IMy first amp was a NAD 3020 in the mid 80's. I upgraded to an A&R A60 a few years later and was impressed by the bigger , more substabtial sound it made. I'd love to buy them both back again and try out the Audiolab...
@MichaelYates3 сағат бұрын
Thanks for the comment, these are 3 great little low budget amps that sound good in thier own way.
@SimonCobb3 күн бұрын
I’ve owned a pair of these since about 1980. They sat unloved in a cupboard for many years as I moved on to greater things, but I recently purchased a WiiM Amp streamer and hooked these little Wharfdales up to it, along with a sub to help with the obvious lack of low down oomph that these tiny boxes could never be expected to deliver. I stuck them on some half decent stands and I was blown away by how good they sound!
@MichaelYates2 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment, yes these are good little speakers.
@SuperGeorge21123 күн бұрын
You should have used film caps big difference on the sound.
@MichaelYates2 күн бұрын
I was recommended these caps used, but I think you are right. Ile will use some film caps when doing my Dynaco's
@realleescoggins3 күн бұрын
After is noticeably more clear on the reel.
@kumpelskijeden44424 күн бұрын
Since 2 years I have 2 VHS tape recorders: one is for pal cassettes, and the 2nd one is for NTSC. I didn't buy CRT TV, it works fine with my Sony smart TV made in 2021. To make recordings, I need just a small white box attached converting HDMI signal from the satellite tuner into RCA. It's so much fun to make my own collection on tapes, in Europe there are available many free to watch channels streaming things unavailable online. And frankly, as a true VHS fan, I don't give a heck about the 8k definition lack :P
@MichaelYates3 күн бұрын
You know what that sounds interesting, converting the HDMI of the Satellite Box to RCA for the input on the VCR and I suppose a RCA to HDMI to connect to the TV. Now I fancy some of that. Might have to get a VCR up and running. Thanks for the comment.
@vinylmagic20504 күн бұрын
Thanks Michael just got one very simular and now all batteries are rounded up and all in one place 👍
@PedroBaker-b5d4 күн бұрын
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@Housemusicsouldierz5 күн бұрын
You can't go wrong musically with JVC stuff
@mikesey15 күн бұрын
I bought a small JVC Micro system which is currently available. A reported 50w a channel from a class D digital amplifier. The supplied JVC speakers weren't bad at all, but I connected a pair of these Diamond III and got well and truly blown away, particularly by the bass, but it didn't hide the subtle treble high frequences at all. It will be a long time before I part with these speakers!!
@MichaelYates5 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment and good to hear that you liked these Wharfedales, they dont look much but they sure sound good.
@MisterFrost66915 күн бұрын
Cuanto Watts de potencia tienes este aparato una vez conectado a una mini cadena hifi jvc de 60 watts,(una respuesta gracias)🤔
@MichaelYates5 күн бұрын
Esta caja de interruptores debe manejar una salida de 100 vatios en los 4 canales.
@hugobloemers44255 күн бұрын
Hi Michael, it looks like a nice deck. JVC was a serious HiFi brand back then, specially with turntables. I have a Kenwood deck that I paid 7 Euro for on eBay. I bought it becasue it was so cheap, no one else was bidding. And it turns out it is working fine, though it was sold as un-tested. If you open it up it is a Toshiba inside. Any way, it also has headphones out without volume control. I totally not get that, specially if you can vary the line out. I would much rather have the opposite. They must have been smoking too much pod back then.
@MichaelYates5 күн бұрын
Deck was a bit of a surprise, the lack of volume control through headphones will annoy some people I think. Though I think you could be right about the smoking, I watched a documentary about Atari or Microsoft I think saying most the staff were most the time right out of it, think it was a thing back then lol
@mikesaunders46946 күн бұрын
That era JVC is good stuff!
@MichaelYates6 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment Mike, amazing really its still going strong with no issues after 40 odd years even with all those moving parts.
@thisisnev6 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing the gen, Mike! Technics and JVC made a few cassette decks with direct drive, which avoids the whole belt issue, but in my experience they're also the manufacturers whose belts seem to be immune to the ravages of time! Worst offenders for belt rot seem to be Pioneer, Trio/Kenwood, Sony and Aiwa.
@darrenroe87436 күн бұрын
Looks great with all the lights on 👍
@MichaelYates6 күн бұрын
Thanks Darren and it does look even nicer at night.
@thewildbirds60706 күн бұрын
I picked one of these up a few years go on eBay for £69 in perfect working order. They are listed at £200+ now so I both got a bargain and clearly this era, even bottom end, is being valued and looked for. I know I could hear and buy better, but it's pretty darn good running quadraphonic, mainly vinyl in my small basement study / studio. I find it warm,, detailed and very reliable. The loudness switch adds bass and depth and my 180g vinyl reissues of Blue Note classics sound incredible through it (driving AE floor-standers and Roxel bookshelves running in parallel. I'm very happy with it as the body in my Frankenstein home hi-fi set up. Great vid BTW.
@MichaelYates6 күн бұрын
Thanks, these nice looking silver faced units are only going to go up. Even the lower end models as most the higher end ones now are getting beyond some peoples budget.
@ryansmith79746 күн бұрын
It's worth it just to add the VU meters to the Sansui 441.
@MichaelYates6 күн бұрын
Thanks, yes it does seem to match up quite well size wise with the 441
@bobsbits53577 күн бұрын
hi had to change 4 x 6800uf caps in a power unit for a big tape deck the fuse on my board was tripping so caps that are getting old it's better just to change them last year the power unit was ok one 1 i fond was bad i ordered 4 new ones note to all out there i don't think royal mail are doing land shipping any more i posted parts to the usa i payed land shipping it said on the bill when terry done the job so fast it's because uk post put it in the air mail don't send any think to the usa it now cost big money the best tip send in land shipping i was very lucky terry rubber rollers is very good and very fast
@MichaelYates6 күн бұрын
Yeh any overseas post is very expensive now, I dont send anything overseas one reason cost and another if it gets lost. Bad enought trying to find anything lost in post here let along in some other country.
@hugobloemers44255 күн бұрын
4 X 6800 µF? What deck is that? I would like to know. That amount of capacitance in a power supply was even considered a lot in a power amp. back then.
@vinylmagic20504 күн бұрын
Thats some big value for a tape deck
@gaineyjohnson66287 күн бұрын
Another excellent video! Thank-you for the guidance! Keep the music playing!
@MichaelYates6 күн бұрын
Thank You, will do
@bobsbits53577 күн бұрын
my bro in law used to work for adt he told me how the pat test works and how the test work to do with the earth grounding i don't have a pat test unit as i have a work around to do the same thing as the pat test look at all them on there that are making video's i don't see any pad tests my mate works in a shop they get alot of gear in like this there's alot of it my mate said alot will take it in mate said they have a cage they put the gear in till there man comes i know my bro in law has a pat tester somewhere he did say the tester has to be tested as well
@MichaelYates6 күн бұрын
Hi Bob, about 4 years ago before starting the channel I was going to go on a PAT test course but did not get around to it, might have come in handy now for a charity shop or two local.
@hugobloemers44255 күн бұрын
@@MichaelYates Pad test? Is that part of the pussyfication of the Western world?
@jeffcline76897 күн бұрын
That KD A 3 is a nice deck. 20-17000Hz normal, 20-18000Hz Chrome and 20-18000Hz metal. I have a KD-25, KD a-22 and KD d 2.
@MichaelYates6 күн бұрын
Thanks for the technical specs, I should have mention that in the review.
@thisisnev7 күн бұрын
Back in 1979 the KD-720, A2, 3 and 5 all won Hi-Fi Choice's Best Buy award so you got a good 'un there, Mike! If I remember correctly, it cost a little over £100 at the time - just out of my price range, so I settled on the KD-A2 and had no regrets. JVC absolutely knocked it out of the park with the KD-A series. They sound great, they look good and they're well made. People are put off by the apparent lack of Dolby B, but ANRS is totally compatible (so much so that JVC ended up paying Dolby royalties anyway). Super ANRS is a different system altogether, more along the lines of dbx and Dolby C, and isn't compatible. Definitely a keeper!
@MichaelYates6 күн бұрын
I was a little surprised by this deck as I was not expecting to much, but I am quite impressed considering age as well, its held up really well, sounds better than I thought it would. Yes is on my rack and staying put for sure. Thanks for the info on the other JVC models numbers.
@AlexMitchell-sj4sb7 күн бұрын
Am really pleased you liked this one Mike!
@MichaelYates6 күн бұрын
Thanks Alex for all 3 of your donations to the channel, they were all very much appriciated. This deck did surprise to TBH considering the age and being a lower end model it has stood the test of time really well and is still working well.
@AlexMitchell-sj4sb6 күн бұрын
@MichaelYates yeah it surprised me also but I saw a couple of reviews here on KZfaq and they said it was built like a tank and less likely to fail. Everything working well for a deck from 1979!
@AlexMitchell-sj4sb7 күн бұрын
That's a hassle with the charity shop! Looks nice there alongside the Sansui Mike. Yeah I had same experience when I put headphones in as well! I only did some of my own recordings using Type 1 and Type 2 (Chrome) and they sounded really good.
@MichaelYates6 күн бұрын
Yes it fits quite nicely size wise. Thanks again Alex for sending the deck over.
@hugobloemers44257 күн бұрын
Hi Michael, this is the right moment to get in to cassette decks. If you repair them, I guess you can sell them with a profit as well.
@MichaelYates6 күн бұрын
I did read there was a little peek in cassette sales, but just looking on eBay does seem the prices have shot up on these old decks. But I do not think I will be tempted to repair any. I will leave that to people that do it day in day out as to many fidley parts for my hands and eyes these days lol.
@AlexMitchell-sj4sb7 күн бұрын
Had mixed success with replacing belts. I managed it on a Panasonic portable cassette player and a JVC mini system I have but failed on 2 Panasonic boomboxes. The belts were actually wrong size. My Technics cassette deck has worked fine since buying it 2 years ago. This one here worked fine but as you mentioned, when recording first couple of times it sounded distorted. I never knew that about the switches, I would have used some contact cleaner. After a few recordings, it actually sounded quite good.
@MichaelYates6 күн бұрын
Some can be a nightmare on a lot of decks, at the time they did not think anyone would want to replace the belt 20 or so years later. They are so many parts that can wear out. A lot of technics decks have the same problem make a ticking or clicking sound when playing, its a plastic cog that has a split and it and can be very hard to get to.
@petejames55627 күн бұрын
Good advice, Michael. The vintage cassette player market is on fire at present. Never seen prices so high. Of all vintage equipment cassette players are most troublesome & fiddly to work on. Changing belts on some requires engineering degree. So do check inside if at all possible. If it looks like a nest of wires and you can't see belts - move on unless you are really handy (and patient). Good luck!
@MichaelYates6 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment Pete. THB I did not check any prices, but just looking yes it does seem they have crept up in price.
@vidtech26307 күн бұрын
Unfortunately, most cassette decks will need an intact counter belt . Not all, but most decks will trigger auto stop during playback if the counter is not progressing.
@MichaelYates6 күн бұрын
Thanks , yes something I did forget and would be quite inportant to replace them as well otherwise deck would just stop playing after a few seconds.
@steveoszman87467 күн бұрын
My generation loves piano key cassette decks and when well maintained sound quality is very nice. Really get pissed at those ALPS switches ya seem to have made peace with em. My biggest thrill is finding a bootleg cassette someone made of a concert, some are pretty rough and some are remarkably good. Awesome video Mike thank you God Bless.
@MichaelYates6 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment Steve, old piano keys take me right back to 70's, even the first VCR's started off with them
@jonboy99127 күн бұрын
I have had a lot of success with replacing belts on CD's and cassette decks - before buying them I drop the old ones in boiling water for a couple of minutes - the heat rejuvenates the molecular construction of the rubber making it more flexible. My CD and cassette deck are still running on that repair 2 years after I did it!
@MichaelYates6 күн бұрын
Thanks for the info Jon
@Unavintage7 күн бұрын
This JVC is well known in Brazil. Manufactured under Gradiente brand, has a lot of followers and it is very desired here. Endless parts suppliers localy.
@AlexMitchell-sj4sb7 күн бұрын
The same cassette deck as this? Oh right. I have heard of the brand Gradiente and I understand they made some good stuff. We can't get this brand for sale here in UK unfortunately.
@Unavintage7 күн бұрын
@@AlexMitchell-sj4sb Yes the same, but with local content components. Easy to find spare parts here.
@Unavintage7 күн бұрын
@@AlexMitchell-sj4sb Gradiente CD5500
@MichaelYates6 күн бұрын
That is something I did not know and after searching I see a Gradiente cassette deck for sale on eBay here in the UK that is infact as you say a JVC deck. thanks for the info
@Unavintage6 күн бұрын
@@MichaelYates FYI about Brazilian brands: Gradiente is almost JVC/Sherwood/Garrard Polyvox has their own eng department (but tapes are Alpage) CCE is almost Kenwood/Alpage/Dual Cygnus has their own eng department Quasar has their own department
@ianstv72597 күн бұрын
Ra-312 how much
@MichaelYates6 күн бұрын
I should imagine around £70 or £80 in the UK
@professionaloverthinker-x8 күн бұрын
which one should i get, the one with the resistors or the NTC thermistor for a 500/600 va transformer ?
@vinylmagic20504 күн бұрын
Niether of these as 500 volt will beyond these specs
@stereoniche8 күн бұрын
THAT is really nice. I really need to address my battery management, this would help a LOT. Nice!
@MichaelYates8 күн бұрын
Does come in handy to keep them all in one place. Thanks for watching Scott.
@Bac4-qu6qg7sk4v9 күн бұрын
any idea about the inductance values of the coils? 😎
@MichaelYates9 күн бұрын
Sorry I have no idea
@Panos125S11 күн бұрын
Sansui Have Ten Of This For Breakfast 😅😊
@Akstergrind13 күн бұрын
I thought I'd never be able to do without the old Bass and Treble knobs, but I now use Audiolab gear which doesn't have them and it bothers me not at all. I also have a Marantz system upstairs which does have Bass and Treble, and I've found that I hardly ever adjust them anymore. When my main system had them I'd be constantly adjusting them. I guess it's just what you get accustomed to.
@gaineyjohnson662813 күн бұрын
You got a mention on Skylab youtube! You have been a great help and undoubtedly the best practical vintage HiFi station. Thank you!
@MichaelYates13 күн бұрын
Thank You for the heads up, I do pop over to Skylabs Audio now and then but have not watch the latest one where he had the Pioneer ES 2000
@jazogby15 күн бұрын
Michael - one minimal downside to now having a gloriously illuminated unit is I’ve got a smudge of some sort - probably some wayward glue - on the signal strength meter. Have you any advice or a video I might be missing on accessing the meters for a “quick” cleaning on a 1530? It’s certainly not bad but I’ve cleaned the entire unit so well I’d like to get as close to 100% as possible. I’m trying to work my way through the schematic today. Thank you for any guidance.
@MichaelYates15 күн бұрын
Ahh I have not got this unit anymore, which is a shame as I could have had a try getting to meters. I take it that the smudge is inside the meter . I have a video here of a Superscope Marantz that I take the meter out of but I honestly do not know how much help it might be. Might just be undoing a few screws just a little bit and seeing if they free up the meter and seeing if the front comes off. Wish you luck kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p6dyjdZmmtmvpJ8.html
@jazogby8 күн бұрын
Thank you as always Michael. I was able to get the meters out by gently pushing the thin metal casing around them - similar to installing that tricky middle bulb - and it worked well enough. Now I need to find a good de-bonding agent that might loosen wayward glue that is god knows how many years old. We’ll see! Thanks again.
@MichaelYates7 күн бұрын
@@jazogby That's good, I hope you find something to break down the glue without causing any damage or staining to meter. Hopefully it will just thin out and wipe away. Just be careful if its solid and brittle as I have snapped some off before and it took a piece of what it was on with it. Good Luck
@ArunPaul-Malaysia15 күн бұрын
I have the Marantz PM5004..wonder if it has identical circuitry.
@MichaelYates15 күн бұрын
I have not got that model, but looking at manual it is very simular layout and adjustment But that model requires 5 millivolts according to the manual I have
@snoopythecat374116 күн бұрын
Thanks Michael for this video and information.
@paulb4uk16 күн бұрын
Handy to have I mostly use rechargeable AA battery's but would be handy to store them in one place.
@snoopythecat374116 күн бұрын
I bought this NAD7020e a few weeks ago and I must say this is a very nice receiver with good reception and a warm sound. It makes a good impression with jazz and classical music. The capacity of the 2 power supply capacitors had decreased after all these years from 4700 uF to 3500 uF. Although this value is still within tolerance, I replaced them with younger versions of 4700 uF. When checked, these capacitors turned out to be around 5000 uF. All pontentiometers are free of cracking. The CD and AM selector switches make good contact, but when you press them you hear distortion. After pressing the buttons frequently, this distortion disappears, which indicates that the corrosion of the contacts that has arisen is gradually disappearing. The corrosion simply takes hold of the contacts due to insufficient use. So press the selector switches regularly and the cracking will gradually disappear.
@MichaelYates16 күн бұрын
Thanks for your comment and good infomation
@gaineyjohnson662817 күн бұрын
Great video! Masterclass. The color does not always carry through noticeably.
@MichaelYates17 күн бұрын
Thanks. a little experimenting does pay dividends.
@patreesheo18 күн бұрын
Local audio shop charges 3 hours for stereo install. You just saved me $270. Cheers!!
@MichaelYates17 күн бұрын
Pleased the video helped
@poseidon374118 күн бұрын
I have TC25 5 way stereo speaker control 1 amp, Can I turn on 5 switch all together? I am scared Lol..
@MichaelYates18 күн бұрын
I see that the TC25 has a overload short cut out , but it does not mention amplifier protection if total impediance goes below 4 ohms, so I would not recommend selecting all 5 at once, the most I would do is 2 pairs at once as long as speakers connected are 8 ohms.
@poseidon374117 күн бұрын
@@MichaelYates Thank you so much.
@valleycreek132219 күн бұрын
I've had many amp's, receiver's, and speaker setup's. The only thing that hasn't changed is the 12 band I bought with my first setup. I adjust with every different room my stereo has been in. I could not fathom, (or afford), to play with speakers and amp's. What a great video. Equalizer's are a music lover's greatest tool.
@MichaelYates18 күн бұрын
Thnaks. Graphic equalizer can come in very handy in tweeking speakers to amps. These seem to be frowned upon by a lot of HiFi purist and instead buy different cables to try and tweek the sound. Yet the original souce would have been recorded using mixers and graphic eq's
@valleycreek132217 күн бұрын
@@MichaelYates You are awesome, keep it up!
@bobsbits535719 күн бұрын
hi man you are 100% right where i used to work we had a drum full of it to fill a little bottle using on jobs i had to ask for the key for where it was 100% isopropyl alcohol is bad news it got in to the air as well hi mike how is you i talk to tascam ninja i know this man very well he mails me a lot 100's of times in the year 100% not a troll i was there when he started up this his web page there alot of ways i can go with my channel i voice changer a text to audio or my bad voice or i can do a mix of each or just a audio vog i am doing my bro's channel at this time theer's alot of work with his one one video a month it not a tec where he go's to one he has google eye wear i told him alot now just talk to the self i said use a dumd mic and cam yes you are very right burn out is a real thing now alot are saying this bob
@MichaelYates18 күн бұрын
Hi Bob, you can also just put text captions up explaining what you are doing or what is happening as well. A few channels do this and it works out well.
@tonyferreira667919 күн бұрын
Many thanks for the demo thanks also being so cool,Ive a Akai GX221d,and theres no more Head reposition,IC no problem.Thanks!
@joshuapowell186821 күн бұрын
People think they can stop people from having vhs tapes everything proven people can't do that at all
@joshuapowell186821 күн бұрын
Vhs tapes don't make you lazy at all like Disney plus does everything proven vhs tapes keeps you moving more than Disney plus does