I’ve got quite interesting cassette deck from my friend for repair. It seems not hard from the glance, but… Rotten and broken belts, noise and hum in the right channel, rusty jacks. But the biggest problem – damaged faceplate. After several attempts to fix the noise and hum in the right channel output we decided […]
We are music lovers. And we love quality music recordings. How far the enthusiast can go to get the best sound possible? Well, this is the question of personal preferences, level of demand, and budget. The majority of REVINTAGES team prefers FLACs. We also may use MP3s, but only as a “mobile format”. We also […]
We take shipping very seriously. This is the last link in our operations chain and we do everything possible to ship our products the most safe and cost-effective way. Shipping to Canadian destination typically takes 5-7 business days. It mostly depends on time of the year and the weather. Yes, the weather. Shipping to address […]
We are quite busy here at Revintages. We’ve got another turntable for a little maintenance. The new toy is Japanese semiautomatic turntable from ’80s – AKAI AP-B20. Although it is very simple and basic – this is a great, fully functional device for novice vinyl collector. Maintenance done: Belt replaced Mechanics cleaned and lubed Contacts […]
Full Name: TECHNICS SA-300 FM/AM Stereo Receiver Nice receiver of the excellent SA series. Carefully refreshed and cleaned. It uses an Integrated Circuit as output amplifier, which considered a poor solution by some reviewers. Successfully sold. Additional Materials: Buy Technics SA-300 (now in SOLD section) Operating Instructions Manual with Connection Diagram YouTube Video 1 (English) […]
Another beauty has met new family: the AKAI GX-4000D I’ve restored got sold (eBay). REPAIRS AND RESTORATIONS: Fixed the loose flywheel Cleaned the front panel, although could not fix the dent Replaced main belt and counter belt Cleaned scratchy Phones Volume control and Line In Recording Level control Cleaned contacts with Deoxit and lubed mechanics […]
AKAI GX-4000D: The Legend – first part of the story. Coming soon…
At reVintages we repair, restore, and sell vintage audio. We simply convert an older previously enjoyed electronics into a shiny, fully functional beauties so they may deserve a better life. We have collected too many reVintages and we sell some of them from time to time. Our main facilities are in London, Ontario, Canada. reVintages […]