Help on ancient Audionics CC-2s


Hi folks. I'm a fringe dabbler in audio---now stick to mostly entry-level, as I got cured of my audio addiction after working with Keith Yates Audio and Levinson gear in the 80s, discovering I would never stop, stop, spending or experimenting, so I quit, cold turkey. Yikes.
However, I recently picked up two of my favorite blasts from amp pasts,
Audionics CC-2s for about 99 bucks each, plus shipping, plus whatever repairs/ mods I need. Want to run them in a bi-amping situation. I'm not audio e.e. savvy to do myself---but have an excellent repair shop in my town with folks hip to Audionics, complete schematics, etc. Amps work (one output transistor replaced) but may want new caps. Any suggestions? Black Gates? Thanks much!
professor50

Showing 2 responses by radesignz

I just (6-13-23) picked up a second CC-2 on eBay for $70 to my door, and found bridging instructions somewhere online but can not find that source now. For each speaker of a 2 channel system you connect the + speaker wire to positive terminal of Channel A on the amp and the - cable to the negative terminal of Channel B. (this necessitates stripping the pos. and neg. cable wires back a good 8 to 10" to reach opposite corners of the CC-2 for each speaker. Then use the Channel A RCA input for that Channel from the preamp. This means both amps are connected exactly alike with the only difference being that one pair of leads is from the left speaker and the other is from the right speaker. I hope this helps. BTW, I  completely love these amps bridged, both driving my Martin Logon EM ESL's  Bob

Correction to my post above. Picked up the 2nd CC-2 on 6-13-24 NOT 6-13-23. And so far I love them bridged driving my 6 Ohm, nominal impedance Martin Logan EM ESLs.