To the Technics bashers...
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Back in the 70's I used to own the SU-8080 a very nice sounding amp, very mellow. Sold it long time ago with most of my system but that was a mistake.
Bought a SU 8600 with the matching ST 8600 in mint condition a year ago. A great sounding amp and the looks agreat too. I also have a SL-P 770 and like the sound almost better then my new Azur 540C. In the States, I think Technics was always rather underated, not so in Europe.
Bought a SU 8600 with the matching ST 8600 in mint condition a year ago. A great sounding amp and the looks agreat too. I also have a SL-P 770 and like the sound almost better then my new Azur 540C. In the States, I think Technics was always rather underated, not so in Europe.
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Dr. Music
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I just bought a Technics SU-8088 amp on ebay last night. Paid a bit more than I would have liked but I've always wanted to pick up one of their amps. Not much to be found on it in the AK archives. Anyone here have any experience with this model? Thanks in advance!
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legal eagle
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I'd love to inspect that site - but what's with that aggressive pop up?! I just had to give it up. That pop up kills the site entirely, and that make me think: DOES ANYBODY EVER REALLY THINK THAT SUCH AN ADVERTISEMENT SELLS?.
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I have a SA-700 my dad bought new in 79' if I recall. It sat on the same shelf till last year-he hadn't listen to it in years.
Brought it home- no sound-no lights-no green protection light. Fuses check ok. I will save it for a later project-too bad it's mint like new-box and everything. I remeber that it sounded very nice back in the day-a nice FM-and AM tuner as well. Nice volume control.
Brought it home- no sound-no lights-no green protection light. Fuses check ok. I will save it for a later project-too bad it's mint like new-box and everything. I remeber that it sounded very nice back in the day-a nice FM-and AM tuner as well. Nice volume control.
Susurus
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Well the 3 big Technics Integrateds then were the 8080, 8088, 8099. I had the '80 and now have a new '88 too, with its Flouroscans and 2 x 15000 mains and ultrafast T03's.
Technics understood that 600 was a lot of cash back then; receivers were in the spotlight so you needed to give the buyers a very good reason to pay more for starkly styled separates.
These 3 have bragging-rights low noise and distortion specs, and weigh 30, 33, 44 lbs respectively. 72, 80, 115 wpc. The '80 has dual trannies and the highest DF of the 3.
Amp sections far surpass the Pre sections, so these are good candidates for your multiamping.
Weak link on all? The flaky switches. Frustrating things. :nono: Sounds great but I miss Pioneer-quality switches.
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Dr. Music
Super Member
I pulled out the SU-8088 last night and put her through the paces. Clean and powerful - I think the 80wpc rating is conservative. Great separation and good sound. Very robust, more than I had expected out of an 80 watt amp. You're right about the stark styling Susurus - the earlier Technics amps looked a bit more elegant, but this one will suit my needs just fine :yes:
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bobby690_11
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Early technics rocked
I had a Technics in the early 70s you know the ones with wood.I think it was 35 wpc but what a great sound as long as you had the right size speakers.I gave it to my sister years ago and she gave it to somebody else and on and on.Great quallity untill the 80s when everybody went the way of the K car.:thmbsp:
I had a Technics in the early 70s you know the ones with wood.I think it was 35 wpc but what a great sound as long as you had the right size speakers.I gave it to my sister years ago and she gave it to somebody else and on and on.Great quallity untill the 80s when everybody went the way of the K car.:thmbsp:
Well the 3 big Technics Integrateds then were the 8080, 8088, 8099. I had the '80 and now have a new '88 too, with its Flouroscans and 4 x 15000 mains and ultrafast T03's.
Technics understood that 600 was a lot of cash back then; receivers were in the spotlight so you needed to give the buyers a very good reason to pay more for starkly styled separates.
These 3 have bragging-rights low noise and distortion specs, and weigh 30, 33, 44 lbs respectively. 72, 80, 115 wpc. The '80 has dual trannies and the highest DF of the 3.
Amp sections far surpass the Pre sections, so these are good candidates for your multiamping.
Weak link on all? The flaky switches. Frustrating things. :nono: Sounds great but I miss Pioneer-quality switches.
I agree about the por quality switches- as I remenber they got scratchy within a year or two.
Dr. Music
Super Member
I'm planning on getting a cassette deck and would like to know if any AKers are presently using a Technics deck in their system? Impressions? I'm not dead set on a Technics deck, but over the decades I owned several and had good luck with them; I don't remember being disappointed with the recordings they rendered....
DR_Simpkins
Active Member
Technics turntable
The only Technics I really know is the turntable I've owned since the mid-70's . Near entry level SL-220 "or something like that". I have it set up at my aging parents house so we can listen to some music sometimes when I'm helping around the house. I've changed the belt once and the stylus cartridge once in 30 some odd years and it still works perfectly. I run it through a Pioneer SX-450 and a couple of JBL L100t's. George Jones and Tammy Wynette never sounded so good to them! I put the needle down in the Judds or Merle Haggard and I take them to the concert that they've never been to. A friend is giving me her Technics Integrated and Tuner and I'm wondering how it will sound with matching equipment. I'll know here soon. It's a SU-8055 Int. amp and ST-8044 tuner.
The only Technics I really know is the turntable I've owned since the mid-70's . Near entry level SL-220 "or something like that". I have it set up at my aging parents house so we can listen to some music sometimes when I'm helping around the house. I've changed the belt once and the stylus cartridge once in 30 some odd years and it still works perfectly. I run it through a Pioneer SX-450 and a couple of JBL L100t's. George Jones and Tammy Wynette never sounded so good to them! I put the needle down in the Judds or Merle Haggard and I take them to the concert that they've never been to. A friend is giving me her Technics Integrated and Tuner and I'm wondering how it will sound with matching equipment. I'll know here soon. It's a SU-8055 Int. amp and ST-8044 tuner.
I have a Technics RS-M18 that sounds good. It has flourensent meters. It is from around 1979. I have not changed the belts on it but still works good. Having said that, it doesnt sound great. But for background listening it does its job and looks good doing it
http://www.vintagetechnics.info/tapedecks/rsm18.htm
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I had a very well built enormous black Technics cassette deck years ago. It was not very high, but extended back very far. I don't know if it was meant as a professional deck, but it was made to professional standards as far as I could see. I can't remember the model number, and I bought it from a guy who had bought it in Europe, so I don't even know if it was available in the US. But pretty darn impressive, and the small amount of use I gave it suggested it sounded very good too. And I'm one of those so called bashers...
