Amended list of 150+ wpc receivers!

[vintagestereo]

EchoWars just did his thorough cleaning/setting/light-bulbs on an STR-V7 for me. He reports that it made 180wpc. Only mod was to add the by-pass caps on the big filter caps on the power supply filter caps. Here are a couple of nudies and a shot of the very clean front with that sexy green lighting.

Now that is SWEET!!!!!

-- Chris

 

[Stormseer]

Thanks vintagestereo, bully, and yrly.
I need to take the cover off this anyhow to clean inside, and a few knobs need cleaned (mainly volume). I doubt it's ever been done. With the volume knob at 3 it's loud, my best guessing it's close to 50-60 WPC. It has good sound, and was a very cheap buy. Thanks for your input.

Bully, do you work on equipment? I have a JVC receiver that powers up, but no sound (a thunk when you turn it on w/ very low output) Also need to fix a Kenwood amp with a blown channel. Someday I'll learn how to do these things myself. If you need model #'s send me a message, Thanks.

 

[cheon57]

Stormseer - The 300W is the "power draw", not the "power output". I don't believe there is any possible way that a unit with a 300W power draw can produce 150 wpc. That would be 100% efficiency! Sorry, does not qualify.

-- Chris

This is by no means a set formula but generally a receiver output rating in watts is between 1/3 and 1/4 of the power draw. So 300watt draw means output probably falls in between 75 and 100 watts.

 

[vintagestereo]

Not exhaustive, but were there any others??

The OVER 200 wpc gang:
Technics SA-1000 330x2 $1,700
Marantz 2600 300x2 1,600
Sansui G-33000 300x2 (nyah, cheater, cheater ) 1,900
Pioneer SX-1980 270x2 1,295
Marantz 2500 250x2 1,595
Sansui G-22000 220x2 (oops, two pieces here, too) 1,400
any others??

200-watters
Sansui G-9700 200x2 $1,100
Kenwood KR-9050 200x2 1,150
Hitachi SR-2004 200x2 1,095
Sanyo PLUS 200 ........ 200 watts per ch. $??

The fantastic "160-watt class"
Marantz 2385 185x2 $1,100
Pioneer SX-1280 185x2 950
Technics SA-5770 ........ 185 watts per ch. 800
S.A.E. TWO R18 ........ 180 watts per ch. $??
Rotel RX-1603 180x2 (?) totl 1,100
Nikko NR-1415 175x2 totl 850
Fisher RS-1080 170 watts per channel 999
Yamaha CR-3020 170x2 totl 1,500
Concept 16.5 165x2 totl 895
Technics SA-5760 ........ 165 watts per ch 800
Kenwood KR-9600 160x2 totl 775
Onkyo TX-8500 MkII 160x2 totl 999
Pioneer SX-1250/5590 160x2 totl 950
Sansui G-8700 [160 wpc] 1978-80 ? 920?
Sansui G-9000/901 160x2 totl 1,100
Sansui 9900Z 160x2 (1981-82) 1,130
Fisher RS-2015 150 wpc (1980-82) 800
Project-One Mark 1500DC 150 wpc (80-84) 900
Sony STR-V7 150x2 totl 900
Yamaha R-2000 150x2 (1981-83) totl 900
Carver The Receiver 150x2 (intro'd @ 130 wpc) 799
Toshiba SA-7150 ........ 150 watts per ch. 1,100

Bully: Since you're including digital units from the 1980's, I recommend that you add the Carver 2000 (200x2), Luxman R-117 (160x2), NAD 7600 (150x2), Sony STR-GX10ES (150x2) and Marantz TA-150 (150x2) and TA-165 (165x2) to this list.

 

[spodrbik]

Hello Everyone. This is my first time here and must say an awsome sight. I hope the experts can help me with this Fisher 2/4 Quad receiver I got from my brother as he was going to throw it away. I can't find anything on it. The model no. is 143.97650600 and the serial no. is 11287 and says it is a 200 watt power. I would appreiciate any help from you.

Thanks Scott

 

[bully]

The list is arbitrary, I admit. I have included a few that stray into the very early 80s. 1980 is actually the last year of the decade 1971-1980 (ten years). Some models were made from, e.g., 1980-84, and thus can be seen as vintage, albeit at the extreme end of the era.
A list of high-powered receivers of the 1980s-1990s would be interesting, seeing as TOTL gear usually came in with some quality.

 

[Face]

McIntosh MC-7270, 270wpc x 2. $2400ish new. $1200-2400 currently.

 

[aisp]

Anyone ever get information on a GTE 2600? I picked one up at a garage sale today. Really nice unit and sounds pretty good. Hard to find information on it though

Help?

 

[tcdriver]

Hello Everyone. This is my first time here and must say an awsome sight. I hope the experts can help me with this Fisher 2/4 Quad receiver I got from my brother as he was going to throw it away. I can't find anything on it. The model no. is 143.97650600 and the serial no. is 11287 and says it is a 200 watt power. I would appreiciate any help from you.

Thanks Scott

Scott,

The model number you list, 143.97650600, is not a common Fisher number. Fisher made some units for Sears and they had unusual model numbers. If you post a picture of the unit, I may be able to help you identify it. I suggest you to start a new thread with a title, "Fisher Quadraphonic receiver, Help me identify"

 

[tracker-x]

Not exhaustive, but were there any others??

The OVER 200 wpc gang:
Technics SA-1000 330x2 $1,700
Marantz 2600 300x2 1,600
Sansui G-33000 300x2 (nyah, cheater, cheater ) 1,900
Pioneer SX-1980 270x2 1,295
Marantz 2500 250x2 1,595
Sansui G-22000 220x2 (oops, two pieces here, too) 1,400
any others??

200-watters
Sansui G-9700 200x2 $1,100
Kenwood KR-9050 200x2 1,150
Hitachi SR-2004 200x2 1,095
Sanyo PLUS 200 ........ 200 watts per ch. $??

The fantastic "160-watt class"
Marantz 2385 185x2 $1,100
Pioneer SX-1280 185x2 950
Technics SA-5770 ........ 185 watts per ch. 800
S.A.E. TWO R18 ........ 180 watts per ch. $??
Rotel RX-1603 180x2 (?) totl 1,100
Nikko NR-1415 175x2 totl 850
Fisher RS-1080 170 watts per channel 999
Yamaha CR-3020 170x2 totl 1,500
Concept 16.5 165x2 totl 895
Technics SA-5760 ........ 165 watts per ch 800
Kenwood KR-9600 160x2 totl 775
Onkyo TX-8500 MkII 160x2 totl 999
Pioneer SX-1250/5590 160x2 totl 950
Sansui G-8700 [160 wpc] 1978-80 ? 920?
Sansui G-9000/901 160x2 totl 1,100
Sansui 9900Z 160x2 (1981-82) 1,130
Fisher RS-2015 150 wpc (1980-82) 800
Project-One Mark 1500DC 150 wpc (80-84) 900
Sony STR-V7 150x2 totl 900
Yamaha R-2000 150x2 (1981-83) totl 900
Carver The Receiver 150x2 (intro'd @ 130 wpc) 799
Toshiba SA-7150 ........ 150 watts per ch. 1,100

as a former Marantz, Kenwood, Allied receiver owner, and still having a Technics and Pioneer SX-1250 in the house, yes they have a "whole lotta watts"

the reality is, you never get to use it- it's just an advertising WPC number, nothing more. If I cranked up my SX-1250 to it's full 160 WPC, it would sound like a distorted POS.

fact-take a digital multimeter, and check across the speaker output posts on one of those monsters at normal to moderate listening levels, you'll find that one only uses about 15-25 WPC on a good day, to get 85 dB in a listening room

above 85dB, OSHA requires hearing protection in the workplace- why listen to music at that level or louder ? another fact- most turn it down, then off, in a short time (typically less than one hour) due to dreaded EAR FATIGUE.

one good trait- the higher the WPC rating of a solid state rig, the better the first couple watts sound- i.e. more detail down at low-mid volume levels, in the normal listening ranges

but having said that, even the SX-1250 needs the treble boosted up, to even get near what my Akai M-8 dual mono tube amps will do with only 6 WPC

things that makes one go "hmmmmmm"....

ps- I've seen very, very few solid state receivers, that sounded any good above 1/3 volume level on the volume knob- some can reach 1/2 way up and still sound "ok" but with distortion and ear fatigue coming on quick. Above 1/2 volume level, just about any solid state rig is unlistenable ! It just gets distorted as heck.

 

[bully]

Hmmmm ... that hasn't been my experience.
That first watt is the most important, but it sure likes a couple of hundred watts as backup.

 

[dubwicht]

One fellow claims that the AKAI AA-R20 is 190 watts per channel. I think that it probably 95 watts per channel. Any thoughts on this model?

Cheers, Doug

 

[Parnelly]

The bose 1800 is rated for 250 wpc at 50 to 60 lbs, and the 1801 is much stronger and weighs about 80 to 90 lbs.

 

[bully]

LOL the AA-R20 is all of 26 wpc.
The Bose are amps, not receivers, but are said to be quite nice and very powerful.

 

[Fedallah]

Tangentially, we could really use a list like this for amplifiers.

 

[brownplus]

yamaha r2000 at 150 wpc?

 

[bully]

R-2000 is on the list. 150 wpc AND 3dB headroom!

 

[ferguson3930]

1978 Denon GR-555 rated 150 wps, sorry if this item was mentioned somewhere in the thread, I did not see it.

By the way, a gorgeous receiver with a fascinating front plate, but I sold it again because I don´t like those vinyl veneer woodcases in the upper class... to be honest, I hate that vinyl stuff!

Regards,
Chris

 

[Noborigama]

I just scored a Toshiba SA-7150 tonite on that auction site, will do local pickup, 2 hours away and well worth the trouble of not having it shipped. I am so excited to have my 1st monster receiver! It needs some work but was worth the price at $155.00 by far I think.
I'll put the money I saved on shipping into getting it repaired. Anyone else own one? What are your thoughts on it?

 

[gunnyjoe]

Marantz 2385

I know this is already on the list, just posting a pick of this wonderful condition new addition (crap that rhymes!) to my collection:

Gunny