alphaGT
31-08-2018, 06:19
I’ve seen that refurbished antique receivers from the 70’s are in demand, different auction sites are both selling and buying them. Companies that make a living by restoring them to their former glory, and even better than new, with the latest audio capacitors and LED lighting, are popping up everywhere.
I spoke to an old friend I haven’t seen in a year or two, and he was looking for a starter record player. He had acquired about 40 vinyl albums already, and assembled himself a stereo like he always wanted, every since the 70’s apparently.
At a local shop, he found they had old receivers restored with the best of new parts, recapped and cleaned and LED replacement lights. He purchased a beautiful Sansui G-7000, I believe it says on the glass, making 85 watts of discrete transistor power! He paid $600, I’m not sure what such a recover costed new? But she is a beast! I was very impressed by sound quality, it looked absolutely new! I enjoyed being able to tweak the EQ circuit, bass and treble knobs with a few push buttons, all click just right, a pleasure to use! Unfortunately I only captured this one picture.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180831/5fb6f16d3d05be22b96b0105d284af05.jpeg
You can see the edge of the Pro-Ject ‘table I sold him, and he had old speakers he got from his sister, that may not be as old as the receiver? But, were your standard large Yamaha 3 ways with 10” woofers, in very good shape and even the cloth on the grills looked good. We sat and spun several records, the phono preamp sounded amazing! Better than I expected. I guess that’s why I’m writing this, his new antique stereo sounded better than it had any right to for the money invested! For less than $800, he has a very attractive, powerful, and soul stirring system! Just like the 70’s, all he has is FM radio and LP vinyl. It was a pleasure to sit and listen to it for a few hours.
Russell
I spoke to an old friend I haven’t seen in a year or two, and he was looking for a starter record player. He had acquired about 40 vinyl albums already, and assembled himself a stereo like he always wanted, every since the 70’s apparently.
At a local shop, he found they had old receivers restored with the best of new parts, recapped and cleaned and LED replacement lights. He purchased a beautiful Sansui G-7000, I believe it says on the glass, making 85 watts of discrete transistor power! He paid $600, I’m not sure what such a recover costed new? But she is a beast! I was very impressed by sound quality, it looked absolutely new! I enjoyed being able to tweak the EQ circuit, bass and treble knobs with a few push buttons, all click just right, a pleasure to use! Unfortunately I only captured this one picture.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180831/5fb6f16d3d05be22b96b0105d284af05.jpeg
You can see the edge of the Pro-Ject ‘table I sold him, and he had old speakers he got from his sister, that may not be as old as the receiver? But, were your standard large Yamaha 3 ways with 10” woofers, in very good shape and even the cloth on the grills looked good. We sat and spun several records, the phono preamp sounded amazing! Better than I expected. I guess that’s why I’m writing this, his new antique stereo sounded better than it had any right to for the money invested! For less than $800, he has a very attractive, powerful, and soul stirring system! Just like the 70’s, all he has is FM radio and LP vinyl. It was a pleasure to sit and listen to it for a few hours.
Russell