Amended list of 150+ wpc receivers!

....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?

I have seen one, impressive up close. It was not working well, had to warm up for several minutes. Many 'monsters' have Toshiba parts inside--interesting to see what they did with their own label attached.

It's worth what you paid if you are confident you can get it working...keep us posted thanks.
 
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I don't think I saw Carver's "The Receiver" 2000 in the thread- 200 wpc, sonic halography, and the asymetric (sp?) tuner like the tx-11a.

Mike
 
I know the Yamaha R-2000 is already on the list, and has been mentioned in the thread, but I thought some photos might still be in order :thmbsp:

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Don't forget the NAD 7600 Monitor series at 160 watts per channel with Power Envelope. Easily will do 330 watts per channel when needed. I have the NAD 7400 its kid brother, but had better tuner abilities and had used it bridged along with the companion power amplifier the 2400 and was doing 250 watts per channel no problem all day and at Power Envelope employed it could do 440 watts per channel when needed.
 
The NAD 7600 is a beast and rated at 150 Continuous WPC, but easily able to more than double that for extended periods of time. Huge, high current power source. Bridged with its matching 2600, I put over 400 per side into 4 and 6 ohm Polks, but it is still technically rated as 150 X 2.
 
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

Never get tired of looking at those Marantz B series receivers no matter how many times someone posts one. Amongst the best looking of all the Monsters.:yes:
 
I thought the NAD 7600 was a power amp, and this topic is a list of receivers.

Second, the Luxman R-117 has not been ignored--plenty of threads talking about it here; do a Search to see.

It's just too new to make this list.
 
Okay I'll try a different slant on Soran's list of weighty worthies...a list by heftyness. We all know the 8 Ohm wpc, so the 4 Ohms is interesting. DM=Separate transformer Dual Mono type, Toroids= T(they are lighter).



Rank___Pounds _____Model______WPC @ 4 Ohms

  1. 93.__ Sansui G-33000 ________ 400 ? T
  2. 88.__ Sansui G-22000 ________ 300 T
  3. 87.__ Technics SA-1000 _______ 330
  4. 81.6_ Yamaha CR-3020 ________
  5. 78.__ Pioneer SX-1980 _______ 270 ? TDM
  6. 72.6_ Rotel RX-1603 _________ 220
  7. 72.__ Fisher RS-1080 ________ 220
  8. 67.__ Concept 16.5 __________ 250 DM
  9. 64.3_ Pioneer SX-1250 _______ 200 TDM
  10. 60.3_ Marantz 2600 __________ 400
  11. 60.__ Toshiba SA-7150 _______ 230
  12. 60.__ Onkyo TX-8500 MKII_____ ? DM
  13. 59.4_ Marantz 2500 __________ 330
  14. 58?__ Onkyo TX-8500 (plain)___ ? DM
  15. 57.3_ Kenwood KR-9050 _______ 240 TDM
  16. 57.__ Fisher RS-1060 ________ 170
  17. 56.2_ Hitachi SR-2004 _______ 200
  18. 54.__ Sanyo JCX-2900K _______ 170 DM
  19. 52.9_ Kenwood KR-9600 ________ ?
  20. __.__ Sansui G-9000DB ________ ?
  21. __.__ Sansui G-9000 ___________ ?
  22. 49.__ Pioneer SX-1050 ________ 170 T
  23. 48.2_ Sony STR-V7_________ ? T
  24. 48.__ Pioneer SX-1080 ________ 140 T
  25. 34.__ (not so vintage) Luxman R-117 __ 400


9 of these in my collection...

I'm questioning toroidals--against all the published specs that seem to give them advantages--they just don't seem as dynamic. The RS-1080 uses the same output transistors as the SX-1250, but its 1200 VA conventional tranny noses out the Pioneer's toroid. Toroids do take less time to warm up...but don't handle difficult loads as well--at least in this lineup of 70s receivers. Course it's all about tradeoffs...my 1250 has ultralow noise and fabulous stereo separation; I might have a different opinion if I liked horns. The newer 1987 R-117 is a freak of nature--thinks it's way above its weight class.

Could be the correllation coefficient between kg and 4 ohms rating is higher than the c.c. for 8 ohms. If you want I'll add kg... after all this is an international forum. :music:
 
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This is a receivers thread, so I don't know about JVC receivers that push that much current. Could be.
 
This is a receivers thread, so I don't know about JVC receivers that push that much current. Could be.

You might be right my JVC is rated at 120 wpc and im pretty sure there is at 2 other higher end JVC models so im guessing there is at least a 150 watter.
Also about the rumored sanyo you guys were talking about, when i was talking to the old timer who is an audio tech across the street from my house in his shop he was working on a sanyo with monsterous proportions. if there ever was such a sanyo that could of been it. i would of asked him about it but i was in a hurry. anyways ill try and ask him tommorow if hes not busy
Also the SONY STR V7 is rated at 200 wpc not 150
 
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TVK says:

2x 200Watt (8Ohm)
2x 150Watt (8Ohm, 20-20kHz)

Probably the 200 figure was measured at 1 kHz, which wasn't a common comparison test back then; however it may have topped 200 at 4 ohms full-range. And it has a 5-gang tuner so it sounds like one of the real finds... :yes:.

On your avatar, I remember there's a Rotel, Hitachi, SX-1980, Marantz 2*00, and what're the other two?
 
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Okay, now I see. The Technics was the missing one.

7 8 9 14 15 18 22 24 25 live here (by current rank). ~1700 wpc, ~800lbs...
 
The R-117 came out 9 years after that picture was taken, so it's not in the photo.

Yes I have one, outstanding for 1980s gear, a sleeper in the automobile sense; doesn't look interesting from the outside.
 
My Pioneer sx1250 will push 165 @8ohms and 200@4ohms.

will this due?
 

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Yes of course your SX-1250 rates inclusion in this category of high power receivers. Anybody who's ever lifted one knows that! :thmbsp:

Thanks for posting a pic too.
 
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