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  1. S

    Altec Stonehenge II

    I'm trying to restore these speakers. There is a set of woofers on that auction site. It appears i need to recone one mid-woofer and one tweeter and do a new surround and dust cap on my current woofer. I am looking for places that do it nearby or possibly doing it myself, but I am unsure of...
    • Sargeth
    • Thread
    • altec lansing refurbish stonehenge
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Speakers
  2. Refugee

    Older McIntosh Equipment - Where does the higher THD rating come from?

    I was curious what y 'all's thoughts were as to which components contribute the most to higher THD ratings on older solid state 70's McIntosh equipment vs. modern. It could be capacitors, transistors, resistors, pots and switching, or board layouts. Caps need to be changed out anyway, but does...
    • Refugee
    • Thread
    • distortion recap and restoration refurbish solid state spechs thd vintage 70's
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: McIntosh Audio
  3. A

    KLH 6 (Late Sixties Model) - Impossible Woofer Removal

    Hi AK, I am "re-refurbishing" a pair of KLH 6s and I've already gone through the trouble getting the supplies I need according to YouTube and various threads here at AK. I have also already recapped some used, working crossovers I bought from ebay as the speakers did not come with the OEM...
    • atomhrt7
    • Thread
    • klh model 6 model six refurbish
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Speakers
  4. fatfloyd

    Model 14s Refurb

    Hi guys, I recently acquired by dads old Altec and see that one of the woofers is original (or at least it seems to be without removing it, plus he doesn't recall ever messing with it), but the other has been re-coned with a different kind of cone, it has ridges and its shiny. I would like to...
  5. pioneervibes

    Help refurbishing Sherwood 7100A

    I was able to snag a cheap Sherwood 7100A after reading a ton of positive reviews about it on AK. It has a very weak left channel (seems to be common), so I decided to use that as my motivating factor to replace everything I can for my first project. Although, I've run into a few issues that I...
    • pioneervibes
    • Thread
    • recap refurbish restoration sherwood
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: DIY
  6. Vanka472

    PL-530 Slight Repair Help!

    Hiya folks, The first time around these parts, but have been doing lots of reading for the last few days. I just recently acquired a PL-530 in really quite good condition but during shipping, there were some slight issues that caused me to find 2 screws and a nonrotating table. After further...
    • Vanka472
    • Thread
    • pioneer pl- 530 refurbish repair turntable
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Turntables
  7. amr2

    Another MX-1000 refurbished

    Here are some pics of the latest addition to my collection. 1- Speaker binding posts New binding posts, capacitors and relays. MX-1000_01 by amr2 posted Jul 11, 2022 at 4:53 AMMX-1000_03 by amr2 posted Jul 11, 2022 at 4:53 AMMX-1000_04 by amr2 posted Jul 11, 2022 at 4:53 AMMX-1000_05 by amr2...
    • amr2
    • Thread
    • mx-1000 refurbish
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Yamaha
  8. swimdusty

    Modern 4000

    I have a 2000X that has been in the family for 50 years. I had it redone by a local guy and it sounds better than I remember from my childhood. I bought a Sansui 4000 to go through myself. I have not researched any mods to incorporate into the design, but plan to do any upgrades that I can. I...
  9. se7en8n9ne

    Where to refurbish a tape deck?

    Hello all. I have a teac v-900x I'd like to get refurbished. I live in Houston TX so if there's somewhere y'all know of locally great, otherwise is there somewhere I can ship to?
  10. BA3000

    Cantilever not parallel with cartridge body

    Hey guys. I had my Koetsu cartridge cleaned up and re-tipped. Things looked and sounded fine when I went to pick it up from the shop that fixed it. After looking at things more closely when I got home though, I noticed that the cantilever appears to be askew from the cartridge body itself...
  11. Timothy Flath

    Pioneer SX-950 Restoration Project

    Thought I would share my project video series from a restoration I recently did of a tired old Vintage SX-950 receiver I recently finished restoring. It now has a new lease on life and will still serve for many more decades to come. Jump to the last part to see the final outcome. Here is part...
    • Timothy Flath
    • Thread
    • pioneer rebuild receiver refurbish restoration sx-950 upgrade
    • Replies: 90
    • Forum: Pioneer Audio
  12. G

    Pioneer SA-9900 issues

    Hello, I recently got my hands on a Pioneer SA-9900 amplifier. I'm not exactly sure what's wrong with it but so far I have determined that one channel has zero output, no hum while the other channel sounds clean but not as loud as it should. I've hooked it up as following: Pioneer TX-9500...
    • grgmchl
    • Thread
    • channel failure pioneer rebuild refurbish restore sa-9900
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Pioneer Audio
  13. turnitup

    Material Science - Vintage Paper Cones

    As with all of us - age is not kind over the long term, to basic speaker materials such as paper cones and surrounds. I’ve run into sun bleached paper cones on one speaker (of a pair), knowing that it does not have the same general integrity as it’s peer (that did not have the same exposure)...
    • turnitup
    • Thread
    • cones paper cones refurbish restore retoration speakers
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Speakers
  14. Boston Tom

    Some help with speaker label or decal

    Looking for any info or possibly put me in the right direction for remaking some foil backed labels for a pair of ADS speakers. Will post pics. Thanks BT
    • Boston Tom
    • Thread
    • ads audio help label refurbish speaker
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: DIY
  15. RickR

    Refurbishing AC connections on vintage receivers

    I have some vintage 70s receivers I would like to bring up to today's standards. The first thing that really annoys me are the two prong AC plugs with ancient wiring. But now we have the old problem of knowing where to stop. My take is: If I'm going to upgrade the AC plug and cut a hole in...
  16. Mitch88

    KOSS HHV-LC refurb questions

    I opened myHV1's to use some Deoxit F5 on the fader and discovered issues. A) - The thin piece of brown foam around the fader turns to dust if touched. B) - The driver magnets in the nylon housing seems to be plastic "welded" in place. C) - There is some sort of white debris on the opposite...
    • Mitch88
    • Thread
    • headphones koss rebuild refurb refurbish repair
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Headphones
  17. DangerBoy

    Refurbishing Denon Direct Drive TTs

    Hi, I've got a few vintage Denon direct drive turntables that I'm going to sell in order to pay for a better model vintage Denon direct drive turntable that I just bought. I'd like to do whatever I can to maximize the value of the ones I'm selling and have noticed some TTs listed as "recapped...
    • DangerBoy
    • Thread
    • capacitor denon direct drive re-cap refurbish turntable
    • Replies: 70
    • Forum: Turntables
  18. Keith Baran

    Marantz 1030 Power caps question

    Hello all I’m on the last leg of a 1030 refurb, my first ever. The problem on the P700 is repaired, the amp board P700 and pre amp P500 are recapped, and everything is working and sounds great. The only things left is the re-cap of the P800, P900, and the three output caps. Here lies my...
  19. I

    Sansui SP200 Midrange speakers not functioning

    I'm not skilled in electronics and have only recently learned some things about my Sansui SP200s from this website and others. I have speakers that I purchased 50 years ago. One still sounds good. The other quit omitting a full range of sound. I used a spray degreaser on the selector...
    • imadino
    • Thread
    • midrange refurbish repair sansui sp200
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Speakers
  20. A

    Complete noob from Ontario, Canada

    Hi everyone! I'm 100% new to electronics, and don't even know the basics of a complete set-up. I know I love good music, and my Bose that my MIL got us for Christmas sounds nice, but that's...about it. I remember my Dad had a nice stereo when I was a kid and it was flippin' loud. Hitachi I...
    • areilla10
    • Thread
    • basket case cassette deck newbie pioneer receiver refurbish sansui
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Introductions
  21. dlucy

    Harman Kardon HK 330B recap, restore and upgrade BOM part list (kinda)

    Thanks very much to the kind folks here on AK for helping me work through a recap/rest-o-mod on a pretty little HK 330B. I've finished the unit, tested it for weeks now, and I'm happy enough to publish the BOM that worked. Note: the thread you're reading now, its BOM and photos only cover one...
    • dlucy
    • Thread
    • bom harman kardon hk hk 330 hk 330b hk330 parts list recap refurbish restore
    • Replies: 176
    • Forum: Solid State
  22. D

    Pioneer Private A-X5: Do I need another amp for extenal connections? (handphone, PC, etc.)

    Hello! So, I have a stereo soundsystem at home: The Pioneer Private X-A5. It set has two bookshelf speakers, each with a tweeter, mid-range and woofer, a turntable, CD Player, radio tuner, digital equalizer, a cassette player, and an amplifier. My mom got them in Japan when she had high school...
  23. S

    Refinishing accent wood on Jensen era Advents

    Any tips or tricks for refinishing Jensen era Advents with the pecan wood accents? I found a pretty beat up pair of Advent Maestro II speakers cheap. I'm knee deep in restoring this and figuring might as well go all the way. I already refoamed woofer, stripped foam off front baffle and...
    • special_20
    • Thread
    • advent advent maestro diy jensen maestro ii pecan refinish refurbish
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Speakers
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