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In Reply to: SONY STR-6046 posted by sx626@hotmail.com on October 09, 2003 at 22:59:48:
I rescued 1 of these from a thrift store. Also, have a Pioneer SX525. The Pioneer has more punch in the bass but does not have the musical integration of the Sony. The Sony is closer to a Mc and tube sound which is where my preference is. Also, I've its bigger brother for a numbeer of years and is the longest owned receiver in my collection except for a Fisher 500-C. Unlike the Fisher, it has been in continious use. Get a nice set of 8 ohm speakers for it and it will do well. Oh, even if the volume control is not scratchy clean it and the selector and toggle switchs. This helped mine quite a bit.
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I agree, the Sony preamp (TA 2000F) was a surprise,I had dismissed it as a Sony (also ran).I bought it for it's adjustable phono stage. It has a very delicate, detailed sound.You couldn't pry it away from me now.
I squirted some Deoxit on top of the scratchy volume pot. It worked....for a while, now it's returned.From looking at the pot, I can't see any opening, so I'll have to remove the faceplate to get a look at the bottom of the pot. Do you know if this is a sealed pot?
No I don't. My units have a space a small space at the connection points so I spray through it. On my big receiver I did it and about 6 months later had to do it again. On the second go around I also used canned air both before and after and have not had a problem again. I now use the canned air on all controls I clean. I also tape the space after to prevent dust from entering.
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