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8 minutes ago, JKent said:

Don't get me wrong. That's a nice amp and should pair well with your similar-vintage speakers. I just think it's more likely that the amp would have issues. 

 

no of course any suggestion is welcome… and of course I'd love to have vintage-y equipment* because of my age (long story short: I went to look for my teenage years equipment which I knew were on some basements somewhere, didn't find it but turned out with a free pair of AR's and a Technics amp plus my old Pioneer turntable… prettyyy prettyyy good I'd say; my observation was based on the *free* aspect of the haul)

*lazy as I am I ended up hooking it to my iMac… but lossless audio turned out good on it, maybe some purist will have a heart attack about this but it's all my fault

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21 minutes ago, JKent said:

I would be more concerned about your 1979 amp, found in a damp basement. I would recommend getting that thoroughly checked by a competent technician. btw, you can find the owner's manual, schematic, service manual and some other documents here: https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/technics/su-8044.shtml  You can download them free--all you need to do is register.

 

thanks for your input, maybe I'll try and look for a different amp maybe in a not-so-damp basement  
btw the insides look fine, no rust or aging, just dust and the strongest (tobacco) smoke smell… I guess it just sat in an apartment, not used very much and when the owner passed away the amp was stored in the basement (maybe like… 5 years or less?).

maybe I should just crank it up to eleven and drive those AR18LS  

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2 hours ago, Giorgio AR said:

Great speakers, even RaRa would have commented like that!
There is only to check and replace the capacitor (a quality bipolar electrolytic at 50 / 70v is enough).
You will have a beautiful and well-sounding pair of AR18LS.

Grazie Giorgio, ops, thanks…

 

guess I'll see if somewhere in my town there's someone who could do the job, the refoaming was done by Hi Fi Club Uniaudio in Milano ( https://goo.gl/maps/3XHUkovMHzvuuD1Q6 ), seemed like a great place for HiFi (honesty, courtesy and professionalism) but it's a bit too far from me for just a cap resoldering…

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Hi all,

sorry to jump on an old post but: I found an old pair of AR18LS (euro version of the AR18s ?) and got them refoamed and paired to a Technics SU-8044 amp.

I am a total hifi noob but I'd like to ask you what would be the advantage in getting the capacitor replaced (enhanced sound in some ranges, durability or what else?).

Living in an apartment I can't really push them so I add a bit of eq especially on the low end, other than that they seem to sound nice… again, not an expert, just a music lover.
 

I attach a pic, also have the grilles and the logos but I prefer them without.

ciao from milan!


p.s. is there something I should check on the amp too? was found in a humid basement and maybe owned by a heavy smoker… I cleaned the insides (veeery dirty) and cleaned all the pots but I'm no electronical expert alas