I think the video achieved your goal of a general, and cautious, restoration of a typical (and relatively simple) piece of vintage ‘kit’ as the Brits say.
Thanks! The combination of interior simplicity and exterior beauty makes a relatively coherent video possible. As opposed to the untold hours of footage I've taken of my work on a Sansui 1000!
Nice work - looks so much better now and likely performs better than new! I liked the neat trick of replacing the two pairs of electrolytics with a single pair of film caps!
Thanks! Once I realized the function of those caps, replacing each pair with a single film cap with half the value seemed the obvious thing to do. Still, I hesitated a little at "changing things."
I congratulate you on your work on this console. You proceeded in the same way as I did when I managed to find my Phase-Linear 2000 console, at the end of 2002. I have my 2000 console connected to a Quad 405-2 and it works fine. It has remained working in due condition to this day, being used practically every day for my regular listening. What I didn't know was that this console wasn't designed by Bob Carver. This is something strange to me. How did you find out about that fact? I did an exhaustive search on the web regarding the console and nowhere did I find this information. The operations to revitalize the Phase-Linear 2000 console are an investment in labor that is fully justified, because anyone who has a console like this will keep it for the rest of their life, making it a completely reliable machine. The only thing left to do on my console is to change the OPAMPS, this being a procedure recommended by the majority of people who have done it and who are allegedly satisfied with the result obtained. Apparently, this change of OPAMPS provides a more compatible operation with current musicality (this is not an observation of my own). This is an issue that I have not yet seen expressly explained. What do you think about that? Does it really justify changing the OPAMPS? Since my console is working fine, I'm hesitant to make the switch. Best wishes for continued good work. Greetings from Portugal. Macedo Pinto
I'm not sure where I saw the information about Carver, but my recollection is that the 2000 was designed to have a lower price than the 4000. Their superficial resemblance aside, the 2000 and 4000 are very different designs. Also, the 4000 has "designed by Bob Carver" printed on the back, and the 2000 has nothing similar printed on the back. Regarding the opamps, the conventional wisdom is that opamps have improved substantially since the 70's, and the 2000 would benefit from the newer technology, which would, for example, lower the noise floor. However, replacing the opamps is not simple and requires adapters at the least, and perhaps also additional capacitors to prevent oscillation.
@@Lancaster_Hi-Fi thanks for you assessments about what I mentioned. In fact, the change of OPAMPS must be accompanied by more interventions of which I am not aware. I will study this more in detail before deciding on this. Thanks for your quick response. Macedo Pinto
Pretty peachy ... indeed! Simple but elegant.
Yes, I'm digging it. I was expecting something like the 4000 (video on that next), which is stuffed full of boards.
I think the video achieved your goal of a general, and cautious, restoration of a typical (and relatively simple) piece of vintage ‘kit’ as the Brits say.
Thanks! The combination of interior simplicity and exterior beauty makes a relatively coherent video possible. As opposed to the untold hours of footage I've taken of my work on a Sansui 1000!
Nice work - looks so much better now and likely performs better than new! I liked the neat trick of replacing the two pairs of electrolytics with a single pair of film caps!
Thanks! Once I realized the function of those caps, replacing each pair with a single film cap with half the value seemed the obvious thing to do. Still, I hesitated a little at "changing things."
The Singing Cops - Zenyatta Mondatta!
I congratulate you on your work on this console. You proceeded in the same way as I did when I managed to find my Phase-Linear 2000 console, at the end of 2002.
I have my 2000 console connected to a Quad 405-2 and it works fine.
It has remained working in due condition to this day, being used practically every day for my regular listening.
What I didn't know was that this console wasn't designed by Bob Carver. This is something strange to me.
How did you find out about that fact? I did an exhaustive search on the web regarding the console and nowhere did I find this information.
The operations to revitalize the Phase-Linear 2000 console are an investment in labor that is fully justified, because anyone who has a console like this will keep it for the rest of their life, making it a completely reliable machine.
The only thing left to do on my console is to change the OPAMPS, this being a procedure recommended by the majority of people who have done it and who are allegedly satisfied with the result obtained.
Apparently, this change of OPAMPS provides a more compatible operation with current musicality (this is not an observation of my own). This is an issue that I have not yet seen expressly explained.
What do you think about that? Does it really justify changing the OPAMPS? Since my console is working fine, I'm hesitant to make the switch.
Best wishes for continued good work.
Greetings from Portugal.
Macedo Pinto
I'm not sure where I saw the information about Carver, but my recollection is that the 2000 was designed to have a lower price than the 4000. Their superficial resemblance aside, the 2000 and 4000 are very different designs. Also, the 4000 has "designed by Bob Carver" printed on the back, and the 2000 has nothing similar printed on the back. Regarding the opamps, the conventional wisdom is that opamps have improved substantially since the 70's, and the 2000 would benefit from the newer technology, which would, for example, lower the noise floor. However, replacing the opamps is not simple and requires adapters at the least, and perhaps also additional capacitors to prevent oscillation.
@@Lancaster_Hi-Fi thanks for you assessments about what I mentioned. In fact, the change of OPAMPS must be accompanied by more interventions of which I am not aware. I will study this more in detail before deciding on this.
Thanks for your quick response.
Macedo Pinto
Maybe it's just me, but this super-fast playback of the video and the background music is making me hyperventilate. I had to mute it. Seriously.
Indeed, it really distracted what would otherwise have been a great video. Not good...
Was there "Police" playing?
Yeah, Zenyata Mondata.
My OCD is acting up since the cover did not get a light sanding to remove all the water stain.... Arghhh... 😅
Yeah, I know how it is, but they're not very noticeable, and I can always work on them later if I want.
I like your work but in this video the music make it hard to watch, I had to keep this sequences.
Yeah, I found leaving it in kind of amusing, but I probably won't do that again.
Fast forward should be muted. Cut editing is probably better here.
Painters tape on the power amp, What gives
That part of the face is barely attached and needs to be fixed. I'm just trying to keep it in place and prevent further damage until I fix it.