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    Help identifying the better Cap for recapping Pioneer SA 9100

    Hi guys, this is my first post here, So i want to recap and change a few bad transistors on mi amp, my question is what is the best option for the electrolitic capacitors? and i dont meand wich brand, i mean de type, know aboud film capacitors, bud i cant find a capacitor with that material...
    • speks
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    • dyi pioneer reccaping restore sa 9100
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: DIY
  2. ethan_tedw

    Yamaha YP-211 Tonearm Lift

    I recently purchased a Yamaha YP-211 turntable for cheap on Facebook Marketplace. It’s a nice looking, vintage turntable but the rear tonearm holder is broken, which prevents the auto return feature from working. As soon as I purchased the turntable I took it to a local electronics repair shop...
    • ethan_tedw
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    • dyi repair turntable yamaha yp-211
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: DIY
  3. Sergimm

    Discolored ceramic capacitors. Bad sign?

    I am restoring an old Marantz 1050, and slowly measuring, recapping and cleaning its components. Yesterday when I was about to recap some electrolytic caps, I noticed that a couple of ceramic caps seem to have a yellow discoloration at the top (picture attached). Is that a bad sign? Of course...
    • Sergimm
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    • capacitors color dyi marantz vintage
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: DIY
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    DYI tube amplifier

    HI all. I'm interested in building a tube amplifier and a preamplifier. I have experience soldering but that's about it. I'm wondering if there is any good quality dyi kits that I could purchase and put together myself. Thanks in advance.
    • Hifimex
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    • dyi tube amplifier tube preamplifier
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: DIY
  5. caferacer59

    new to tubes, heck new to hi fidelity.

    So, after being depressed about being a 55 year old guy who loves music and was listening to a crappy play 3 sonos speaker I finally manned up and perused craiglists for a few weeks, I ended up buying a Pioneer SX-750, and then a pair of Klipsch KG-4's. Its a rocking combination, that could...
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