"We did it!" said my 2-year-old friend. I got my Kenwood receiver back into my main stereo system.

@TheHorse (220506)
Walnut Creek, California
October 24, 2022 6:48pm CST
Do to popular demand, I am writing a post about my main stereo system. A I mentioned in a previous post, I was able to use De-Oxit (basically an electrical contact cleaner) to get my 1971 Kenwood KR-5150 stereo receiver working properly--at least with headphones. I finally got it back into my main system the other day, and it sounds fine with external speakers. "We did it!" My main system is all solid state right now, so I'm going to figure out how to get a tube amplifier into the circuit at a certain point. I may use the Kenwood as a tuner pre-amp, and use one of my tube amps as a power amplifier in the future. I am currently awaiting a 12-AX7 tube for my Fisher X-102B tube integrated, which was recently restored by a local fella. Tubes sound better, and nobody knows exactly why. I will attach a photo of my main system as it stands now. Several of the components shown are not being used right now, including the Jolida JD-102B tube integrated amplifier. Do you still have an "old school" stereo?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472162)
• Switzerland
25 Oct 22
I am not at all in this kind of repairs, but I am glad you are satisfied and it works well.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472162)
• Switzerland
25 Oct 22
@TheHorse I use the W-40 and that it's all I do. I never tried soldering something. I know how to wire an outlet to an electric cable, this is something I can do.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220506)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Oct 22
@LadyDuck How do you do that?! It sounds critical!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220506)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Oct 22
I am OK with De-Oxit or a bit of soldering, but that's about it.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (69240)
• United States
25 Oct 22
A fine system…and what Reprise album are you playing on that turntable?!
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (69240)
• United States
25 Oct 22
@TheHorse — excellent choice! “Cotton Jenny” is one of my favorites by him. The title cut is excellent as well.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220506)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Oct 22
Gordon Lightfoot, Summer Side of Life, I believe. Sometimes a fella's gotta get back to his roots.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220506)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Oct 22
The turntable is a 1980s Acoustic Research AR-ES1. I knew you'd want to know. The amplifiers to the left are...never mind. JJ might be able to identify them.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (108532)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Oct 22
Happy to hear its working good
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220506)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Oct 22
I was relieved when I fired it up and everything was good.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (342345)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Oct 22
I'm afraid none of that means much to me but I'm glad you've got it working as you want it to.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220506)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Oct 22
I expected that from most people.But I just had to write about it. Getting the Kenwood working is the main thing.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220506)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Oct 22
@JudyEv I guess I knew that this post wouldn't make me that many hundredths of a penny. Especially with a largely XX audience. But I had to write it.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (342345)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Oct 22
@TheHorse Sometimes I just have to write about stuff too but then that can lead to trying to explain all sorts of things in simple-to-understand language. If I start getting a bit tired or frustrated with it all, I think of the pennies!!
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (182337)
• United States
25 Oct 22
All of that stuff is over my head today. Understood more in the 70s. I'm glad you got it working well for you.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220506)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Oct 22
Yeah, that's the main thing. It's not tubes, but it's early 70s solid state, so it still sounds pretty good.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 Oct 22
I remember my Dad repairing televisions with tubes inside. A blast from the past.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220506)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Oct 22
Yep. What's funny is that progress sometimes moves us backwards. Records (except for the pops and ticks) sound better than (especially early) CDs. Tubes sound better than transistors. Cell phones have increased anxiety and depression in young people. And so on.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 Oct 22
@TheHorse Life continues to evolve for sure.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (220506)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Oct 22
@CarolDM Or devolve!
Nocturnal Writer
@Nakitakona (56484)
• Philippines
28 Nov 22
No. I don't have a stereo nor an amplifier