japanese electronics

Hey all, I was able to procure a Diatone DS-2000HR set while serving overseas in Japan. I decided to put together some light reading on the subject, seeing as though it's a mostly unknown brand stateside. Inside can be found the original Diatone publicity release article, the speaker specs, an...

Hi Audio Friends. I really hope someone can enlighten me, I’m stuck. I got a pair of Diatone SS S92 speakers and for the first time ever either Google nor YouTube gives me nothing. I’ve spent hours and hours searching for information regarding this speakers. I have found some information of its...

Hey guys first post/thread here, need some help. Recently purchased this Yamaha Natural Sound Stereo Amplifier A-7, which as far as I can tell is a Japanese Domestic Market model of the A-960 which means it runs on 100V. I live in a 230V country, so I used a step down transformer rated at 110V...

I know that pretty much everyone here would love to own a nice assortment of the totl vintage receivers & integrated amps from folks like Pioneer, Marantz, Sansui, etc. But, I thought I would start this thread, to share my love of my low-powered vintage gear & How musical it is! I am not really...

Hi all, I'm looking for replacement for those to transistor for my project: 2SC828 2SC1685 I found the following replacement for 2SC828: KSC1815 (Digikey has KSC1815YTA, never sure what the letters at the end means) BC548BU (Digikey has it) And the following replacement for 2SC1685...

Hello gentlemen, longtime, longtime. You might remember me back in the day, I was big into older solid state receivers and integrated amps. I've been very happy with a Kenwood integrated amp for years now, and a couple of months ago I was wondering if I could buy something new for about $500...

It is a Pioneer PL-50L, and, while the rear foil label is mostly Japanese, the writing I can see says AC100V and then next line 50,60Hz, and then finally 13W. I saw a VCT VT-500J - Japanese Step Up/Down Voltage Transformer Converts Japan 100 Volts To 110V OR Vice Versa - 500 Watt Is this an...