My dad bought this one new, I repaired it about 15 years ago (dried out 1uF caps here and there). The power output is extremely conservative. I always loved its sound, especially with the loudness switch turned on. Definitely can shake a room or two.
I've probably had close to 100 vintage receivers pass through my hands in the last 10 years (I used to buy and sell vintage audio on the side). I'm now down to about 20 in my personal collection, and the Sony TA-2650 is one of them. I have it paired with a beautiful matching set of Sony APM-22es speakers.
Nice to see such a familiar item (to me) on TH-cam. I have one of these. Bought it new along with a Sony ST-2950 tuner back in 1977. The set works perfectly to this day and still looks good too.
completely agree! Thanks for the support, we upload videos weekly showing off our collections of vintage equipment.. if you know of any mates that'd enjoy our content please share it with them !:)
@@colanitower, In Canada the identical amp sells for $300 and up. People stick the word "Vintage" in their ad and feel that alone should get them extra dollars, even though the only thing they've done to the amp is wipe the dust off it. All items are usually sold (as is) so it's up to you to spend whatever it costs to get it working. In Canada a proper service and repair will cost you $50 to $75 per hour plus parts. Do the math. These amps are not worth$500 + or -.
The lower tape socket is called a 5 pin DIN socket,it duplicates the phono connectors above it. DIN sockets were common in the 70s. I have one of these amps,it stopped working yesterday, it looks like the big Nichicon cap has leaked.
@@afrog2666 Unfortunately, after several repairs which failed quickly, the engineers have had to give up on it, so it is dead. I now use a Technics SU-V3, from 1981, which is a cracking amp, 40W per, and complements my Technics SL-PG 590 CD player and Technics SB-F 950 3 ways.
@@feelingretro5154 Yes got hold of one that has one channel down, now when i get some free time and space i will see if i can see whats wrong with it , hopefully soon
@Alex Mit Hi Alex, I ended up getting it working fine and a mate bought it straight off me, so I never had a real sit down listen of it, but the short time I did have a listen it sounded quite nice indeed.
Can I connect a microphone for a guitar to my Sony ta-1630? The jack enters perfectly but the speaker doesn't do any sound. The microphone in question is the "eko fasi" and the amp is connected to a Sony speaker.
Your microphone will have a mono jack plug, the input is stereo. Try pulling the plug out a bit and you may get a connection, otherwise you will need to fit a stereo plug with the end 2 connectors commoned. Also do not use the amp with only one speaker, it will damage it. Use 2 or put an 8 ohm load on the other channel.
This one says 275W consumption, the one I`m looking at used says 400W, it`s an earlier serial number, in the 51 range, this is 60 series, anyone have any idea what that`s all about?
I always get disappointed when I see those stupid spring loaded speaker terminals on such beautiful amps. I know they were common at the time, but surely someone must have thought, even in 1976, this could be done better for not much more cost/effort.
You are clueless about this amplifier. You don't know how the attenuator/mute switch works (even though it's labeled) , or how or why acoustic compensator switch is used. You took a swerve past the tape copy switch altogether. And why are you running both speakers into the two left channels only. Fortunately you're unlikely to blow the output transistors by driving the right channel into no load but I wouldn't advise trying that on every amplifier from the '70's.
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My dad bought this one new, I repaired it about 15 years ago (dried out 1uF caps here and there). The power output is extremely conservative. I always loved its sound, especially with the loudness switch turned on. Definitely can shake a room or two.
I've probably had close to 100 vintage receivers pass through my hands in the last 10 years (I used to buy and sell vintage audio on the side). I'm now down to about 20 in my personal collection, and the Sony TA-2650 is one of them. I have it paired with a beautiful matching set of Sony APM-22es speakers.
Nice to see such a familiar item (to me) on TH-cam. I have one of these. Bought it new along with a Sony ST-2950 tuner back in 1977. The set works perfectly to this day and still looks good too.
completely agree!
Thanks for the support, we upload videos weekly showing off our collections of vintage equipment.. if you know of any mates that'd enjoy our content please share it with them !:)
How much did you buy it new back then?
I've Just picked one of these up and blown away by the quality.
@@Another_Ambrose_Adventure Amplifier 300 Dutch guilders, tuner 200. Would be about the same in euros now.
@@colanitower, In Canada the identical amp sells for $300 and up. People stick the word "Vintage" in their ad and feel
that alone should get them extra dollars, even though the only thing they've done to the amp is wipe the dust off it.
All items are usually sold (as is) so it's up to you to spend
whatever it costs to get it working. In Canada a proper service and repair will cost you $50 to $75 per hour plus parts. Do the math. These amps are not worth$500 + or -.
The lower tape socket is called a 5 pin DIN socket,it duplicates the phono connectors above it. DIN sockets were common in the 70s. I have one of these amps,it stopped working yesterday, it looks like the big Nichicon cap has leaked.
That`s a shame, but you should be able to find an equivalent, if you haven`t already, hope you kept it and fixed it (:
@@afrog2666 Unfortunately, after several repairs which failed quickly, the engineers have had to give up on it, so it is dead. I now use a Technics SU-V3, from 1981, which is a cracking amp, 40W per, and complements my Technics SL-PG 590 CD player and Technics SB-F 950 3 ways.
Hey guys! Love old song items :)
Yo man I have one of these but need an EQ any you can recommend and also how would one hook it up without the normal eq in/out?
You might be able to put it in the pre amp input and output
A nice amp , i am hoping to get hold of one soon
Did you manage to get hold of one?
This was a really beautiful piece and we enjoyed getting to use it
@@feelingretro5154 Yes got hold of one that has one channel down, now when i get some free time and space i will see if i can see whats wrong with it , hopefully soon
@Alex Mit Hi Alex, I ended up getting it working fine and a mate bought it straight off me, so I never had a real sit down listen of it, but the short time I did have a listen it sounded quite nice indeed.
Can I connect a microphone for a guitar to my Sony ta-1630? The jack enters perfectly but the speaker doesn't do any sound. The microphone in question is the "eko fasi" and the amp is connected to a Sony speaker.
I would have thought so! Hopefully the community can help here.
Your microphone will have a mono jack plug, the input is stereo. Try pulling the plug out a bit and you may get a connection, otherwise you will need to fit a stereo plug with the end 2 connectors commoned. Also do not use the amp with only one speaker, it will damage it. Use 2 or put an 8 ohm load on the other channel.
Do you know what speakers this equipment originally came with?
None, it is a hi-fi separate, you chose what else you got to go with it.
Sony ss 2050 thats what my Dad bought back in 1978 together with the ta 2650 i have it still working real nice sound
This one says 275W consumption, the one I`m looking at used says 400W, it`s an earlier serial number, in the 51 range, this is 60 series, anyone have any idea what that`s all about?
good info guys thanks
You hooked up both speakers to the left channel.
😂
Always learning.
The quality and craftsmanship going into this video is nine below zero
Hey please show me how to set it up with the wirings at the back please
not like that. he plugged both speakers into the left channel...
Just FYI - speakers aren't connected correctly in this video - stereo pair should be connected either to A: R+ L or B: R+L . not AB: L+L ;]
Thanks cactoos, we’re always learning
Lol. I agree! As soon as I saw that I was WT*?
I always get disappointed when I see those stupid spring loaded speaker terminals on such beautiful amps. I know they were common at the time, but surely someone must have thought, even in 1976, this could be done better for not much more cost/effort.
You are clueless about this amplifier. You don't know how the attenuator/mute switch works (even though it's labeled) , or how or why acoustic compensator switch is used. You took a swerve past the tape copy switch altogether. And why are you running both speakers into the two left channels only. Fortunately you're unlikely to blow the output transistors by driving the right channel into no load but I wouldn't advise trying that on every amplifier from the '70's.