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TA-E86B Simplified and slightly later sibling to the TA-E88 with less stringent componentry and features. But the single transformer has a 2nd winding solely for theMC cartridge Head Amp and the philisophy is the same: no ICs ! Unlike the 88 units, the 86 combo was only delivered worldwide in grey (below) and Japan only saw the original silver finish (above). Quite rare in the US but fairly abundant Europe, like the TA-N86 mating amp. By all accounts, this is a truly excellent audio preamplifier. Rather strangely, unlike the 88 combo, the E86 and N86 components weren't advertised at all in Japan. This would tend to prove that advertising doesn't do much sales-wise because the E86 and N86 sold like parisian french croissants on a sunday morning. When shown in Sony's own catalogs from may 1979 onward, the 88 and 86 units were tagged with the original ES logo.
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