legendary CTF-1250 cassette deck I repaired, at the end! The Pioneer SA-9800 integrated amplifier is, without a doubt, one of Pioneer’s greatest integrated amplifiers and
In this article, I look at a locally sold, bodged Accuphase P-300 power amplifier and how I got her running properly again. The Accuphase P-300 power amplifier is one of the most beautiful solid-state power amplifiers from the 1970s and one of the nicest sounding. This one came to me with some serious issues and
The beautiful Sansui AU-919 integrated amplifier is a technical tour de force and an absolute stunner. Read on to find out more about this legendary model. Welcome to another of my COVID-19 series and I hope everyone is keeping well. I work on a tonne of Sansui gear and always enjoy it. It’s well-engineered, well-made,
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Check out this classic Fatman iTube 252 integrated tube amplifier I repaired and serviced in another article to help with COVID-19 boredom. Silly name aside, the Fatman iTube 252 is a decent, compact 25 Watt per channel tube-based integrated amplifier. The iTube 252 uses 4 x EL34 pentode output tubes and four dual-triode tubes. Perhaps
For those who haven’t heard an Accuphase E-303, they are one of the sweetest-sounding integrated amplifiers. Come with me as I repair and overhaul this one. Given everyone’s sitting at home dealing with the Coronavirus, I decided to finish this Accuphase E-303 article, for your reading pleasure. I started writing this one 18 months ago,
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