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What does serviced mean for vintage hi-fi?
Serviced means a unit has been technically checked and that there is a record of what was inspected, adjusted or replaced. It is not the same as restored, fully original or as new.
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What does serviced mean? Do you need a preamplifier or an integrated amplifier? And how do you connect a streamer to a unit that is forty years old? Here you will find clear guides to vintage Pioneer hi-fi, with sources.
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What does serviced mean for vintage hi-fi?
Serviced means a unit has been technically checked and that there is a record of what was inspected, adjusted or replaced. It is not the same as restored, fully original or as new.
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Answers to the questions that keep coming up with vintage hi-fi.
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Preamplifier, power amplifier, integrated amplifier or receiver?
A preamplifier handles source selection and volume. A power amplifier delivers the power for the loudspeakers. An integrated amplifier does both in one cabinet. A receiver is an integrated amplifier with a built-in tuner.
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Putting together a vintage Pioneer system
Start with how you listen: your music sources, your room and your loudspeakers. Then choose the amplification, and only then the additional components. Starting with the number of watts or the best-looking front panel often leads the wrong way.
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Connecting a streamer to a vintage Pioneer amplifier
Yes, you can. A streamer with an analogue line output connects to a line input on the amplifier. If the streamer only has a digital output, you need a digital-to-analogue converter (DAC) in between.
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