About Setton...
In the mid 70's, in France, a team was formed around the leadership of Jack Setton, Harold Weinberg, Bernard Bertuol and Toshiro Yasamura. Gradually, the team grew as one after another, their different projects took shape. The contribution of their Japanese technicians was essential. Indeed, the Japanese are some of the best by far in the areas of automation and systematic computer control of each audio part. Originally, the Frenchman Jacky Setton decided to develop a small series of receivers and amps, which immediately gained a good reputation through internationally awarded reviews. Although Setton was based in New York, he had "research" centers all over the globe - he was French in the first place and the French distributor of Pioneer, among other things. It's been said that some units may have been designed in cooperation with Pioneer. For the noble front design with oval elements, Setton commissioned French designer Alain Carre (from the fashion house Pierre Cardin) to produce the elegant look now associated with Setton products.
Because Setton closed shop around 1980 and went on to other grand adventures, it's very true that there is a very limited number of these beauties floating around out there...