What fm receiver amp

[scttlee]

I am looking to get a reasonably priced fm receiver that is also an amplifier.
Uses: to play back audio files from my phone. Possibly hook my tv up to it. Output to 250 wt JBL speakers.
Bluetooth or cable hookup from phone to amplifier.
I am 69, so don't really need high end anymore.
I cleaned my older amplifier volume control, but it still crackles. I have also refoamed the speakers.

 

[Gray]

Hi-fi receivers aren't as plentiful as they once were.
If you can still buy new, you won't have a lot of choice - and secondhand might have the sort of issue that yours still has.

Is your old amp a receiver - that you might like to keep?
You said you cleaned its volume control. If contact cleaner successfully reached its tracks and wipers, then either the tracks are worn or you've got a dry joint on the PCB.

Am I right in thinking you just want a change? as you'd be more than capable of fitting a new volume control or re-soldering any dry joints on the old amp.

 

[scttlee]

Hi-fi receivers aren't as plentiful as they once were.
If you can still buy new, you won't have a lot of choice - and secondhand might have the sort of issue that yours still has.

Is your old amp a receiver - that you might like to keep?
You said you cleaned its volume control. If contact cleaner successfully reached its tracks and wipers, then either the tracks are worn or you've got a dry joint on the PCB.

Am I right in thinking you just want a change? as you'd be more than capable of fitting a new volume control or re-soldering any dry joints on the old amp.

Thanks for the reply. Where would I purchase an appropriate volume control

 

[Gray]

Thanks for the reply. Where would I purchase an appropriate volume control

Somewhere like CPC components or E- Bay (new, not used).

First ensure it is the control itself causing the crackling.
A PCB-mounted, dual-gang, stereo pot will have 6 pins to desolder.
Once detached, you can take all appropriate physical measurements.
Its electrical resistance will be printed on its casing - and can otherwise be measured across the 2 outermost pins of each gang.

Look for a dual- gang, logarithmic potentiometer of the same resistance (ohms).
(A plastic shaft will be easier to shorten than a metal one).

....or you could just contact your manufacturer for a spare 👍

 

[good_enough]

I am looking to get a reasonably priced fm receiver that is also an amplifier.
Uses: to play back audio files from my phone. Possibly hook my tv up to it. Output to 250 wt JBL speakers.
Bluetooth or cable hookup from phone to amplifier.
I am 69, so don't really need high end anymore.
I cleaned my older amplifier volume control, but it still crackles. I have also refoamed the speakers.

This tends to get good reviews: https://www.richersounds.com/denon-dm41-dab-black/

 

[manicm]

I am looking to get a reasonably priced fm receiver that is also an amplifier.
Uses: to play back audio files from my phone. Possibly hook my tv up to it. Output to 250 wt JBL speakers.
Bluetooth or cable hookup from phone to amplifier.
I am 69, so don't really need high end anymore.
I cleaned my older amplifier volume control, but it still crackles. I have also refoamed the speakers.

What is your budget? And what kind of power are you looking at?

 

[Integralista]

What is your budget? And what kind of power are you looking at?

Hi, I recommend to have a look on solide Cambridge Audio AXR 100 receiver. This is 2x 100 watt into 8 ohm, "old style" AB class amplifier with Bluetooth receiver, good AM /FM tuner, analogue and digital inputs and lastly yes very good sound! Price here around 600 Eur. Just be warned, old good Sanyo, Marantz, Pioneer receivers could sound better than those new "HiFi". BR.

 

[Rodolfo]

Don't know where you're located nor what might be available to you, but if your crackling troubleshooting is not successful and you're ready for a new (or used) option, Onkyo produces good "reasonably-priced" equipment. I've only used their reasonably-priced, excellent CD players, with which I've been fully satisfied, and one has been installed in my main setup for several years. Their 2-channel TX-8220 tuner has an FM tuner and a Bluetooth receiver, and the TX-SR3100 also includes HDMI connections in a 5.2-channel AV design should you want the TV option as well. I like the clean design and features of both, and amazondotcom has both available to trial. Good luck with your eventual solution.