This poor thing languished on the local CL for about 4 days before I finally drove out to Troutdale and picked it up. I got it from the widow of the original owner, who mentioned that here husband had been anal about saving the boxes for any products that he purchased. Good thing for me, as I got this receiver in the original box with the packing materials owners manual. Whoo-hooo!! Other than the POs DL # in very small letters on the upper left corner of the face, it is pristine. A quick bath, a little F-100, and quick workout with the air compressor, and check it out, a very sweet unit.
I have to say that this is probably the best built 120wpc receiver I've ever seen. Two ample power transformers (true dual mono) and four 10000uF filter caps make up the main power supply. Nice. It has nice big heatsinks, with four ouptuts per channel. I hate to admit it, but this unit is better built than either my beloved Marantz 2330 or Sansui 9090DB, and other than the vinyl veneer, its build is on par with the Pioneer SX-1050. It weighs just a hair under 52 lbs.
I haven't yet purchased a service manual, so all of the adjustments are as found. It had about 5mV DC on either channel, the heatsinks stay just a couple of degrees above ambient, even after being on all day, and it gets strong, clear FM reception.
Sonically, I love it! This thing makes even my crappy speakers sound good, and my good speakers sound great. The sound is very dynamic, clear and well defined, with plenty of headroom. This baby brings the power! The tuner section doesn't leave much to be desired, either. Nice clear reception, with the kind of imaging I've only heard from few tuners/receivers.
Here are some pics.
I have to say that this is probably the best built 120wpc receiver I've ever seen. Two ample power transformers (true dual mono) and four 10000uF filter caps make up the main power supply. Nice. It has nice big heatsinks, with four ouptuts per channel. I hate to admit it, but this unit is better built than either my beloved Marantz 2330 or Sansui 9090DB, and other than the vinyl veneer, its build is on par with the Pioneer SX-1050. It weighs just a hair under 52 lbs.
I haven't yet purchased a service manual, so all of the adjustments are as found. It had about 5mV DC on either channel, the heatsinks stay just a couple of degrees above ambient, even after being on all day, and it gets strong, clear FM reception.
Sonically, I love it! This thing makes even my crappy speakers sound good, and my good speakers sound great. The sound is very dynamic, clear and well defined, with plenty of headroom. This baby brings the power! The tuner section doesn't leave much to be desired, either. Nice clear reception, with the kind of imaging I've only heard from few tuners/receivers.
Here are some pics.
Hmmm...dual transformer receivers. Gives me an idea for a thread.
