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Show Us Your Sonys!!!

Somehow I like the setup of the 6120 better than the 6200, looks tidier and better organised. Purely visual ofcourse. Nice nudies Glenn !

David, I hope you will find you a nice TA-E88B and N7, they are worth it, but not sure if VFET's and ESL's are a good idea ? (remember reading somewhere that those ESL's can easily kill an amp ?)
 
Looks like the 6120 boards have most of the wires connecting to 1 edge of the board. Looks like it may be easier to lift the boards for repairs.
 
Brian said:
looks like the tuner in the 6200 is pretty close to the 6120. Can not see the mpx board of the 6200 as it is mounted on its edge. The preamp and amp boards are different. The layout and wiring in the 6200 seem a might less neat, a bit less dressed and in harness. Thanks for the shots. I;ve been wanting to see side by sides.
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Thought these might interest you more than most. The 6120 does seem a bit 'tidier' than the 6200. But, that may be misleading as the 6200 has more wires from the controls, etc., helping it look messier (is that a French word or a famous hockey player?:D). Either way, both are terrific receivers and I'll be doing what is required to get them in to top condition before passing them along. They are good enough units that I want them to be in the shape needed to allow someone who appreciates their quality to own them for another 35 years. :thmbsp:
 
Easy enough. I'll just carry the STR-6120 up to the LR and stack on top of my other STR-6200F and compare. Probably be a week, or two. I'll do the same thing after I recap the power supply board on the STR-6120. Has a thump on turn-off which I want to get rid of.
 
TA-1055 and ST-5055

For $10 plus $35 for shipping from B.C. could not resist. At least not shipped form the US. It is getting too expense for USPS on international. Will be using them in the office with a pair of Minimus 7s and the computer. Don't know why I got them and wife has suggested this is it for some time and showing my stacks. Have not hooked them up yet. Will be a day or so as I need to make some room.

Not sure how the photo will come out as it is only the second time I've tried taking a digital and it is on my cell phone.
 

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Looks good for a cell phone shot :)

Tuner has interesting looks.

Now that I have freshened up my soldering skills, I am getting ready to dive into my TA-E88B pre, put in a new pilot light, and get those damn volume and balance pots cleaned (I know I have been talking about this for like over a year). Wish me luck!
 
I opened the tuner and all I can say is that next to the Yamaha CT610II I own, it is a packed mother. Opened the amp and likewise. I'll need to open the CA610II to see how they compare. The outputs are discrete and the heatsink is as big and bigger than receivers of much more power. I wonder if it runs really hot.
 
BTW, there is a clean STR-6060FW with functional FM stereo on eBay. It is not mine
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Hi Brian,

Very nice find ! I have a TA1055 and a ST5055L (it's the european version with FM/MW/LW) since 1973. Not very powerfull but very pleasent.

Few months ago, I replaced all the caps and I also replaced R139 and R239 as indicated in this service bulletin.
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Guys, have you seen this item (n°120177324731) on E**y ?
 
Thank you Patrick. Both the amp and tuner look easy enough to work on. I've have the tuner pumping out on CBC2 since morning on a foled dipole in the middle of the building. Using the RS Minimus 7s. On classical, teh system lacks nothing for casual listening. I am surprised as to the # of stations the tuner is picking up as the environment is not tuner friendly. I agree that the amp may be a bit light on horsepower. From the sound, I suspect it will not do anything with my Symphonys that are currently being driven by my S9500c Sherwood 20 watt per channel amp. The may be the cup of tea on the Wharfedale W70s and 1 day I'll have to try the combo out.

The amp has no hum on an open input with the volume control full open while there is some rush through the phono preamp with no shorting plugs which is to be expected. There is a very minor amount of crosstalk at full level ibut only at max volume so I'll not worry about it. None of the controls are scratchy. The is a minor amount of electrical noise as I tune the tuner but with the condensor open to the elements again not surprising. Looks easy enough to get to clean and oil if it becomes objectionable. Volume sliders of course are a might sticky, not as smooth as they should be. As these are independent volume controls it is nice to see that enve on the extreme low end they are very close, only the very slightest difference. Cosmetics are excellent on the tuner and the amp has only a minor scuff, not a scratch. I felt it but did not see it until I lookoed close. All in all I think a nice little.
 
Decided to solder new (got the correct values this time, stupid online shops) lamps into my TA-F55's volume indicator. Got that done, checked bias and dc offset again (was still fine).

Then figured I could just as well put a new lamp into my TA-E88B pre as the pilot light for the powerswitch had been gone for years. (was broken when I got it).

Man, this pre may be beautifully engineered and milled, but damn, what a nasty workout to replace a stupid light bulb.

- take off bottomplate
- take off topplate
- disconnect all the rods from the frontplateknobs, that lead to their respective pots/cam switches (fiddly little allen screws)
- try to remove the frontplate, which is hard because the wires stuck to the powerswitch are tucked away behind the powersupplies, so pull those out, after which you can pull back the front a bit, then take apart the powerswich assembly to be able to pull it back enough to reach the stupid little holder for the lamp.

Then reverse the whole process. Holy moly, didn't think it was going to be this complicated. Ofcourse I failed to realise what the little bit of felt around the old bulb was for until after putting everything back together. Now a bit of the light shines through the powerswitch. Ah well, for next time...

Accidentally misaligned the rod for the source selecter when putting it back together, so had to adjust that.

Also seen that all swiches and pots direly need cleaning, but don't feel up to the job of unsoldering these and taking them apart to clean just yet. (although some Deoxit would probably do wonder for the switches, the pots needs to be cleaned with alcohol, and oiled).

For those who care, here's some pics of the pre taken apart, my fully lamped TA-F55, and some more general pics of my setups. :)
 

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My feeling is if the light is out and not necessary, the heck with it. With so much of the stuff being a pain as yours was, there is a greater chance of getting it back together and having something all messed up. Of course some receivers you have no choice such as the H-K x30 stuff with tose black out dials.
 
You certainly have a point there, but still it's nice to have things look the way they were meant :)

I'm on vacation anyway, and even though it wasn't much fun, I'm still glad I did it :D
 
Which speakers are those?

Just ordered the Panasonic FC caps to recap the PS boards in both the STR-6120 and 6200F I posted the nudies of earlier. I'll post a couple of pic's as I go along on the recap. The 6120 will be pretty straight-forward. The 6200F less so due to the tightness of the wiring harness making access to the backside of the PS board a hassle.
 
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