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Sony STR-6200F Questions.

Wrongdog

Wrongdog

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I was lucky enough to score my Sony STR-6200f a few months ago and think it is the best receiver out of the 25+ receivers I have owned.

I was wondering if production of these units was very low worldwide and if so, why? I find there is not much info on them and they seldomly seem to be up for sale. There was one on Reverb and it was reasonably priced at $400. It finally sold after being up for sale for a while. There is one up now for $675 on Reverb. If they are so highly regarded why hasn't anyone grabbed it??

Any information about the receiver would be appreciated!!
 
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Here is a picture of the Sony when I first got it. I now have the Sony connected to my Pioneer PL-530 TT and a quad of Dynaco A-25's. Sounds awesome! Retro! I wish it had the wood case. I may make one for it.
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The Sony STR-6200F was uncommon due to being produced a short time. It was also a high end receiver in the Sony line then. A note: Sony audio (other than Tape Recorders, which were handled then by SuperScope, Inc) was handled by Sony's USA branch. The USA dealer network for Sony audio in that era was very small until 1975, the end of the SuperScope agreement dating from the 1950's which ended in the USA, a Sony Divided. In 1976 Sony in the USA became a united company, all of Sony became imported by Sony's USA branch.
 
I didn't know about all the corporate stuff going on! Thanks! I guess distribution is a major part of all especially back then. As someone who lives on the West Coast now, I see that is why Dynaco was bigger on the East Coast in the 60's and early 70's as well as other companies like AR, Advent and even start ups in Hi-Fi like Nikko. Thoughts?
 
Wrongdog said:
I didn't know about all the corporate stuff going on! Thanks! I guess distribution is a major part of all especially back then. As someone who lives on the West Coast now, I see that is why Dynaco was bigger on the East Coast in the 60's and early 70's as well as other companies like AR, Advent and even start ups in Hi-Fi like Nikko. Thoughts?
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Dynaco was big in the entire USA, especially with kit builders. Advent and AR had copious dealer networks. Nikko was like Sony audio was in terms of having a smaller dealer network in that era. Sony Audio had 7 or 8 states with many dealers, and many states had one or two dealers, sometimes more.

In 1969, in Tennessee, Sony had a dealer in Memphis, and a dealer in Chattanooga (that Chattanooga dealer was College Hi-Fi). .He sold the STR-6050 new I own today to a family member (it lived in a Barzilay Console, and had a pair of JBL Full Range Speakers, and a Garrard changer and was lightly used over those years).
 
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