Cylontymany
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What if any is the difference between these two? And does anyone know what the mfg dates are? Thanxs
My Kenwood Eleven G was able to be fixed for a little coin! I highly recommend this guy for your hard to do jobs! Just because other techs say they cant fix your unit give this guy a shot-Im glad I did. There was several issues with it like broken solders and such but its fixed and will be my driver as soon as I get it back. Plus its a nice drive up from portland too!
I finally opened my Eleven G up over the weekend. It was pretty dusty inside and had a fair amount of what appeared to be cat hair. I blew it out but it needs a more thorough cleaning. The left channel is not working and the right cuts in and out a little bit. All the lights are working--except maybe the stereo light. The faceplate looks great. All the knobs are present. And the wood case is in overall pretty good shape.
If there was that much dust laying in there imaging how much made its way into all the pots, switches and sliders? I think a thorough cleaning of these would cure its woes, especially the cutting in and out. This is a large and tedious job with lots of opportunities to damage and break things. It takes a lot of disassembly to get to everything properly to do a good job. And sometimes it has to be done more than one for those really dirty ones. If you know a few tricks it is not that bad though. I prefer different cleaners for each job too.
You said cosmetically it is nice, that’s what counts. Electronics are easier to fix than broken dial glass, gouged faceplate and stuff like that. You can still find parts for these if you look hard (especially if you know what other models parts interchange) but most the time you have to buy a complete unit (or parts unit).
I really want to build a Kenwood 2-channel system. I'm just not sure if this is the receiver I should start pouring money into. It does look pretty sweet with all the lights lit up.
ooops got part of my reply in the qoute, sorry.
I just found this thread looking for more on the Eleven G I just acquired and was pumped to see there's a good tech so close to home,I live in SW WA.Its Now My main Driver
Wow is all I can say-I am glad I made the investment since I like kenwood receivers I wanted one of these for my collection. Boy its sure pretty with those blue light and meters. Everything works now and it sure sounds good! The styling of the big box Kenwoods leads me to believe they are early to mid seventies but I dont know for sure? The tech in Kelso Washington (www.thespeakermagnate.com) is great and and went go the extra mile to get it fixed. And there were alot of things that were wrong with it. I turned it up to about the 4 level on the volume til the wife started to pound on the floor above. I have eviction notice party speakers on my main system Cerwin Vega DX9s
This link no longer works,is this guy in Kelso still around?