Tube60
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My beloved Trio receiver from the early 60s is slowly dying. Look up my thread World's nastiest HT setup? and you'll see a picture of it. Trio later became Kenwood. I figure it's pretty rare, and I hope any Japanese forum members can shed some light on it.
Here's the issue: it comes down to sentimental value. I bought it at a thrift store for five dollars about twelve years ago, at a time when my disposable income was about zero. That day it was either lunch or the receiver, and the receiver won! I slowly got it working as mad money allowed, and I enjoyed it for awhile as my main system. I got to listen to a lot of music that was popular during the 90s, and it also got me acquainted with many other forms of music as well. Therein lies the problem for me. Do I spend the time and money to get it working properly yet again, or do I gut it and build something else out of it, like a preamp or an integrated amp circuit of my own choosing? I'll get a better close-up shot of it, because it's really beautiful, visually speaking. Unfortunately, it only makes about 8 watts per channel with 6BM8 output tubes, so I wouldn't miss that!
So, I'd like some feedback from y'all. Do I make something new out of it, or do I perform a second restoration of it?
Thoughts please.
Here's the issue: it comes down to sentimental value. I bought it at a thrift store for five dollars about twelve years ago, at a time when my disposable income was about zero. That day it was either lunch or the receiver, and the receiver won! I slowly got it working as mad money allowed, and I enjoyed it for awhile as my main system. I got to listen to a lot of music that was popular during the 90s, and it also got me acquainted with many other forms of music as well. Therein lies the problem for me. Do I spend the time and money to get it working properly yet again, or do I gut it and build something else out of it, like a preamp or an integrated amp circuit of my own choosing? I'll get a better close-up shot of it, because it's really beautiful, visually speaking. Unfortunately, it only makes about 8 watts per channel with 6BM8 output tubes, so I wouldn't miss that!
So, I'd like some feedback from y'all. Do I make something new out of it, or do I perform a second restoration of it?
Thoughts please.