I’ve just repaired and restored this lovely Krell KAV-300i integrated amplifier. Read on to find out what makes the KAV-300i such a superbly engineered amplifier. Krell still proudly builds amplifiers and other high-end gear, from their base in Orange, Connecticut, USA. Established in 1980, they set about manufacturing a range of really different hi-fi equipment, […]
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This lovely McIntosh C220 tube preamplifier fell victim to a growing problem – modern Pb-free production processes. The McIntosh C220 is a hybrid tube/transistor-based preamplifier, featuring a phono preamp and microprocessor control. It’s a well-made unit, though not like the McIntosh of old. The board is high-quality fibreglass and the internal layout is clean and
Come with me as we repair and restore two beautiful Accuphase M-60 monophonic power amplifiers and find out how they were ruined by a local repairer, before coming to Liquid Audio. The Accuphase M-60 is a big, heavy monophonic power amplifier. It was top of the Accuphase range when introduced in 1975 and capable of
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I’ve just repaired and serviced this absolutely incredible Sharp VZ-2000 linear-tracking, record-playing boombox. Now, THIS is a boombox! The Sharp VZ-2000 is surely one of the biggest and baddest boomboxes from the golden era of boomboxes, the 1980s. This VZ-2000 is seriously HUGE, I can hardly lift it and it took two hands to get
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This is the second JVC QL-F4 direct-drive turntable with speed control issues I’ve repaired recently. Come with me as I resolve the problem. The JVC QL-F4 is a great direct-drive deck, perfect for someone stepping up from a belt-drive or lower-tier DD. They actually have stellar wow and flutter figures, really low for an affordable
I’ve just repaired an amazing Yamaha MX-1 power amplifier. Read on for more about this stunning, heavyweight amplifier. It’s fair to say that Yamaha, along with Sony, soldiered on with high-end consumer hi-fi gear for longer than many others and this beautiful Yamaha MX-1 power amplifier proves it. The Yamaha MX-1 was the best and
The Audiolab 8000Q preamplifier is a really nice piece of gear, let down by cheap parts. In this article, I repair a misbehaving Audiolab 8000Q. The Audiolab 8000Q preamplifier in this article came to me with a fault which would see it sometimes take a long time to turn on. By a long time, I
