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Audiogon Friday Feel Good Story of the Week

A number of you looked at and answered my question posted, uh, 10 days ago about stupid User Error on my part blowing the entire right channel of my beloved 1993 B&K ST-202+ Sonata amplifier. All the comments were appreciated even the less helpful ones. With your help, I was able to pick up a 1988 ST-202 that had just been redone properly at a very reasonable price. It arrived yesterday and I lugged it upstairs and simply connected it straight to the pre-amp.

Wow. Just wow. Because of the recent refurb it had, it actually trashed my Sonata who's last refurb was in 2007.

As I was sitting there a bit stunned and enjoying myself, I FORGOT that I had not hooked up the Sunfire SDS-12 subwoofer at all. I'll get to that in a couple of hours but I wanted to thank everyone for their comments and especially thank the wonderful fellow who found and sold me the Amp and also the person who recommended Deltronics in Chicago to repair my Sonata. If I can't find some place local, I will definitely go that route.

Thanks again everyone.

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stereoisomer
stereoisomer OP
41 posts
 
Ah, I thought I was actually being trolled. I didn't care over much because I was happy to have music again but it's nice to know nothing was meant by it. When I was younger, a lot younger, all I wanted was the best stereo I could ever afford. Life changed that so I am happy with what I have.

What a lot of people forget is that no system in the World no matter the price can duplicate live performances be they rock, EDM, Classical, whatever, it's a pale reflection of the real thing. That's why I put a premium on seeing so many live shows to the detriment of my hearing. I got to hear the real thing then listen to the album or CD at home. Anyway, thanks again everyone.
fiesta75
1,378 posts
 
I'm glad you're happy, good ending. I was routing for you to save the B&K.
stereoisomer OP
41 posts
 
On a related note, my Sonata Pro-10 MC has a button on it labeled "Direct Bypass". On different amps that usually means it's cutting any bass or treble circuits out and sending the signal straight to the amplifier. But this pre-amp doesn't have any knobs or switches that might interfere with the signal source so...I wonder what I am bypassing. The sad thing is I used to know this but it's been quite some time since I thought about it. Anyone care to hazard a guess?
alucard19
363 posts
 
I have had numerous audio gear repaired at Deltronics and they have been very professional and very good at repair and their prices will not put you into the poor house.I had a Parasound JC3 Jr. with a bad right channel fixed for only $250.00 and an old Kenwood KR8010 receiver that I have owned since 1978 that they repaired that needed new caps and a total rebuild of the left channel for only $350.00 both units are now working like new and I would not hesitate to take any other audio gear to them in the future.I'm lucky as I only live about 30 minutes away and can just drop things off in person.
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asvjerry
4,691 posts
 
MC, you're a surprise fer chure....a Ren & Stimpy 'woke'! *ROTFL*

('Log' fanboy, myself. We 'do' logs a lot, here...)

For the OP, (Happy you're happy, and that's what counts. 👍), I don't think hammers were involved.....;)
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