Replinthed in some 2x4's leftover from a fence project, a temporary measure until my work slows down enough to give me time to give it the treatment it deserves.
Ceramic ball, newly manufactured thrust plate, elastic thread replaced string.
Rewired with very light gauge, solid copper magnet wire. Terminated with Petra/Music Boy leads (cut to 3' each to reduce capacitance)
Brush up.
Rebuilt power supply, new caps throughout, some circuits redesigned, all tone, filter, balance, etc. removed.
Van Alstine bandwidth mod, though customized to my own specs that don't throw out so much of the upper end (his mod calls for limiting at 17kHz!)
One of the
- Athena Technologies AS-F2
These must be the Large Advents of their day. Incredible sound stage, nice tonal balance. A little frisky on placement, but one you get it right they'll amaze you.
Current sitting on the sidelines as I troubleshoot a speed warble.
Can't say I'm bowled over by what was originally manufactured as an outdoor extension cord, but they don't seem to add any harm for now. I couldn't stand the orange so I wrapped them in PFTE tape.
- Music Boy/Petra composite video cables
Available from Starlink DSS
