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Good choice. I restored an L-100 about a year ago. It’s been in my living room system ever since, driving restored AR 3a. It’s an excelent amp

Don’t worry about confusing Macintosh computers with McIntosh Labs audio. When Apple introduced the first Macs, they had a disclaimer printed on them saying something like “Not connected with McIntosh Labs of Binghamton New York”.

$4 million is what I was told. I just checked, and the speakers themselves are only $1.28 million. The rest must be the electronics, cables, racks etc

Anyone else hear the $4 million horn system in the Auralic room? It sounded really good for a concert sound system, but I think I’d need to add a 2000 sq ft addition to my house to have somewhere to set it up

Mine is running v 2.30, but I see that there’s a new version available on their website.

I have a Malahiteam DSP-2 I bought directly from the designers in Russia a couple of years ago (before Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine- I don’t think I could do that today under the sanctions). It’s an excellent radio - it’s what I use on my patio when the weather is nice. I’ve heard that a...

First generation T-100 C-200 P-300 stack. These are all completely original, and still meet spec. I got the electronics a couple of years ago, but just got the wood cabinets for them recently.

Looks like it would be perfect for listening to Pink Floyd

Don’t forget that Japanese domestic gear runs on 100VAC, rather than the 120VAC used in North America. If what you buy doesn’t have a voltage switch on the back panel, you can buy a converter transformer there, or from Amazon once you get back. Don’t bother with tuners, though. Japan also...

There’s an old saying “Any fool can make something for $100 which a great engineer could do for $5”

My favorite is when Pepsi tried to translate their slogan “Come Alive with the Pepsi Generation” in Taiwan. What they ended up with was “Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave”. For some reason it didn’t help their sales

The Classic Speaker Pages website has a very comprehensive guide to restoring the AR 3a http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/library/acoustic_research/original_models_1954-1974/original_models_schematicss/restoring_the_ar-3a/

Hi, Jan. The attached files might be of some help. Sean (HalfApt) did share a 2002 service manual with me, but I can't seem to find a copy right now. I believe he's still on AK, and so may be able to respond. Good luck!

Rest in peace, Terry. I still have an MR-78 he sorted out for me about 15 years ago. Still works great

Be careful with Solens in a Cit II. They can’t take the heat in the chassis. I used some Solens in mine, probably in the same position as yours. After a few years they showed noticeable heat damage - the outer layer had shrunk significantly. I replaced them with the Panasonics McShane...

Every piece of Accuphase gear I've worked on had a power transformer which could be switched to a different input voltage. But the most recent gear I've switched is a few years older than the A-70, so they may have changed since then. I can say that they've made switching harder over the...

On my T-9090II, the APR light comes on when the button is pressed, and then goes off once it’s done adjusting the settings. So I think what you’re describing is normal behavoir

$100 was a heck of a deal for that, even in rough shape.

One thing you should know is that in the 1980s Marantz was actually two separate companies. In 1980 Philips bought the Marantz name and business outside North America, as a way to get into the high end audio market. However, Superscope retained the North American rights. Superscope’s...

A lot of issues with the TAE-8450 are caused by the early double sided PCBs in the unit. The two sides connect by short jumpers soldered on both sides. The solder will rot on those after 50 years, and cause all kinds of trouble. The solution is to desolder and resolder every one of those...

Jim McShane also sells a wiring harness kit for the Cit II. Enough wire to rewire the entire amp, in all the original colors. You still have to build the harness yourself (same as if you were building the original kit in 1962), which is a lot of work, but it’s worth it. It really helps if you...

Saturday Audio Exchange in Chicago (near Wrigley Field). They've been around over 40 years, and have a huge selection of used gear. They also ship. www.saturdayaudio.com

I used to use a DVD-3910 in my main, audio only, system as a CD/SACD player. I was happy with it, but of course got the upgrade bug. I still have the Denon in storage - I’ll have to get it out and hook it up again

Remember that Sony developed the SACD format, and also has a very large record business.

Have you tried connecting the turntable to the amp without the extension cable? Turntables put out very low signals, and the extension cable may be causing the problems you describe