Not a rational decision but I had a pitch or keep call to make. It was fried. I decided, having owned this thing forever that I’d have it redone. Here it is driving some massive JBL Studio Monitors at the repair shop today. Asia of course was the test song. Will build a third system in my basement. Vintage with a USB table. It’s an interesting shop btw.
Every audio vintage gets out of hand quickly. The rabbit hole has no end, period vintage or other wise. Too late for u.
I'm already invested in Rotel and B&W gear upstairs. Yup this vintage jag is a dangerous bunny hole. Have I been ogling Marantz, PIoneer and Sansui gear? Youbetcha. I've been playing the SA400 hard all week and breaking in the JBL's . No Sanyo Pack burnout. Its basically been restored to almost new. I am bummed by my squeaky old tapes but even they sound great. Just going to enjoy. I have an Evergreen adaptor on order for my IPOD Classics and of course an FM antenna. I miss Radio Shack.
I'm already invested in Rotel and B&W gear upstairs. Yup this vintage jag is a dangerous bunny hole. Have I been ogling Marantz, PIoneer and Sansui gear? Youbetcha. I've been playing the SA400 hard all week and breaking in the JBL's . No Sanyo Pack burnout. Its basically been restored to almost new. I am bummed by my squeaky old tapes but even they sound great. Just going to enjoy. I have an Evergreen adaptor on order for my IPOD Classics and of course an FM antenna. I miss Radio Shack.
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Best Indoor FM Antenna I have found is the Magnum Dynalab Silver Ribbon
Magnum Dynalab - SR100 Indoor FM Antenna https://a.co/d/fNRWCvO
That's great because I need one, I live on a cave on the side of a mountain even cell phones have a hard time here
I love seeing all that tube fisher glowing, but my first thought was- I hope he has dummy loads on each of those receivers.
Best Indoor FM Antenna I have found is the Magnum Dynalab Silver Ribbon
Magnum Dynalab - SR100 Indoor FM Antenna https://a.co/d/fNRWCvO
DIY guys with a special call out to @JwRosenthal and @Bill Sohne …. I suspect I’m going to need to lay in a supply of these. They appear to be the Achilles heel of 70s vintage audio. Do you folks know of a serious supplier who does not deal in cheap knockoffs? Many thanks.
Try these guys https://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/semis.html#catalog
They have NOS Stks that are legit.
I took my Sony ES Tape Desk into the shop Friday for an overhaul, since its not happy about being back in service. The more time I spend there, the more i realize that A) there is a distinct Ven Crossover between Vintage Gear and Watches. B) Its another bunny hole I could easily drop down. “So you’ve been busy while I was in the UK” said Mrs S. “You can’t hear it in the bedroom” said I. “Oh, I like that!” she said. Whew!
There are two types of tape decks, ones that are broken and ones that will be broken. I swore off servicing them years ago unless they are really worth it (and the client wants to pay for it).
Believe it or not, the Nakamichi’s are surprisingly strait forward to disassemble replace belts and service- just don’t touch anything in regards to biasing- special equipment is needed and few people left on the planet who have the equipment and know how to use it. I have always found that if the deck is still set to factory specs, just leave them alone. If they sound funky, usually a head cleaning and demag do the trick.
Tascam decks are also worth servicing, as are the upper end Denon.
There are two types of tape decks, ones that are broken and ones that will be broken. I swore off servicing them years ago unless they are really worth it (and the client wants to pay for it).
Believe it or not, the Nakamichi’s are surprisingly strait forward to disassemble replace belts and service- just don’t touch anything in regards to biasing- special equipment is needed and few people left on the planet who have the equipment and know how to use it. I have always found that if the deck is still set to factory specs, just leave them alone. If they sound funky, usually a head cleaning and demag do the trick.
Tascam decks are also worth servicing, as are the upper end Denon.
This one just squeaks, has a fairly robust reputation and used sell price, so it’s worth repairing. He will not accept anything but three head decks. Oh and he did quiz me on how I want it tuned for bias. So he must have the gear.
Oh, I thought you were going to attempt servicing it yourself. If you got a guy who can do it, awesome.
