Harvestor
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So would it more accurate to say we should be looking at the usual more popular Brand's we all seem to like from that era likeNot really. there was a lot of junk made back then. It all ended up in the junk yards long ago and that was the end of that. The better stuff survived. The market tells you well it's valued. Sears and Montgomery Wards had their own brands as did a few other stores like them. Then there were the really cheap japanese stuff that looked like tin and sounded even tinnier.
Marantz Receivers
McIntosh everything
Pioneer Receivers , Amps ?
Technics Amps & Receivers
Fisher for Tube Amps etc ?
Sansui Amps , Receivers
Kenwood Amps, Receivers
Yamaha Amps & Receivers
And a few others I'm forgetting
Then there's Speaker manufacturers
ADS
KEF
Infinity
Theil
Acoustic Research
JBL
Klipsch
Altec Lansing
Cerwin Vega
OHM Acoustics
Rectilinear
Dynaco
Magnepan
Dahlquist
And look to some old Tech HiFi catalogs for some other brands I'm forgetting....
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For me it's easier just to rule out the absolute cheapest junk from that era and keep an open mind and look to other Audiophile's that praise their Pet Brands and models and ignore the rest.