This week I was wrapping up an AU-717 overhaul and noticed the volume pot was noisy around the 9 o'clock region. My first attempt and fixing it was to turn off the amp and work the pot back and forth through the full range a couple dozen times. This didn't help so I knew I needed to do something...
I want to thank the community for all the help they've provided during my AU-717 rebuild. While my journey is not technically done (my unit needs more control cleaning) I am close enough that I am releasing the summary guide of lessons learned and references found that I promised long ago. The...
Foreword
Since Caig Laboratories now have a lot of different products and The Idiot's Guide to Using DeOxit (revisited) is becoming a bit old, I decided to do a shortened version of it with spoilers for those who want more information. Also, I added a definitions part for word underlined and in...
I am looking to buy some speakers and amp for my college dorm (don't worry about drunken parties or anything, where I am there is no alcohol). I have a fairly nice vintage Sony turntable with a new cartridge so I would like the amplifier or receiver to have a phono input and avoid the extra cost...