The 1957 Eico HF-52 tube amplifier is an important piece of high-fidelity history. Unfortunately, this one was built like crap. Watch to see just how bad it is and if it can be saved.

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0:19 An ebay purchase. Does it work?
0:29 A collectible piece of audio history
0:37 Advertised in High Fidelity Magazine, June 1957
1:15 Original prices
1:35 That blue color!
2:35 Toxic cadmium coating
2:45 Front panel controls
3:06 White paint splatters. Where do they come from?
3:46 Back panel features
4:35 Top panel layout/Vacuum tubes
5:58 Let’s open it up and see what’s inside
7:02 Can you find the selenium rectifier?
7:45 Poor workmanship
8:30 Transformer testing
9:14 Output transformer
11:03 Power transformer
12:30 Shocking discovery
14:59 Blowing my fuse

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