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 […]
Welcome back as we take a look at one of my favourite pieces of high-end hi-fi equipment, the incredible Accuphase C-280V preamplifier. I also delve into my long relationship with Accuphase as a brand and, oh yeah, this stunning end-game preamplifier, MY Accuphase C-280V, is also for sale, details later! UPDATE: Four purchase offers received
Check out this incredible, 100% original, one-owner, almost time-capsule quality Kenwood KD-500 direct drive turntable I’ve just serviced and listed for sale! This stunning one-owner Kenwood KD-500 direct drive turntable comes complete with its as-purchased SME-3009 tonearm and the mega-bonus: a rare Fidelity Research FR-101 moving magnet cartridge! UPDATE: Four requests to purchase received within
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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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Do you like old CD players? Here’s a Gen 1 CD player even older than the one I fixed last time! Welcome back folks as we wind back the clock to 1983. Regulars will be aware of my fascination with CD players, DACs and old digital gear, so if this is something you’re also interested
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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Welcome back, friends. Here is a sneak peek at some of the larger pieces of gear I’ve been working on including the baddest of them all, the Accuphase P-800, straight outta Japan! Articles on some of these pieces will follow, but at least you get to see them here first. Finishing these larger amplifier jobs
I love the classic Technics SL-120, so let’s look at how I recommissioned this lovely old girl! Welcome back, everyone. I said you see me again sooner than you think, perhaps you didn’t expect two posts in one day though! I’ve been dying to do more writing and, as we approach the 2-million view milestone
I love high-end CD players and what better player to continue with than this gorgeous TEAC VRDS-25?! Welcome back, everyone! I always try to bring you interesting equipment and this time I thought we’d look at another classic, high-end CD player repair and service. CD players are steaming back into vogue as people are rediscovering
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