Product Description
This Synthi AKS is for sale in excellent working order following a thorough overhaul and servicing. Dr Huw added a power supply mod recommended by James Walker to reduce hum and improve stability: the oscillators are incredibly stable - the best we've witnessed from a Synthi.
We acquired this via a very experienced Synthi engineer - he was amazed by the condition and stability even before any work had been done, and advised me that this was 'a keeper'.
While everything has been done to ensure it's as it should be, and the synth is behaving flawlessly in testing, this is a vintage Synthi and some occasional foibles may be expected. We take the view that servicing on these units should be sympathetic - recapping where necessary, but also keeping as many original parts in the audio path to retain character, even if it results in occasional minor flaws. A little noise may be possible from some pots when it's not been used for a while, but this will clear with use.
These synths should be used regularly for best performance - just like a classic car or bike needs a run out to stay in good shape.
It is a joy to play. Demos below are of the other AKS we have for sale
We acquired this via a very experienced Synthi engineer - he was amazed by the condition and stability even before any work had been done, and advised me that this was 'a keeper'.
While everything has been done to ensure it's as it should be, and the synth is behaving flawlessly in testing, this is a vintage Synthi and some occasional foibles may be expected. We take the view that servicing on these units should be sympathetic - recapping where necessary, but also keeping as many original parts in the audio path to retain character, even if it results in occasional minor flaws. A little noise may be possible from some pots when it's not been used for a while, but this will clear with use.
These synths should be used regularly for best performance - just like a classic car or bike needs a run out to stay in good shape.
It is a joy to play. Demos below are of the other AKS we have for sale