Category Archives: Audio

Stereo Aficionados

Posted on July 25, 2015 by jwk
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Bose® 901 Series II #102678 Restoration

Posted on July 18, 2015 by jwk

Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: Another Bose® Active Equalizer came through the shop, this one’s a Series II. The owner reported that one channel had failed and the switches were badly gummed up. Time for a rebuild! … Continue reading →

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Old rocker complains about new technology

Posted on July 15, 2015 by jwk

According to Rolling Stone, Neil Young is pulling his catalog from all streaming music services over complaints about the sound quality. I don’t see this impacting me personally since I don’t listen to him and indeed can’t even name a … Continue reading →

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1950s Motorola Modded Standalone Tube Amplifier Measurements

Posted on July 6, 2015 by jwk

Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: Rain City Audio had an unusual project through the shop recently. It’s a Magnavox tube amp from the late 1950s. The owner brought it in reporting he’d purchased the amplifier, pulled from … Continue reading →

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Bose® 901 Series VI Active Equalizer #179043 Repair

Posted on June 29, 2015 by jwk

Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: Series VI Active Equalizers are the newest of the set and is on it’s second revision of production even today. Even still, the earliest ones are from the 1990s, and that’s getting … Continue reading →

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Bose® 901 Series V Active Equalizer #130806 Repaired

Posted on June 24, 2015 by jwk

Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: More and more, even the newer generation Bose® Active Equalizers are showing signs of age. Series V and VI have been making appearances here and there, but seem to have picked up quite … Continue reading →

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1974 Sony STR-6200F Receiver Overhaul and Alignment

Posted on June 19, 2015 by jwk

From the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: I recently got to work on a pretty big, fairly rare Sony receiver from 1973-74: the STR-6200F. It’s a powerful receiver featuring 60W per channel of power available, with quite a few inputs … Continue reading →

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Bose® 901 Series II Active Equalizer #117185 Overhaul

Posted on June 15, 2015 by jwk

From the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: Another Bose® 901 Series II Active Equalizer came through for an overhaul and some upgrades. These equalizers are necessary to provide the curve shaping needed to get the great sound the 901 Direct/Reflecting … Continue reading →

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Speakers of Craigslist: June 3rd, 2015

Posted on June 3, 2015 by jwk

It’s back – the Speakers of Craigslist, a periodic round-up of what’s interesting on my local Craigslist these days. Sorry for the hiatus, putting these together is a bit of work! As always, I am not affiliated with any of … Continue reading →

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Bose® 901 Series IV Active Equalizer #244305 Repaired

Posted on May 30, 2015 by jwk

Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: Even the later series Bose® Active Equalizers are getting older, and the Series IV is coming up more and more. I just had another one through the shop, this one sent to … Continue reading →

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