Brought my beloved 2270 to a local shop to have it restored. They took it in, but reading the paperwork it doesn't sound like the complete restoration I was after.
The work order states, Problem Description: Would like it completely checked over. Replace all capacitors and resistors in power supply and output sections. Recap preamp section. Wants reliability and longevity. Replace lamps with LEDs.
This doesn't sound to me like the restorations I read about on this forum. It looks like a partial restoration. I am not even remotely an audio tech so I would greatly appreciate any feedback from the tech guys that frequent this forum. Does this sound like a restoration to you? Shouldn't the phono boards be recapped since I listen to a lot of vinyl? Doesn't this work order leave out a lot of other stuff that should be done? The shop owner assures me his tech is very fastidious and thorough.I stressed that I was far more concerned with thoroughness of the rebuild than I was cost. I'd have sent to one of our resident gurus on AK, but after the horror stories I've read about destruction in shipping (sometimes after great attention to protective packaging) the thought of sending my baby scares me away. I want as thorough of a restoration as i can get. My son loves this piece as much as I do. When I leave it to him I want it to be as good as possible.
Am I being paranoid? Should I get my Marantz back before it goes under the knife? I'll be grateful for anyone with more knowledge about this stuff to offer advice.
Thanks
The work order states, Problem Description: Would like it completely checked over. Replace all capacitors and resistors in power supply and output sections. Recap preamp section. Wants reliability and longevity. Replace lamps with LEDs.
This doesn't sound to me like the restorations I read about on this forum. It looks like a partial restoration. I am not even remotely an audio tech so I would greatly appreciate any feedback from the tech guys that frequent this forum. Does this sound like a restoration to you? Shouldn't the phono boards be recapped since I listen to a lot of vinyl? Doesn't this work order leave out a lot of other stuff that should be done? The shop owner assures me his tech is very fastidious and thorough.I stressed that I was far more concerned with thoroughness of the rebuild than I was cost. I'd have sent to one of our resident gurus on AK, but after the horror stories I've read about destruction in shipping (sometimes after great attention to protective packaging) the thought of sending my baby scares me away. I want as thorough of a restoration as i can get. My son loves this piece as much as I do. When I leave it to him I want it to be as good as possible.
Am I being paranoid? Should I get my Marantz back before it goes under the knife? I'll be grateful for anyone with more knowledge about this stuff to offer advice.
Thanks