Interested in units in the 40-60 watt range.Also why you like them and pics if possible.This is research for my system build.
Thanks,
Scott
your 'bench' appears to be the living room floor....perhaps the AK can gofundyou a new desk?Not a receiver, but a Harman/Kardon A-402 integrated amp and matching T-403 tuner. Here are pictures from shortly after purchase, opened up for inspection and to check/adjust idle current and bias.
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I like it because it's well-built, all parts likely to fail are readily available, it's easy to work on, the LED VU meter looks cool, and it sounds good.
Another integrated, my Pioneer SA-608:
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Sorry, the pic's a bit blurry. I like it because it sounds good and the blue vacuum fluorescent VU meter looks cool.
my avatar....my sx890. It has the looks, the sound, the power and is easy to work on. I got bigger ones in the house, but my sx3900 aint done yetInterested in units in the 40-60 watt range.Also why you like them and pics if possible.This is research for my system build.
Thanks,
Scott
Nice idea. I like it.your 'bench' appears to be the living room floor....perhaps the AK can gofundyou a new desk?
why 40=60 watts you will just be looking for a bigger one a month later, you didnt mention where you were. Pioneer SX 850/880 would be my first choice, second a Yamaha CR 840, but hell with that 60 watts just look for Pioneer SX 1050/1080 and be done with it...Roost
Sansui 881 60wpc
Sansui 771 40wpc
I do agree with your consensus. The Later Pioneers, even the 838 from the same time period are definitely built better. As for the Sansui light box designs, I must be lucky because both of mine look decent, especially the 881. I bought it from a woman whose grandfather bought new and maybe he didn’t use it much?I agree with your list except for the above. While the 771/881 sound great like all Sansuis, their build quality is not up to up to the other big brands of the time. The light box design with circuit on the back is really crappy. With age the light boxes warp from years of heat from the lamps.....and it breaks the soldier and the lights short out. I have had 2771s and five 881s and every single one had the warped light box. The knobs also dont have the same heft as Marantz or Pioneer of the time. Small things that dont effect sound for sure, but it takes them out of the running for me. The later Sansuis did not have those problems.
I do agree with your consensus. The Later Pioneers, even the 838 from the same time period are definitely built better. As for the Sansui light box designs, I must be lucky because both of mine look decent, especially the 881. I bought it from a woman whose grandfather bought new and maybe he didn’t use it much?