Check out this beautiful Luxman M-4000 power amplifier I’ve just serviced. This classic vintage beast needed a little work, let’s take a look. The Luxman M-4000 power amplifier is a compact, dense, 180 Watt per channel amplifier. It’s the predecessor of the M-4000A, which looks very similar but is substantially different design-wise and even rarer. […]
I’ve just repaired and serviced this gorgeous Rotel RA-1412 integrated amplifier and she’s now available for purchase. This incredible Rotel RA-1412 integrated amplifier is now available to buy, from my friend Pierre @ Revolution Turntable. Pierre runs Revolution Turntable, one of the last proper hi-fi stores in Western Australia. It’s well worth a visit if
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This beautiful Krell KAV-150a power amplifier is the partner of the KAV-300i I restored last year. Come along as I repair and restore this one. The Krell KAV-150a is another product from Krell’s more affordable KAV line, from the mid-’90s. Whilst certainly more affordable, this gear is most definitely not cheaply built, sharing the same
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How’s this for a beautiful amplifier?! I recently repaired and restored this absolutely stunning Marantz 1152DC integrated amplifier, let’s take a look. The Marantz 1152DC is an integrated amplifier from the upper middle of Marantz’s range in the late 1970’s. The 1152DC and others from this series are very collectible now, thanks to their unique
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I’m repairing a gorgeous Accuphase E-202 integrated amplifier and there’s a need for careful transistor matching in audio gear like this. Choosing and matching transistors correctly is critically important when repairing or restoring audio electronics. I’ve learned this over the years, through experience and from people who’ve been doing this for much longer than I
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The Accuphase P-600 Power Amplifier is one B-I-G mother of an amplifier. Come with me as I complete a post-purchase inspection and voltage conversion on this one. Anyway, I’m not complaining, I LOVE working on equipment like this, even if it is heavy and the work slow. The Accuphase P-600 was, as far as I
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These latest additions to the Hall of Shame are two of the worst cases of hi-fi electronics bodgery I’ve ever seen. This shocking case of Krell destruction, in this case of a Krell KRC preamp by a so-called ‘expert’ has to be seen to be believed. Visit my Hall of Shame for all the horrifying
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