Fixing a vintage AKAI AM 2800 - Do it or not?

[Samishere]

Hey there,

a while a go i bought an awesome looking vintage AKAI receiver. It has these oldskool meters on it 8)

Now it is pretty messed up when i switch some buttons it crackels as hell...

sometimes its normal and than its messed up again.

Is it worth fixing?

Specs:

- Tone on/off m de Bass, Midrange en Treble
- Muting (-15dB of -30dB)
- 2 x Tape monitor
- Tape copy
- Low filter op 30Hz en 60 Hz
- High filter op 7kHz en 10kHz
- Bass, Mid, Treble en Balance regeling
- Loudness (Low en Low & High)
- Stereo/Reverse stereo/Mono schakelaar
- Kleur: zilver/bruin

Aansluitingen:
- 4 lijningangen: Tuner, Tape 1, Tape 2, Aux (of computer, mp3 speler, cd, dvd, tv)
- 2 platenspeleringangen: Phono 1, Phono 2 (allebei MM)
- 2 paar luidspreker aansluitingen
- Hoofdtelefoon

Technische gegevens:
- Continu vermogen (20Hz-20kHz): 2x80W (8 Ohm)
- Frequentiebereik: 7Hz-70kHz
- Totale harmonische vervorming (THD): 0,08%
- Afmetingen (bxhxd): 440x165x396mm
- Gewicht: 12,9kg

 

[audioaddict]

lovely bit of kit and very similar to my vintage jvc jas71 which i wish i,d have kept. i think it depends how much its gonna cost although saying that if you bought an amp with that build quality in todays money it would cost you a fortune, so depending on what sort of sound youre after ( some non vintage guys on here may well argue that the sound may well be off the pace, which is a valid point) although personally i,d give it a go as many classic pieces are good enough to keep and slot into many different types of systems. Plus it looks dead cool.

 

[Samishere]

Plus it looks dead cool.

:cheer:

Ok i'm going to give it a shot... So i'm able to build computers, i made a solar panel power windmill for on your desk and thats about how technical i'm ... :rofl:

I got the manual thats the good news x'D Any tips where to start off with this project?

Besides this what (vintage) speakers would you recommend wich suits the capacity of the amp?

 

[Samishere]

Plus it looks dead cool.

:cheer:

Ok i'm going to give it a shot... So i'm able to build computers, i made a solar panel power windmill for on your desk and thats about how technical i'm ... :rofl:

I got the manual thats the good news x'D Any tips where to start off with this project?

Besides this what (vintage) speakers would you recommend wich suits the capacity of the amp?