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Stunning NOS Sansui XR-Q7 Commission & Repair

Join me as I unbox, commission and repair a 45-year-old NOS Sansui XR-Q7 direct drive turntable! That’s right, another new old stock Sansui turntable, can you believe it?! It’s been almost 10 years since I wrote about unboxing and commissioning this incredible, new-old-stock Sansui SR-929 direct drive turntable. What better way to celebrate than to […]

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Amazing Kenwood R-5000 Shortwave Receiver!

Join me as we look at another beautiful shortwave radio, a stunning and option-filled Kenwood R-5000 communications receiver. Do you love the idea of listening to old-school broadcasts from other countries over the radio waves rather than computers and the internet? Not hi-fi gear, I know, but kind of like hi-fi for radio, so in

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Baby Amplifiers: Sansui AU-101

Join me again as we examine another classic baby amplifier and true baby, the Sansui AU-101 integrated amp. Do we love these babies? Yes, we do! Welcome back, everyone. That said, and so that I don’t bore some of you to death, I’m going to cap it at four baby amplifiers articles for now, with

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Baby Amplifiers: Sony TA-1150

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

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Baby Amplifiers: Marantz 1030

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

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