Sony FH - FH150R APM 177M speaker repair help

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Greetings

My 1st post, having just come across this great resource.

Background:

I was the lucky 15 y.o. recipient of a new FH7 MkIII on a Hong Kong family holiday, back in 1985.

Man, that bad boy corralled the girls around the family pool in 1985 when cranked; what a great system. You know how this goes, as unfortunately an overseas posting had me flip it for storage challenges rather than $$ reasons, some years later. Now I realise (along with my Diamond Back Silver Streak) that I should had stood fast and kept it.

Today:

Anyway, I nabbed a tidy FH150r for $20 this week for the beach house to re-live my fond memories of the FH7; only to get it home and see the APM's have perished in the corner and have a tinny "twang" when the volume is turned up......really turned up like only an FH can do.

Are these:

i. repairable? Parts source?
ii. economic to repair?
iii. if yes to i. and ii. where can this be done?

iv. do I just hangout to find another set?

Complication:

The unit cam with a brilliant PS-Q3 LP turntable (old school, so no CD player) but the arm does not lower to the record and play......is this cactus?


Cheers

SK
(thanks for having me here)

About me here: a Bose Lifestyle 5 that has given yrs of (loud) service, a Beosystem 10 to listen to the AM news at home and a Nakamichi Soundspace 5 on the wall at the beach-house- Some Boom, Some Box......
 

oldskool69

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Welcome aboard! All that you ask can be repaired. The only thing is the degree of difficulty. The speakers sound like they need a simple surround repair. However, new square surrounds are like a famous collector once said "...Rare as Rocking Horse Poo..." The turntable can be sorted out as well.

Congrats on your find! :thumbsup:
 

LJV

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Hi,

Considering that you've got it not just ridiculously cheap, but also together with very rare record player for just 20$, it would be smart to invest 19$ + shipping (even if it is 2x19$ + shipping), in new foams.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Square-Spea...pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item3ccf791a5e

When it matters problems with PS-Q3, check this thread http://www.vinylengine.com/turntable_forum/viewtopic.php?t=29343

If it is in good state, it can be sold on ebay for at least 500 euros. PS-Q3 alone is worth 100.

Overall, it's very rare system, even rarer with PS-Q3 and worth investing in quality repair, even if you have to spend several times what you paid for it.

Here you can download service manual http://freeservicemanuals.info/servicemanuals/download/Sony/fh-150r.pdf

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