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Had to pick between recapping a 1970s amp or just tossing it
I had this old Pioneer receiver from 1972 sitting in my garage for 2 years, finally decided I either recap the whole board or junk it. Spent $40 on caps from a local shop in Dayton and took me 6 hours of soldering, but the thing sounds better than my newer setup now. Anyone else dump that kind of time into a gadget most people would trash?
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williamd705mo ago
You sure that $40 covered all the caps for a 1972 Pioneer? I mean, some of those old units have like 30 or 40 caps in there, and decent audio grade ones run a few bucks each. Just saying, nice work if you pulled it off for that cheap lol.
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perez.mia5mo ago
Might wanna check those solder joints in a year, quiet hum usually means something's off.
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