Rants

These rants are typically short blasts and me spouting off about recent events, news and other stuff!

Accuphase E-303

Incredible $10 Accuphase E-303 Tip Find..?

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 […]

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Sansui AU-317 Amplifier Repair, Review & Rant!

Come with me as I repair a Sansui AU-317 integrated amplifier and discuss problems associated with the wrong approach to caring for beauties like this. This isn’t really a rant, of course; we leave that to others, but it is a chance for me to express my thoughts, to hopefully educate, inform and help readers

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Changes to Our Advisory Service

A quick update regarding changes to our advisory service. You may be aware that we offer an advisory service to the hi-fi community. We’re one of just a handful of technical specialists doing so. Through this service and a desire to assist hi-fi lovers, we’ve helped people worldwide diagnose faults, improve their systems, purchase end-game

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Shocking Krell Destruction Hall of Shame Addition

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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New Hi-Fi Repair Hall of Shame Dedicated to Bad Repairs

I’ve just created my new Hall of Shame, dedicated to bad repairs. My aim is to raise awareness about the diabolical workmanship of certain ‘repairers’ who destroy hi-fi gear. Unlike the rest of my site, the Hall of Shame has one focus – to expose bad repairs and bad repairers. I’m especially interested in saving

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