Scored this Sony CF-490S off eBay the other week so thought I'd give her a clean and post a few pics. Big shout out to local member James for pointing this one out.....a couple of poor quality photos and not much write up had me overlooking this one......but believe me, these units should never be overlooked!
Weighing in at a solid 6.1kg this mono has a real quality build you can feel.
Sony really did a job with this one......a matter of 6 backing screws and one wire and the whole chassis popped out smoothly.....the circuit board is held by 2 clips on the right hand side and is hinged to allow easy access to the decks.......it was very clean inside thanks to an insect screen over the rear vents.....probably the easiest, cleanest, and most accessible unit I've worked on.
They've certainly made an individual looker too.....from the chrome studs surrounding the sunken grill covering the main driver, the massive dust cap, full frontal coverage with the speaker grill, and some sort of "cage" in front of the driver. In my opinion it just looks fantastic coupled with the simple sliders and aluminium face.
Dan.
And most importantly this thing is LOUD with masses of bass.....I've no idea why Sony thought a 200W driver was necessary but damn it sounds fine!
Anyways I hope you enjoy the pics. I now need to find a JVC 550 to see how it stacks up to this weapon of a mono!!
Weighing in at a solid 6.1kg this mono has a real quality build you can feel.
Sony really did a job with this one......a matter of 6 backing screws and one wire and the whole chassis popped out smoothly.....the circuit board is held by 2 clips on the right hand side and is hinged to allow easy access to the decks.......it was very clean inside thanks to an insect screen over the rear vents.....probably the easiest, cleanest, and most accessible unit I've worked on.
They've certainly made an individual looker too.....from the chrome studs surrounding the sunken grill covering the main driver, the massive dust cap, full frontal coverage with the speaker grill, and some sort of "cage" in front of the driver. In my opinion it just looks fantastic coupled with the simple sliders and aluminium face.
Dan.
And most importantly this thing is LOUD with masses of bass.....I've no idea why Sony thought a 200W driver was necessary but damn it sounds fine!
Anyways I hope you enjoy the pics. I now need to find a JVC 550 to see how it stacks up to this weapon of a mono!!
