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Show Us Your Sonys!!!

Very nice. Think it is also possible to run the TA-2000F as some sort of 3-channel preamp. It has a single output marked "Center".

And, just cause it is so purty and and sounds so good (probably my favorite 'traditional' single-ended BJT amp) I tossed the TA-N77ES into the rack and am tapping my foot to some excellent sounds. :music: Bessie Smith at the moment.

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Got to stop schlepping these amps around. 61 pounder came out and 57 pounder goes in. Need to figure out a way to do all of this heavy lifting at waist high level. Getting too old for this.
 
Very nice MrSlacker !

I finally got my study system up and running.

- Wega V120 amp (Sony TA-F30)
- Sony CDP-X555ES cdplayer
- Sony MZ-N10 MD-walkman (not visible on pic)
- Sony SS-G4 speakers

I have a Sony TA-F55 on the way, which will replace the Wega (which will serve as an attic amp or something else.

This stuff sounds surprisingly good for its size :banana:

Still need a TT for it, and a decent rack (and space !), but this will do for now :)
 

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Holy smoke, the Sony PS-X9 that was on Ebay went for 5120 euro, or 7100 dollar...

The matching XL-55Pro cart went for 655 euro, or over 900 dollar.

Damn... gotta have deep pockets if you ever want to own this couple... :yes:
 
Yamaha B-2 said:
Got to stop schlepping these amps around. 61 pounder came out and 57 pounder goes in. Need to figure out a way to do all of this heavy lifting at waist high level. Getting too old for this.
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Helium my friend, try helium ballons.
Or
Hydrogen, but don't smoke or have open fire if using this tip!

Just emagine; you're own mini B2 Zeppelin :rockon:

Sorry for interupting wit a not so serius post, nice gear folks.
 
Good News, bad News

Guys,

I like to see your collections growing, because mine slowly comes to an end. There is still some TOTL gear missing like a EL-7, a TC-880-2 or a PS-X9, but these pieces come only to you, if you don´t search actively for them, otherwise you have to pay lots of money for them (Isn't it Axel ?). I´m pretty crazy in Sony stuff, but $7100 for turntable (whichever, even a PS-X9) is definitely too much, even if I would sell all my collection for it. $900 for a Sony MC pickup with a worn out stylus sounds for me even much more ridiculous.

Regarding my TA-E901, I was able to finish it (repaired lamps, exchanged the potentiometers, lots of cleaning, removed EMI countermeasures), but then I found, that one of the potted "Flat Amplifier Modules" has a defect, it produces a heavy DC-offset after a few minutes of playing (J-FET gate leakage). It almost killed one of my beloved speakers :tears: ... Grrrr .... I could kill the seller .... :bash:

After a few minutes of running amok, I came slowly down and decided to replicate the modules. :smoke:

This is official:

In a few weeks from now, I will be able to provide replacement modules for the obsolete Flat Amp and EQ Amp modules of the TA-E901 and TA-E900. I figured out the original component values and transistor types and will make a set of high quality PCBs, which can be dropped in as a proper 1:1 replacement. Not completely 1:1, in simulation I improved the distortion level of the modules by a factor of ten, by doing some minor tweaks.

Hope, that this message drives up the TA-E900 value back again into stellar PS-X9 regions some day ... :D
 

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Mirko,

You are still here, thought you had died or something, never seem to get through to you by email or pm... :scratch2:

Impressive stuff once more dude! That TA-E901 looks beautiful, cosmetically then. And soon inside it will be as good as new too !

Now to find me a TA-E900, sound in the knowledge you can actually deliver replacements for those dreaded potted modules! Great work man ! :thmbsp:

Been trying to find a PS-X800 lately, to no avail, or way too expensive, or just missed the ebay auctions etc. Anyone ?
 
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Mirko,

You are still here, thought you had died or something, never seem to get through to you by email or pm... :scratch2:

Impressive stuff once more dude! That TA-E901 looks beautiful, cosmetically then. And soon inside it will be as good as new too !

Now to find me a TA-E900, sound in the knowledge you can actually deliver replacements for those dreaded potted modules! Great work man ! :thmbsp:

Been trying to find a PS-X800 lately, to no avail, or way too expensive, or just missed the ebay auctions etc. Anyone ?
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Hi Mirko

Thought you had died also! no reply to emails or pm's. Have you received PayPal payment for the N7 kit?
 
That is a great looking preamp! First pic's I've seen with the various lights lit up. Definitely like that black/silver look.
 
I´m alive !

I´m so sorry guys ! :sigh:

Since many years without any bigger vacation (except Christmas every year), I had my first vacation last week (with no Internet connection) and a very busy and exhausting preparation phase before, so my private communication/affairs came again (like so often) to an absolute zero.

Since yesterday I´m back again !

Fitzy: PM sent
Stoffie: PM sent

For all you V-FET/SONY fans, please stay patient with me, I have to announce a very interesting thing about V-FETs in the next weeks to come, which is even more promising, than the future availability of replacements for some of these ESPRIT-modules or the results I have gathered about TA-5650 failures (which I´ll post later this week).
 
Hello everybody,

Glad to see that you are back Mirko!

Look at what I found in front of my door last friday !
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Those AMP66ES are in perfect cosmetic and technical condition.
They sound great with anything.
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You can see them in my office.
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I also added a silver ST S770ES tuner to my stack.
Now I looking for the WS-660 speaker stand.
 
Man I would surely like to find things like that at my doorstep as well :D

Mighty nice patrick ! Do you have them playing through the N7 ? Very nice Sony collection, once more...

Maybe I will come and bring you the capacitors by hand and have a listen at the same time (long ride on my bike though, hehe)...
 
Hi Kristof,

Of course, you are welcome !

Take your favorites CD and some bottles of Gueuze Lambic or Mort-Subite ...:thmbsp:
 
Sounds like a plan Patrick ! Now only to have time for that...

Got my TA-F55 today, incredibly filthy, covered in this nasty nicotine/tar crap.

It works fine, sounds great, but none of the lamps/LEDs work (and it has lots of them) so probably something that feeds the lamps is shot, maybe a fuse ? Will have to look into that...

And to top things off, I should be the proud owner of a PS-X800 biotracer soon, if all goes well... :banana:
 

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Hi Kristof,

Nice TA-F55.
I repaired one TA-F55 for one of my friends few month ago.
I also had the problem with the lamps ! Lot of lamps are connected in serie, so if one of them is blown, the others can not light.
The best way is to remplace all of them.
I also remember that I changed 2 caps in the switching power supply.
I dont remember the specifications of the lamps and what caps but I will send you more informations this evening. I also have the service manual in pdf if you need it (in german - wega version ! 4 Mo)
 
Don't know why but just pulled the trigger on what looks like a mint set of a TA1055 and ST5055. Have no idea about them in the lineup or specs but for $9.99 plus shipping with no other bidders and no international shipping I figured at worst they'd become my cumputer pair with a pair of Minimus 7s.
 
In a few weeks from now, I will be able to provide replacement modules for the obsolete Flat Amp and EQ Amp modules of the TA-E901 and TA-E900. I figured out the original component values and transistor types and will make a set of high quality PCBs, which can be dropped in as a proper 1:1 replacement. Not completely 1:1, in simulation I improved the distortion level of the modules by a factor of ten, by doing some minor tweaks.
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Hello Mirko,

I am very interested by these evolutions which you proposes of these modules for my TA-E 901 and 900.:thmbsp:

Hold me with the current like Axel.

Regards

Xart
 
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