And a couple of old Sherwood components in there with their classic - and unusual - ivory and gold color scheme...Of course I would, though, as I am a bit nonlinear when it comes to Yamaha hifi products.
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And a couple of old Sherwood components in there with their classic - and unusual - ivory and gold color scheme...Of course I would, though, as I am a bit nonlinear when it comes to Yamaha hifi products.
Is that bottom integrated amplifier a vintage Illinois Audio Labs?And a couple of classic old Sherwood components in there with their classic - and unusual - ivory and gold color scheme...
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Very nice pair. Any idea what the value of those two pieces are? They are artifacts by now I had a pair that looked from memory like these and on the back I think they where labelled as Illinois Audio Laboratory or something like that. I traded them in Vancouver in the mid 1990's for a pair of large aluminum Altec Lansing Horns and 801B compression drivers. Even that blemish on the right side of the integrated amp rings bells in my memory. I would be amazed if they are one and the same. As a side note I find the vintage and better audio gear to not be as available on the used market as it was some time ago. There was a time when people where buying and selling and circulating lots of interesting pieces but now they must be snapped up by collectors or in the garbage.SherWoulds by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
Thank you for testing my unit Amir, and for the extra work in cleaning it up. I have another one and it sounds very good to me. I was hoping that you would test it with CD Direct, which bypasses the input analog multiplexer, and they claim 112DB S/N. The Pure Direct keeps it in the loop.
There is a small issue with AX/RX 396-596 line in CD direct mode. Of course, S/N gets improved, but internal clipping occurs at lower input level, close to 2Vrms input voltage. This is because of the difference in analog path gain and due to volume control pot circuit position.
The CD direct bypasses the input selector and feeds, via the volume pot direct into the high gain power amp. I am not aware of any issues with overload.
The Pure direct is different, it sits behind a 10dB gain stage but takes the loudness, bass, treble and balance and buffers to a pre-out.
The AX-570 series put more gain up front and it couldn't be bypassed- perhaps that is what you thinking of?
Hi John, this is what I meant (see 10dB CD direct path)
That's insane, strapping 10dB up front on a 2V rated input before everything. Bypass the entire stage and it'd be fine.
I have an AX-592 integrated amplifier from this era. The motorized selector is flaky, and must be adjusted by hand. The motorized volume control, however, still works as intended. I think I paid about $500.00 for it when it was new.The motorized input selector however is the Achilles heel of these Yamahas. They must be carefully pulled down and properly cleaned. Contact cleaner is not a long term fix. Trust me.
A ten dollar amplifier? If it were mine I'd say go ahead and run the test. I suspect it will pass whatever you throw at it. But it's not mine, so I understand.I really worry about damaging this amp. It is not restored so I don't want to stress test it.
Beautiful collection! You ought to be on AudioKarma!Of course I would, though, as I am a bit nonlinear when it comes to Yamaha hifi products.