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    Harmon Kardon Citation 19

    OK who here knows about old stereo gear? I have this still "working" older Harmon Kardon Citation Nineteen stereo amp. It weighs about 50 or more pounds, and has huge compasitors in it. What do I need to get to use this beast? I have Polk monitor 10B speakers, and I think they would love the power. These 10B's are power hungery holes just like the older Bose 901's were. All the amp has is an on/off button so I know I need something ealse to connect to it in order to use it. What magic "black box" or "boxes" do I need to make it happen. Oh, and how should I "start" this amp for the first time? All of the caps look fine but its been unplugged and not used for about five or six years. I wouldn't want to pump any powerful bad wave forms to the good old Polks as I did blow a tweeter in the past doing stupid stuff like this. It took me a long time to find the original tweets to get them right again.
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    #2
    Re: Harmon Kardon Citation 19

    like this?



    its a power amp, you need a preamp also
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      #3
      Re: Harmon Kardon Citation 19

      A receiver with pre outs would do.
      I would have no fear of an amp like that.
      If you do, use some test speakers first.
      Jim

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        Re: Harmon Kardon Citation 19

        a few years back, a friend got his hands on an old McIntosh amp. We took it apart and cleaned it. Hooked it up to the big ass JBL studio monitors
        "Its all about the boom....."

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          #5
          Re: Harmon Kardon Citation 19

          well not knowing what caps are in it except they would be BIG ONES
          and again not knowing if or how long caps can sit in an uncharged state before caps might need to be reformed (maybe they don't need to be these days...don't know)

          hopefully none will go bang

          I would power it up and let it sit for a few hours doing nothing..possibly do it 3 or 4 times before you start pumping it at low level....yeah id use a pair of speakers you can afford to lose to be safe.

          just erring on the side of caution here

          And thats one BIG Amp wow

          Hey willawake is that a strumming instrument I spy in the corner...looks nice from what I can see of it

          Ive got an el cheapo china made Squier Affinity, and I can manage 4 chords on it LOL but I enjoy playing it...a real Fender or G&L would be nice thought
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            #6
            Re: Harmon Kardon Citation 19

            hook up some cheap speakers and drive it from the pre out on a reciever.
            often see them with jumpers in the jacks.
            bet that hk is ok.
            the very few i fixed had bad solder joints.

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              #7
              Re: Harmon Kardon Citation 19

              Looks like a beast! It should make those monitor 10's sing... If you're not a member already, head on over an join the forums at www.polkaudio.com. We have a very large vintage Polk following, and I'm sure the guys there would like to see your setup .

              I started w/ a pair of monitor 5jr's, moved up to monitor 10's, and now have a pair of SDA 2's
              Ludicrous gibs!

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