markshan
Sir Thrift a Lot
The open reel RS 1500 and RS 1800 and the best of the DD turntables and the SE 9600/SU 9600/ST 9600 are Technics claim to US fame. The company is best known for turntables and tape machines to a lesser extent. The receivers and integrateds were at their best excellent, but many also which lived shorter lives due to being more far out in their designs with proprietary parts. Switch gear was a common issue on Technics receivers in the SA series, even the SA 800 and SA 1000 (both the most desirable of the receivers). Tuner sections in this era were outstanding and their sonics were. Saw lots of these with bad tape monitor/high/low filter switches as early as 2 years old or less. I love them when working well and switches good.
Don't forget some of the "Phase Linear" speakers. I love my SB-L200's, and they weren't even close to the top of that line.