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Post by dsjr on May 29, 2020 10:36:12 GMT
The only Technics amps I remember being good were the late 80's 8080 model in a charcoal colour finish (Ford used to call it 'warm black'). I had a 3500 amp for a short while and it was typical lean and a bit 'spatially flat' sounding - and so was the 3500 tuner I recall (why oh why didn't I keep my Revox T76 tuner which 'sounded' so wonderful with a good aerial).
You'd not care for it and they are old now with suspect provenance, but thius utter unburstable quality is what I love so much about the Crown DC300A. It just goes louder and louder with no strain at all - and on the mid-issue sample I play with from time to time, the distortion lights start to flicker and when you turn to your colleague to talk, it's so loud you have to shout - this with Harbeths too - EEK!!!!!
(Talking of the 'H' word, it's not Quad any more, it's Hegel that's the dogs danglies!!!)
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2020 10:43:24 GMT
Well a lot of Jap amps needed to be ignored.I have no time for Techy amps post early 80's. However these late 70's jobbies had a serious achilles Heel which was the Sanyo 'STK' Output packages that are long term unrelaible, You will almost never see one of these amps still working & if it does its probably cos its hardly ever been used.. quite a few Japanese manufacturers in the 70's used them. They can now be totally replaced with new designed boards, i have a pair of them that just need populating & fitting.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2020 10:49:47 GMT
The only Technics amps I remember being good were the late 80's 8080 model in a charcoal colour finish (Ford used to call it 'warm black'). I had a 3500 amp for a short while and it was typical lean and a bit 'spatially flat' sounding - and so was the 3500 tuner I recall (why oh why didn't I keep my Revox T76 tuner which 'sounded' so wonderful with a good aerial). You'd not care for it and they are old now with suspect provenance, but thius utter unburstable quality is what I love so much about the Crown DC300A. It just goes louder and louder with no strain at all - and on the mid-issue sample I play with from time to time, the distortion lights start to flicker and when you turn to your colleague to talk, it's so loud you have to shout - this with Harbeths too - EEK!!!!! (Talking of the 'H' word, it's not Quad any more, it's Hegel that's the dogs danglies!!!) Techy '8080' was out the same time as mine, 1979. Was a good amp, Uses dual fuck off power transformers & about 40,000uF PSU Reservoir Capacitance. These used proper 'T0-3' Output transistors
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2020 10:59:35 GMT
Here's the '8080' i just took from the brochure.
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Post by dsjr on May 29, 2020 13:09:13 GMT
Tuner was nice too but the deck (I think the immediate predecessor of the 1200mk2 series) could suffer cueing device failure, a delrin sleeve which rotates around the lower arm pillar fractures and of course this makes the auto decks unusable. The 1200mk2 used a more traditional cueing mechanism I think. Sorry to drift off westie
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Post by engy on May 29, 2020 13:46:51 GMT
Lovely looking amp that JVC.😍
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Post by Westie on May 29, 2020 13:52:10 GMT
Lovely looking amp that JVC.😍 My missus thinks it looks cheap. I just don’t get that at all. It is a joy to use too, from the 3D visuals on the display to every knob and button, she still loves naim though
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Post by Westie on May 29, 2020 14:06:38 GMT
It also seems to wring more bass out of any speaker. The only other time I’ve heard this was with the mk1 KSA50. The KSA80 and 100 didn’t pull of the same trick, so it’s obviously not just a power thing. Seems to love those Ref 3as too.
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Post by Westie on May 29, 2020 14:17:17 GMT
Just took a reading from about 4.5 metres away. It doesn’t sound loud, just full-blooded. According to an SPL calculator it’s saying that the peak sound at source is 124db. Mind you, they are 92db sensitivity.
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Post by Westie on May 29, 2020 14:25:35 GMT
Tuner was nice too but the deck (I think the immediate predecessor of the 1200mk2 series) could suffer cueing device failure, a delrin sleeve which rotates around the lower arm pillar fractures and of course this makes the auto decks unusable. The 1200mk2 used a more traditional cueing mechanism I think. Sorry to drift off westie What about those pre/power Technics amps with the VU meters? Any good?
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2020 15:28:52 GMT
Tuner was nice too but the deck (I think the immediate predecessor of the 1200mk2 series) could suffer cueing device failure, a delrin sleeve which rotates around the lower arm pillar fractures and of course this makes the auto decks unusable. The 1200mk2 used a more traditional cueing mechanism I think. Sorry to drift off westie The Techy deck in the Brochure scan is a 'SL1410 Mk.2' Thing is i do not like Techy arms so to buy that deck armless would have to be 'SL150 Mk.2' which i like. The Mk.1 i don't like. I have an aversion to shit looking strobe platters
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Post by Westie on May 29, 2020 15:31:27 GMT
Even the latest SL1210 looks to have a very similar arm. I think I’d e okay with one after Johnnie 7 had rewired and foam filled it. The Sony PS 6750 has a fab arm on it. The one on the 8750 is supposed to be even better.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2020 15:34:30 GMT
Tuner was nice too but the deck (I think the immediate predecessor of the 1200mk2 series) could suffer cueing device failure, a delrin sleeve which rotates around the lower arm pillar fractures and of course this makes the auto decks unusable. The 1200mk2 used a more traditional cueing mechanism I think. Sorry to drift off westie What about those pre/power Technics amps with the VU meters? Any good? 'SEA-1' Is a beauty, but i like any of the 70's, very early 80's ones.
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Post by dsjr on May 29, 2020 15:46:28 GMT
We'd gone over to the dark side by that point Big Jap firms wanted turnover and stock from all over their range, with no cherry-picking. Did you read the tale of the top hugely powerful small-house money D'Agostino amp creation. Kilowatts per side and the huge steam-punk meter on the front hardly moved when used as a normal amp delivering just a few Watts in domestic use. Owners complained the meter wasn't working, so he adjusted it to hit its end stops at well under 200W or similar and admitted it too. Andr'e, I don't mind side strobes like the Technics as long as they run straight (not all did). The SL150mk1 is a dear old deck if sited right and used sans lid as you do a Rega (first hand experience). Bass is good if you use it that way BUT, old age fecks with the four fine-speed pots (two outside and two on the board) and the main switch does similar shite things too. I have one here to deal with and return to its rightful owner.
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Post by Westie on May 30, 2020 15:58:00 GMT
I think I’m going to keep the JVC on for a few weeks so it’s now on the rack.
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