I think Bad Finger wrote a song about the guys who bid this tuner up.

The preamp went for over 900 and the amp for over 1100. Hard to imagine.

I think Bad Finger wrote a song about the guys who bid this tuner up.

Which song?

Which song?

No Matter What, Day After Day , Baby Blue, Name Of The Game, Maybe Tomorrow,

Ahhh!......"Come And Get It "

Bad English did "Price of Love".

OK, a grand is a lot of money, too rich for my blood. But it's supposed to be an outstanding tuner. and look at what Magnum Dynalab's sell for.

i noticed that, being kinda a tuna nut. i hope folk get that insane if/when i decide to part w/my modded accuphase t109! :naughty:

doug s.

Must've had the original manuals. Something about the original box and manuals that send these old tuners into the stratosphere.

I think Bad Finger wrote a song about the guys who bid this tuner up.

I was thinking about a tune by Napoleon XIV... :screwy:

Hey Louie - didn't you once have an Accuphase tuna?

$1000 for a T100 and we're not even into the hot buying season yet on the BAY! :eek:

Dana

i noticed that, being kinda a tuna nut. i hope folk get that insane if/when i decide to part w/my modded accuphase t109! :naughty:

doug s.

What mods did you have done, how well did they work, and who did them? I have a T-109V.

I was thinking about a tune by Napoleon XIV... :screwy:

Hey Louie - didn't you once have an Accuphase tuna?


Yep. T-100. Got it at GW for $20. Like new, not a scratch on it, everything worked. Kept it for a couple months, sold it on "a popular auction site" for a small shit-ton.

I was very tempted to keep it, but really didn't have anything to match it, and was afraid that if I did keep it, instead of collecting several hundred dollars on it, I'd spend a few grand to find equipment worthy of sharing rack space with it.

A nice man in TX bought it and is quite pleased with it.

What mods did you have done, how well did they work, and who did them? I have a T-109V.
well, i never heard this one stock, so, i can't compare to stock. but, i know of someone who *did* use his stock t109 before sending it to joseph chow at components plus usa. he posted his comments here:

http://www.componentplususa.com/pages/upgrades.html

read the 1st "words of praise" by joebone. i have had a few emails w/joe, before i had gotten my t109. the reason i never heard mine stock, was cuz it was a japan-spec tuna, when i got it - the only reason i could afford it! :D japan spec means a tuning band from 76-90, instead of 88-108. joseph, w/friends in japan, (he used to be a kenwood tuner engineer), was the only tuner guy i know of, that was able to source the parts to do the conwersion. he also had to change the woltage from 100vac to 120vac. mods included better wiring, better caps, & replacement of all op-amps w/burr-brown opa627's. of course, a complete alignment was done.

it *is* a nice sounding tuna - certainly my best, if only by a whisker. the soundstaging of this baby is ever-so-slightly wider than my modded hk citation 18's, and modded heathkit aj1600, w/everything else being equal. (these modded tunas are a freaking bargain, imo.) you would *never* be able to distinguish the difference unless doing a direct a-b comparison.

not sure i will keep the t109 - it's yust too much money sitting there on the shelf. but it *is* my best, so i should keep it for that reason alone, no? :D but, this may change, ya never know. joseph chow has said he prefers the older analog t100 to the later accuphase digitals. and, i yust nabbed a t100 on ebay for <$500, (certainly a more sane price that >$1k), which has been freshly serviced. (but no mods.) looking forward to making this comparison. :>)

doug s.