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Service articles focussed on the maintenance of hi-fi equipment to restore functionality.

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Stunning One-Owner Kenwood KD-500 Turntable For Sale!

2 Comments | For Sale, Service, Turntables & Vinyl | |

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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Legendary Krell KSA 100 Class A Power Amplifier Restoration

26 Comments | Service, Amplifiers, Repair, Restoration & Overhaul | |

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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Classic OG Marantz CD-73 CD Player Service

12 Comments | CD Players & DACs, Service | |

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

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Beautiful Pioneer PL-50L Turntable Resurrection & Review

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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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Marantz CD-52 “Too Old, Can’t Be Fixed, Throw Away” CD Player Repair!

14 Comments | CD Players & DACs, Repair, Service | |

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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