HELP! Rescuing Dad's old PL400 S2 (pics)

[lightfall]

I think it is kind of cool, the whole "swapping op amps" thing. I think that it would be fun to try and listen to the different opamps and decide what you like. The socket makes it easier; I can just buy that brown down unit and plug it right into the socket without soldering.

 

[laatsch55]

Yep , and unless you are very experienced at desoldering and soldering you can cook a small integrated circuit to death....

 

[gadget73]

the other thing thats a problem is eventually you'll lift the traces if you install and remove things too many times. Once that happens, its a mess to fix. I've done it, but its not pretty.

 

[lightfall]

While I wait for my new op-amp I set up my listening area. I managed to finish refurbishing one of the Infinity RS3A's as well. I am using a Luxman EQ in place of the preamp tone control until the op-amp arrives. Also a Luxman turntable. WOW it sounds good, in terms of a preview. Anyway, thought you might enjoy seeing my listening area where this will live when it is all done.

 

[fitz43]

While I wait for my new op-amp I set up my listening area. I managed to finish refurbishing one of the Infinity RS3A's as well. I am using a Luxman EQ in place of the preamp tone control until the op-amp arrives. Also a Luxman turntable. WOW it sounds good, in terms of a preview. Anyway, thought you might enjoy seeing my listening area where this will live when it is all done.

What's the gear in the wooden cabinet on the right side of the bench?

 

[lightfall]

What's the gear in the wooden cabinet on the right side of the bench?

That is a custom wormwood cabinet I made to house my Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU) 828, which I primarily use for recording, but the DACs are super nice so when I play FLAC files I do it through that to the amp. It also has a nice headphone preamp for listening. There is also a compressor/expander/limiter and a hardware reverb unit, but I really only use those live/recording.

 

[lightfall]

What's the gear in the wooden cabinet on the right side of the bench?

The MOTU 828 is essentially a digital mixer / sound card for a digital analog workstation (DAW).

 

[NavLinear]

While I wait for my new op-amp I set up my listening area. I managed to finish refurbishing one of the Infinity RS3A's as well. I am using a Luxman EQ in place of the preamp tone control until the op-amp arrives. Also a Luxman turntable. WOW it sounds good, in terms of a preview. Anyway, thought you might enjoy seeing my listening area where this will live when it is all done.

Are you ordering some sockets with the op-amps?

 

[lightfall]

Are you ordering some sockets with the op-amps?

 

[laatsch55]

Brad, what Luxman table is that??

 

[laatsch55]

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Factory socket?

 

[lightfall]

Factory socket?

It appears to have a factory socket, was that stock though?

The turntable is a luxman px-100. Equalizer is a GX-101

 

[laatsch55]

I have a PX-100 also...the equalizer looks like it has the "suckface" pedigree. The control layout looks a lot like em. Are the pushblocks backlit?

As far as the sockets being factory...that's a question for Ed...

 

[lightfall]

It came from around the suckface time, but it was matched with an LX-430. How do you like the turntable?

The LX-430 is, or I should say was, really nice in a well rounded way. The phono was really good on it and it matched the 101 nicely. In any case I tried to turn it on and saw an arc between the slightly oxidized case and something near the power supply. That will possibly be my next fixer-upper.

 

[laatsch55]

Haven't ever played it. Got it with a bunch of other TT's from an estate sale..,