A very quick update to welcome in 2018, and to share this stunning piece of vintage hi-fi gear. I think we can all agree, it's pieces like this beautiful Philips RH 750 receiver, with its warm tones and smile-inducing vintage aura, that make classic 70's gear so desirable. The Philips…
Just a very quick update to say WOW and thank you. A couple of days ago my website accrued its 200,000th page view! It seems like only yesterday that I wrote about the Liquid Audio website hitting 100K views. I never really imagined that my site would generate so much…
I just serviced this lovely Denon DP-30L direct-drive turntable and want to spread the word about this great deck. The Denon DP-30L is an excellent turntable with a good feature-set, quality motor, solid chassis and excellent speed control circuitry. The DP-30L weighs in at just under 10kg, much more than…
Just a short post while I am repairing/restoring an absolutely massive Marantz PM-8 integrated amplifier. These main filter capacitors in the Marantz PM-8 sit in the power supply and do all the 'heavy lifting' required to make the power supply smooth and quiet. All four 15,000uF capacitors have literally spewed…
I can hardly believe it but March has brought yet another milestone. This is the first time that my website has received 10 000 views in one month :) Big thanks to everyone for stopping by and spending time reading my restoration, service, repair and review articles. This 10 000…
I'm lucky to have great customers, it makes my job such a pleasure. But every once in a while, someone takes the time to share their thoughts in the form of written or verbal feedback about work I've completed for them. Positive feedback like this from my customers makes me incredibly…
I recently restored this gorgeous Luxman M-4000A power amplifier and matching C-5000A preamplifier. Let's start with the beautiful M-4000A. Apparently, the legendary Tim De Paravicini designed the original M-4000. The improved and even rarer Luxman M-4000A probably also came from De Paravicini's hand, but nobody seems to know for sure.…
Kenwood's legendary KD-500/KD-550 direct-drive turntables are classics from an era when things were built to last. Indeed, if decks like the KD-500/KD-550 with this level of custom engineering were manufactured now, they would cost many thousands of dollars. The Technics SL-1200 is a classic example - it's recently been reissued…
I've just had a classic Dual 601 belt-drive turntable in for a major service and it's almost as good as new! This particular Dual 601 needed recommissioning after an extended period of more than ten years in storage. The automatic tonearm functions were not working correctly and the deck needed…
I have just completed the set-up and service of a gorgeous Luxman PD-555 belt-drive turntable, one of the best high-end turntables money can buy - a true statement piece. The Luxman PD-555 was at the top of the Luxman range of belt drive decks in the late 70's and early…