Tag Archives: overhaul

Fisher 400 Wide-Band FM Multiplex Receiver Overhaul

Posted on August 16, 2016 by jwk

From Rain City Audio: The Fisher 400 is a very well engineered, and very collectible, vintage stereo receiver with an iconic champagne faceplate and prominent bank of controls. This one came through the shop after being stored in a garage … Continue reading →

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Bose® 901 Series VI #181070 Repair

Posted on August 12, 2016 by jwk

From Rain City Audio: This Bose® 901 Active Equalizer, Series VI, came into the shop recently. These are some of the most recently produced Active Equalizers, although they’re still potentially a few decades old at this point in time. This … Continue reading →

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Sony TA-2000F Preamp Overhaul

Posted on July 22, 2016 by jwk

From Rain City Audio: This venerable Sony preamp was seen at Rain City Audio last September 2015 when it came in for an evaluation. That check-up revealed a clean bill of health at the time, but over the past several … Continue reading →

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Phase Linear 2000 Upgrade and Overhaul

Posted on July 3, 2016 by jwk

From the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: I recently got to work on another Phase Linear 2000 pre-amp. These well regarded components are a fantastic part of any stereo system with their high output rating, multitude of inputs and outputs, … Continue reading →

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1946 Setchell-Carlson 416 “Frog Eyes” Radio Repair

Posted on March 19, 2016 by jwk

This little post-WW2 AM Broadcast receiver made a trip from the central Skagit Valley down to Seattle’s Rain City Audio for service. The owner had one of these decades ago and recently picked up another, and wanted it to be … Continue reading →

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Tektronix 575 Mod 122C Curve Tracer Restoration Project – Part 1

Posted on December 15, 2015 by jwk

A while back I picked up a Tektronix 575 Mod 122C transistor curve tracer from Craigslist and just started digging into it. With some encouragement from reader petepdx, I’ve started actually looking into fixing it up. (Click the photos for a much larger … Continue reading →

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Bose® 901 Series IV Active Equalizer #221114 Repaired

Posted on December 3, 2015 by jwk

From the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: Another Bose® 901 Series IV Active Equalizer came through the shop, this one serial #221114. It’s owner reported that it had lost one channel, so it was clearly due for an overhaul. It … 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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Sony TA-5650 VFET Integrated Stereo Amplifier Overhaul

Posted on December 18, 2014 by jwk

Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: I recently got to work on a very interesting piece of vintage stereo gear from the golden age of hi-fi in the ’70s, the Sony TA-5650 VFET Integrated Stereo Amplifier. It’s a … Continue reading →

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