14-03-2023, 05:51 PM
So I fell in love again with valve equipment I had in the 60's. I'm working on renovating Heathkit.
Six MA-12's
Three S-99's
Two USC-1's
Love that valve sound. I need to pay for all this restoration so I'm selling off my 'tranny' collection.
I acquired some months ago a faulty Rotel RX-604. I replaced the caps on the circuit protection board and gave it a test on some cheap disposable speakers, AH! life!, bit of hum so opened up again and started replacing leaky looking caps. I stopped after a couple as the track was lifting from the board, I probably had the iron too hot. Anyway, patched it up and gave it a good test connecting it on spkrs A & B to Kef 104's & Concerto's and wound the volume up.
Well, now after a week I'm still astonished at how good it sounds, clear, sweet, and a bass low and tight.
I'm unsettled!, have I missed something?.
Yours, Judas.
Six MA-12's
Three S-99's
Two USC-1's
Love that valve sound. I need to pay for all this restoration so I'm selling off my 'tranny' collection.
I acquired some months ago a faulty Rotel RX-604. I replaced the caps on the circuit protection board and gave it a test on some cheap disposable speakers, AH! life!, bit of hum so opened up again and started replacing leaky looking caps. I stopped after a couple as the track was lifting from the board, I probably had the iron too hot. Anyway, patched it up and gave it a good test connecting it on spkrs A & B to Kef 104's & Concerto's and wound the volume up.
Well, now after a week I'm still astonished at how good it sounds, clear, sweet, and a bass low and tight.
I'm unsettled!, have I missed something?.
Yours, Judas.
