It’s interesting. I don’t really hear of customization spoken about much.
Restoration is returning gear to original condition using the same brand and value of parts as the original.
Upgrading is changing the manufacturer of the parts that are being replaced to increase reliability or out of convenience, but keeping the values the same and not altering the original circuit.
Modifying is changing the parts as well as the values and circuit design.
We see all three in the land of vintage electronics, and I have done all three, as needed.
I think of customization as adding inputs, changing the gain to suit a particular source and output, maybe painting or chromeing some parts, stuff like that.
Restoration is returning gear to original condition using the same brand and value of parts as the original.
Upgrading is changing the manufacturer of the parts that are being replaced to increase reliability or out of convenience, but keeping the values the same and not altering the original circuit.
Modifying is changing the parts as well as the values and circuit design.
We see all three in the land of vintage electronics, and I have done all three, as needed.
I think of customization as adding inputs, changing the gain to suit a particular source and output, maybe painting or chromeing some parts, stuff like that.