Articles where the focus is on hi-fi receivers. Receivers contain a preamplifier, amplifier and an AM/FM tuner, all in one.
The Realistic STA-2000 sold here in Australia through the Tandy Electronics chain, in the late ’70s. As a kid, I used to visit the Tandy store near my home and marvel at all the wonderful electronics for sale.… Read more
It’s true that many of my posts focus on rare and desirable hi-fi equipment. People like reading about that gear and I certainly enjoy working on it.… Read more
Yes, this thing is officially silly, 170 watts per channel of oval capacitor madness! In this video, I basically run through the service process from first unveiling the beast, to final testing.… Read more
The Marantz 2330 is a heavy receiver, actually very heavy for its moderate size – it’s dense.… Read more
The Marantz 2330 is a true monster receiver, like the Pioneer SX-1250 and Sansui G-9000. If you are a monster receiver fan, and you’ll definitely want to check out this video, and my full article.
In the first part of the video, I open up the Marantz for the first time and discover the terrible state she is in.… Read more
I think we can all agree, it’s pieces like this beautiful Philips RH 750 receiver, with its warm tones and smile-inducing vintage looks, that make classic 70’s gear so desirable. Seriously, this is one of the best looking pieces of hi-fi gear I’ve ever worked on!… Read more
Visitors to my website will know how much I enjoy working on classic and vintage electronics. One category of gear I love is monster receivers from the 70’s and 80’s. The Sansui G-8000 Pure Power DC Stereo Receiver is one of the biggest and baddest monster receivers, read on to take a look!
The Sansui G-8000 receiver was created at a time when Japanese manufacturers were competing to produce the meanest hifi beasts, like this Pioneer SX-1250 I restored. The G-8000 is not quite as mean as the SX-1250, but make no mistake, the big Sansui is a real monster.… Read more
