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  1. radioripster

    Two little caps...

    Hey everybody... About a year and a half ago or so, I made a post about a pair of Realistic MC-1200 two way bookshelf speakers that I found for $12.99 in a thrift store. These speakers were just like the ones that I had back when I was a teenager..30 something years ago. Since then, I have...
  2. R

    Just recapped a pair of Sansui SP2000 speakers

    I am sure this has been posted many times. But... I bought the speakers at a flea market a while back. I noticed they were buzzy playing some music off Youtube and the buzz was somewhat inconsistent. So, I bought the crossover capacitors and just replaced them all. $7.00 for the parts, $6.95...
    • rkgren1
    • Thread
    • capacitors crossover recap sansui sp2000 speakers
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: DIY
  3. smurfer77

    Pioneer A-400 integrated amplifier refurb

    Hi everyone, I've just imported a Pioneer A-400 over to the USA from the UK. I mainly bought it out of curiosity and wanted to compare to a NAD 3020. After listening for a couple of weeks my impressions are that this is a fun amp. I don't want to get into a big debate about how good it was or...
  4. dlucy

    Recap, restore, restomod a SX-580

    I've started prep work for returning a SX-580 to another 30 years of service. I've got some snippets from other threads to use as the basis for the BOM, but I'll update those here with what I find in this unit and what others have mentioned or corrected along the way.
    • dlucy
    • Thread
    • pioneer pioneer sx-580 recap restoration sx sx-580
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Pioneer Audio
  5. dlucy

    Recapping, Rebuilding, Restoring, Rest-o-modding... a Pioneer SX-450 receiver

    Well, AK'ers, I owe many of you a big round of thanks. I've finished my first complete restoration, it was a SX-450, and most of what I did was a result of you all asking each other questions, answering them, and leaving pointers to more info. You guys rock! Thank you! It sounds terrific (with...
    • dlucy
    • Thread
    • idle current pioneer recap recapping restore silver face snubber sx sx-450 trimmer
    • Replies: 53
    • Forum: Pioneer Audio
  6. QSilver

    Quick question about a capacitor

    I' just going through one of these on the bench.. nice little amp. I was just about to change C17 and C18 on the control amp unit but I only have one 47uF/50V in my stock and I wanted to know if there would be any harm in putting in a pair of 100uF/50V as I have plenty of those and it looks like...
    • QSilver
    • Thread
    • amplifier capacitor pioneer recap restoration sa-500a
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Pioneer Audio
  7. C

    RS Nova 8b recap and trouble shooting

    I have a pair of Nova 8bs cat. 40-4026A that have two blown capacitors (10 uf 50v), meaning I can physically see the end blown out. My mids don't fire at all even though I put a meter on them and they all read dead on 4 ohm. One tweeter works and tests fine and the other is blown. Woofers work...
    • CaptnMorgan
    • Thread
    • capacitor crossover nova 8b optimus 5b realistic recap repair
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: DIY
  8. N

    Akai AA 1150 connection problems

    Hello, as I said in my intro to the forum I bought an Akai AA 1150 a few weeks later. It has some problems with it, first I'll post some pics of my receiver then some questions, thanks! PROBLEM n°1 I have a cable flying around and I need to know where to connect it to... here is a part of the...
    • Nazzote
    • Thread
    • akai akai aa 1150 cleaning fix fixing help newbie recap rewired
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Solid State
  9. No Money

    Rega Jura recap, cap question

    I'm recapping my Jura 2 speakers, simple replacement of a 3.3 uf 100v cap. Any suggestions for caps? A friend swears by Auricap, and has suggested the 3.3uf 400v. Happy to get a list of different flavours and favourites to try.
    • No Money
    • Thread
    • jura recap rega
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: DIY
  10. D

    Should I recap my G9000 myself?

    Hi all Sansui lovers, I know you can't possibly answer this - but let's have an opened discussions on what it takes to "restore" a G9000. [I don't like the term restore as it implies of some current issues, which, to my untrained ear, my G9k doesn't seem to have, really]. Short preamble: When...
  11. B

    ANOTHER C26 Recapping Post!

    Hey guys! I'm relatively new to this forum. I'm trying to rehab an old C26 Pre-amp. My father, who loved Jazz bought this system in the late 70's. Its my inheritance from him, that and a good sense of humor, and a love of old Jazz. I've taken the unit apart, and cleaned all the pots and...
  12. B

    Pioneer Spec 2 Recap Project

    My Spec 2 started developing some buzzing so I removed it from the rack and would like to perform a recap on it. Does anyone have a BOM for either mouser or digikey for cap replacements? I did a search but nothing came up. Any help is greatly appreciated.
  13. S

    Sherwood s8900 - transistor sourcing help

    So, bought a non-functional Sherwood S8900. Got more than I bargained for - bad driver board instead of a bad filter cap. The boards are not matched so it appears someone may have been in here before me. I'm pretty sure root cause of problem is a bad capacitor (leaky 4000 uf filter cap on the...
    • special_20
    • Thread
    • recap restoration project sherwood sherwood s7900 sherwood s8900 transistor replacement
    • Replies: 56
    • Forum: DIY
  14. S

    Sherwood S8900 assistance

    Does anyone have a manual or good schematic for the Sherwood S-8900(non-a)? Scoured the forums and a few people have intimated they might have one. Any chance you can share? I have pics up on Imgur for your viewing pleasure Long story short, I bought a unit knowing it had a bad channel. I...
  15. L

    Tannoy Mercury V1i... improve it?

    Hello I have this speakers for my setup in my PC, I know a guy, with a great reputation. He tells me he can improve speaking, changing the crossover components. Some changes, they are change the capacitors by Mundorf Mcap, and the speakers cable. The price is not very high. The model V4I or...
    • lukslp22
    • Thread
    • alpha crossover mundorf capacitor recap recapping sansui tannoy
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Speakers
  16. S

    Snell JII Recap

    I would like to replace the electrolytics in my Jiis because they are around 30 years old. What kind of caps should i be using in these speakers? here are the values of the caps and resistors in my JII crossovers. JII crossover1 100V 100UF non polar 4mfd50v 8mfd50v 8mfd50v 2mfd50v 16mfd50v...
  17. hertzdonut

    SG-9500 recap, but a headscratcher, at least for this rookie

    (Preface: I've fully recapped two SX-850's and a PL-630; so it's not my very first prom. ;)) My SG-9500 worked great previously. My choice to recap was simply for longevity's sake. I hit all switches with DeOxit first, and then went on to recapping once my parts arrived. I started on the power...
  18. V

    SA-9500 Recap and output transistors replacement

    Hi all. New here. I buy an SA-9500 with distortion on both channels so I’m planning to recap it but I have two doubts. 1. When I started with the visual comparison noticed that 5 output transistor are original and 3 are different (picture below). What you recommend? I should change the 8...
  19. Gary D Olson

    SA-8800 Refurb Starting In 3, 2...

    Greetings Pioneer lovers. My main amplification in rotation these days comes via Luxman R-117, Yamaha C70/M70, Marantz 2330B, and a Pioneer SX-1250 on indefinite loan from a client. Several months back, I purchased an SA-8800 off ebay without its top cover for $200. After a thorough controls...
    • Gary D Olson
    • Thread
    • first project newbie pioneer recap recapping restoration project sa-8800
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Pioneer Audio
  20. S

    Snell JII crossover recap help

    I Have 2 Snell JII speakers im looking to rebuild the crossovers to bring them back up to spec. I don't know what kind of caps to use and what type of resistors would work best. JII crossover1 100V 100UF non polar 4mfd50v 8mfd50v 8mfd50v 2mfd50v 16mfd50v 16mfd50v 04-2030 D. A. 3.0J 100v MMM M.I...
  21. RxDx

    Creative response to old KLH recap problem

    No way he's stumped by that pesky epoxy slug and restricted access... item 171976768669 on the auction site
    • RxDx
    • Thread
    • epoxy klh recap solid back
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Speakers
  22. S

    NAD 2200PE upgrading

    I have a 2200PE that I would like to upgrade a few old caps. I have to redo the relays anyways, My curiosity is that I read about All "PE" Series products: This line was designed with a variable power supply, with the idea of conserving energy. (The British have an bug about this, left over...
    • streetwise
    • Thread
    • nad power envelope recap variable power supply
    • Replies: 198
    • Forum: Solid State
  23. W

    2230/2275/2385 restore

    Have a 2230 I bought new that has been in a box for 10-12 years. Want to recap/new lights etc to use in office. The 2230 got put away when I got new speakers it couldn't drive and went to 100 w/ch Denon. While lurking here reading I also started looking at CL and got first a 2275 and then 2385...
    • wtc1
    • Thread
    • 2230 2275 2385 marantz recap
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Marantz Audio
  24. PROJECT 2501

    MARANTZ 2230 LOW FILTER SWITCH CAUSING LOUD POP

    Engaging/disengaging Low Filter switch causes loud popping noise through the speakers. Regardless of the position of the volume dial the popping noise is audible and unaffected by attenuation. I have verified that this is an isolated issue with the low filter switch and only the low filter...
    • PROJECT 2501
    • Thread
    • c754 capacitor capacitors jason montell low filter marantz 2230 pop popping project 2501 recap
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Marantz Audio
  25. J

    Sansui SP-2000 Restoration Questions

    Hi all, this is my first post on the forum. I have a pristine (externally) pair of Sansui SP-2000's that I got as a gift from someone. I've had them for about a year, but I just now decided to take off the front grilles and take a look inside. It seems to me that the 5" and 6.5" are both not...
    • JRHemmen
    • Thread
    • archibael recap sansui sp-2000 teac
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Speakers
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