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It came in the mail this weekend. The Benjamin R2X40 and the Concord CR-550 appear to be the same units manufactured by I believe Matsushita.
Made in 1973, weighs 30 pounds, is rated 55 watt rms per channel and had a retail of $379. Maybe it is 55 watts, I don't know.
It's built well enough. The knobs are aluminum.
It does sound very good. It's not a very punchy unit but the bottom holds up very well. It pulls a loud heavy load with no noticeable distortion. Played REALLY loud low organ with plenty left for dynamics. Could be called a smooth sound I suppose. Very different from late 70's. The FM tuner works great.
I like it. I won't be using it a lot but I'm going to keep it for the mid-fi museum.
Definitely good mid-fi.
Was $50 to the door.
Made in 1973, weighs 30 pounds, is rated 55 watt rms per channel and had a retail of $379. Maybe it is 55 watts, I don't know.
It's built well enough. The knobs are aluminum.
It does sound very good. It's not a very punchy unit but the bottom holds up very well. It pulls a loud heavy load with no noticeable distortion. Played REALLY loud low organ with plenty left for dynamics. Could be called a smooth sound I suppose. Very different from late 70's. The FM tuner works great.
I like it. I won't be using it a lot but I'm going to keep it for the mid-fi museum.
Definitely good mid-fi.
Was $50 to the door.