Join me as I repair and service a beautiful and iconic Nakamichi 670ZX cassette deck. The stand-out point to mention here is that this work took place over six years. That’s right, six bloody years! This is absolutely ridiculous and only acceptable because it happens to be MY Nakamichi 670ZX, part of a collection that […]
Come with me as we repair a rarely-seen Mitsubishi DA-P10 dual-mono pre-amplifier and DA-A10 dual-mono power amplifier! UPDATE, December 2024: The owner has returned, paid the account and collected these beauties! Woo hoo! Readers might not know that Mitsubishi made hi-fi gear, not just cars and industrial equipment. In Japan they traded under a hi-fi
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Come with me this time as I repair, service and partially overhaul this stunning end-game Pioneer CT-F1250 cassette deck from the golden era of cassette. Happy Monday folks, I hope this story adds a little vintage audio goodness to your day 😉 I love proper 3-head cassette decks as many regulars will know and I
Join me as we look at an amplifier I’ve been meaning to write about for years – the incredible Sansui AU-20000. Welcome back, folks, and my apologies for taking so long to write a proper article about the Sansui AU-20000. I’ve worked on a few of these incredible amplifiers over the years, INCLUDING one I
Welcome back folks, it’s Monday and that means it’s both my day off and article time, darn it! Anyway, this time it’s another amplifier restoration. We’re heading to a similar time in the 1980s, but with a different manufacturer, Krell, and to the OG myth, the legend, the Krell KSA 100 class A power amplifier!
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People keep saying they want more so I’ll give you more! How many articles I can write in a week? Let’s see… Three articles so far folks and 5,297 words. Welcome back, to a story about a gorgeous Pioneer PL-50L direct drive turntable resurrection for a new customer who hopefully will become another part of
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Just a quick and hopefully slightly amusing post today folks, for a laugh as much as anything else. It has a more serious motivation though and that’s to make the point that so much older hi-fi gear is so very repairable. I hope this resonates with readers and reinforces the point that I don’t only
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