Maintained! Crown's preamp has a strong impression as a commercial brand. The sound images are clear, and the thickness, protrusion, and sharpness of each sound are perfect. In particular, the phono is excellent without losing its sound, and I recommend it to those who like analog. There are small scratches and scuffs on the exterior. *This unit does not have a relay circuit, so there may be a lumpy sound when the power is turned on (Kanai Hidetsugu)
Maintenance information: 2023.1.19 maintenance (PHONO circuit IC replacement. Balance and panoramic volume circuit correction, panel switch, volume contact correction.)
Accessories: none
Main specifications: W432 x H133 x D206 mm weight 9.1 kg
Maintenance has been completed! It is JBL's first control amplifier crowned with a graphic controller, and is a famous machine that still boasts high popularity today. With the dry horsepower sound quality unique to this era, it is unmatched to match vintage speakers. It is a control amplifier coveted by JAZZ and ROCK fans that achieves both good extrusion and certainty of contours. The exterior is the loudness switch slightly bent, and there are threads and scratches corresponding to the year on the whole (Yoichi Murakoshi)
Maintenance information: 2022.7.26 maintenance (slide vol, other vols cleaning, INPUT selector SW dismantling contact plate polishing, L, R board internal bypass replacement.)
Accessories: Instruction manual (copy)
Main specifications: LINE input 4 systems PHONO (MM) input 2 systems W397 × H170 × D370 mm 8.0 kg
A premium preamp with a rare Crown. It has a powerful sound with a dry air feeling and a thick tone. The tone control can also be set in detail, so you can firmly follow your sound preferences. The appearance is rusty, small scratches, and line scratches are conspicuous. Serial 1772 (Satoshi Yonejima)
Maintenance information: 2022.4.10 Maintenance completed (Switches, volumes, etc. Contact cleaning due to poor contact gully. Terminal replacement due to poor RCA terminal contact. I installed the legs. (Each I/O check, operation check)
Accessories: Connection cord
Main specifications: Line input 8 systems Output 2 systems (phone only) Body W432 × H190 × D356mm 9kg Separate power supply W168 × H89 × D35mm 4.1kg
The price has been reduced! 2021/11/26 selling price 99,800 yen with phono module! A preamplifier from Crown (Amcron), which has released a number of famous commercial amplifiers. A well-balanced, flat band with a slightly dark tone. The goodness of omission and graininess is first class Mainly there is dirt in some places and disappearing lettering ※ The TUNER switch of the input selector is a substitute (Yosuke Kojima)
Maintenance Information: 2021.11.26 Maintained (Output Mute Relay Replacement, Other Input Tuner Supply Installation, Internal Tantalum Capacitor, Partial Bypass Capacitor Replacement. (PHONO check)
Accessories: none
Main specifications: Line input 5 system phono 1 system pre-out 2 system body part: W482 × H89 × D196mm 4.6 kg
Balanced flat band with a slightly dark tone The goodness of omission and grain is first class. Phonoiko (MM) is also excellent, and you can enjoy thick sound quality with strong sound pressure. There are scratches on the top board, scratches and scratches in other places (Yosuke Kojima)
Maintenance information: 2021.6.15 Maintenance (VOL decomposition contacts repolished, anti-oxidation and sulfide grease applied. Add resistance, replace flat cable. Input and output waveform check, sound output test.) 2020.3.22 Maintained (each VR×4, SW cleaning × 8, TR/IC, contact failure due to socket aging deterioration and soldered TR×4, IC × 8, input RCA terminal board resolder, relay cleaning)
Accessories: none
Main specifications: Input/line level 5 systems (of which 2 tapes), phono (for MM cartridges) output/recording output 2 systems, 2 preout systems W480 × H40 × D34mm 6kg
price cut! 2021/6/13 selling price 79,800 yen Crown preamp with strong impression as a commercial brand. The sound image is clear and the thickness, extrusion, and sharpness of each sound is perfect. Phono is especially excellent for sound loss, and it is recommended for analog people. The appearance has small scratches and thread. Serial 17338 (YONEJIMA Satoshi)
Maintenance Information: 2016.3.16 Maintained (each SW VOL cleaning. RCA terminal polishing repair Replacement of condenser in the base. * In the future, if the dedicated parts (transformer, VOL, etc.) are defective, repair will not be available. operation check)
Accessories: no accessories
Main specifications: W432 × H133 × D206mm Weight 9.1kg