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Hey what's going on? so when I play music through the amp the left channel is distorted the right channel is clear. when I moved the amp, both channels went completely distorted and I had to unplug it, loud buzzing through the speakers and buzzing around the bad darlington area. I pulled the...

So I recently got a one-previous-owner silver Mark III (with 2 meters and 4 knobs on the front) that cosmetically and audibly is pretty much as good as can be (all original), with the main issue that the meters seem to be completely dead (obviously any 50 year old piece of gear needs a recap /...

I'm getting ready to restore a very dirty and improperly repaired SAE 2400L Power Amp. I have it ripped apart and have started to clean it, and have inventoried the parts on each board. Before I place my parts order I have a few questions about the following components: 1) I'm looking for a...

Recently my transformer died and my electronics guru is trying to replace it. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement or the specifications so he can match it to something that is currently available?

Hello! This will be my first time post after lurking here for years! I figure this is the best place to ask, I just purchased a SAE R-102 receiver today, and am wondering if I made a good choice? I’ve lusted after some SAE for a long time now and am curious what other members here have to say...

I bought a SAE 2400L this week for 350. It was in “working” order but I figured it would probably need an overhaul before use. Got it on my bench today and channel B seems great. Was able to get the offset and quiescent dead on. (Don’t have a distortion analyzer to check bias unfortunately)...

One of the best amplifier designers produced some of the best power amplifiers ever, over fifty years ago! BONGIORNO. My favorites were SAE (Scientific Audio Electronics) and GAS (Great American Sound). One of the BEST technical engineers that knows and understands these amplifiers, and is...

It is a very recent version (I think 1980), it has the toroidal transformer, 2 rectifier bridges and the modification on the protection board to eliminate the delay on the relay when switching off) The flaw is that by setting the input sensitivity to -3 and 0 dB on any of the 2 channels you can...

Occasional lurker here, but have been into audio for about 50 years now. Noob speaker builder with a learning curve, while also appreciating vintage 70s and 80s audio gear. Looking to bringing some new life into some of my vintage gear, while sharing what I can with the community. Cheers!

Just spent days trying to find resources for a detailed evaluation/recap/rebuild of some very persnickety power amplifiers. Gobs of Marantz bench experts but SAE, not one was found. No mention of GAS or SUMO either. Do any of you guys know any deep bench guys that understand these amps and...

Thanks all for such a great meeting of minds and discussion of topics that have no bounds. I am originally from Tennessee but spend most of my time in Texas. Nashville area and Frisco to be exact. My collection of audio gear was primarily acquired in the 70's with some additions in the...

So I have what I guess is at best mid-fi main system in my not very large but not very small living room, that has a high ceiling. I listen to all kinds of music. About 90% of the time I listen to vinyl (I have thousands) with the other 10% split between regular CDs and reel-to-reel studio tapes...

I just recently just came into a mint SAE A501 and mint Cerwin Vega PR-1 preamp. These power my Polk Audio model 10, series II's. They really came to life, sounds amazing. This is what i should have been running the whole time. The amp to pre amp connection is RCA's. Currently, i am using cheap...

Hi all, I recently bought an SAE e102 computer direct line stereo equalizer from Goodwill. It works fine some of the LED display works but the center equalizer display is completely black. You can anyone help me diagnose why this display isn't reading anything at all. Thanks, J

Hey guys, I snatched up a rackmount SAE + Soundcraftsman hi fi stereo gear and I'm trying to figure out if I should sell this stuff or if I should try to set my system up with it. What I have is an SAE 2100L Preamp, SAE 2800 Parametric EQ, Soundcraftsmen Pro Power 10 power amp. It seems like I...

I'd love to find a schematic / service manual for my Mark IV DM ... It seems the sources of this are now gone. SAE Talk Yahoo group (https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SAE_Talk/info) I've requested to join, but heard nothing back ... Jims SAE Site, now gone, you can see what it used to look...

My humble system. Not the typical mix of components though but provides a great deal of pleasure & enjoyment . From top: Schiit Modi MultiBit DAC SAE D102 Compact Disc Player w/ coax SPDIF connection to DAC. SAE C102 Cassette Deck, recently re-belted. SAE P102 Pre-Amplifier, modified with...

This may be a stupid question, but I have a few burnt resistors on a XXXIB I picked up a while back and most are listed in the Parts List as being 1/3W. Since it appears that these are no longer available (or I don't know where to look for them), is the best option going to a 1/4W or 1/2W? I'd...

I acquired a SAE MARK 31B PA today under the assumption that it had some damage as it was being sold AS IS and "untested" for very cheap. It came from a "garage sale warehouse" so unfortunately I had no way to speak with the seller beforehand or run any tests without buying it first. I figured...

Hi. Does anyone have the schematic for the SAE Mark I or IB Preamplifier they can send me? thanks.

So I've inherited my fathers stereo. Its large. kind of intimidating. and I'm a noob. I'll put up some photos of the room and the system. or at least the parts of it I have. Im located in the Bay Area in california and work in a kitchen, so my funds aren't all going towards this, but I would...

I've added a couple of pieces to my system this week. My Carver CT-17 preamp is just fine, but I wanted a peramp that could handle two turntables without switch boxes or level converters, etc. So I got this SAE Two PA-10 preamp for not too much $. I also got this Pioneer TX6800 tuner. I quite...

Still new here, so I'm sorry if this is in the wrong forum, or anything like that. I'm looking for a proper schematic for a SAE A202. I did google, but didn't find anything I would consider legit. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks psc

Hi all. I have an old SAE MkIB preamp that I’m trying to repair. Ir seems like one of the small (TO-92) signal transistors may be dead. The marking on it is M024 5601 and the manual lists the following part numbers: SE4010/BC237B/5601H. The only luck I’ve had finding any of these has been on...

Hey all, I know nothing about any of this! Bad first sentence I know. I bought some stuff out of a place that went out of business and there was an amp in there. From the research I have done on the net it looks to be a SAE Mark IIICM but I am still not positive. Anyhow, I see that they have...