30 May Repairs and revisions of hifi equipment
NAKAMICHI DRAGON
May 2021. Cassette deck Nakamichi. Repair and adjustments.
ROTEL RSX-1057
May 2021. AV Receiver Rotel. Recap and cleaning.
PAC III LINEAR-X
May 2021. Portable Analyzer. Repair and calibrations.
GRUNDIG TK 23 L
May 2021. Tape recorder open reel. Repair and adjustments.
PHILIPS CD304
May 2021. Compact Disc Player Philips. Cleaning and adjust.
BRAUN REGIE 450-S
April 2021. Receiver Braun. Power supply fail and check/cleaning.
TECHNICS SU-VX700
April 2021. Integrated amplifier Technics. Power supply and speaker connector repairs.
NATIV DAC
March 2021. Nativ DAC. Check power supply.
JBL SYNTHESIS SDP-55
March 2021. JBL Synthesis SDP-55. Processor AV. Buzz on balanced connections.
CLONES AUDIO AP-2
March 2021. Clones Audio AP-2. Integrated Amplifier. Repair power supply.
LUXMAN L-235
March 2021. Luxman L-235. Receiver vintage. Capacitor change. Cleaning and adjustments.
MAGNAT VC-1
March 2021. Magnat VC-1. DVD Video Receiver AV. Repair power supply and laser.
MARANTZ 2252
February 2021. Marantz 2252 Receiver vintage. Full review. Capacitor change.
SONY DVP-5770
February 2021. Sony DVP-57700 DVD Player. Disc loading mechanism repair.
TAGA HARMONY
January 2021. Taga Harmony HTA-700B Tube Integrated Amplifier. Volume control replacement.
CREEK EVOLUTION 2
January 2021. Creek Evolution Integrated Amplifier 2. Replacement of capacitors and volume control.
EMOTIVA UMC-200
December 2020. Emotiva UMC-200 AV Processor. Power supply repair.
MICROMEGA DUO CD3
December 2020. Micromega Duo CD3 CD Player. Optical laser replacement.
LINN KAIRN
December 2020. Linn Kairn Preamplifier. Brilliant power supply repair.
ARCAM AVR400
December 2020. Arcam AVR400 AV Receiver. Conversion to AV processor.
CARY AUDIO CAD 120S
November 2020. Cary Audio CAD-120S MKII tube amplifier. Bias circuit repair.
VINCENT PHO-700
November 2020. Vincent PHO-700 phono preamplifier repair. Cleaning and adjustments.
TELEFUNKEN
October 2020. Telefunken music channel review. Cleaning and adjustments.
LINN IKEMI
October 2020. Compact disc Linn Ikemi. Repair power supply and laser optics.
THRESHOLD T2
June 2020. Threshold T2 Preamplifier. Left channel repair.
ONKYO M-504
May 2020. Onkyo M-520 power stage. Restoration and revision.
GIGAWATT PC-1
March 2020. Gigawatt PC-1 Network Conditioner. Power supply filter repair and replacement Sucko connectors.
THULE AUDIO PA150B
November 2019. Thule Audio Spirit 150B power amp. Power supply repair. Capacitor replacement.
THULE AUDIO PR150B
November 2019. Thule Audio PR150B Preamplifier. Restoration and repair of power supply. Capacitor replacement.
CLONES AUDIO 55PM
May 2019. Clones Audio 55PM monophonic power amplifier. Power module replacement.
VIETA UNO
March 2019. Vieta Uno Amplifier. Internal curiosity. Spanish manufacturing.
QUAD 405
March 2019. Quad 405 power stage. Capacitors replacement and revision.
DENON AVC-A1XV
February 2019. Denon AVC-A1XV AV Receiver. RCA connector solder review.
QUAD 606
May 2018. Quad 606 power stage. Power supply capacitor replacement and revision.
LUXMAN L-80
April 2018. Luxman L-80 Amplifier. Power supply capacitor replacement and revision.
MUSICAL FIDELITY A100
February 2018. Fidelity A100 Musical Amplifier. Power supply transformer replacement and revision.
ASR EMITTER 1
December 2017. ASR Emitter 1 power amplifier. Power supply capacitor replacement and revision.
SONUS FABER GRAVIS B1
December 2017. Subwoofer Sonus Faber Gravis B1. Power module repair.
HOLBORNE CA-270
November 2017. Holborne CA-270 Hybrid Amplifier. Power supply capacitor replacement.
OPPO BDP105D
October 2017. Oppo BDP105 Darble Edition Player. It comes from a flood in the basement of a house with water and mud.
POWER WORKS RS122M
September 2017. Power Works RS122M professional loudspeaker. Bass driver replacement.
PROFESSIONAL AMPLIFIERS
September 2017. Cleaning of professional power amplifiers from a pub.
HARMAN KARDON HK6600
September 2017. Harman Kardon HK6600 Amplifier. Power supply capacitor replacement, connector cleaning and potentiometers.
VIABLUE
September 2017. Viablue wiring and connectors preparation.
MARANTZ SR6300
August 2017. AV receiver, Marantz SR6300. Power module repair.
ARCAM FMJ AV8
July 2017. AV processor, Arcam FMJ AV8. Power supply repair.
ACCUPHASE E-203
June 2017. Accuphase E-203 Amplifier. Speaker connectors replacement.
PRIMARE SPA-21
March 2017. AV Primare SPA-21 Amplifier. Replacement of speaker output protection relay.
LUXMAN L-30
February 2017. Luxman L-30 vintage amplifier. Cleaning of contacts and potentiometers.
B&O ICEPOWER
February 2017. B&O Icepower power stage. Balanced input circuit replacement.
AUDIOLAB 8000S
December 2016. Audiolab 8000S Amplifier. Volume control repair.
B&W801 M2
October 2016. B&W 801 M2 Speakers. Restoration of medium / high filters.
TECHNICS CD4
October 2016. Vintage Technics CD4 Quadraphonic Receiver. Repair power supply and power amplifier.
SANSUI CA-3000
September 2016. Sansui CA3000 vintage preamplifier. Cleaning connectors and potentiometers.
B&W 801M
February 2016. B & W801M Speakers. Review of filter capacitors.
MERIDIAN 605
December 2015. Meridian 605 monoblock monophonic power amp. Replacement speaker and RCA connectors.
CLONES AUDIO 25i
December 2015. Clones Audio 25i integrated amplifier. Remote control receiver repair.
MUSICAL FIDELITY MVX
November 2015. Musical Fidelity MVX Preamplifier. Cleaning connectors and potentiometers.
SONY STR-V7
November 2015. Vintage Sony STR-V7 receiver. Power supply capacitor replacement.
QUAD 405-MK2
November 2015. Quad 405-MK2 power amplifier. Replace speaker connectors.
EMOTIVA USP-1
November 2015. Emotiva USP-1 Preamplifier Conversion to Integrated Amplifier. Add DSP and Hypex UCD180 power modules.
MACINTOSH
October 2015. Receiver McIntosh. Replacement of power supply capacitors, antenna connectors and contact cleaning.
MACINTOSH MAC1900
July 2015. McIntosh MAC1900 Receiver. Replacement of power supply capacitors, volume potentiometer and contact cleaning.
CUSTOM WORK
March 2015. Installation of Hypex UCD400 modules with linear power supply to a box provided by the customer.
LUXMAN L-190
March 2015. Luxman L-190 Integrated Amplifier. Replacement of power supply capacitors and contact cleaning.
SANSUI QRX-7500
March 2015. Vintage Sansui QRX-7500 Quadraphonic Receiver. Replacement of power supply capacitors and contact cleaning.
PASSIVE DEVICES 5L
February 2015. This has been the most unique piece of equipment I have received to repair. It is a passive preamplifier with 1mm rigid wiring mounted to the air. One of the joints had been desoldered.
POLK AUDIO
January 2015. Polk Audio Subwoofer. Due to the difficulty to repair, it was decided to replace the plate with a Hypex in class D, adapting the fixing bracket.
ONKYO T9
December 2014. Onkyo T9 vintage tuner. Cleaning and adjustment. Lighting lamps replacement.
ROTEL RMB-1095
December 2014. Rotel RMB-1095 multichannel amplifier. Cleaning input / output connectors and switches.
ONKYO A-10
December 2014. Onkyo A10 vintage integrated amplifier. Cleaning input / output connectors, switches and potentiometers.
THETA CASANOVA
November 2014. Precessor AV Theta Cananova. Cleaning inlet / outlet connectors.
ARCAM P1000
October 2014. Arcam P1000 multichannel power amplifier. Power supply repair. Capacitor replacement.
SONY TA-AX6
October 2014. Vintage Sony TA-AX6 Integrated Amplifier. Power supply repair. Capacitor replacement.
SHARP SM-SX100
August 2014. Sharp SM-SX100 Digital Amplifier. Ignition protection system repair.
QUAD 34
May 2014. Quad 34 Preamp. Input selector not working.
QUAD 405
May 2014. Quad 405 power amplifier. Restoration and cleaning.
ROTEL RB-9908X
May 2014. Rotel RB-9908X power stage. Review power supply capacitors.
MOSFET HITACHI
May 2014. Power amplifier with Hitachi MOSFET transistors. Review power supply capacitors.
VORTEX XA-45
March 2014. Vortex XA-45 Amplifier. Power supply repair. Capacitor replacement.
HAFLER 9180
January 2014. Hafler 9180 power stage. Power supply repair. Transformer substitution for a toroid and adaptation to the hole.
QUAD ESL63
January 2014. Quad ESL63 Electrostatic Speakers. Restoration of electrostatic bass and treble panels.
REGA IO DAC
December 2013. Configure coaxial digital output on a Rega DAC, including selector switch and BNC connector.
JVC A-X2
November 2013. Repair vintage JVC AX-2 amplifier. Power supply failure.
EMOTIVA AIRMOTIV 6
November 2013. Repair Subwoofer Emotiva Airmotiv 6. Power supply failure.
CLASSE CA-100
November 2013. Classe CA-100 power stage repair. One channel failure and replacement of power supply capacitors.
CYRUS X
September 2013. Cirus X power amplifier repair. Input section failure.
OCNOSON CT1100
August 2013. Restoration of the Ocnoson CT 100 turntable. Replacement of pulleys and lubrication of the mechanics.
CARY AUDIO SLP50
July 2013. Cary Audio SLP50 tube amplifier repair. Replacement of capacitors.
ONKYO TX-NR5007
July 2013. Onkyo TX-NR5007 AV receiver repair. Multi-channel failure and capacitor replacement.
AUDIOLAB 8000A
June 2013. Audiolab 8000A integrated amplifier repair. Channel failure and replacement of potentiometers due to breakage.
ART AUDIO QUINTET
May 2013. Repair of Art Audio Quintet tube amplifier. Replacement of valve sockets and capacitors.
QUAD 33
May 2013. MC phono preamplifier repair on Quad 33 preamplifier
ARCAM AVR200
May 2013. Repair AV receiver Arcam AVR200. Two channel failure.
QUAD 34
April 2013. Repair Quad 34 preamplifier. Power supply.
TAG MCLAREN AV32
March 2013. Repair AV Tag Mclaren AV32 processor. Power supply.
QUAD 606
March 2013. Upgrade speaker connectors in Quad 606.
ADCOM GFA-7607
March 2013. Adcom GFA-7607 multichannel power amplifier repair.
JAMO E3SUB
February 2013. JBL GT0804 8″ driver upgrade in JAMO E3SUB subwoofer
QUAD 606
December 2012. Quad 606 power amplifier repair.
PRIMARE 31.7
April 2012. AV Primare 31.7 Processor Repair
AUDIOLAB 8000AP
December 2011. Audiolab 8000AP AV processor repair.
OPPO BDP-93
April 2011. Upgrade PCB NuForce. Oppo 93 analog output section.
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