crooner
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No affiliation. But the real walnut cabinet caught my eye.
I had thought all 780s came with vinyl clad.
SX-780 with walnut cab
I had thought all 780s came with vinyl clad.
SX-780 with walnut cab
merrylander said:Looking at the two views of the back, either someone went to the trouble of veneering the back edges or that is a solid wood case.
Rob
B3Nut said:That looks like a custom job or an early production unit. My MIJ 780 has the vinyl cabinet. As for the warning sticker, it's usually easy to peel those off and reattach them to any custom veneer job. Some may disagree but IMHO a good 780 is worthy of a custom walnut case if you're going to keep it as a daily driver, mine came almost DOA and I nursed her back to health and she's been going strong for over a year now. She's in my upstairs system driving Polk 7B's of similar vintage, nice period-correct system. I've always liked that unit, just an enjoyable listen all around.
TP
crooner said:I've just won a SX-780 for around $40 locally. I am picking it up tomorrow. Guy said he had another unit in "rougher condition" for $25.
I hope I get a walnut case with any of those two.
Regards,
crooner