Old Sony STR 333L
This 1970s tuner amp came in Sony STR333L. Owner wanted it brought back to life. Had a twiddle with the tuner knob (amplifier’s not the …
Amplifier Restorations
Ampeg Power amp
This big brute of an amplifier came in from a local guitarist. Sounding very distorted, a quick scope checked should one half of the output …
Pye Black Box
Not seen one of these for ages, the a customer brings in two. I never really got to the bottom of how many variations on …
Musicson
Get a lot of old PA and group amplifiers in. Some, like this one have been round the block a few times. This is a …
Trace Elliott big boy’s amplifier
Local musician brought this amplifier in. Not a lot wrong, but some puzzling things. Open circuit fuse holder? Couple of resistors way out of spec. …
Telewatt VS56
A German couple brought this little amp into the shop for repair. At first I looked at it sideways. Not having seen one before, I …
Leak Stereo 20
Okay Boys and Girls. Nobody argues here. Right??? In my opinion, probably the best amplifier to come from the UK in the 1960s. I have …
Beard P100
Now some people say these amplifiers were unreliable. From a personal view, I like them. They sound nice, well made and have a good damping …
Leak Point One, TL12…. Et al
Well, you can’t say a bad thing about any one from the Leak family (no, I am not talking about the Leak 30s and 70 …
Audio Research
I have had a couple of D115s recently. These are lovely amplifiers, but not designed to be serviced. Nine 6550s / KT88s and loads of …
Pye HF25s.
These amplifiers are quite rare today. They did not seem to be as popular as the Leaks and Quads, but were equally as good and …