I still use mine almost every day. Bought it when I was 18 years old and now am 49! Eek! I ordered a new capacitor kit just yet as she was starting to give me troubles. After replacing these 72 caps she will continue to live for a few decades more ;)

@orfescuhoratiu

2 жыл бұрын

did you get ALL capacitors in one kit ? do you have a link ?

finaly some more vintage gear review... nice, keep the comming Andrew.

Nice !!! Thanx for sharing. Have a great day Andrew !!

Think about this: Almost all this amazing hifi from the past, were made in Japan.. This little country in the world, produced all this amazing stuff.. Most of it, can still compete with todays high end .. Today most hifi, is made in China, and hifi from Japan today, is extremely expensive... Unbelievable..

While the LED's inside may indicate that there is a problem if they are not lit, that is not their purpose. LED's are a way of providing a stable current source for the amplifier circuitry. Luxman also used them in a lot of their amplifiers.

@vintagestereo

4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the info, I would never have thought of that.

@writenamehere0000

9 ай бұрын

I have seen some speakers boxes too with bulb inside, proper bulb not even LED.

Very good

Hoi André leuke video maak je neefje maar blij met de versterker zo ben ik ook begonnen met de oude Sony set van mijn ouders. Wanneer komt er een video van de b&w speakers ben erg benieuwd. Gr André de vries.

I have the Akai am 95 and the Sony ta f555es and i have to say the Sony is my favorite A big point is the optics of the Akai

@vintagestereo

4 жыл бұрын

the akai have a cleaner sound than the sony, Your akai should sound better as the sony. The big sony es amps i had where very good amps but not 100% clean, compared with the akai they are not as musical too. How did you test these amps?

@vintagestereo

4 жыл бұрын

Do a blind test with some of your friends between these amps

@goodfellow6505

4 жыл бұрын

Yes we have done, both are excelent amps and sounds great. The Sony 555es sounds same clean and one big point is the Bass is better. The Akai not Bad but more flat. If you have the Chance to Test the first ES Sony try it

@vintagestereo

4 жыл бұрын

@@goodfellow6505 What speakers are connected? I have bass heavy speakers, and the bass is more than enough for me.

@goodfellow6505

4 жыл бұрын

@@vintagestereo i conecting KEF Model 105/3 2 pair 8 Inch Bass Driver I fall in love with speakers long time ago. Also i have a pair quadral Montan, not Bad but the KEF is another Liga I not say the Akai Bass is bad but not have the same exactly Punch as the Sony, thats i meaning with more flat from Akai

I missed out on them mission m53 speakers so sad lots of stuff is selling before I put offers in hear.

@vintagestereo

4 жыл бұрын

here is plenty mission for sale and good prices

@EastAngliaUK

4 жыл бұрын

@@vintagestereo marketplace has sucked for buying however i sold a 42 inch sony TV last week.

Cool

Hi Sir! Did you by any chanse bought my Seas Thor some years ago? I recognize your voice.

@vintagestereo

4 жыл бұрын

No, that wasn't me

I ❤️akai.I just bought a Akai ap d33 working turntable for 15 euro when they sell for 250euro .I just haven’t plugged it in to my system yet.Any ideas how to get the most out of a vintage turntable anyone?Thanks

@vintagestereo

4 жыл бұрын

Not sure what kind of head-shell and needle is the best for that akai

@shaun9107

4 жыл бұрын

If it has 2 screws on top of the headshell its unlimited . If its fixed in to the tone arm ? i have seen SURE do that streamline fit , its a stranded fit only .

@dereksreviews-collectables7185

4 жыл бұрын

shaun what about speaker and amp wise should u just use vintage or modern

Wat Vindt je van jvc? Ik heb er een uit 87 een jaar jonger dan dat ik ben

@vintagestereo

4 жыл бұрын

jvc is niet echt mijn ding, heb er te weinig van gehoord om een oordeel te vellen, het 87 spul is niet bijster goed, maar sommige zoals de topmodellen zijn wel heel erg mooi

@RolfNoot

3 жыл бұрын

Een JVC versterker uit '87 is allicht een stuk cleaner qua geluid dan menig surround versterker van nu. Tegenwoordig is alles class-D waarbij in feite het signaal wordt omgezet naar een blokgolf met een hoge frequentie. Voordeel is dat door het schakelen van de eindtrap de versterker efficient is: deze kan klein zijn en geeft weinig warmte af. Nadeel is dat alle bijproducten door de schakelfrequentie analoog moeten worden uitgefilterd. Al met al blijven er restjes achter: ruis, harmonischen enz. De JVC uit '87 heeft waarschijnlijk een class AB eindtrap. Het resultaat is daardoor qua geluid een stuk beter dan tegenwoordig, kijk maar eens naar de specs als THD (vervorming van het uitgangsignaal t.o.v. het ingangssignaal en de dempingsfactor). Vermogen zegt overigens weinig, tenzij je puur alles wilt laten dreunen zonder te genieten... Ben het wel eens met Andrew dat JVC uit die tijd redelijk doorsnee was, terwijl Akai bijvoorbeeld ondergewaardeerd was.

And they are sill running I would try them out if they are not to bright .

I think these phones are 360p ? it will sound brighter than a CD player . All those DACs ???

@vintagestereo

4 жыл бұрын

360p? you mean 360 English pounds? paid 216 euro for it. Because they are almost 1 year old it's hard to get one for that price, just wait for the new lg models, every quad dac from lg will be good for sound.

@vintagestereo

4 жыл бұрын

brighter, You need a new phone every 2 to 4 years so why not buy a lg with quad dac next time. go for the cheapest model, i promise you that the phone will make you happy

@shaun9107

4 жыл бұрын

@@vintagestereo no I ment youtube 360p dounloads

@shaun9107

4 жыл бұрын

@@vintagestereo I no longer use a smartphone with wi fi . WANING refue any forced DOWNLOADS . Do not press ok with them , they will ill your memory that is UNMOVABLE .

leuk versterkertje.. ga je dit weekend ook naar x-fi audio show?

@vintagestereo

4 жыл бұрын

Ga dit keer niet maar Ivar gaat wel

Hey man, I just bought AM-55. I think it is very decent. I paid 50 Euros for it, and just like you, and I dont need the akai AM-55 at all, but I could not pass that price. Now I can test and play with it, compare to my other stuff. You seem to be Akai lover. Also, your English language improved in last 4 years since this video.

@vintagestereo

9 ай бұрын

haha you noticed, the more you talk, the better it goes and i watch american news every day. I have also a akai am-57, not the same as a am-55 but close

@writenamehere0000

2 ай бұрын

@@vintagestereo I have bought Akai AM-73 Reference Series (same looks as AM-93). It is a mile ahead of AM-55 by sound quality.

@vintagestereo

2 ай бұрын

@@writenamehere0000 yes its the better amplifier, good deal

Did you give your Nephew the good price? 😁👍🏻

Hey mein friend😁😉what you thing about the AM 65 from akai? ✌️🇵🇹

@vintagestereo

2 жыл бұрын

never had this one

@ricardogomes9227

2 жыл бұрын

@@vintagestereo 😞😉okay thank you for your fast answer and your good Job on KZread amigo ✌️😉🇵🇹

Am 59 or jbl ti5000? Dynaudio audience 122? Thanks

@vintagestereo

4 жыл бұрын

am59 is a amp and the other 2 are speakers, jbl ti5000 is of course the best

@peterkrivosik5508

4 жыл бұрын

@@vintagestereo, so it Will play well thogeter..? Thanks

@eDXTRe

3 жыл бұрын

Audience 122 is to my öpinion very nice (dapolito) with rotel amps from 900 series. Like 981 etc. They have great power to drive the dyns firm and nice

What about Akai AM-52?

@vintagestereo

2 жыл бұрын

good question, i have that am-52, should review it soon

How does it compare to a luxman?

@vintagestereo

4 жыл бұрын

all the luxmans i had where better as this akai

😎☝️

@vintagestereo

4 жыл бұрын

yes first

It would be great if you had another content channel showing your daily life, things like cooking, going to the beach or doing things like that, I became a person who likes you a lot, but I'm not that big a fan of vintage stereo.

@vintagestereo

4 жыл бұрын

i have my other channel for that stuff, people here don't like other video's

@christiaanstaps8336

4 жыл бұрын

@@vintagestereo is dat het "no nonsense" kanaal? Die is echt leuk!!

@shaun9107

4 жыл бұрын

@@vintagestereo did you say you have a bike ? what is it .

@aldobianc7777

4 жыл бұрын

@@vintagestereo really!? Can i follow you there?

@aldobianc7777

4 жыл бұрын

@@vintagestereo how can i find your other Channel?

Yeah....a cheap dac in the LG....

@vintagestereo

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't test out the dac from this amp, but i know the sansui au-x911dg have very good dac that's why I bought it

In Australia Akai was always regarded as absolute bottom of the pile rubbish.