Show Us Your Sonys!!!

[axel]

Woohoo, I got a Sony cdp-x777es for my birthday as a present. Talk about knowing what I want
Mirko & Patrick: what's that about a hand-brushed TA-N7?

Nice 17kg birthday present ! Did you receive it in champagne or black ?

A hand-brushed N7B is an N7B that was "refinished" by the original owner and sanded down to bare aluminium by the present owner, Patrick that is. So it makes a silver N7B.

 

[patrick66]

Hi,

Here are some pic's of my TA-N7:

1) How it was outside!


2) How it was inside !


3) I totally disassembled the TA-N7 for cleaning and repainting
I did this because the inside of the amplifier was really in bad state :
full of greasy black dust on the boards and on the wires, lot of rusty
spots and oxydation on the frame. Really ugly !


4) Re assembling !


5) The sanded front plate


5) Like it looks now !

 

[Yamaha B-2]

Patrick - Looks good.:thmbsp: Could you provide a few details on the sanding/refinishing of the faceplate? I will be doing similar work on the faceplates of my TA-E86B/N86B pair. I thinking of starting with 400 grit wet paper and working up to 1100 grit. Used to get excellent finish on some target modules we used in scattering experiments in grad school using this method. At least Sony was nice enough to machine/stamp the name/numbers into the faceplate rather than silk-screen.

 

[Stoffie]

Axel:
it's the black version, however without the wooden sidepanels, although I am not sure whether I would like them on in my setup. I could always do as Glenn did and have some nicer ones made I actually got it myself, but the family pitched in to pay for it for my birthday. How nice !

Patrick:
that was some seriously damaged and messed up N7... impressive restoring project I've got to say ! And it looks like mine !
Mine was pretty nice inside, apart from needing many components changed (pics are in this thread), and outside it is 95% mint, just one tiny little nick on top of the faceplate.

Glenn: good luck on restoring your TA-E86/N86 combo! You should have bought my TA-E86B

Btw did anyone see this auction for two Sony NR-1 monoblocks ? They went for more than 5000€...
http://cgi.benl.ebay.be/ws/eBayISAP...m=150099109157&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=005

 

[patrick66]

Hi

For the front panel of my TA-N7, I used this sanding paper - 3M


Because the original surface was very hard (anodization ?) and had very deep marks, I started with paper n°60 then n°80 and I finished with n°120. It is very important to sand always in the same direction, for example from left to right and be parallel to the edge of the panel.

After that, I protected it with a varnish for car painting.

 

[Yamaha B-2]

Thanks. Sure looks good. May change the color of the paint in the lettering to black. Or bright red (Ferrari?).

 

[axel]

Thanks. Sure looks good. May change the color of the paint in the lettering to black. Or bright red (Ferrari?).

I stongly recommend to avoid red
The original 86 units were silver: the "B" colouring was export only and also later. Lettering was done in light black (or very dark grey), the exact reverse of the shunned/veiled white lettering export scheme.

 

[SteveP]

Wow! Great job on the restoration Patrick!

Steve.

 

[patrick66]

Hi,

I you need more about "How to brush Aluminum" look at this :

http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=114028

I used this method for my TA-N7 !

 

[absolon]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions on replacements and offers. I should have no trouble finding a replacement but thought I would see if I could find the 633A in the scrap piles I have access to. Just noticed while sizing up the 6060F for an attempt at a repair that it was rich in them. Unda Maris, thanks for that suggestion on the 5000F but I'd rather keep that one running even though it is stuck in mono. Anyone know where I can find another for parts?

Brian, I'm going to stick my amateur paws into the 6060F and may end up doing more damage than good in the process. A parts unit might not be a bad idea if you're thinking about thinning out your herd of them.

 

[Brian]

I really do not have a parts unit as all 3 of the 6060s work but 2 do not have working mpx. In mono they sound as good as my working unit and 1 of them I've had gone through but the mpx was beyond the tech's expertise. Now that the 6120 is finally moving forward and when the Sherwoods have been given the a'ok, if Warren is willing, I may ship 1 of them to him to tackle the mpx board or simply send him the 1 that works and let him tackle the drift problem. The reason I asked about the 6120 is that I have a carcass on its way to Warren sans the faceplate, knobs and glass.

 

[gilbodavid]

Hello all. My TA-2000F needs for its mc phono stage to work, two of each 2SK2332, and 2SC926A. One seller thought the 926A could be replaced by the 780A. Any thoughts or advice on suppliers, as the ones I've emailed seem a little reticent to reply. Cheers, David

 

[Yamaha B-2]

I you need more about "How to brush Aluminum" look at this: http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=114028 I used this method for my TA-N7 !

Thanks for the info. I'll probably do a 'polished' front on mine. Will show off the Ferrari red lettering better.

 

[Stoffie]

Ack ! Heresy ! :tears:

 

[Yamaha B-2]

Ok. Ok. Make it yellow.

 

[Stoffie]

Hehe. I do like the Enzo, but you can't be serious about these colors dude !

 

[Yamaha B-2]

Red or yellow would match my red and yellow NS-1000s (one is Ferrari red, the other is Ferrari yellow). Just like my bicycle. (Axel - how do you like those French wheels.)

But, I'll probably go for this. Am going to spray the heatsinks black rather than that horrible Sony brown. Then black lettering against the polished aluminum faceplate. :thmbsp:

 

[Stoffie]

Safe in that knowledge, I think I can go to sleep now!

 

[devo391]

Fresh find TAN-8550 & TAE-8450

I just picked these up mostly for curiousity. They are very cool and sort of exotic vintage pieces so it is rather sad that they do not have a place in my system but at least I can say I have had the chance to play with them

My original plan for these was to replace my main rig with these however as impulse purchasing usually goes I have found that the amplifier is not compatible with my speakers. Impulse buying is such fun though and there is nothing like the thrill of taking that long drive to go pick up your gear so I am sure I will continue to grab things I cannot use just to say I have had them:scratch2:

 

[Yamaha B-2]

I have found that the amplifier is not compatible with my speakers.

Is this the pair the was listed on Audiogon?

Am most curious why you found them incompatible with your speakers. Could you tell us what speakers and elaborate on why you found them incompatible?