Thank you sir.. So many of the other folks in your space annotate/edit their vids to more fit into RUclipss preferential algorithms. I appreciate you giving us 2 hours of your time and letting us see it all.
While your sentiment is appreciated, there is another viewpoint, one that says many people don't have the time (or patience) to sit around for that length of time to watch a video. I am into computers in a big way and there is another RUclipsr that shall remain nameless that will make videos sometimes four hours or longer. Videos of that nature become tedious to watch, especially if the person just drones on and on. At the same time I don't like them so short as to be useless. Having said that, I believe that is why many videos are short.
It's sad to see that some people don't appreciate what they have, and don't take care of the equipment they own. This is definitely a great amplifier that deserve more lifetime. Great job!
Most are not interested in true High Fidelity listening whatsoever these days. Back then we were obsessed with excellent gear and speakers. Today people listen to MP3 recordings which are compressed 10x and 12x and multi sampled as low as 128? Like people using crappy cellphone cameras over a good camera. They just don't care today..
Happy to share a trick from a UK restorer ... the facia ... take high res images of the original screenprint, logos, pot scales, etc and rebuild the facia in photoshop 1:1 . Take the original coat off the facia and all the sscratches out with orbital sander... heat the clean aluminium facia to 40°C. fire a dusting of primer at it, then colour coat matching the original .... take it to a screenprinter.
I'm 72. Just came across this. It brought tears to my eyes. I had one like that after scrimping and saving matched with pioneer speakers. I thought that it will be my last amp/system. Sadly when I was away it was stolen. Only the speakers were left. Sid buy any good system after that as I got married and money was tight. That was the best I ever bought .
Thanks so much for sharing. Sorry that she was stolen. Money was tight on my Pizza Hut salary back in the day also so I wasn't able to afford an amp like this one.
@@vintageaudioaddict I was a school teacher with meager pay. I was also an amateur musician. Most days I had a meal once a day. I cooked myself. So losing a great sounding amp like that really hurts. Let bygones be bygones. You're doing a good job bringing those great amps back to life. Keep it up and stay healthy always.
Thank you for walking us through the restoration of this beast. I've always wondered what the person whose SSAN is etched in the back panel would think if they could see their equipment all these years later still performing at or near peak levels with just a little love after 35-40 years. It looked like some real thought went into the design phase when it came to technician access and component locations for maintenance. It sounds very good with just your CD player. Enjoy!
You are very welcome. Thank you for watching. The vintage audio equipment was engineered/built to a standard that is rare to find in electronics today. She's really a great sounding amp.
Old technology but how they stood the test of time is a mark of a truly excellent piece of electronic equipment. Build like a tank with first class specifications.Thank you for bringing them back to life..Enjoyed your video, beautiful work done and I could sense your love for it. Vintage it is but obsolete it is not for all we care.
Thanks' for the video. Love the detail and explanations. I have a 20'x20' room filled with vintage radio's, amps, turntables and receiver's. In my experience, sticky? Spilled beer. I started collecting in the mid 70's. Never threw anything away and collected any radio I cleaned out of someone's basement. That stuff sat around for over 20 years, wife crabbing about the wasted space and all. Then came the internet, parts, schematic's and video's along with shops that specialized in restorations appeared like magic. I'm still going through my Sherwood, McIntosh and Scott equipment to name a few along with the GE, Carlson and whatever radios I have 30 years later and guess what ? My daughter just hit me up for a Sansui receiver, a B&O liner drive turntable and a set of EV studio monitors after raiding my vinyl collection, glad she's a fan of the sound. Now she's eyeballing a Kent floor standing radio and an old Seeburg juke box for her basement.
Your welcome and thanks for sharing. Great story! Ya, beers a good guess. It's great that you have had your equipment for so many years and that you have a daughter who is interested in the gear. This equipment will be running long after you and I are gone so younger people like your daughter will keep it going for the next generation.
Thank you Chris for another outstanding restore, the Panasonic history was an excellent feature into what companies were back in the day and what employees meant to a company's success, you don't see that anymore, they'll replace you at the drop of a hat. Again, thank you !
R P your very welcome. Thank you for the kind words. Your right, it certainly was a different world then today. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of loyalty between company and employee anymore.
I remember drooling over these in the Stereo Review magazine. I always circled the reader service number on the card on the back to get the free brochure. My first integrated amp was a Techniques SU-8055.
What a great videos. I have restored a dozen or so vintage receivers but I still enjoyed watching the entire video. It felt like I had a fellow enthusiast validate what I have been doing down in my basement.
Thank you for walking us through every detail it really helps to demystify the process. I would also add that the brand history segments are a nice touch. 👌🏾
Thanks Jerry. As vintage audio is a hobby for me, video editing has become an interest. I have a lot more appreciation for the time it takes to put a video together but it's fun.
By far the best instruction video for replacing components; much more detailed, to help anyone not experienced with these kinds of upgrades/repairs. Will watch over and over, just for the entertainment value as well as the educational value. I will use the procedure to replace the caps in my Harmon Kardon hk6600 as it's showing signs of fatigue.
That is my favorite era for audio electronics. Prices were highly competitive at audio stores, things were made of real metals, very little plastic. Made in China had not happened, yet.
You are well spoken, dedicated, sensible, and I love the history parts. Keep up the great work good Sir, I'll likely skip some of the more technical parts because I am not that much of a tech, but at the same time I watch interesting parts because I love watching folks work in a field they have a passion for (and I almost always learn something). Over the years I had several receivers by Technics and I have and old SUV-76 that needs a power switch in my stack of broken things that one day might find some love from somebody as dedicated as you in keeping these beauties alive. Thank you and cheers from the PNW BC Canada!
I really appreciate the great respect you showed to Matsushita by including the company-video. It conveyed to me a great attitude-of-quality that existed, going way back.
Excellent video, and thank you for sharing. My very first hifi system was a Technics by Panasonic back in 1979. In addition, I have a Technics SL-1200MD3 turntable from 1989 in prestige conditions and sounds great.
Hello sir I love vintage audio gear mostly power amps This one is a killer looking amp that should live on Nothing is made like this anymore Old pioneer , Technics,adcom,hafler and others are some of the best ever built Love your desire to bring back these jems
Thank you for this presentation. Yes, Technics came out with very good equipments back. I think this amplifier had a matching preamplifier, same color and that reel to reel tape deck as well. There were also one or two sets of speakers to match this amplifier came out around that time. They were all good. I had SL-1200 turntable in 1974. Some Sansui have push in pull out circuit board mounting which makes easy to repair, just like this one.
You are welcome! Thank you for watching. The matching preamp is the SU-9600. I don't have that one in my collection but I'd like to find one some day. Technics made a lot of great audio gear back in the day.
I miss the old stereos. The pioneers were good, my cousin's parents had one, and when they were gone he would crank it up, and before they got home we would have to tighten the screws on the trailer. But the best one I ever heard was an old Macintosh that I bought at a garage sale for $20. It took me a couple of years to find a set of speakers that could handle it, it would throw the breakers on most at half volume, unbelievable sound, and the thing still had tubes. I gave it to my nephew when I moved into an apartment, and he used it for years until it quit. Sadly, he threw it away. I just saw one on E-Bay a while back, non working...... It sold for $3,500.
Fine job my friend.I remember when i was young.I have a DENON POA-1500 in perfect contition and i bought it in february 1984.I would never change it.Keep on the great and difficult job you do.
Thank you for the kind words and for watching. So much great gear was produced back in the day. I've got a couple modern day Denon moving coil cartridge's that I really like.
The ribbon connector makes it easy to work on, but it's a failure point. Maybe it's why they apparently glued it in place. :) I've been working on this type of stuff since mid 70s. Ever here of United Radio in Syracuse? Great video, it's nice that you included the video from Matsushita.
Hey I'm probably your neighbor, / live in the area, I'm probably around your age worked at county wide in the 80s and 90s are you still working on electronics, I just turned 60 & am getting back into the hobby, also I need some advice/ help fixing my 1920s apex radio I got from my grandparents house in 1970
Brilliant video, thank you Chris for sharing. I am also a fan of vintage sound equipment. I still have my Sansui G7500 that I purchased new in 1979, and some other bits sourced recently like a Sansui 707a, TU 666, a technics SH 9020, SU 9070, ST 8080. David
Hi David, your welcome and thank you for sharing. It's great that you still have your G7500 after all of these years. I still have my Sansui TU-717 tuner that I purchased in the late 70's. This vintage gear brings back some great memories.
In the 70's, I got a new RTR recorder. The US 1500. Absolutely the best sounding unit, for the money, I ever heard. I liked it so much, I bought another one.
It's NOT too long when it's interesting which this most definitely is, thank you for all your efforts, time and knowledge I for one thought it was in fact rather short, this is what happens when one is interested, time is indeed never an issue, many thanks again from me here in the UK.
I still have this amp with the complete set....With for example the SU9600 and the ST9600 and the SL1000R turntable, which now goes for I think about 20K plus dollars....The unit you're restoring is a BEAST of an amp...
Watched the entire video! Took me most of an afternoon to do so, but well worth it. I do have a couple questions: 1. What was the middle output transistor that looked like its metal cover was missing? You stopped the video right before you came to it. Also, since you have the outputs all removed for thermal compound renewal, do you ever test them to see if they are still in spec. Also should be sure to tell newbies to NOT use their old CPU thermal grease on those outputs. 2. Why didn't you show us beginners how to use solder braid? Not everyone can afford a vacuum solder sucker gun like the Hakko. Thanks again for an enjoyable video.
Your welcome and thank you for watching. 1. - I think you are probably talking about the thermistor that will disconnect the outputs if the amps heatsink temperature gets to high. 2- No, I never test them unless I have an issue. I do bench test after I do a repair/restoration so that will check them out well. 3.- Well, if you have your amplifier apart and you are using CPU compound, you probably should have never started the project. 4.- I am terrible with using solder braid and I'm not the one to teach anyone about that.
I love your attitude, and honestly, I kinda like that they look the way they do. You just look at them and wonder what their story is. Keep up the good work.
@@vintageaudioaddict Many thanks for this great video and walkthrough, I would like to ask you a question regarding Vintage power amplifier I have bought last year, well last year I was lucky guy ! I have bought ADCOM GFA 555 MK2 this power amp is/was built from the 90's 90-95 , I have bought it from a guy which never opened it from the original box , it was originally manufactory sealed box, so it was stored in a closet for more then 25 years. When I got it I connect it to mains and removed the top cover to look inside and checked the bias , of course all is good and new, and it is sound incredibly amazing. So what I want to ask you is should I replaced all the electrolytic caps ? should I be worried about if they will not be replaced , do they are in good shape as we dill of course with new amp that never been used all this years it was stored ? Thanks in advance and continue your great Job ❤👍
I wish i could find a guy like you in my area, i would love to get my setup all recapped and setup like new. Thanks for your video, not a lot of people these days take pride in there work.
Kenwood used "Sygma Drive" to achieve a damping factor ot 1,000. I love my Kenwood Basic M2 and M1 in Sygma Drive mode. I can go at least 2 clicks on the volume knob when ever I need to do so. Great review of the Technics amplifier. Thanks and take care.
I do like your style and how you do and explain things. We have to do it just the way you do show it... Take your time, don't rush things. And if you do it, do it completely, careful and carefully just like you're show it.....I'm in and need to thank you 👍😊
I used to own the Technics SU8600 a beautiful integrated amp from the same era as this one. It sounded smooth and transparent with excellent build. The phono stage was particularly excellent. It used a massive multiple position click stop Alps pot for the volume control. That part alone would set you back close to $300 now.
You have a tool. It's straight with a hook on one end and a drift on the other end. I believe that is a brake spring removal/installation tool avaliable at parts stores and A.azon no doubt. Thanks for the videos!
i would guess that amp lived its early life in a school auditorium. Purchased at a surplus auction when the school was closed. I worked for a school district AV repair department long ago. Lots of panasonic and technics equipment were purchased. They offered special pricing to educational institutions and won many bids.
Love the old Technics gear. I have the professional series SU-9700 preamp and SE-9060 poweramps. Fully restored they sound very clean. 90% of my restored Sansui gear is now stashed away.....
Man that was fantastic! Thoroughly enjoyed it. You are kinda slow, but with my ADHD it helps me understand more. Thank you for doing this like you do. I already knew most of this, but you gave me more confidence. My amps both have torroidal coils in them. I have had many like you have in the past and wonder if they could have been saved.
I am just starting to restore a Technics AX-33BK amplifier but trying to find some parts I need is a task and half especially here in Aust, but I'll go a far as I can with it hopefully I can bring it back to like new, watching your video with great interest
Great video! YES, working with an old, even beat up, amplifier is just tons of fun. Yes replace all the electrolytic capacitors. I recently picked up a classic Soundcraftsmen A5002 (250 WPC RMS @ 8 ohms, 400 WPC @ 4 ohms) that does not work. The faceplate paint is bad, someone has done some not so handy "handy work" with taped together wires etc. and some burnt power resisters but this amp should be a straight forward fix and put any wiring back to factory spec. . No matter, I can fix it, and it will work as good as new. Even though it isn't in good cosmetic condition, I will enjoy using regardless it does not look mint. I will use it with my other Souncraftsmen preamp,Souncraftsmen equalizer, Souncraftsmen tuner, I already have.
Hi it's Gill from Milwaukee I love techniques equipment I got an SUV 8 in some other I think model 9 I don't remember it's buried away somewhere today I'm working on a Yamaha dspa one awesome amplifier just finished reflowing the 132 pins on a display I could be wrong I could be more but anyway it's done and it works I'm excited but this in the back of a pickup truck from a junk man in a snowbank paid 80 bucks for it took the risk it's great have a great day thanks for all the information
I remember having this amplifier and its matching preamp in my shop. It was extremely hard to sell because it looked like a PA amplifier. I always thought its sound was under whelming. Not poor by any standards, but other amplifiers, even other Technics amplifiers just had the edge on performance. Many at half the cost.
Way back in the 70's I adopted Pioneer as my favorite brand because they always seemed to deliver much bang for the buck. While I'm not knocking Technics as they make very good equipment, for many people they are quite unaffordable. I would love nothing more than to have a Technics SL-1200 series turntable. Oh, but the price...
Measuring power ... Is nice to see good performance. But it all changes with loudspeakers connected. Its frequenty depending. But you got a nice video made even for non electronics experienced people😊
Just ran across you're channel. Glad I did. Nice work from someone else who likes to fix everything I run across that doesn't work. Troubleshooting the drivers - make board extender to raise the board up where you can get to it.
Hi great videos and congratulations for your work Personally when i see open frame trimmers i try to replace them with multiturn sealed ones ... they are more reliable and allow for a more precise bias/dc offset setting. i use a little brush for applying the thermal paste evenly Kind regards, gino
@@vintageaudioaddict Thank you ! i have to tell the whole story I had a very nice Nikko Alpha II old power amp purchased after reading great things about it One channel was not working properly I opened it and even if i am everything but an expert i discovered that two bjt drivers on the board of the bad channel had been replaced with wrong transistors ! like pnp in place of npn ! an unesplicable mistake indeed I bought the new bjts, replaced the caps, the trimmers and the boards looked just fine Then i missed the boards ! i had a moving at that time and i was in a bad moment The rest of the amp ended in the trash bean That was a very nice power amp indeed The one channel working had a clean and powerful sound that i liked very much So i have nothing to teach to anyone really I will try to improve when i will have the time Thanks again and kind regards, gino
Nice video. Its been my experience restoring vintage gear that PCB`s that are easily serviceable which employ edge connectors or other multi-pin connectors pose a greater threat than failing capacitors and also should be cleaned with a good quality contact cleaner. When I come across T03 output devices that are not easily accessible, a telescopic magnet tool aids greatly in removing and replacing them.
Hello. Nice to come across your channel. I’m a hard working combat vet. At the moment have some financial troubles my wife and I both work full time but with the three kids and past poor decisions by me left us just making ends meet. Long story a little shorter. I was given a Nikko beta and Alpha 220. I had my hafler eq hooked up and my 5 year old decided to play with the eq and it blew my amp. It popped the fuse so I replaced it and powered it up fuse blew and board smoked. Just looking for some advice. I live in PA I won’t throw it away and I still use the beta pre. I just want it fixed or want to get a trade so it can live on. It was a great amp.
Sorry to hear about your issues. I would do a google search for "vintage audio repair" or "stereo repair" and see if there is someone in your area that can help you out. There is really no way to fix the issue without a tech taking a look.
About the Remote out speakers I have an 1970s amp with Main/Remote selections and I see inside the remote speakers have a Resistor on the terminal allmost like the remote speakers really are "remote" or some kind of "monitor" and the main is the main
My first video of yours I've watched. I enjoyed the process and the way you edited it. I was a little disappointed you didn't make more of an effort to clean it up. I was looking forward to seeing maybe you even doing some painting that didn't happen, either. I didn't agree that it looked good as is. In the end it's the output .... still. aesthetics matter, too. Some people look at older items and call degradation patina, which sometimes makes me chuckle. Learned some things watching a good video, though.
Technics Audio had been quite underrated in the 70s up to End 80s. Presumably they didn't pay sufficiant for adverts in the Audio Magazins. They invented a lot highly interesting Products in that area of technology. Technics is back since a couple of years now; possibly because the Vinyl Revival. Finally I got quite a lot of Technics collections, where my first Audio had been SU 8022k ST 8022k, SL Q2 and RS M63 all running still fine without any Service.
Thank you for sharing. Technics made a lot of great gear back in the day. I wish I had more of it in my collection. As you said they are making new audio equipment again and I understand that it is pretty nice stuff.
Thank you very much for this wonderful video. Love vintage audio for a long time, now I will make it is my retirement hobby to restore them. I am learning a lot from you.
I like u and 12voltvids u guys are so informative i love anything electronic especially the older ones the news seem to shut off bc of the circuit protection older ones played until u blew the speakers
Excellent video, a lovely amplifier too, though I would be wanting to do something about that fascia. Some of the 1970s audio equipment has not been surpassed, generous power supplies too relative to modern gear.
Awesome Technics amp. It was a top-of-the-line model back in its' days. And still kinda is. I have a Technics SU 8080 integrated DC amp paired with Technics linear phase speakers of the same era.
Great video, great work. Really respect your passion for bringing back to life what others will put at the curb. Please do a long rebuild video for the Bose Spatial Control Receiver 🙂
@@vintageaudioaddict The SCR innards are unique. The architecture is unlike a typical receiver. Even the way it’s turned on and off is unique. The built in 901 equalizer is also a challenge to access (but what do I know…I’m hoping to follow your video to rebuild mine).
When i was looking for a new pair of speakers in 1984, i went into one of the hi fi retail shops in Sydney and they were demonstrating a pair of Rogers Studio 1 speakers. I think the amplifier driving them was a Pioneer SM 83 Tube stereo integrated. The speakers sounded fantastic, so i bought a pair. I did not buy the amp, but in retrospect, i wish i had.
When thermal pasting the transistors do you use the same principle for the ones in the middle with the 2 wires connected? Your reply much appreciated 👍🏻
I would also like to thank you for your information on my system, I would like to do the same but need the tools and first. But now thanks to you I have a better know how on how to do the work. Thank you again and God Bless.
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Thank you sir.. So many of the other folks in your space annotate/edit their vids to more fit into RUclipss preferential algorithms. I appreciate you giving us 2 hours of your time and letting us see it all.
So nice of you. Thank you for watching.
While your sentiment is appreciated, there is another viewpoint, one that says many people don't have the time (or patience) to sit around for that length of time to watch a video. I am into computers in a big way and there is another RUclipsr that shall remain nameless that will make videos sometimes four hours or longer. Videos of that nature become tedious to watch, especially if the person just drones on and on. At the same time I don't like them so short as to be useless. Having said that, I believe that is why many videos are short.
Really appreciate what you put into these videos. And especially appreciate all the background on the founding and evolution of the brands. Well done!
Glad you like them! Thank you so much for your kind words.
It's sad to see that some people don't appreciate what they have, and don't take care of the equipment they own. This is definitely a great amplifier that deserve more lifetime. Great job!
Thank you so much.
Most are not interested in true High Fidelity listening whatsoever these days. Back then we were obsessed with excellent gear and speakers. Today people listen to MP3 recordings which are compressed 10x and 12x and multi sampled as low as 128? Like people using crappy cellphone cameras over a good camera. They just don't care today..
the original owner might have passed away already
@@samiam9059 and that's all the modern day problems in a nutshell "They don't care"
Happy to share a trick from a UK restorer ... the facia ... take high res images of the original screenprint, logos, pot scales, etc and rebuild the facia in photoshop 1:1 . Take the original coat off the facia and all the sscratches out with orbital sander... heat the clean aluminium facia to 40°C. fire a dusting of primer at it, then colour coat matching the original .... take it to a screenprinter.
I'm 72. Just came across this. It brought tears to my eyes. I had one like that after scrimping and saving matched with pioneer speakers. I thought that it will be my last amp/system.
Sadly when I was away it was stolen. Only the speakers were left. Sid buy any good system after that as I got married and money was tight. That was the best I ever bought .
Thanks so much for sharing. Sorry that she was stolen. Money was tight on my Pizza Hut salary back in the day also so I wasn't able to afford an amp like this one.
@@vintageaudioaddict I was a school teacher with meager pay. I was also an amateur musician. Most days I had a meal once a day. I cooked myself. So losing a great sounding amp like that really hurts. Let bygones be bygones.
You're doing a good job bringing those great amps back to life. Keep it up and stay healthy always.
Thank you for walking us through the restoration of this beast. I've always wondered what the person whose SSAN is etched in the back panel would think if they could see their equipment all these years later still performing at or near peak levels with just a little love after 35-40 years. It looked like some real thought went into the design phase when it came to technician access and component locations for maintenance. It sounds very good with just your CD player. Enjoy!
You are very welcome. Thank you for watching. The vintage audio equipment was engineered/built to a standard that is rare to find in electronics today. She's really a great sounding amp.
Old technology but how they stood the test of time is a mark of a truly excellent piece of electronic equipment. Build like a tank with first class specifications.Thank you for bringing them back to life..Enjoyed your video, beautiful work done and I could sense your love for it. Vintage it is but obsolete it is not for all we care.
Your welcome and thank you for your kind words.
Thanks' for the video. Love the detail and explanations. I have a 20'x20' room filled with vintage radio's, amps, turntables and receiver's. In my experience, sticky? Spilled beer. I started collecting in the mid 70's. Never threw anything away and collected any radio I cleaned out of someone's basement. That stuff sat around for over 20 years, wife crabbing about the wasted space and all. Then came the internet, parts, schematic's and video's along with shops that specialized in restorations appeared like magic. I'm still going through my Sherwood, McIntosh and Scott equipment to name a few along with the GE, Carlson and whatever radios I have 30 years later and guess what ? My daughter just hit me up for a Sansui receiver, a B&O liner drive turntable and a set of EV studio monitors after raiding my vinyl collection, glad she's a fan of the sound. Now she's eyeballing a Kent floor standing radio and an old Seeburg juke box for her basement.
Your welcome and thanks for sharing. Great story! Ya, beers a good guess. It's great that you have had your equipment for so many years and that you have a daughter who is interested in the gear. This equipment will be running long after you and I are gone so younger people like your daughter will keep it going for the next generation.
My son in laws father would be very happy you took the time to restore his amp thank you.
Thank you Chris for another outstanding restore, the Panasonic history was an excellent feature into what companies were back in the day and what employees meant to a company's success, you don't see that anymore, they'll replace you at the drop of a hat. Again, thank you !
R P your very welcome. Thank you for the kind words. Your right, it certainly was a different world then today. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of loyalty between company and employee anymore.
Thanks Chris..I always appreciate your insight, and expertise on restoring the greatest equipment from the 1970's!
Don, thanks again!
I work on my own audio equipment. I love it when I bring one of them back to life.
I remember drooling over these in the Stereo Review magazine. I always circled the reader service number on the card on the back to get the free brochure. My first integrated amp was a Techniques SU-8055.
When one treats their gear with respect, their gear treats them back with same level of respect. Subscribed!
What a great videos. I have restored a dozen or so vintage receivers but I still enjoyed watching the entire video. It felt like I had a fellow enthusiast validate what I have been doing down in my basement.
Awesome, thank you! Glad that you are keeping the old gear running also. This hobby is a lot of fun.
Thank you for walking us through every detail it really helps to demystify the process. I would also add that the brand history segments are a nice touch. 👌🏾
Your welcome. Thank you very much for your kind words and for watching.
Over two hours of footage! Challenge to watch. I can imagine how challenging was to shot it. Appreciation.
Thanks Jerry. As vintage audio is a hobby for me, video editing has become an interest. I have a lot more appreciation for the time it takes to put a video together but it's fun.
My dream life . Retired in Florida ( or wherever) with plenty money , restoring vintage audio equipment. Hats off to ya
Thanks! Yes, it's Florida. I enjoyed audio equipment when I was young. Now that I'm old I still enjoy it.
The most well deserved thumbs up I've given. Thanks for taking us along for the repair ride.
Your welcome and thank you so much for watching.
By far the best instruction video for replacing components; much more detailed, to help anyone not experienced with these kinds of upgrades/repairs. Will watch over and over, just for the entertainment value as well as the educational value. I will use the procedure to replace the caps in my Harmon Kardon hk6600 as it's showing signs of fatigue.
That is my favorite era for audio electronics. Prices were highly competitive at audio stores, things were made of real metals, very little plastic. Made in China had not happened, yet.
You are well spoken, dedicated, sensible, and I love the history parts. Keep up the great work good Sir, I'll likely skip some of the more technical parts because I am not that much of a tech, but at the same time I watch interesting parts because I love watching folks work in a field they have a passion for (and I almost always learn something). Over the years I had several receivers by Technics and I have and old SUV-76 that needs a power switch in my stack of broken things that one day might find some love from somebody as dedicated as you in keeping these beauties alive. Thank you and cheers from the PNW BC Canada!
I really appreciate the great respect you showed to Matsushita by including the company-video. It conveyed to me a great attitude-of-quality that existed, going way back.
I really enjoy finding out how these amazing products that I collect came about. Thank you for commenting.
Matshusta and matsushita are 2 different companies
Excellent video, and thank you for sharing. My very first hifi system was a Technics by Panasonic back in 1979. In addition, I have a Technics SL-1200MD3 turntable from 1989 in prestige conditions and sounds great.
Your welcome and thank you for sharing. Technics made a lot of great gear back in the day.
Hello sir
I love vintage audio gear mostly power amps
This one is a killer looking amp that should live on
Nothing is made like this anymore
Old pioneer , Technics,adcom,hafler and others are some of the best ever built
Love your desire to bring back these jems
Thank you so much for your kind words.
pass labs comes to mind
INVALUABLE video for generations to come to view . THANK YOU
Thank you for this presentation. Yes, Technics came out with very good equipments back. I think this amplifier had a matching preamplifier, same color and that reel to reel tape deck as well. There were also one or two sets of speakers to match this amplifier came out around that time. They were all good. I had SL-1200 turntable in 1974. Some Sansui have push in pull out circuit board mounting which makes easy to repair, just like this one.
You are welcome! Thank you for watching. The matching preamp is the SU-9600. I don't have that one in my collection but I'd like to find one some day. Technics made a lot of great audio gear back in the day.
I miss the old stereos. The pioneers were good, my cousin's parents had one, and when they were gone he would crank it up, and before they got home we would have to tighten the screws on the trailer.
But the best one I ever heard was an old Macintosh that I bought at a garage sale for $20. It took me a couple of years to find a set of speakers that could handle it, it would throw the breakers on most at half volume, unbelievable sound, and the thing still had tubes. I gave it to my nephew when I moved into an apartment, and he used it for years until it quit. Sadly, he threw it away.
I just saw one on E-Bay a while back, non working...... It sold for $3,500.
Thank you for this detailed restoration video. Power amplifiers were built like tanks back in the 70’s.
Fine job my friend.I remember when i was young.I have a DENON POA-1500 in perfect contition and i bought it in february 1984.I would never change it.Keep on the great and difficult job you do.
Thank you for the kind words and for watching. So much great gear was produced back in the day. I've got a couple modern day Denon moving coil cartridge's that I really like.
The ribbon connector makes it easy to work on, but it's a failure point. Maybe it's why they apparently glued it in place. :) I've been working on this type of stuff since mid 70s. Ever here of United Radio in Syracuse? Great video, it's nice that you included the video from Matsushita.
Hey I'm probably your neighbor, / live in the area, I'm probably around your age worked at county wide in the 80s and 90s are you still working on electronics, I just turned 60 & am getting back into the hobby, also I need some advice/ help fixing my 1920s apex radio I got from my grandparents house in 1970
Don't think I've ever invested 2 hours into a RUclips video. Now I have. Very cool. Really enjoyed it!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank so much for letting me know.
So glad I happened upon your site. We are kindred audiophiles and collectors.
Thanks for watching.
Brilliant video, thank you Chris for sharing. I am also a fan of vintage sound equipment. I still have my Sansui G7500 that I purchased new in 1979, and some other bits sourced recently like a Sansui 707a, TU 666, a technics SH 9020, SU 9070, ST 8080. David
Hi David, your welcome and thank you for sharing. It's great that you still have your G7500 after all of these years. I still have my Sansui TU-717 tuner that I purchased in the late 70's. This vintage gear brings back some great memories.
In the 70's, I got a new RTR recorder. The US 1500. Absolutely the best sounding unit, for the money, I ever heard. I liked it so much, I bought another one.
Thanks for sharing! Technics did make top notch open reel decks. I've never owned a Technics RTR but I hope to one day.
It's NOT too long when it's interesting which this most definitely is, thank you for all your efforts, time and knowledge I for one thought it was in fact rather short, this is what happens when one is interested, time is indeed never an issue, many thanks again from me here in the UK.
So nice of you. I appreciate your comments. Cheers from the USA.
I still have this amp with the complete set....With for example the SU9600 and the ST9600 and the SL1000R turntable, which now goes for I think about 20K plus dollars....The unit you're restoring is a BEAST of an amp...
Watched the entire video! Took me most of an afternoon to do so, but well worth it. I do have a couple questions:
1. What was the middle output transistor that looked like its metal cover was missing? You stopped the video right before you came to it. Also, since you have the outputs all removed for thermal compound renewal, do you ever test them to see if they are still in spec. Also should be sure to tell newbies to NOT use their old CPU thermal grease on those outputs.
2. Why didn't you show us beginners how to use solder braid? Not everyone can afford a vacuum solder sucker gun like the Hakko.
Thanks again for an enjoyable video.
Your welcome and thank you for watching. 1. - I think you are probably talking about the thermistor that will disconnect the outputs if the amps heatsink temperature gets to high. 2- No, I never test them unless I have an issue. I do bench test after I do a repair/restoration so that will check them out well. 3.- Well, if you have your amplifier apart and you are using CPU compound, you probably should have never started the project. 4.- I am terrible with using solder braid and I'm not the one to teach anyone about that.
I love your attitude, and honestly, I kinda like that they look the way they do. You just look at them and wonder what their story is. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Bryan!
Great video! I like these longer format ones. 😎
Technics will always be one of my favorite companies.. I have a ton of their equipment.
Technics made some really great gear. I'm glad that you liked the video and thank you so much for watching!
@@vintageaudioaddict Many thanks for this great video and walkthrough, I would like to ask you a question regarding Vintage power amplifier I have bought last year, well last year I was lucky guy ! I have bought ADCOM GFA 555 MK2 this power amp is/was built from the 90's 90-95 , I have bought it from a guy which never opened it from the original box , it was originally manufactory sealed box, so it was stored in a closet for more then 25 years. When I got it I connect it to mains and removed the top cover to look inside and checked the bias , of course all is good and new, and it is sound incredibly amazing. So what I want to ask you is should I replaced all the electrolytic caps ? should I be worried about if they will not be replaced , do they are in good shape as we dill of course with new amp that never been used all this years it was stored ? Thanks in advance and continue your great Job ❤👍
I wish i could find a guy like you in my area, i would love to get my setup all recapped and setup like new. Thanks for your video, not a lot of people these days take pride in there work.
Your welcome and thanks for watching!
Kenwood used "Sygma Drive" to achieve a damping factor ot 1,000. I love my Kenwood Basic M2 and M1 in Sygma Drive mode. I can go at least 2 clicks on the volume knob when ever I need to do so. Great review of the Technics amplifier. Thanks and take care.
Thanks for sharing and for watching.
Is "Sygma Drive" anything like the standard negative feedback? Not that I accuse any audio gear marketing department of printing bullshit.
My most watched video on RUclips. Thanks. I have 2 of these & control amps. Did what I could myself, but will gladly pay for the tricky bits 🙂
I do like your style and how you do and explain things. We have to do it just the way you do show it... Take your time, don't rush things. And if you do it, do it completely, careful and carefully just like you're show it.....I'm in and need to thank you 👍😊
Love the use of chapters in this video; thank you!
Your welcome and thank you for watching.
I used to own the Technics SU8600 a beautiful integrated amp from the same era as this one. It sounded smooth and transparent with excellent build. The phono stage was particularly excellent. It used a massive multiple position click stop Alps pot for the volume control. That part alone would set you back close to $300 now.
You have a tool. It's straight with a hook on one end and a drift on the other end.
I believe that is a brake spring removal/installation tool avaliable at parts stores and A.azon no doubt.
Thanks for the videos!
i would guess that amp lived its early life in a school auditorium. Purchased at a surplus auction when the school was closed. I worked for a school district AV repair department long ago. Lots of panasonic and technics equipment were purchased. They offered special pricing to educational institutions and won many bids.
Thank you for this video it answered questions I didn't even know I had and my understanding of working on vintage gear is better for it.
Love the old Technics gear. I have the professional series SU-9700 preamp and SE-9060 poweramps. Fully restored they sound very clean. 90% of my restored Sansui gear is now stashed away.....
Great job..
I never been a fan of technics, but your right they make good audio amps.
Thanks for taking the time to make the video and share it..
Your welcome and thank you for watching.
Watched start to finish - really great run through and got me interested to go look for a vintage receiver
Great video. I think the face plate can be professionally redone with laser printing of the knob labels. This would dramatically increase its value.
Thanks for watching and for the suggestion.
Nice amplifier love the old school stuff 23:18 had worked on lots of gear as a TV repair tech
Man that was fantastic! Thoroughly enjoyed it. You are kinda slow, but with my ADHD it helps me understand more. Thank you for doing this like you do. I already knew most of this, but you gave me more confidence. My amps both have torroidal coils in them. I have had many like you have in the past and wonder if they could have been saved.
Thank you for your comments and for watching.
Thats a hell of a machine for that relatively small power output. Good work man, I like those older stuff!
I am just starting to restore a Technics AX-33BK amplifier but trying to find some parts I need is a task and half especially here in Aust, but I'll go a far as I can with it hopefully I can bring it back to like new, watching your video with great interest
Good luck with your project and thank you for watching.
This reminds me of my life in 1977. SU/SE 9600 were the best sounding amplifiers made by Technics back then.
Thank you! lots of learning in every video I check out. Love those equipments (not sure why btw 😄) I'm happy for the care and respect you give them!
Your very welcome and thank you for your kind words.
Appreciate your to the point editing and instruction step by step, very indepth and educational. Thanks!
Your welcome. Thank you so much for watching.
I have a Technics SU 8600. Fantastic amp. I don't think I'll ever get rid of it.
Great video! YES, working with an old, even beat up, amplifier is just tons of fun. Yes replace all the electrolytic capacitors. I recently picked up a classic Soundcraftsmen A5002 (250 WPC RMS @ 8 ohms, 400 WPC @ 4 ohms) that does not work. The faceplate paint is bad, someone has done some not so handy "handy work" with taped together wires etc. and some burnt power resisters but this amp should be a straight forward fix and put any wiring back to factory spec. . No matter, I can fix it, and it will work as good as new. Even though it isn't in good cosmetic condition, I will enjoy using regardless it does not look mint. I will use it with my other Souncraftsmen preamp,Souncraftsmen equalizer, Souncraftsmen tuner, I already have.
Hi it's Gill from Milwaukee I love techniques equipment I got an SUV 8 in some other I think model 9 I don't remember it's buried away somewhere today I'm working on a Yamaha dspa one awesome amplifier just finished reflowing the 132 pins on a display I could be wrong I could be more but anyway it's done and it works I'm excited but this in the back of a pickup truck from a junk man in a snowbank paid 80 bucks for it took the risk it's great have a great day thanks for all the information
Your welcome and thank you for watching.
I remember having this amplifier and its matching preamp in my shop. It was extremely hard to sell because it looked like a PA amplifier. I always thought its sound was under whelming. Not poor by any standards, but other amplifiers, even other Technics amplifiers just had the edge on performance. Many at half the cost.
Chris...I wish I had your knowledge and great spread of repair and test equipment...what a joy to view this video!!!!
Cheers from Sunny Australia!!!!!
Wow, thanks! I really appreciate the kind words. Cheers from the USA.
Way back in the 70's I adopted Pioneer as my favorite brand because they always seemed to deliver much bang for the buck. While I'm not knocking Technics as they make very good equipment, for many people they are quite unaffordable. I would love nothing more than to have a Technics SL-1200 series turntable. Oh, but the price...
Measuring power ... Is nice to see good performance.
But it all changes with loudspeakers connected. Its frequenty depending.
But you got a nice video made even for non electronics experienced people😊
Just ran across you're channel. Glad I did. Nice work from someone else who likes to fix everything I run across that doesn't work. Troubleshooting the drivers - make board extender to raise the board up where you can get to it.
Awesome, thank you! Yes, extenders would work well.
Hi great videos and congratulations for your work Personally when i see open frame trimmers i try to replace them with multiturn sealed ones ... they are more reliable and allow for a more precise bias/dc offset setting. i use a little brush for applying the thermal paste evenly Kind regards, gino
Hi Gino, thank you for watching. Those are good tips about the trimmers and thermal paste.
@@vintageaudioaddict Thank you ! i have to tell the whole story I had a very nice Nikko Alpha II old power amp purchased after reading great things about it
One channel was not working properly
I opened it and even if i am everything but an expert i discovered that two bjt drivers on the board of the bad channel had been replaced with wrong transistors ! like pnp in place of npn ! an unesplicable mistake indeed
I bought the new bjts, replaced the caps, the trimmers and the boards looked just fine
Then i missed the boards ! i had a moving at that time and i was in a bad moment
The rest of the amp ended in the trash bean
That was a very nice power amp indeed
The one channel working had a clean and powerful sound that i liked very much
So i have nothing to teach to anyone really
I will try to improve when i will have the time
Thanks again and kind regards, gino
Nice video.
Its been my experience restoring vintage gear that PCB`s that are easily serviceable which employ edge connectors or other multi-pin connectors pose a greater threat than failing capacitors and also should be cleaned with a good quality contact cleaner.
When I come across T03 output devices that are not easily accessible, a telescopic magnet tool aids greatly in removing and replacing them.
Thanks for sharing.
You can tell by the filter caps and those heat sinks that, that amp makes over 100 watts RMS. A beast.
She is a beast. Nice sounding too.
Did he/did he not, in the end, replace the smoothing capacitors?
Such an adventure. Best regards from Portugal 😅 🇵🇹
Greetings from the USA. Thank you for watching.
You have made a perfect restoration… great job 👍
once again, thank you for the lessons! I want more of it! God bless you!
My pleasure! Thank you for watching.
Excellent and very informative video, thanks for the upload
My pleasure! Thank you for watching.
Hello. Nice to come across your channel. I’m a hard working combat vet. At the moment have some financial troubles my wife and I both work full time but with the three kids and past poor decisions by me left us just making ends meet. Long story a little shorter. I was given a Nikko beta and Alpha 220. I had my hafler eq hooked up and my 5 year old decided to play with the eq and it blew my amp. It popped the fuse so I replaced it and powered it up fuse blew and board smoked. Just looking for some advice. I live in PA I won’t throw it away and I still use the beta pre. I just want it fixed or want to get a trade so it can live on. It was a great amp.
Sorry to hear about your issues. I would do a google search for "vintage audio repair" or "stereo repair" and see if there is someone in your area that can help you out. There is really no way to fix the issue without a tech taking a look.
I bought a 100 watt per channel Technics avr receiver with a class H amp about 30 years ago and it's still sounds and works like the day i bought it.
The vintage audio gear was engineered and manufactured to last.
Omg, youtube algorithm brought me here i aint never leaving! Awesome vid! 😊
I'm glad that you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for watching.
Very nice I use to have a Technics SUV8 it was a great amp pumping out 200 watts or so depending if your speakers are 4 -OHM or 8-OHM .
About the Remote out speakers I have an 1970s amp with Main/Remote selections and I see inside the remote speakers have a Resistor on the terminal allmost like the remote speakers really are "remote" or some kind of "monitor" and the main is the main
Thanks for sharing.
@@vintageaudioaddict no problem! allways good to spread info around so we all can get a littel more info on the stuff we love :)
I love my Onkyo Integra dual mono block amp. It’s beautiful.
Onkyo made some wonderful audio gear back in the day.
The history section is a great bonus. Thanks. 😎
Chris. Love the new intro. Well done. Thanks for sharing
Thanks a lot, Bob.
My first video of yours I've watched. I enjoyed the process and the way you edited it. I was a little disappointed you didn't make more of an effort to clean it up. I was looking forward to seeing maybe you even doing some painting that didn't happen, either. I didn't agree that it looked good as is. In the end it's the output .... still. aesthetics matter, too. Some people look at older items and call degradation patina, which sometimes makes me chuckle. Learned some things watching a good video, though.
Thanks for watching and sharing your viewpoint.
Technics Audio had been quite underrated in the 70s up to End 80s. Presumably they didn't pay sufficiant for adverts in the Audio Magazins. They invented a lot highly interesting Products in that area of technology. Technics is back since a couple of years now; possibly because the Vinyl Revival. Finally I got quite a lot of Technics collections, where my first Audio had been SU 8022k ST 8022k, SL Q2 and RS M63 all running still fine without any Service.
Thank you for sharing. Technics made a lot of great gear back in the day. I wish I had more of it in my collection. As you said they are making new audio equipment again and I understand that it is pretty nice stuff.
technics su-v8 was one of the best sounding amps i ever had... beautiful as well..
Technics made some great gear back in the day.
Thank you very much for this wonderful video. Love vintage audio for a long time, now I will make it is my retirement hobby to restore them. I am learning a lot from you.
You can do it! Thank you for watching.
I like u and 12voltvids u guys are so informative i love anything electronic especially the older ones the news seem to shut off bc of the circuit protection older ones played until u blew the speakers
I just found your channel today, thank you.
Love your videos. Thanks for the effort and fine work!
Excellent video, a lovely amplifier too, though I would be wanting to do something about that fascia. Some of the 1970s audio equipment has not been surpassed, generous power supplies too relative to modern gear.
Thank you very much! The vintage gear was built to last.
Awesome Technics amp. It was a top-of-the-line model back in its' days. And still kinda is. I have a Technics SU 8080 integrated DC amp paired with Technics linear phase speakers of the same era.
Great video, great work. Really respect your passion for bringing back to life what others will put at the curb.
Please do a long rebuild video for the Bose Spatial Control Receiver 🙂
Thank you for your kind words. You know......That's a good suggestion about the Bose receiver that I have in my collection.
@@vintageaudioaddict The SCR innards are unique. The architecture is unlike a typical receiver. Even the way it’s turned on and off is unique. The built in 901 equalizer is also a challenge to access (but what do I know…I’m hoping to follow your video to rebuild mine).
When i was looking for a new pair of speakers in 1984, i went into one of the hi fi retail shops in Sydney and they were demonstrating a pair of Rogers Studio 1 speakers. I think the amplifier driving them was a Pioneer SM 83 Tube stereo integrated. The speakers sounded fantastic, so i bought a pair. I did not buy the amp, but in retrospect, i wish i had.
Thanks for sharing and for watching. Rogers made some great speakers back in the day.
This guy is excellent !! Love to watch his all video, although I may not do anything similar try, but can get lot of knowledge out of his video !!
I appreciate that! Thanks for watching.
I checked on hifi engine and you had not left a review. I always appreciate the HiFi engine reviews
Thanks for commenting. I love hifiengine.com but I never leave reviews.
When thermal pasting the transistors do you use the same principle for the ones in the middle with the 2 wires connected? Your reply much appreciated 👍🏻
WOW YOU HAVE ANOTHER MASTER PIECE ... THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO. 😎
Your welcome. Thank you very much for watching.
The scratches and scrapes on the exterior give it character. If only the unit could talk, bet it has lived an interesting life.
I would also like to thank you for your information on my system, I would like to do the same but need the tools and first. But now thanks to you I have a better know how on how to do the work. Thank you again and God Bless.
You are welcome! Thank you for commenting and for watching.