1971 SONY TA-1130 AMPLIFIER

IN NICE VISUAL & GREAT WORKING CONDITION.

65W. SERVICED & RECAPPED WITH UPGRADES

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FOLLOW-UP TO THEIR 1965-1967 SONY TA-1120 & TA-1120A. THIS A 565W AMPLIFIER, THEIR HIGHEST POWER ONE IN THE 'CLASSIC ES SILVER' RANGE, ONLY THE TA-3200F POWER AMP AT 100W IS MORE POWERFUL.

TA-1130 CAME BEFORE THE TA-2000F & TA-3200F PRE-POWER & HAS FETs IN THE PREAMP STAGE, THREE PER CHANNEL, THE TA-2000F HAS SIX PER CHANNEL, LESS IS MORE IN HIFI. WE HAD THE SONY PRE-POWER PAIR & THIS SOUNDED VERY DECENT EVEN AS ORIGINAL AFTER ALL THE UPGRADES THE PAIR NEEDED.

RARE EARLY DARKER OILED WALNUT WOOD 'TAC-1' CASE IS AVAILABLE & OPTIONAL AS PRICED. THESE SONY LOOK VERY CLASSY IN THESE EARLIER FULL WOOD CASES, THE LATER LIGHTER TEAK THREE-PART CLIP CASE IS A CHEAPER ITEM.

RECAPPED WITH UPGRADES ON ALL INCLUDING THE LARGER REAR CAPACITORS. THESE MAY STILL BE GOOD, BUT AT 53 YEARS OLD, BEST TO REPLACE THESE & SELL AS FULLY RECAPPED. THE OLD ONES MIGHT LAST 5 WEEKS OR 5 YEARS, NEW ONES GOOD 20 YEARS AT LEAST.

A CLEAN PRECISE SOUND. A MORE NEUTRAL SOUND THAN SOME OF THE RECEIVERS IN THE RANGE & CERTAINLY WE RATE IT THEIR BEST AMPLIFIER 1966-74. THIS HAS A PROPER HEADPHONE SOCKET AT THE CORRECT LEVEL FOR TYPICAL HEADPHONES.

HAS A FRONT PANEL 6.3mm STEREO INPUT SOCKET, AUX3, AT LINE LEVEL SO YOU CAN PLUG IN MODERN PORTABLE DEVICES WITH A SUITABLE CABLE. NOT MANY VINTAGE AMPS HAVE A FRONT MOUNTED INPUT SOCKET, IT WAS FOR TAPE MACHINES ORIGINALLY. ALSO HAS PRE OUT-MAIN IN SOCKETS ON THE REAR.

PUSH BUTTON SPEAKER SOCKETS, NOTE THE 'MAIN' & 'REMOTE' LAYOUT, NOT THE TOP ROW ONES ONLY. "KETTLE PLUG" TYPE INPUT FOR MAINS, CABLE INCLUDED. MULTIVOLTAGE 100v-117v-220v-240v ON THE REAR. LINE OF CLIP-ON FUSE COVERS ON THE TOP FUSES ADD A MORE MODERN SAFETY. GREAT AMP IN USE, NO TURN ON OR TURN OFF NOISES, NO HISSES OR HUM. TURN VOLUME DOWN ON TURNING OFF AS THE MUSIC FADES BUT RETURNS! NO RELAY AMP.

STEPPED TONE CONTROLS WITH THE USUAL 'SONY TAPER' ON THE VOLUME, MEANING IT NEEDS TURNING NEAR MIDWAY TO BE A GOOD VOLUME.

IN NICE CLEAN CONDITION, ORIGINAL SONY FEET. FASCIA IN HIGH GRADE, TIDY TOP EDGE, JUST ONE TINY MARK BY THE 'AUX 3' SOCKET. POWER SWITCH IS THE ORIGINAL ONE, IF IT HAD THE TIP BROKEN OFF, SO WE SOLDERED A TIP FROM A SIMILAR ONE & IT BARELY SHOWS. ORIGINAL SWITCH COVER ON THE POWER SWITCH TOO.

WE HAVE A WOODEN CASE OF THE RARER 'FULL BOX' VARIETY, NOT THE CHIPBOARD BASE ONE & DECENT VENEER FIGURING. THIS IS FOR SALE ONLY WITH THIS AMP AT £150.00 EXTRA. £950.00 THE AMP & £150.00 THE CASE AS PICTURED. WILL INCLUDE A SET OF LONGER SCREWS WITH THE CASE.


A larger sized amp 400mm wide x 148mm high x 284mm deep if 334mm Max Depth inc fittings.

THE AMP ITSELF WEIGHS ABOUT 13.5 KG IN THE WOOD CASE, 11.5 KG AMP ONLY.

THIS AMPLIFIER HAS BEEN FULLY SERVICED, CLEANED, CHECKED VISUALLY BY TAKING APART, RUN IN FOR HOURS AS WELL AS USED BY US!

WHY PAY EXTRA FOR A SERVICED AMPLIFIER WHEN OTHERS ARE CHEAPER?

All amplifiers & receivers we sell as "SERVICED" means they have always been CLEANED, CHECKED, FULLY TESTED, FULLY ADJUSTED, USED FOR MANY HOURS and are offered as good reliable amps ready for you to use. We've sold over 100 Amplifiers & Receivers now & buyers are clearly pleased with the item they get! A Serviced Amplifier is a Reliable Amplifier & will have had any problems dealt with before we sell it. Our checking is way beyond a basic PAT test, each amp is taken apart & examined. We are Qualified Electronics Engineers with over 20 years experience of Amplifiers. All amps over 20 years old need servicing as parts need attention to work properly or faults, failures, damage, noisy operation and unreliability may be present. Any faults we can repair & our work is of a very high quality. On each listing we put at least 12 large clear photos of all aspects of the item including the insides.

This is a Vintage Electrical item. No Warranty or Guarantee is offered or implied but be assured we have Serviced & Tested it to a very high standard before sale.

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