Sony TA-5650 big VFET amp, 1970s
Don’t see many of these nowadays. Early 1970s Sony TA5650. One of the first amps to use VFET transistors in the output stage. Nice amplifiers …
Amplifier Restorations
London City DEA100 Mk5!!
Just to set the scene. A warmer than average day for this time of year, a nice bag of oranges brought in by a customer, …
Fender PA100
Not seen one of these Fender variations before. basically looks like a Twin Reverb / Bassman 100 Watt, with a reverb unit and 4 basic …
Quad 33 / 303
Well that was a surprise. A nice afternoon I thought, quick check over, even with the blindfold on….Oh no…A Quad 33-303 came in with the …
Zeck PTV2200
Another Zeck amplifier sorted. Slightly smaller than the last one done the other week, this being A PTV2200. Still powerful and capable of waking you …
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 …
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 …