Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog:
Another Bose® 901 Series I Active Equalizer was through the shop lately, serial #33133. It came in working well enough on its original components for an overhaul and upgrade to ensure it lasts for a long time. It’s pretty unusual for these to still be running on original components so this was a bit of a surprise.
This one got all new parts. The electrolytic capacitors are all Nichicon Fine Gold audiophile electrolytic caps, with an even bigger upgrade on the output capacitors to high-end film capacitors with an ultra-low dissipation factor. It also got a new set of gold-plated RCA jacks to accommodate today’s thicker and more heavily shielded audio cables.
This equalizer is going to be a great focal point of a vintage stereo system for many years to come.
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