[sesshin]

here's a photo of the beaut

 
I really really want to find the wooden case that goes with it but I guess they're super rare and hard to come by.

 

[Skylab]

Very nice looking!

You can find people who will make custom wooden cases for those, but not sure you want to spend the $$$ - they tend to go for $150-200.

 

[mythless]

I do have a soft spot for rack handles and VU meters.

 

[henree]

What to do when you hear faint static out of the right and left channels through headphones?
Sansui A-550 1982 year.
The inside is very clean. No sigh of cap leakage.

 

[Meewoo]

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What to do when you hear faint static out of the right and left channels through headphones?
Sansui A-550 1982 year.
The inside is very clean. No sigh of cap leakage.

De-oxide normally solves problem for you.
 
@Sesshin, congrats!! What a beauty!! You are the second person who got KR-9600 in this thread if my memory serve me well. I always want big Kenwood, but it's really hard to find. I was told finding big Kenwood is more difficult than finding big Yammy.(of course at a fair price)
 

 

[sesshin]

Oh price was very fair. Hindsight I kind of lucked out.
 
One weird thing though, after reading Audiokarma a bit and seeing a lot of people recommend recapping any 30+ year old receivers, I called around to some of the more reputable vintage audio repair shops in SoCal (Audio Specialists in Studio City, Classic Audio Repair in San Diego and Solutions in Los Angeles) and across the board they basically refused to recap the 9600. They said they could if I really wanted to, but it would extremely expensive and the benefit in sound quality be miniscule to non-existant. 
 
Pretty dissuasive argument against recapping coming from guys with decades of audio repair experience. But otoh the guys on Audiokarma seem pretty adamant about the benefits also. I don't know who to believe. 
 
If my soldering skills were a little more up to snuff I might attempt it myself just to see if there is a difference. But considering how rare these receivers are starting to become I'm pretty reluctant in fear of messing something up.

 

[cifani090]

@sesshin, i love your Kenwood. I think i have a soft spot for all Kenwood's. Also is anyone looking to buy a project Onkyo MKII 4500? Mint condition, just needs a few bulbs and a little fixing on one channel

 

[WarriorAnt]

Anyone own a Marantz 2245?

 

[vuntruong]

 
All Kenwood .  KH-71, sounds really good.  Just a 8 ohms though.  

 

[WarriorAnt]

Nice!

 

[vuntruong]

Quote:

Oh price was very fair. Hindsight I kind of lucked out.
 
One weird thing though, after reading Audiokarma a bit and seeing a lot of people recommend recapping any 30+ year old receivers, I called around to some of the more reputable vintage audio repair shops in SoCal (Audio Specialists in Studio City, Classic Audio Repair in San Diego and Solutions in Los Angeles) and across the board they basically refused to recap the 9600. They said they could if I really wanted to, but it would extremely expensive and the benefit in sound quality be miniscule to non-existant. 
 
Pretty dissuasive argument against recapping coming from guys with decades of audio repair experience. But otoh the guys on Audiokarma seem pretty adamant about the benefits also. I don't know who to believe. 
 
If my soldering skills were a little more up to snuff I might attempt it myself just to see if there is a difference. But considering how rare these receivers are starting to become I'm pretty reluctant in fear of messing something up.

Sounds like a lot of work!  How many capacitors?  maybe working on a Kenwood kr-9600 is a PITA or consume a lot of time.   The idea is to recap before something goes wrong and maybe improve on SQ by adding poly caps where they would help.  So.. its really depends on the amp.  If your amp still sounds great, then keep using it.  Should it start to act up, SQ is degrading, sounds weak, then it's time to recap.   
 

 

[blur510]

talked to the guy from Classic Audio Repair from San Diego, and he told me the same thing, why replace parts that don't need replacing is what he told me. That guy is very smart btw and he has lots of experience, he is currently refreshing my sx-1010.
 
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Oh price was very fair. Hindsight I kind of lucked out.
 
One weird thing though, after reading Audiokarma a bit and seeing a lot of people recommend recapping any 30+ year old receivers, I called around to some of the more reputable vintage audio repair shops in SoCal (Audio Specialists in Studio City, Classic Audio Repair in San Diego and Solutions in Los Angeles) and across the board they basically refused to recap the 9600. They said they could if I really wanted to, but it would extremely expensive and the benefit in sound quality be miniscule to non-existant. 
 
Pretty dissuasive argument against recapping coming from guys with decades of audio repair experience. But otoh the guys on Audiokarma seem pretty adamant about the benefits also. I don't know who to believe. 
 
If my soldering skills were a little more up to snuff I might attempt it myself just to see if there is a difference. But considering how rare these receivers are starting to become I'm pretty reluctant in fear of messing something up.

 

 

[mrarroyo]

Caps, unlike wine do not get better with age. 

 You may wish to read:
 
http://www.elna-america.com/tech_al_reliability.php
 
http://www.hans-egebo.dk/Tutorial/electrolytic_capacitors.htm
 
 

 

[vuntruong]

Quote:

Caps, unlike wine do not get better with age. 

 You may wish to read:
 
http://www.elna-america.com/tech_al_reliability.php
 
http://www.hans-egebo.dk/Tutorial/electrolytic_capacitors.htm
 
 

Not all wine age well, most should be consume once it has been bottled ( give or take 3-4 years) .  I just think Caps should be younger than the owner of the amp.  
 

 

[RexAeterna]

theres lot of fuss and arguments over replacing caps especially the big power filter caps. the tech i know told me if there is nothing wrong and if it's not running out of spec then it does not need replacement. he told me through his years of repairing audio equipment(over 30 years) that these big hefty power supply caps last longer then people think. if you feel you need to replace the caps then go ahead but lot people will find no issue of keeping the old caps as long as there is no sign of it being dry,disfigured or leaking or running off of spec.