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I don't sell them, at least at this time. I am a collector!

You are right!

But to be honest that's a fair price. I used to buy from Ebay back in 2003 and the prices were cheaper and lower than now. It was a place where people wanted to get some extra cash for something they didn't need and didn't want to throw in the trash. These days we have a lot of people trying to do business and scam people with their junk. I bought my Fisher 500C in 2017 for 430 dollars and my Fisher 400 the same year for 390. Completely functional and with the wooden case. These days they want to sell a Completely broken Fisher receiver for 700 dollars and 140 dollars for shipping, this is ridiculous. I feel sorry for someone buying that junk, as in most cases they can't be repaired. There are still honest sellers out there, you just have to find them. Right now I'm a collector, but when I decide to sell I want to pass these American made electronic gems to someone that will appreciate them and continue to care for future generations . I will sell them for a fair price when the moment comes.

Yes, things were cheaper.@@manzanaresantonio

I was blessed. The guy that sold it to me told me that He placed the add on Ebay and was shocked that 15 minutes later I had already bought it. It's in great condition and sounds so sweet!

I see the silver version has a toroidal transformer which supposed to be superior as it is should give you a slight better Signal to noise ratio. Weather you will listen to any difference it will depend on your ears, music and weather your speakers and source are very revealing!

@@manzanaresantonio I ordered the silver version, I hope I won't be disappointed. But in the end this preamp I currently bought it for 282$

I can't really remember, but usually the last seat on some airlines has limited reclining. You will need reclining on a ultra Long haul like this.

I'm not sure as the airfare can vary from day to day or how long before you buy your ticket.

I am a real Aiwa fan. Own a silver, and a black AD-F770, and a complete series AD-WX 707, 808, and a mint 909. I love the recording capabilities. Only question, where to find Aiwa expertise Mechanics in Europe.

@@janvisser1963 If u need a transport mech mechanics, u can find em. but must ask around a lot. Follow aiwa owners topics and forums. Lot of knowledge there and will find someone who know aiwa floating tapetransport secrets. I have take this type mech apart,many times. Good luck and greets from suomi/Finland.

Nice, I hope you go back soon. Comayagua has changed a lot for the good. As the historical center looks nicer from what I can remember in the old days.

Glad you like it!

Yea Sir, everything in those days was well made and Made in USA to last. As you can see the construction it was point to point construction, no boards and handmade. If you buy a point to point stereo equipment there days you would have to pay the price of car, as it would be extremely expensive.

Actually it's from high resolution Digital files that I recorded this cassette from using my Nakamichi 1000 Tri-Tracer, I can't locate the file on my collection though.

@@manzanaresantonio Thank you sir. Unbelievable. I definitely hear "vinyl" tones there. The amplifiers also help I think

I agree with you 💯 %. These decks sound great at high speed, but to repair them is not cost effective. The BIC T-2 and T-3 are not as bad, as the T-4 though!

Good luck to you and be patient. Make sure you have enough time to remove and put everything back together. It’s very tedious and make sure you don’t pull any of those spaghetti wires soldered to the boards or the deck will not work when you put it back together. You will be rewarded with great sound, especially when recording at high speed.

This prea-amp is Made in China, not made in Russia. The only thing that is Russian made about this amp are some of the preamp Genalex Lion tubes that I swapped for the Chinese tubes.

It does not have a remote control, but the new version does. www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805153795659.html?pdp_npi=2%40dis%21USD%21%24375.66%21%24368.14%21%21%21%21%21%402103237316923963509008827e7d2d%2112000032667991413%21btf&_t=pvid%3A069b6a85-22a1-4e71-9883-3b1119389984&spm=a2g0n.ppclist.product.0&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

No, it can’t be connected to a computer. A CD player no problem, a vinyl record player only if it has a phono preamp!

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The Marantz 7 doesn’t have any boards, it A to point B connection. But nothing impressive inside. The thing is that it sounds good. Does it sound for the price that they ask for it, not it does not. The Xiang Sheng 728A sounds really good for it price, as long as you add high quality tubes. The real Marantz 7 doesn’t sound like 10 times better that this preamp. Let your ears be the judge and not what others tell you on how good it sounds!

@@manzanaresantonio The clone uses PCB's but that would not necessarily be why it doesn't sound as good as the Marantz 7. The clone may not even use the same circuit and that would likely be why it doesn't sound as good. The average quality of components available today are better than what Marantz had access to. The Chinese like to say things area copies but they are too lazy to actually make a real copy so they just say it is.

Actually these came out in 1960. But there's a tag on the inside/back of my receiver that says inspected on January 1959. I guess they were already being built before they hit the market. The TA-230 has smaller output transformers and that's why they are not as dynamic. The output transformers are what dictates how dynamic a receiver is and how much bass they can produce. Harman Kardons like the TA-260, A500 and A700 have very good and large output transformers.

I agree not many videos on this great receivers. I think these receivers are a still for the price, conisering that Fishers are hitting 4 figures these days, which I think is absolutely ridiculous. I have seen Fishers for 4,000 usd and rectifier tubes for 4,000 usd too. There's a lot of dumb people with heavy pockets that are willing to pay a scumback those prices. Don't be surprised that these same scumbacks will soon be selling you light bulbs for 6,000 usd too!!

@@manzanaresantonio I paid $350 for mine but it has no case at all only the bottom, front and all knobs. Which is fine for me as it doesn't bug me. Mine is dated March of 1961 and the transformer was built in late 1960. I agree you with the sounds is truly great even with my beat-up tubes. Yep, I know about the huge output transformers having way better sound! The filtering caps in the negative bias circuit for the output tubes were bad, one tested okay, but two were bad and one was even open. I have partially recapped the power supply and plan to do the last two cans soon (I have all parts already). HK really used the best parts as the only parts after 60+ years that even needs replacement are the electrolytic caps. The American Radionic film caps are mylar and still test spot on.

@@scififan68 mine looks like one of the big cans was replaced. All the rest of the caps look original to me. These things were made to last. It’s sick. I just got a HH Scott on all original caps from 1962. They still sound good, with no humming. But as a prevention I will change all the coupling capacitors and 2 electrolytic caps. This will be my first recap from all the Tube receivers and integrated amps I own. I like vintage tube integrated amps more, as they are easier to repair and there’s more space to work on!!

​@@manzanaresantonio I would at minimum check for physical leakage. It's fine however you do it I'm just saying the best practice is to recap all electrolytic filter caps especially if you're going to use it a lot. Like when my three negative bias caps in a can were leaking so I replaced them. I'd imagine those leaking caps could cook and eventually kill the expensive output tubes in short order. At least these later units use mylar caps(very stable) for stuff like the coupling caps and not paper caps(crap) that can blow up impossible to find output transformers or worse. A cap checker or a cheap lcr meter to check esr is not a bad idea either. I also have a digital multimeter that can also check caps to verify the value. I agree with integrated tube amps being so much easier to work on! Good luck.

It all depends on the parts you use and good tubes of course!

@@manzanaresantonio I don't know much about electronics. He changed a lot of things to make it sound good. Sadly he has passed away.

Can you show pictures of the inside of the preamp so we can see what your friend did, may he rest in peace.

It all depend on the head winds, it just amazing that a completely loaded monster of this size can stay in the air for than long without refueling!.

@@manzanaresantonio Well, that’s how today is.

Yes, those Ultra-Long hauls to Asia are tough. You have to walk around the cabin and exercise to promote circulation or you run the risk of having a blodclot. My neck was also hurting so bad from leaning against the window to sleep!

Thank you and God bless you too!

Yes, those flights to Asia are called "Ultra Long Hauls", as they are seriously long flights!

I use it, but I have so many other toys to play with. I have this preamp on one of my main systems, but lately I have been playing with my vintage tube receivers and integrated amps. They all have their playing time.

I am playing the bookshelf speakers that you see in the video. They are Polk Audio RTiA3, with Speaker stands filled with sand, they sound great and have good bass, even without my subwoofers on in this case, thy have good bass and impactful dynamics.

@@manzanaresantonio cool brother.god bless

It's digital if it's showing on youtube! ;)

Sorry I can't help you with that, as I only carry my computer and documents bag with me and my check in bag. They are a little strict on that as the flight is very long and they can encounter head winds, which can make the flight longer. Overall it's a nice experience flying with this airline.

@@manzanaresantonio Thank you for your response.