Thanks. Good tip on the speaker wires as those lugs are a pain. I saw some "converters" sold buy a guy in Hong Kong that might be a solution, as well - but still one more connection.
After some other input, and considering that this one coul dnot be more mint unless it was brand new, I am nearly certain that I will not be going the uograde route with this piece. I contacted both Accuphase and Accutech electronically and have heard nothing in return. I have heard through the grapevine that Accutech charges on the order of $700 to do a complete tuneup on an E-202. I will not be doing that if such is the case. Anyway, I may ultimately eschew any work, at least for the immediate time. I popped the hood, and from the looks of the screws and the pull of the foam adhesive around the periphery, I'm certain I was the first. I did the DeOxit job on all the pots and switches. Upon visual inspection, there are no swelled caps or anything of the sort - looks as pristine inside as outside. In fact, there was virtually no dust to speak of, either. My seller said that he had kept it boxed for over 10 years and thought that the original owner had kept it boxed for most of its life. If the lack of interior dust is any indication, I doubt it has sat out on a shelf more than a couple hunderd hours.
In addition, this things sounds SO good that I think I'll just use it in a retro system my son and I are building and maybe revisit updates if we start to hear anything untoward or scratchy. Thanks again for the advice.
After some other input, and considering that this one coul dnot be more mint unless it was brand new, I am nearly certain that I will not be going the uograde route with this piece. I contacted both Accuphase and Accutech electronically and have heard nothing in return. I have heard through the grapevine that Accutech charges on the order of $700 to do a complete tuneup on an E-202. I will not be doing that if such is the case. Anyway, I may ultimately eschew any work, at least for the immediate time. I popped the hood, and from the looks of the screws and the pull of the foam adhesive around the periphery, I'm certain I was the first. I did the DeOxit job on all the pots and switches. Upon visual inspection, there are no swelled caps or anything of the sort - looks as pristine inside as outside. In fact, there was virtually no dust to speak of, either. My seller said that he had kept it boxed for over 10 years and thought that the original owner had kept it boxed for most of its life. If the lack of interior dust is any indication, I doubt it has sat out on a shelf more than a couple hunderd hours.
In addition, this things sounds SO good that I think I'll just use it in a retro system my son and I are building and maybe revisit updates if we start to hear anything untoward or scratchy. Thanks again for the advice.