Technics SA 340 info?

[gburnham2004]

I am looking for info on a Technics SA 340 Receiver

I have looked at the vintage Technics site and they do not have a listing.

I am wondering about watts per channel .

Thanks

 

[markallen]

IIRC, the SA-340 is the rare equivalent of the SA-300, except it does not have the wood-look case. Check the SA-300 (which IS listed at vintagetechnics) to see if the front panel and switches are the same; if so, you can be pretty sure that it's got the same internals.

 

[gburnham2004]

Cool, yes it look the same, what kind of case did it have? The picture I saw of it, does not show the top or sides.

Any idea what one is worth?

Thanks

 

[markallen]

I've not seen an SA-340 in person, and they rarely show up at auction. The SA-340 has a painted metal case in the pics I've seen. The purchase price should be about the same as the SA-300.

Seems that rare versions of some common receivers don't get much, if any, extra value attached. Other Technics examples include the common SA-222/424 versus the rare SA-225/425 series. I will allow that the Technics SA-x00 rare 'A' series with the dark bronze faceplates do attract some extra attention. I have both an SA-500A and a 700A, which are hard to come by. Some other brands also do well, like the black-faced versions of Pioneer SX-950, 1050 and 1250.