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Help me pls? Need advice on what direction i should go re:tuner/receiver

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ZeroSugar

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Hi all,

Quick rundown of my situation. I inherited a Thorens 145, some Floor Sony Speakers and a Harmon Kardon receiver. The receiver left channel is out after doing all I can to troubleshoot and clean, so on. I want to buy a new receiver but times are tough I wanted to get advice on a receiver thats not sexy but does the job at a great price point.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks,

Tim
 
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ZeroSugar said:
Hi all,

Quick rundown of my situation. I inherited a Thorens 145, some Floor Sony Speakers and a Harmon Kardon receiver. The receiver left channel is out after doing all I can to troubleshoot and clean, so on. I want to buy a new receiver but times are tough I wanted to get advice on a receiver thats not sexy but does the job at a great price point.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks,

Tim
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What is your price point?
 
Welcome Zero Sugar! The best bargain in audio is an obsolete Home Theater receiver. If they don't have HDMI, you can find them on Craigslist for $20. Not all of them have phono sections, but some do. You might even be able to use the phono section of your Harman Kardon to feed its "Tape Record" outputs to an auxiliary input on the new receiver. What model is the HK receiver? That good turntable deserves to be used! Good luck.

One thing to be careful of: Sellers nowadays are often confused about the difference between a tuner and a receiver. A receiver will have speaker connections and an amplifier section to drive your speakers. A receiver will also have a tuner section that pulls in radio signals. A standalone tuner will pull in the signals but needs to be connected to an amplifier or receiver that will drive the speakers.

If headphones are an option, you can get by with a pretty modest (and inexpensive) receiver. Very few standalone tuners have a headphone jack.
 
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KiM3Ce said:
One thing to be careful of: Sellers nowadays are often confused about the difference between a tuner and a receiver
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And while we're at it: many sellers will - to their honest perception - claim the machine to be in perfect working condition. While in fact it is limping towards its grave.. The older the machine, the more you got to take that in to account.

By the way, a 70s HK receiver is sought after. Even if it's defect. Depending on the model, it might bring in enough cache to buy something actually working:)
 
Wow, I can't tell you how appreciative I am for your responses. I honestly wasn't sure if anyone would waste time on a newbie. I've been listening to lps for quite a long time but a novice when it comes to the deck and associated hardware.

My HK is from the 80s after some research it was a model that wasn't that popular. I've seen a bunch on ebay that are going for $60 or so.

My budget would be $250. I know that's not much in the analog world but thats all i have until I'm in a better situation. I've read about a Sony STR-DH190. It has good reviews and the price point is very nice. Just seems like it's too good to be true. Maybe a good place holder until I could afford a better, more powerful stereo receiver?

Thanks again everybody!
 
ZeroSugar said:
Wow, I can't tell you how appreciative I am for your responses. I honestly wasn't sure if anyone would waste time on a newbie. I've been listening to lps for quite a long time but a novice when it comes to the deck and associated hardware.

My HK is from the 80s after some research it was a model that wasn't that popular. I've seen a bunch on ebay that are going for $60 or so.

My budget would be $250. I know that's not much in the analog world but thats all i have until I'm in a better situation. I've read about a Sony STR-DH190. It has good reviews and the price point is very nice. Just seems like it's too good to be true. Maybe a good place holder until I could afford a better, more powerful stereo receiver?

Thanks again everybody!
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For something to get you going for not much and something new. I can't see anything wrong with that Sony. It has fair reviews, and should be a good way to cheaply get you going, it also has OK specs and has a phono pre. You can probably find something better in the used market if you wait for a deal, but for new and right now, I don't see anything wrong with the Sony.
 
Welcome to AK!
If your thinking vintage, I’ve had good luck with older Sony receivers. My experience is with the STR-6055 and 7045. From the early to mid 70’s.
The 6055 and the 7045 are the same receiver with very minor changes. I’ve had three, two now farmed out to friends, and one which I use everyday. I’m amazed at this model, It works flawless! The sound is very good, it drives 4 ohm speakers and has a phono. They should be in your price range if you avoid eBay.
I had to laugh at this quote from the web, cause it’s exactly my experience, except the unit is now 50 years old.

Many lucky owners say that these receivers work exactly like forty years ago. The tuner itself was obviously not created as an additional gadget, but as a very good quality radio receiver (which works also with an ordinary wire). Sony STR-6055 was produced in 1971-1974.It is one of the highest models of STR-60XX line.

Have fun
 
Hi everyone, I ended up getting this Sony from B&H. It's not that much but I hope it will be a nice place holder.

Since I have everybody here, I'd love to learn about what makes a good system, for instances knowing about whats a good amount of wattage or the ohms for the speakers, I think mine are 8 ohms
 
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