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Pretty pricey though, like all their stuff. You might find an electronics salvage place. Lots of computer servers and telco equipment have rack handles.

I want to thank Rod and others on the forum for the information that allowed me to modify the Roberts for my son for recording. Here are the pictures: http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p290/fmhurst/DSCF4825.jpg http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p290/fmhurst/DSCF4828.jpg http://i131.photobucket.com...

I am doing mods on the Roberts 720X and want to put in an "on-off-on" switch that allows power only to the preamps at one "on" position and power to both preamps and power amp in the other "on" position. In an earlier post, RodC said "cut the B+ and the heater voltage" for preamps only. I am still l...

I am developing my own take on the Roberts/AKAI Preamps. This would be a combination of Rod C's original mod and his Boris mod. This is the faceplate design: http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p290/fmhurst/PREAMPFACEPLATESNOBACKGROUNDTESTver.jpg I plan to use the mic input trannies from a Shure M68 ...

The decal paper is just like any other paper. If your laser printer will print gold on a piece of regular paper (I've never seen one that can) then you can print gold filled decals. Otherwise, you're out of luck for gold. Also the decal paper is somewhat translucent so some of any color of the objec...

Thanks, Rod. Confirmation on the approach from the king of AKAI/Roberts mods. Your mod info on your site is great! I'm still putting together the documentation and ordering parts. In June I should have time to mod and will post pictures of the completed unit.

First, since I've only been a member of the board for a couple weeks, let me tell you a little about my interests. I've done mod work on old Fender '70s tube amps (sliver face to black face sorts of mods). I also repair stereo and mono tube amps. My son is a left-handed guitar player, so I've modded...