Musical Fidelity X-P100 and X-AS100s
System: MF X-P100, 2x X-AS100, X-RAY, Michell Gyrodeck and B&M CDM9-NT speakers. Dealing with John was a pleasure, a real gentleman. He repaired and upgraded the X-P100 and upgraded the X-AS100s. I’m really made-up with the sound; more detail, more bass, much bigger soundstage, better balance between lows and highs, and more natural sounding. Previously […]
Krell KAV-300il Integrated Amp
I don’t normally do reviews but in this case, I’ve no hesitation in making an exception. John was upfront about mentioning the timescale he’d be aiming for to get my amp fully restored. To my surprise, given these challenging times, he proved to be a man of his word. I know it couldn’t have been […]
MUSICAL FIDELITY TRI-VISTA 21 DAC
We’ve all been to really good concerts and feel well entertained. Have you ever had a close look at the musicians face when they’re playing? You can tell who’s enjoying entertaining you. They always have this excruciating painful look, the most screwed up faces when the bass is digging deep or the guitarist is floating […]
Magic requires time and skill
Well. After nearly 1 year my Musical Fidelity XA200 amplifiers are back at home. They sound beautifully, I’m afraid not being able to find more subtleties in the sound; to me, they sounded great also before the repair/upgrade. In fact, they sound(ed) so good I am cold when I listen to some ‚Äúsuper systems‚Äù at […]
Meridian Upgrade
M100 speakers are over 30 years old and had never been serviced. John replaced power supply caps and input sockets. (the originals feel off) He also worked some other magic to the speakers. The G92 had a new power supply and again other magic. The character of the system is the same, I love it. […]
A100 reborn
I decided to get my old A100 renovated as it was my first , proper’ Hi-Fi amplifier and I missed its warm, mellifluous sound. I t had had a repair job some 15 years ago which had left it working but uninspiring to listen to. I contacted John who recommended a full rebuild and so […]
Repair/Mild upgrade
First of thanks John for your excellent customer service. Now for the review, Good News first I think. There is now doubt that just about ever category you could consider has improved. In some areas the improvement is vast (space, decay, attack, slam, bass depth, weight & extension). The largest improvement was however the silky […]
Repair and upgrade
Had a problem with loss of channel was explained to it was the selector switch decided to have the repair and the upgrade to the amp the difference was noticeable strait away beefier sound and better seperation without loss of warmth and it’s just sounding better with more use well worth it and considering getting […]
Amazing Transformation
I have owned a pair of John Bowers Active speakers since 2007 and although were working ok, I knew that there performance wasn’t anything like they should sound like. These ground breaking speakers were manufactured in 1986, some 33 years ago! I had used John Sampson to repair and upgrade the original music fidelity pre […]
Repair Refurbishment
I bought my Luxman 309 amp in sept 1976 and it has performed brilliantly. Over the years the sound started to decline and I put this down to my own hearing declining with age. Unfortunately one of the channels recently became intermittent and I then struggled to find anyone who could repair it. I was […]