Tag Archives: repair

Bose® Wave Radio AWR1-1W Repair

Posted on January 18, 2017 by

From the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: A Bose® Wave Radio, model AWR1-1W, just came through the shop for a repair. The radio had been working okay all these years but had recently stopped receiving any stations and instead was … Continue reading →

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1930 Crosley Arbiter Radio Repair

Posted on October 12, 2016 by

From the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: This 1930 Crosley radio came through the shop for a repair recently. The owner dropped off the chassis and turntable, then took the cabinet for professional refinishing. At some point in this radio’s … Continue reading →

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Bose® 901 Series VI #181070 Repair

Posted on August 12, 2016 by

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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1951 EMC 211 Service Tube Tester Refurbish

Posted on July 30, 2016 by

From Rain City Audio: I don’t often work on test equipment, but sometimes I take a tube tester or similar for service. This one in particular is a 1951 EMC Model 211 tube tester, a quick and simple emissions tester … Continue reading →

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1967 Sony TFM-116L Transistor Radio Repair

Posted on July 14, 2016 by

From Rain City Audio: This cute little Sony 11-transistor portable AM/FM radio, the TFM-116L, recently came through the shop. It’s owner purchased it new back in 1967 while he was stationed overseas with the armed forces, and had been listening … Continue reading →

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Bose® 901 Series I Active Equalizer #9724 Overhaul and Upgrade

Posted on April 26, 2016 by

From Rain City Audio: This rare early-production Bose® 901 Active Equalizer, serial #9724, came through the shop recently for an overhaul. It’s owner reported that both channels would cut out intermittently, the switches were noisy, and the power lamp was … Continue reading →

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1946 Setchell-Carlson 416 “Frog Eyes” Radio Repair

Posted on March 19, 2016 by

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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