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Any Vintage Onkyo Owners?

I've had about two dozen amps, receivers, and tuners pass through my hands over the years. Most of the pieces are/were not considered "remarkable" or TOTL. (Or even "vintage" in some cases.

But I have not been able to part with most of my Onkyo stuff, including my: Integra A-8170 integrated amp; and fun little 38-watt TX-26 tuner amplifier with super-colorful display.

Still need to really test my Onkyo T-401 tuner. And I'm keeping a thrift-store Onkyo TA-RW414 dual cassette deck until I service it and see what it can do.

I recently came across and sold a newer (1997-2006) TX-8211 that surprised me in many ways for a budget 2-channel receiver with decent phono section.

BTW, I've seen two posters over the years call the TX-26 receiver an Integra. Sure doesn't look like one.
 
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Just grabbed a TX-8011 with 2 Optimus wall mount speakers at Salvation Army for $39.99

Onkyo units have treated me well with positive ROI. Every one so far has, at a minimum, tripled my money. The Integra DTR-6.4 that I paid $20 for sold for $150.
 
I got an a10 fully recapped myself, great unit, took a lot of work, still have to do the filter caps. Also have an a7090 that is nearly finished with full recap.
Pity about the lettering on both, minty on the inside but the faceplate let both down visually
 
I just purchased an M-1000EX equalizer. There is no literature with it. Can anyone steer me toward some info about this unit? Thank you.
 
I got an Onkyo tx8211 to drive a pair of large advents I lucked into. It's in my living room. I found a pair of smaller advents, and , looking into my parents storage unit after they passed on, I found another tx8211 that belonged to my father in the 80's. That is my bedroom setup. He had it paired with Klipsch kg2's which I sold. I'm an advent guy since college. Don't blame me, I grew up in Cambridge MA.
 
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I got an Onkyo tx8211 to drive a pair of large advents I lucked into. It's in my living room. I found a pair of smaller advents, and , looking into my parents storage unit after they passed on, I found another tx8211 that belonged to my father in the 80's. That is my bedroom setup. He had it paired with Klipsch kg2's which I sold. I'm an advent guy since college. Don't blame me, I grew up in Cambridge MA.
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I've mixed Advents with Onkyo before as well. I have a pair of 5002s and a pair of the Smaller Advents. Love em both, but I'm really smitten with the smaller ones! This site really needs a Henry Kloss forum. I grew up in Boston.
 
Ever since i thought about what gear to own, the M5060R was on the list. Combined with either a Yamaha C4 pre or the P3090 ( p200 ). Got the latter. Recapped everything and now ( like 20 years later ) i arrived.
 

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Thanks in part to this topic, i decided to try an Onkyo so i got a Tx-3000, it sounded great (for 3 weeks), till something broke (no sound at all), so i sent it for cleaning and restoration.

I got a Tx-2500 next, that will be restored later and 2 days ago i found a Tx-4500, in great condition, with some cosmetic details and sounds amazing.

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Onkyo TX-85. The pic was taken the day I bought it at a yard sale. The older gentleman there said to give him 5 dollars, and take the thing please! It's in mint condition, even came with the manual. Works perfectly, it's a keeper!
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My first Oinkyo to join the herd. A8067 Integra. Pretty rough looking but I have it behaving quite well after a bit of work. Sounds decent on the bench speakers.
 

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SPL db said:
I was just thinking that there weren't many threads for vintage Onkyo units.

Maybe I'll find out why after a few posts... :D

I have an Onkyo A-7 integrated amp with a T-9 tuner

Anyone else have any Onkyo pieces?

Scott
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Yo Scott, I never replied to this thread.

Yep, @ the time you sent this inquiry I still had in my "silver collection" a cool Onkyo receiver, I no longer have it and I've forgotten the model name/number, but to the best of my recollection it put out ~ 50-60 W. Had a good sound, too. But it, along w/ most of my silver pile, were traded / sold away when I went 100% McIntosh circa 2006, around the time I enlisted @ the AK boards ... sought and got lots of "Mac buying" advice from CarlV, skippyPS, Ron C, Ryan (I think?) from Audio Classics and, of course, Mister Terry Dewick, who guided me through several "tune ups" of Mac receivers and integrated amps. (actualy, Murray aka skippyPS personally refurbished a shopworn MA-6100 I picked up for pocket change in East Los Angeles circa 2007)

Digression finished. Yes, Scott, once upon a time I held Onkyo gear.
 
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