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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 23, 2019 19:49:44 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2019 19:57:42 GMT
I remember them. Think I've still got the original brochure. I'm sure they were excellent. Not as pretty as the contemporary Sansui amps though. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2019 20:51:50 GMT
Aye. The 9000 Range were great. The two box RS-9900 Cassette deck was a beauty |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2019 20:54:20 GMT
I remember them. Think I've still got the original brochure. I'm sure they were excellent. Not as pretty as the contemporary Sansui amps though. The Early 80's Techy amps like the 'V4-X' were better sounding imho but obviously not as Tank like constructed.. Those 9000's were the back end of the 70's |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2019 20:23:22 GMT
I do all rebuilds myself & i only use the best components the cost soon mounts up. The PSU Reservoir cap in Black Gate 'K' would cost about £30 the alone. Absolutely worth it .The big problem with people is they buy vintage amp, plug em in & think they are crap. If they listened again to a fully rebuilt model of what ever they bought they would think twice. What is up with yours? Here’s mine photos.app.goo.gl/tMJJN4DRcaRfL4qw7 |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2019 21:34:13 GMT
Are you not in the UK? I ask because they were not badged as Kenwood over here. I see you got the separate side cheeks where as i have a full sleeve on my 'KA2002' & 'KA4002' & 'KA2000'
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2019 22:50:25 GMT
Are you not in the UK? I ask because they were not badged as Kenwood over here. I see you got the separate side cheeks where as i have a full sleeve on my 'KA2002' & 'KA4002' & 'KA2000' You've just made a great point about Vintage gear. I didn't like BG caps when I tried them, preferring the AN Kaisei versions. Any others you might recommend? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2019 14:10:56 GMT
Are you not in the UK? I ask because they were not badged as Kenwood over here. I see you got the separate side cheeks where as i have a full sleeve on my 'KA2002' & 'KA4002' & 'KA2000' You've just made a great point about Vintage gear. I didn't like BG caps when I tried them, preferring the AN Kaisei versions. Any others you might recommend? In this particular amp. Ive decided im going fit a Kemet PSU cap. There only one being only single Rail PSU... Original is 2,200uF/50v. I shall fit 4,700uF/63V instead.. Cost about £20.. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2019 14:14:59 GMT
You've just made a great point about Vintage gear. I didn't like BG caps when I tried them, preferring the AN Kaisei versions. Any others you might recommend? In this particular amp. Ive decided im going fit a Kemet PSU cap. There only one being only single Rail PSU... Original is 2,200uF/50v. I shall fit 4,700uF/63V instead.. Cost about £20.. Any reason for upping the spec Andre'? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2019 14:28:12 GMT
Upping the capacitance gives a faster more powerful sound believe it or not. I shall up the two output coupling caps as well...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2019 15:23:35 GMT
Here we go!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2019 15:25:20 GMT
Are you not in the UK? I ask because they were not badged as Kenwood over here. I see you got the separate side cheeks where as i have a full sleeve on my 'KA2002' & 'KA4002' & 'KA2000' I'm in the UK and I bought it from someone in the UK. No idea if it originated elsewhere... It needs a bloody good clean looking at that photo though.... |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2019 15:25:34 GMT
Sup Shane?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2019 15:29:19 GMT
If I jammed a black gate capacitor up my fat arse. Will it make my farts sound more refined?
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Post by savvypaul on Apr 25, 2019 15:44:02 GMT
If I jammed a black gate capacitor up my fat arse. Will it make my farts sound more refined? S. No. Any perceived difference would just be 'expectation by arse'... |
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Post by karma67 on Apr 25, 2019 15:50:45 GMT
You've just made a great point about Vintage gear. I didn't like BG caps when I tried them, preferring the AN Kaisei versions. Any others you might recommend? In this particular amp. Ive decided im going fit a Kemet PSU cap. There only one being only single Rail PSU... Original is 2,200uF/50v. I shall fit 4,700uF/63V instead.. Cost about £20.. nowt wrong with kemit,i have 4 huge buggers in my amp,nice choice |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2019 20:35:13 GMT
Upping the capacitance gives a faster more powerful sound believe it or not. I shall up the two output coupling caps as well... Yes, I agree with this. I don't know why but i did it to the Phonostage and noticed that there was more weight/power. Should have done it to the Krell too Doh! Kemet, hmmm. I know only a few make caps big enough for the Krell so I'll keep an eye on the Kemet stuff. I'd prefer originals but who wants to spend £140 per cap (needs four) 🙄 |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2019 21:51:57 GMT
The 33,000uF/100V will be about £35-40 each.. Kendeil will be about the same price..
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2019 21:58:37 GMT
Cannot say I found that the last time I tried. In the end I went for a quasi mono approach with a single transformer and dual rectifiers and a dual set of capacitors for L & R. This gave better channel separation and a better depth perspective.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2019 22:12:20 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2019 5:44:31 GMT
Well, for you, yes; for me - no.
When the Nait 1 came out a reviewer tried increasing the reservoir capacitance, only to find it had a negative effect.l, and Naim agreed.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2019 7:08:00 GMT
Well, for you, yes; for me - no. When the Nait 1 came out a reviewer tried increasing the reservoir capacitance, only to find it had a negative effect.l, and Naim agreed. That's interesting. There was a definite increase in weight to the phonostage's sound. Saying that, I did change the brand of capacitor to Mundorf from JBX. Could the brand have made the difference rather than the capacitance? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2019 9:35:11 GMT
Well, for you, yes; for me - no. When the Nait 1 came out a reviewer tried increasing the reservoir capacitance, only to find it had a negative effect.l, and Naim agreed. Well if you go increasing it too much possibly so.. The original A&R Cambridge 'A60' Use a pair of 6,800uF Caps they switched to 10,000uF there after. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2019 10:26:36 GMT
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Post by macca on Apr 26, 2019 10:34:59 GMT
It's a very reasonable price for that little lot. Good job I'm nowhere near Leeds! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2019 11:23:26 GMT
It's a very reasonable price for that little lot. Good job I'm nowhere near Leeds! You've got to be kidding. They're nothing special, I've used them (don't know about the speakers). Out of those components the cassette deck was the best for some reason. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2019 11:49:49 GMT
Its worth £50 max
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Post by macca on Apr 26, 2019 11:54:41 GMT
Just one of the power amps alone is worth a ton.
Not saying they are the last word in SQ but they are super cool and would do for a TV system.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2019 14:13:45 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2019 14:23:22 GMT
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