SOny STR-7065
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thedelihaus
Nocturnal transmissions
I had, I think, a 6065. That was 65wpc, and very well built. The rumor mill on the internet is that Sony was building to compete with McIntosh at the time, at a lower pricepoint, of course. So some folk started calling these the working-man's McIntosh.
I dunno how accurate that may or may not be, but the early Sony sound is much loved, compared to tubes even though it's most likely a direct coupled design, and built incredibly well and beefy.
Considered over-built, in fact.
I dunno how accurate that may or may not be, but the early Sony sound is much loved, compared to tubes even though it's most likely a direct coupled design, and built incredibly well and beefy.
Considered over-built, in fact.
Nice machine. I did a review of Sony's evolution of receivers from the 6060 to the 6800. 65 or 70 wpc into 8 ohms. Four gang tuner. They have that strong but detailed early Sony sound.
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=118805&highlight=sony
Love the bling styling too.
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=118805&highlight=sony
Love the bling styling too.
NO:nono:!! Will sound like Crap, 65 old Sony watts is more like 85 or 90 watts, if you put 260 clean watts into your speakers you'll probably not want to be in the room with them:thumbsdn:
Craig
dshoaf
That high voltage buzz
I sold and serviced that line of Sony receivers back when they were new. This was the top of the line at the time. They didn't have the cool looks of the Pioneer or Marantz but were solid performers. At that time, 60-65 wpc was considered a big receiver. BTW, when they sold they didn't come back for repairs unless someone partied too much with it.
Today, however, I'd recommend you have it checked out as the caps will be going over 30 years old. Make sure none of them are leaking, particurlarly the big ones. All the controls and the tuning cap will need to have contacts cleaned, too.
This was a really nice receiver - congratulations on picking one up.
Cheers,
David
Today, however, I'd recommend you have it checked out as the caps will be going over 30 years old. Make sure none of them are leaking, particurlarly the big ones. All the controls and the tuning cap will need to have contacts cleaned, too.
This was a really nice receiver - congratulations on picking one up.
Cheers,
David
thedelihaus
Nocturnal transmissions
65wpc is a strong amp. Your speakers, what are they? I'd wager I've been able to run 90% or more of my 50-60 speakers with 30 to 65wpc. Only speaker pigs like my Thiels, Dahlquists, Vandersteens and a few others required more.
and regarding speaker power rating nonsense, I run 50wpc MAX Minimus 7s off a 120wpc unit at work, and have run 250wpc MAX speakers with great success off a 30wpc Marantz.
Still Confused about the Sony 6065.
I looked very carefully at the review of eary Sony receivers, as well as at the commentary on FM Tunerinfo website, and I am still confused regarding the authors' opinions of the Sony 6065. Since I inherited my dad's 6065, I am most interested in where the piece fits into the hierarchy of early Sony models. Is it the result of the early Sony attempt to meet or beat Mac quality; or is it in the second tier of Sony creations? Specifically, what is good or bad about the 6065?
A sincere thank you to the gurus who research these things.:yes::thmbsp:
I looked very carefully at the review of eary Sony receivers, as well as at the commentary on FM Tunerinfo website, and I am still confused regarding the authors' opinions of the Sony 6065. Since I inherited my dad's 6065, I am most interested in where the piece fits into the hierarchy of early Sony models. Is it the result of the early Sony attempt to meet or beat Mac quality; or is it in the second tier of Sony creations? Specifically, what is good or bad about the 6065?
A sincere thank you to the gurus who research these things.:yes::thmbsp:
mont, you sound like a rockin' kinda guy:yes: Sounds like something you never want to touch right? I have alight rigged to the phone so if someone wants to bother me in the middle of a session you flick the mute button/switch and tell 'um to call you back later:thmbsp:How do you like that Sony?
Craig
It kicks ass, i like it way better than my my early 80's marants sr-940. I was rockin out to some floyd today, on vinyl of course, and turns out my equalizer is dirty. I ran the tt right to the reciever and no humm or hiss, but through the eq, it sounds like ****. the eq is a technics SH-GS71
The 4-gang tuner gives you the Ability to get superb reseption and selectivity listening to FM Those Sony's were built for performance not price. Is it like a Mac? Have to do a side by side to tell. My old Pilot tube stuff sounds as good as an old tube Mac rig to me.
Craig
jimbofish
for TRULY GREAT MUSIC
It's probably not your equalizer's fault. You have to connect the TT directly to the phono inputs on the receiver because there is special circuitry on those inputs that correctly balance the frequency response and input level from the TT cartridge. Phono is really the only input that has it's own special rules... all the rest are pretty much interchangeable.
Shel-e-bean
Active Member
You use the pre amp out/power amp in jacks. Switch the switch from normal to seperate. Remember.., jacking up the bass really demands power and leads to clipping, = dead tweeters.
