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I was given a receiver couple days ago that I didnt want because frankly it just didnt turn me on. Not much to look at IMO. But I brought it home and spent a couple hours cleaning it and then plugged it up and.........damn. I was a little shocked when it came on. It really sounds good. I cant find much about it at all. Was hoping someone smarter than me would have some info about it. Or maybe a owneers manual. Only one i can find cost like 13 bucks. The model number is 22AH787/44 and it says Philips High Fidelity Labratories Receiver on faceplate, which is rapidly starting to look better the longer I listen. Thanks for info
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I have two, both recapped and one thoroughly updated (even to new op-amps in the tuner section). Either way is well worth it, and the result is very clean sound, with the ability to drive most speakers very well; and excellent tuner and phono sections (REALLY excellent), IMO better by a ways than, e.g., my Advent 300 or Fisher 400 which are usually held out as benchmarks in this tier.
Brian Levy has been a big advocate for years, he says that the Lab Series rivals or equals his Mc gear from the same era. AT one time, there was a pretty active circle of owners at AudioKarma.
If you search here, try with and without the AH prefix and maybe add a "1" to the model - the 787 was silver, the 7871 was black, and I've never been able to tell for sure which was more common, but they are identical inside as far as I know.
I wish I could send you one, but my manual is bound paper. I've seen PDF versions out there.
Yep, Phillips was one of the classic "under the radar" receivers. Truth be told many of those receivers were actually better built and better sound quality then their competitors of that time. It came down to name recognition when it come down to sales.
I don't remember the pricing of those units???? But I don't think they were all that cheap.
Enjoy it because it really is a good piece.
Hifiengine (https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/philips/ah785.shtml) is generally a good source for manuals. Although they don't have your exact model, it's worth checking out the 785 that they do have.
Sim
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