Arfa Daily wrote in message
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"N_Cook" wrote in message
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Back working again. You'd think for 350 squid that they would have used
the
Tone and Balance controls built into the stereo 4 ch select and vol via
I2C
IC, PT2314E


I don't think I would, actually. For as long as I can remember - going
back
over 40 years to when I was an apprentice - Steepletone equipment has been
the most unmitigated piles of crap there has ever been. I don't think I
can
ever remember seeing any model where I didn't feel sorry for the poor sap
that had wasted their money buying it ...

It makes modern Chinese crap look 'Rolls Royce' in comparison ... I can't
actually imagine how they have managed to keep going for so long :-\

Arfa


First time I've come across the name. The pass transistor and its large but
un-anchored heatsink would likely flop about anyway in transport , without
any duff pcb track rework
Other point to note, the main digital control board is housed in a tinplate
screening-can and just stuck with gummed tape to the recording-CD casing