McIntosh 1700
The McIntosh 1700 is a hybrid receiver. It has a solid state preamp and amp sections but a tube tuner section. Made from 1967 until 1973 it retailed for $599.00. It is rated at 40 …
Category: Receivers
Realistic STA-2100
This is the Realistic STA-2100 offered by Radio Shack in 1979. It’s a very nice and clean looking unit that was made by Foster Electronics. The build quality is excellent. The STA-2100 utilized a toroidal …
Marantz 2270
This is the classic Marantz 2270 receiver in a beautiful wood case. Anyone familiar with vintage audio knows that Marantz built some of the best receivers of the time. And, actually, when restored, probably still stand …
McIntosh 4100
This is the McIntosh 4100 receiver. It was produced from 1978 up until 1985 and had a retail price of nearly $2000.00. The design seems to have a love-hate quality with audiophiles and collectors. Many …
Fisher 500C
The Fisher 500-C is a classic tube receiver and is always in high demand from collectors and audio enthusiasts. Introduced in 1964 it is estimated that over 100,000 units were sold, so it was obviously …
Luxman R-1120
This the beautifully styled Luxman R-1120 receiver. As you can see it has a nice symmetrical design and beautiful wood veneer case. Introduced in 1976 this was Luxman’s top of the line unit until it …
Marantz 2330 B
The Marantz 2330B was produced from 1977 through 1979 at the height of the audio craze. As you probably already know Marantz built some of the best receivers offered during that time. This particular unit …
McIntosh 1900
Most vintage audio enthusiasts consider McIntosh equipment to be the top of the line. It is some of the best designed and best built audio equipment made during that time period. And, actually many would …
Pioneer SX-780
This is the Pioneer SX-780. It was the last of Pioneer’s 700 series receivers and was very well built. It was produced from 1978 up until 1980 and had a list price of $325.00. The …
Sansui G-6000
Introduced in 1978 by Sansui this is the Sansui G-6000. The G-6000 is a very well built receiver and has a very good phono section as well as tuner. It also had the following features: …
Marantz 2220B
This is the Marantz 2220B. It was at the lower end of the Marantz offerings but still offered great quality manufacturing and sound. It’s rated at 20 watts per channel into 8 ohms. These little …
Pioneer QX-8000 Quad
Here is one of Pioneer’s classic Quad’s, or 4 channel, offerings the Pioneer QX-8000. The QX-8000 supplied 20 watts per channel into four channels at 8 ohms. It weighs just over 34 pounds. It also …
Marantz 4270 Quad
This is the Marantz 4270 Quadraphonic 4 channel receiver or Quadradial as they called it. It of course would also play in 2 channel stereo. It was one of Marantz’s top of the line quad …
Marantz 2285 B
This is the classic Marantz 2285b. It is one of the more sought after Marantz receivers. Even though it’s only listed at 85 watts per channel it has plenty of power to drive most any …
Pioneer SX-950
This is the stylish Pioneer SX-950. This receiver was offered by Pioneer from 1976 through 1977. It had a list price of around $600.00. This model was in the upper end of the quality range …