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In Reply to: When to "Buy" or "Pass" on a "restoration" piece posted by PaulN on May 26, 2000 at 14:02:15:
If it's the Marantz 10B you're after or something just as complex and you don't have the alignment gear for FM front ends or the knowledge to use the gear, I'd stick with stuff that's in good condition.Setting up FM tuners is one of the most complicated procedures around, not something to undertake "by ear".
The other factor is the availability of spares - some kit has full backup either from the manufacturer or from enthusiast "clones" (Quad being a prime example of both) but some does not and replacing old components with modern electrical equivalents doesn't always work.
I've bought a lot of my current system second-hand (deck, arm, preamps, headphones, some interconnects and CD player) and when I started in hifi in the 70s I was always trading up using the second-hand market to buy and sell, but avoiding thoroughly knackered gear, since you didn't know what "invisible" faults it had.
Yes you can save money, but FM tuners are not the component to try that with I think - unless you intend to send it to a specialist rebuilder, which of course would remove the saving!
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Follow Ups
- Re: When to "Buy" or "Pass" on a "restoration" piece - Simon Linton 14:31:32 05/26/00 (2)
- Thank you; very sage advice. - PaulN 14:37:34 05/26/00 (1)
- Re: Thank you; very sage advice. - Triodethom 10:27:57 05/31/00 (0)
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