I was shocked to find that in just a few days it arrived from Japan, considering the times we live in. Thank you Victor for getting it processed and shipped so quickly.
I am taking my time with this build and just enjoying it bit by bit. For those that have assembled the TU-8600, this is very similar. For those that have never, it is really simple as long as you follow the instructions in the very detailed manual. Please dont ask me for copy of manual or circuit.
I will say that I did struggle a little locating parts. Some resistors are not bagged according to their values. I also find it difficult to distinguish some of the colors, but thats why you have a DMM right? If you cannot find a particular part, look in other bags that might not be so obvious. This is just nitpicking and not an issue really.
This 1st pic shows 3 layers of packing. Impressive !!!! The outside box was almost pristine. 2nd & 3rd pic shows just how beautiful the PCB's are. I was telling Victor, I really didnt want to touch them because they were so nice You also have to "break" off about 8 pieces that had me nervous. I lost count but pretty sure I had to sandpaper about 40 perforations There are 2 rectangular sections in the main pcb that need to break off and this I believe is for the caps.
Pic 4 is the speaker connectors, 5 & 6 show the headphone jack.
Even though parts are of good quality I am going to swap out the 9pin tube sockets for ceramics if I have them around.
The end goal here is to compare my mostly stock 8600S with this stock 8900 listening to Cossor 300B at first and then will switch over to 2A3 when they arrive from Victor.
I am going to give it a rest for the night and soak in the fun I had.
I am taking my time with this build and just enjoying it bit by bit. For those that have assembled the TU-8600, this is very similar. For those that have never, it is really simple as long as you follow the instructions in the very detailed manual. Please dont ask me for copy of manual or circuit.
I will say that I did struggle a little locating parts. Some resistors are not bagged according to their values. I also find it difficult to distinguish some of the colors, but thats why you have a DMM right? If you cannot find a particular part, look in other bags that might not be so obvious. This is just nitpicking and not an issue really.
This 1st pic shows 3 layers of packing. Impressive !!!! The outside box was almost pristine. 2nd & 3rd pic shows just how beautiful the PCB's are. I was telling Victor, I really didnt want to touch them because they were so nice You also have to "break" off about 8 pieces that had me nervous. I lost count but pretty sure I had to sandpaper about 40 perforations There are 2 rectangular sections in the main pcb that need to break off and this I believe is for the caps.
Pic 4 is the speaker connectors, 5 & 6 show the headphone jack.
Even though parts are of good quality I am going to swap out the 9pin tube sockets for ceramics if I have them around.
The end goal here is to compare my mostly stock 8600S with this stock 8900 listening to Cossor 300B at first and then will switch over to 2A3 when they arrive from Victor.
I am going to give it a rest for the night and soak in the fun I had.
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