Four receivers -- which is best?

[stereofisher]

Agree, why not do Vintage?

welcome to ak......

for $300 you could buy a good vintage receiver. check the used receivers for sale here or check ebay. i'm not familiar with the receivers you have listed. are they new??

i purchased a nice yamaha cr-2040 off ebay for under $200. a couple lights don't work but it sounds great.

I got the bug for another Pioneer SX 850 last summer. It sounds great in my shop. Wish I could put it in the livingroom but it has my QX 8000 there. Prices were $118 for the SX 850 and $40 the QX 8000. If you are a little handy you can go far. I cleaned up the pots on both and they both sound great!. Had the QX 8000 for 4 years now and its run without a hutch since I cleaned it up.

If I were looking at new, I would check out the "Outlaw" receiver. I beleive they reveiwed that in Stereophile Magazine. Vintage is still the way to go.


Eric

 

[automojo]

I don't really know what happened, JeffN -- I left the unit on all night by mistake and the next morning I could not get anything to work -- no radio, CD or phono. The power still comes on, but that's it. I am sure it is probably something simple, but I understand it would cost $80-100 just to have someone look at. For a 20-year-old receiver it isn't worth it. It'd fix it myself but I can't seem to undo the screws to get the top off, and even if I got it open I haven't a clue how to repair.

I must have missed something-if you liked the Sony, I would almost bet it could be fixed under $300, your budget. Try Ken @Stereo Surgeons-inspection fee is only $30. When I get ready to repair my Technics SA-600, it will got to him. He does wonders with vintage gear-a straight shooter and very reasonably priced. He recently aligned and recapped a Sansui Tu-717 for less than $200. and the results where nothing short of spectaculair. I would shoot him a e-mail, and see what he thinks.