B&K PT-3 pre-amp

DollarDave
DollarDave Posts: 2,575
edited August 2013 in The Clubhouse
I ran across this pre-amp and I already have a PT-5, so I don't have a place for it. I've only used it a couple of times, but it does show some wear from the previous owner. It is black and comes without a remote, but a universal will work.

There are a couple of things to really like about this pre-amp - loudness control that fades as volume increases, full-range output, high-range output, and low-range output (x-over set at 80hz). It has the full, rich sound that is typically exhibited by B&K products.

Here's the problem with it..it's volume control creeps up/down and I don't have the skill to fix it.

If you can fix it, or would like to at least try, just say "in".

Only criteria for participating is that we have either done buying/selling with each other, or you have karma'd items in the past (to anyone) here, or elsewhere.

I'll randomly pick a winner by this weekend and I'll cover shipping within the continental US.
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited July 2013
    Great Karma! In please. I don't think we have done business, but I did karma a Lynn Swann rookie card a while back. Honestly, I couldn't stand to have it in my house anymore.:wink:
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,681
    edited July 2013
    In, Dave. I'm on a fix roll lately. A new challenge awaits.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • ambiophonics
    ambiophonics Posts: 727
    edited July 2013
    Well crap - would love to get my hands on this one but I'm not qualified to be "in" yet. Guess I better find something to karma! Great karma.
    2 Channel - Polk SDA-2BTL, Triad SA1, 1000VA Dreadnought, Ryff streaming via Control4 for Qobuz lossless audio
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,066
    edited July 2013
    B&K fanboy myself....count me in big guy.
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited July 2013
    ambiophonics wrote: »
    Well crap - would love to get my hands on this one but I'm not qualified to be "in" yet. Guess I better find something to karma! Great karma.

    If you've given any gear away to an aquaintence, that would count as karma to me.
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  • DMara
    DMara Posts: 1,434
    edited July 2013
    This is a great Karma from a great CP member! Not in but love it :smile:
    Gears shared to both living room & bedroom:
    Integra DHC-80.3 / Oppo BDP-105 / DirecTV HR24 DVR /APC S15blk PC-UPS
    Living room:
    LSiM707's / LSiM706c / LSiM702 F/X's / dual JL Audio Fathom F113's / Parasound Halo A51 / Panasonic 65" TC-P65VT50
    Bedroom:
    Usher Dancer Mini 2 Diamond DMD's / Logitech SB Touch / W4S STP-SE / W4S DAC-2 / W4S ST-1000 / Samsung 52" LN52B750
    Other rooms:
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  • trav0810
    trav0810 Posts: 1,056
    edited July 2013
    I'm set on pre's right now so NOT IN, but awesome Karma!
    The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits.” -Albert Einstein

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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited July 2013
    DSkip wrote: »
    Dave, I'm in if this has a phono input. Otherwise, disregard.

    No, it doesn't.
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  • ambiophonics
    ambiophonics Posts: 727
    edited July 2013
    Please count me as "in" then :)

    Thanks for broadening the the definition for me, I just gave away my old blu-ray player to a buddy when I upgraded to the Sony S790.

    DaveMuell wrote: »
    If you've given any gear away to an aquaintence, that would count as karma to me.
    2 Channel - Polk SDA-2BTL, Triad SA1, 1000VA Dreadnought, Ryff streaming via Control4 for Qobuz lossless audio
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  • muncybob
    muncybob Posts: 3,233
    edited July 2013
    DaveMuell wrote: »
    If you've given any gear away to an aquaintence, that would count as karma to me.

    I've done this several times so ....in please.
    Yep, my name really is Bob.
    Parasound HCA1500A(indoor sound) and HCA1000(outdoor sound), Dynaco PAS4, Denon DP1200 w/Shure V15 Type V and Jico SAS stylus, Marantz UD7007, Polk L600, Rythmik L12 sub.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited July 2013
    Killer Karma Dave!

    In Please.:cheesygrin:
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,331
    edited July 2013
    Count me in. I given my fair share away here. Thank you!!!
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited July 2013
    In please!
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,883
    edited July 2013
    very much in please...
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson

    How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it?
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,628
    edited July 2013
    In please. I have karma'd PSP games and a few cd's here before. And gave a vintage Mitsubishi LT table to my bro-in-law. Kinda wish I still had it! lol
    --Gary--
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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited July 2013
    I have one of these. Decent pre. I was in until I saw this...

    Here's the problem with it..it's volume control creeps up/down and I don't have the skill to fix it.

    Bah... that's what mine was doing when I first got it from a eBay sale. Now the volume doesn't work at all. I figure the digital step atteuner or whatever the hell its called needs replacing. Otherwise I would have amalgamated the two units.

    Great karma!
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited July 2013
    Drenis wrote: »
    I have one of these. Decent pre. I was in until I saw this...

    Here's the problem with it..it's volume control creeps up/down and I don't have the skill to fix it.

    Bah... that's what mine was doing when I first got it from a eBay sale. Now the volume doesn't work at all. I figure the digital step atteuner or whatever the hell its called needs replacing. Otherwise I would have amalgamated the two units.

    Great karma!
    amalgamated

    Please tell me you did not just use that word in a sentence?:redface:
    I had to Google it!

    Know why Bill Clinton lost his first spelling bee?
    His word was "harass" and he spelled it as 2 separate words!:lol:
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  • Gadabout
    Gadabout Posts: 1,072
    edited July 2013
    In please

    Karma'd a few things here and at a Polk Fest. It's hard not to give away some of your equipment when you friends look longingly at your system(s) and see the extras you have, ;-)

    Scott
    Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid. ..... Frank Zappa
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited July 2013
    Nice Karma Dave.
    Not in.
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    I’M OFFENDED!!!!
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited July 2013
    Bump.
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  • Thorton
    Thorton Posts: 1,324
    edited July 2013
    Dave, Nice Karma. Please count me in. I haven't offered anything on Club Polk yet, but have given away and received plenty of hand me down electronics to family and friends. If this doesn't count, thanks anyway, great karma.
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited July 2013
    deronb1 wrote: »
    Great Karma! In please. I don't think we have done business, but I did karma a Lynn Swann rookie card a while back. Honestly, I couldn't stand to have it in my house anymore.:wink:
    And I thank you for it.
    In please, great karma.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited July 2013
    Sounds like fun; I'm in!
    Jake
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  • devani
    devani Posts: 1,497
    edited July 2013
    In please...never did any karma, but given away to many friends who needed....
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited July 2013
    Last bump. Will draw either tonight or tomorrow morning.

    I'm looking forward to starting a new job on Monday!

    Karma's been good to me, so I will have a couple more pieces to send out. Anyone interested in my extra CAL CL-10 that won't power up? Or, a NAD 905 that won't always read the disks?
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,681
    edited July 2013
    I'm always up for broke stuff, much to my wife's dismay.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited July 2013
    I may not be the greatest guy in the world but at least my volume control doesn't creep up and down.

    Nice karma Dave. Not in.
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited July 2013
    Well, my 9 year-old daughter picked her favorite screen name from the "Ins" and the winner is -


    "Sucks2beme"!

    Congrats - PM me when you get a chance, I might be coming up to Flower Mound in the near future.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited July 2013
    Today, it does NOT suck to be him!:cheesygrin:

    Congrats Sucks2beme!
    Enjoy!
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,681
    edited August 2013
    DaveMuell stopped by and dropped off a load of CDP's, a vintage Sansui 3000 receiver, and the PT-3.
    I let the PT-3 burn in for days straight. After 6 days it didn't have a problem. I pulled it
    out for a day, and I had gotten a longer power cord and when I put it back in the volume danced around.
    The PT-3 was in the back of the rack(each shelf is 24" by "). It was now in the front.
    I pulled it out, disconnected the volume encoder plug- still happened.
    After a quick overall check of connectors and voltages, I pulled the front panel.
    IT went nuts. AHA! It doesn't like the light! The remote sensor was shot. So I removed it and all is back
    to normal for now. I don't use remotes anyway. IT's not bad for a SS preamp.
    The Sansui had a blown fuse on the underside. Sansui always fused the mains. Only one of the four was bad.
    I put in a close value and adjusted the + and - Bias for both channels, and all is good!.
    I did drop in some bulbs, and painted the cabinet. IT's making music right now. I really had
    forgotten the Sansui house sound. Not to shabby for a 1970 built receiver.
    The CDP's were a lost cause. The HSU sub amp is next up.
    I really enjoyed this Karma. Thank you very much for the chance to plink around with some new
    hardware.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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