Sherwood audio system

[BluePhantom2]

I’m cleaning out my grandpa’s basement and house after he passed away, including the old Sherwood audio system setup in the living room. I can’t hardly find any information on the turntable (currently it is so caked with dust that it’s barely identifiable without the manual) or the speakers and receiver. The receiver seems pretty sweet, with an equalizer and intigrated visualizer. I’m considering using them to upgrade from my god awful Sony reciever and Polk tower speakers that fuzz up vocals so bad you can’t barely hear. Anyone have any info on how these might sound? Is it worth the effort to get them back home?

 

[darkblue94]

The speakers? No. The rest? Maybe.

 

[BluePhantom2]

The speakers? No. The rest? Maybe.

Any idea about how old this stuff might be? Nothing in the manual or anything has a date on it.

 

[darkblue94]

Any idea about how old this stuff might be? Nothing in the manual or anything has a date on it.

First guess is maybe between 1985 & 1995ish. Give us the model numbers and we can determine the dates of manufacture from there.

 

[BluePhantom2]

First guess is maybe between 1985 & 1995ish. Give us the model numbers and we can determine the dates of manufacture from there.

S-1900. I recon I might roll these back across the state just to give them a shot and if they suck I’ll just sell them

 

[imral3]

@BluePhantom2 , I'm sorry for your loss. Free gear is always worth a shot. Even the speakers. You may like those. Or, give/sell to someone who will enjoy them!

 

[BluePhantom2]

@BluePhantom2 , I'm sorry for your loss. Free gear is always worth a shot. Even the speakers. You may like those. Or, give/sell to someone who will enjoy them!

Well thank you sir. That was my first plan. I hate too much to let good audio equipment go to waste!

 

[johnda]

I’m sorry your grandfather is gone, I bet you miss him very much. I think the Sherwood gear is from the 80’s. Try just getting the dust off and see what happens. Some gear from that era is really one unit but looks like separate items connected together. The gear where the items are really separate is normally higher quality than the faux stack.

So just clean it off, hook up the speakers,and have a listen. If you like the sound, congrats. If you don’t care for the sound nobody’s hurt.