1971-72 SONY PAIR TA-2000F & TA-3200F

IN GREAT VISUAL & GREAT WORKING CONDITION.

100W. SERVICED & RECAPPED WITH FURTHER UPGRADES

THIS IS THE 'SONY PAIR' REVIEWED SINCE 2017 & MUCH BLOGGED.
THE PREAMP IS THE USUAL TA-2000F FET PREAMP. THE 100W POWER AMP IS THE LATER ONE WITH THE UPDATED 4x TO66 POWER AMP BOARD & WITH UPDATED PROTECTION ON ONE BOARD, THE CASE SHOWS AN UNUSED SPACE THE EARLIER ONE HAD.

TIME TO SELL AS WITH 2 BOXES NOT GETTING MUCH USE AS OTHER AMPS & RECEIVERS GET SWAPPED AROUND ON SPEAKERS. THIS WE PLAYED THE 2 DAYS BEFORE TYPING THIS & A RELUCTANT SALE, IF BEEN HERE A WHILE NOW. GREAT SOUND, THE BEST WE'VE HEARD IN A SONY.

AS ORIGINAL THESE SELL FOR AROUND £1800 THE PAIR, BUT THAT'S AS 50+ YEAR OLD ORIGINALS. THE SOUND AS ORIGINAL IS SURPRISINGLY TAME & BELIEVE WE'VE SPENT ABSOLUTELY AGES GETTING THE BEST OUT OF THIS. TO RECAP & UPGRADE TO A LEVEL ON THE PAIR WOULD BE A £2000 JOB, WHAT'S IN IT NOW IS WAY MORE. A BARGAIN FOR SURE AT OUR PRICE.

REALISTIC SELLING A £4000+ HIGH END 100W PRE & POWER IS AIMING HIGH IN THE MARKET. TO CUT TO THE PRICE WE'D CONSIDER TO SELL AT AROUND £3000. IF IT DOESN'T SELL OR ONLY GETS LOWER OFFERS, AT LEAST IT GOT A TRY, AS OTHER AMPS ARE BEING READIED. IF YOU WANT THE BEST ONE ON THE PLANET, HERE IT IS.

GREAT OPEN LIVELY BASSY SOUND, DEEP & DETAILED. IT'S AS GOOD AS OTHER ONES WE USE MORE, THE SAME PERSON'S IDEAS IN ALL OUR AMPS.

CONDITION IS GREAT, FASCIAS CLEAN. A FEW MARKS ON THE CASE LIDS FROM BEING IN WOOD CASES, THE BASES ARE CLEAN WITH THE RUBBER FEET. THESE PICTURES ARE FROM 2019 & IT LOOKS THE SAME, SO TO REUSE THEM & UPDATE SOME PERHAPS. NO WOOD CASES.

DESCRIBING ISSUES TO KEEP IT OUR USUAL WAY OF SELLING...

POWER AMP TA-3200F FASCIA IS FROM AN EARLIER 100W-50W-25W LABELLED ONE. WE DO HAVE THE LATER 100%-50%-25% LABELLED ONE IF IT HAS A SMALL MARK ON THE 'SONY' TOP BAR PART FROM GETTING A KNOCK. YOU CAN HAVE EITHER ONE, PICTURED IS THE ONE WITHOUT THE MARK. THIS KNOCK TOOK THE TIP OFF THE POWER SWITCH, OLD REPAIR DONE WELL SOLDERING THIN SIDES TO HOLD THE TIP & LEVER SWITCH COVER. THIS SWITCH INSIDE IS THE ORIGINAL MICROSWITCH ONE, IF THE WEAK 'MUTE' PART HAS BEEN BYPASSED AS IT WASN'T RELIABLE. IT MUTED THE POWER AMP ON TURN OFF & WITHOUT IT, THE SOUND FADES FAST & USUALLY YOU'D TURN VOLUME TO ZERO BEFORE TURNING OFF. LED USED FOR THE POWER LIGHT. 4MM SPEAKER SOCKETS FITTED. POWER AMP ON 3-CORE MAINS. USE ON 'TEST' MODE ON THE REAR FOR FULL BASS, 'NORMAL' ISN'T NORMAL IT CUTS DEEP BASS, CLEARLY SONY SCARED OF FULL BASS. THE LAST PIC IS IT AS IT ARRIVED, NOTE THE POWER AMP SMALL FASCIA MARK.

PREAMP TA-2000F FASCIA IN HIGH GRADE. SWITCHES ALL GOOD & COMPLETE. THE REAR PHONO ADJUST ROTARY HAD NO KNOB ON IT SO WE PUT ONE FROM A TRIO. THE VOLUME CONTROL ON THIS AMP ISN'T VERY GOOD AS ORIGINAL. WE PUT A NICE 'ALPS BLUE', THE AMP HAS NO LOUDNESS CIRCUIT. BUT THEN IT SHOWED THE TA-2000F WAS FAR TOO LOUD WHICH NEEDED REDESIGN TO MAKE IT THE RIGHT VOLUME & A BIG IMPROVEMENT IN SOUND. LOTS MORE DONE AS THE PREAMP WAS VERY TAMED. HIGH END PREAMP WITH 6 FETS, 3 ARE CANCELLABLE ON THE FRONT TONE SWITCH. LET THE AMP SETTLE VOLTAGES FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE USING THIS. METERS WORK & ON OLD TYPE BULBS AS LED TOO FLICKERY. GREAT PHONO STAGE, VARIABLE 1v/0.3v OUTPUT TO MATCH TO VARIOUS DIFFERENT POWER AMPS, IF TO USE AS A PAIR AS DESIGNED. MAINS WIRE THE USA PLUG THIN WIRE TO PLUG INTO THE POWER AMP 'SWITCHED' REAR AC SOCKET TO STOP EARTH LOOPS.

THE BUYER OF THESE WILL GET WORLD CLASS 100W PRE & POWER.

WEIGHTS ARE 11KG & 14KG, FOR PRE & POWER.

SIZE ARE LIKE TA-1120-1150 THAT FIT THE TAC-1 WOOD CASES.
400MM W x 323MM D x 129MM H

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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