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http://www.radiofokus.ru/Radiofok/restav.../scott.htm

The console being restored is E.H. Scott Philharmonic.

The text is in Russian, but what matters is the pictures.
Appreciate the effort and dedication.
He modified the cabinet just a little.
See how he re-chromed every single detail and with what quality.

I am impressed.

BTW, audiophiles (this is an audiophile website) do not just change the axial paper caps - the re-stuff them, so one would think the old paper caps were never changed.

The guy is the host of that website, Sergey Lisovin, a well-respected old specialist in audio.

PS. I could never imagine to bring myself to put this much effort in restoration. But, audiophiles - they are crazy.

The audiophiles in Russia must be of a very different breed then the "Audiophools" we have over here, those guys are dedicated restorers, maybe it's something to do during the long winter nights other then read Dostoyevsky, or Tolstoy novels. The first thing an audiophool would do is gut the cabinet, install a hokey POS phonograph made out of lucite under the lid, butcher the audio amp to fit a single ended triode in it (preferably a Western Electric triode), use hand rolled paper caps that cost $60 each, install a $2000 power cord, and use it to drive a pair of German speakers made out of used paper bags.
Regards
Arran

There are some like that there too, but mostly those are avid radio amateurs/enthusiasts with good experience in electronics, or professionals / semi-professionals.

As for the Audiofools, those I've met; they have told me very seriously, that the whole "power of the sound" is in cables, and those 1000-dollar audio cables with "controlled characteristic impedance" (I wonder if they know what it is) are what makes the sound come out really good. Of course, everything should be gold-plated.

Who do you think buys all this crap in best Buy, when they sell you DVI 6-foot cable for 70-80 bucks when a 6-dolar one works as good or better?