A few months ago, I managed to purchase a complete Sony system on craigslist. Included was a TA-1120A integrated amplifier, SS-3300 speakers, a PS-3000 turntable, and ST-5000F tuner, all purchased in 1970 or 1971. I even got the original paperwork and the folding dust cover for the turntable. The seller was a teacher on Guam for a few years and worked in a Japanese electronics shop during a Summer where he'd bought them. He'd hauled this stuff around the country with him for 45 years!
Here is it all set up in our main living area, minus the tuner, for which I am still trying to find the right space. My wife is cool enough to let me get away with this, but those speakers aren't sticking out quite as far as it looks like in the pictures... The entertainment center is heavy solid maple that I built a few years ago now.
The amp puts 35 wpc into the 16 ohm, 98db sensitive speakers, and it's a combo I enjoy every day. I often chase my dog out of the room with these speakers. I asked the seller if he'd want to come hear it again once restored, and we are still trying to work out a time for him to come see it. I hope he can make it by some time since the stuff obviously meant a lot to him. The speakers and amp needed a good bit of work, but that just makes it all the more satisfying to hear them every day.
Here is it all set up in our main living area, minus the tuner, for which I am still trying to find the right space. My wife is cool enough to let me get away with this, but those speakers aren't sticking out quite as far as it looks like in the pictures... The entertainment center is heavy solid maple that I built a few years ago now.
The amp puts 35 wpc into the 16 ohm, 98db sensitive speakers, and it's a combo I enjoy every day. I often chase my dog out of the room with these speakers. I asked the seller if he'd want to come hear it again once restored, and we are still trying to work out a time for him to come see it. I hope he can make it by some time since the stuff obviously meant a lot to him. The speakers and amp needed a good bit of work, but that just makes it all the more satisfying to hear them every day.
