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I did a quick search and only ended up with mentions of the fabled "Klingon Audio". Should I make another post using that wording exactly? Or are they just lurking, waiting to strike. Sorry, got a bit too into the whole "Klingon" thing lol

I was looking around and found this, really cool USSR era amp, and this website that has some info on it (spoiler: the websites in Russian). I was wondering if anyone had ever heard this unit, or any in the model lineup, and if anyone has had any experience fixing Russian gear, since it would...

Good point, I've been contemplating subscribing for the Barter Town, and maybe I will, since you're bringing up a lot of good points, especially with the state that it's in.

Gosh what a steal, and placing heatsinks on the regulator is a normal thing I'm assuming?

Thank you for the heads up! Especially the post with the schem!

Gotcha, I'll pick it up then and do the power supply rebuild! I also saw some people recommend reflowing the solder on some of the joints?

Ah, so do that right when I get it? Or wait until I see how it performs. Also, thank you all for answering my questions, a nice welcome to the community.

I'll just liquid cool it (joking of course), is there any way to remedy it or is it a, replace ASAP kind of thing? I appreciate your humbleness and are the speakers worth picking up too? Since I know much less about the speakers listed.

That's true, what other restoration should I take into account? (Minus the cleaning and such) Good point, I was just seeing if other people enjoyed how it sounds/thought it was worth it.

Theres a person in my area selling a Pioneer SX-780 (I'm not affiliated with the seller in any way) on craigslist and I love how the classic Pioneers look but, sadly, I have never listened to one. He says that he'd sell it to me for $120, is that a good price for this receiver?