My friend recently reached out and asked if I could help clean up his Dad’s audio gear. I agreed but didn’t realize they would all be Kenwood units. His Dad had one Kenwood KR-4600 and two Kenwood KR-5600s! I was familiar with the Kenwood KR-5600 after having bought one on Facebook Marketplace last year. I … Continue reading Kenwood KR-4600 and KR-5600 Cleaning
Last night I installed a new belt in this Sony Walkman. The cassette deck is now operating properly. Once you remove the back of the case, the belt is easy to access and install. Here’s a photo of the before: You can see in the above photo that the old belt has melted off and … Continue reading Sony Walkman WM-F2061 Repair
I found this boombox on Facebook market with the description that the cassette deck would not work. I decided to buy it and try to repair it. I assumed the issue would be a bad belt or two in the cassette mechanism and once I took the unit apart, I discovered that was indeed the … Continue reading Sony CFS-1000 Boombox Radio Repair
Last night I replaced the belt in the above Sony Walkman. At this point, I’ve changed the belt on these units so many times now, I can finish the repair in under 10 minutes. This Walkman is unusually clean, both inside and out. I celebrated the repair with a test listen of the new album, … Continue reading Idles
One night this week, while watching basketball, I decided to try and repair this Sony Walkman. Everything but the cassette deck worked properly which led me to believe it was a broken belt that needed replaced. After watching a few YouTube videos (mostly to figure out how to open the deck), I was able to … Continue reading Sony Walkman Repair
Last week I finished restoring the above Pioneer SX-450. I was surprised at how well this unit sounded after a little bit of restoration. These 450 units have a history of “browning out” with flickering lights when you power them on. The contacts in the power switch get oxidized (dirty) and begin to arc, causing … Continue reading Pioneer SX-450 Restoration
I purchased the above Marantz 2230 in October of last year from a friend having a yard sale. I paid $125 for the unit knowing it had some issues, most notably that after it warmed up, it made an awful static sound in both speakers. I assumed it was probably a bad transistor or two. … Continue reading Marantz 2230 Rebuild
Aaron Hartley 