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To the Technics bashers...

soundboy said:
Nope, it was available in the US. I believe it was reviewed in the old Audio magazine.
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Thanks Soundboy - I stand corrected. It simply never crossed my path! Looking at the vintagetechnics site it looks like there were even two models, both from '96. If I HAD seen one on a sales shelf somewhere it might have came home with me.... those big ol' meters are to die for....hubba hubba!
 
I'm waiting for this lovely gal to show up via carrier soon. A Technics SU-V7...... I'd been thinking my next amp would be a Kenwood, but couldn't resist the condition of this unit when I saw it, and it being a Technics, no one was running the bid up into the stratosphere.... I wound up paying a whopping $52 plus shipping on ebay. This will be my second Technics amp and I'm guessing it will be very similar to my SU-8088, but since its one of the 'New Class A' amps it might have a different sound. Any SU-Vx owners out there willing to share their opinions and data with me? :)
 

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1starr said:
Go to manualscenter.com.
For Technics owner/service manuals.
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Try the Technics section of the library at the HiFi Engine. You have to register (free) to download, but what manuals they have posted you can have gratis. You also get registration at the Vinyl Engine, with information and a forum devoted to the turntablist.

edit: I have no Technics amplification (Luxman and Harman Kardon), but I have 2 SL-D2 turntables that are still brilliant.
 
Dr. Music said:
I'm waiting for this lovely gal to show up via carrier soon. A Technics SU-V7...... I'd been thinking my next amp would be a Kenwood, but couldn't resist the condition of this unit when I saw it, and it being a Technics, no one was running the bid up into the stratosphere.... I wound up paying a whopping $52 plus shipping on ebay. This will be my second Technics amp and I'm guessing it will be very similar to my SU-8088, but since its one of the 'New Class A' amps it might have a different sound. Any SU-Vx owners out there willing to share their opinions and data with me? :)
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I have an SU-V10X and an SE-A70 amp with the new class A amplification. I think the 10X need new caps as the bass is a little shy on it, the A70 has no such problem.

The pre-amp section of the 10X and the SU-A80 pre-amp that I have with the A70 amp have a forward midrange sound to them. It always makes the lead vocals sound like they are out in the middle of the room. I also have a yamaha c-65 pre-amp and the vocals and further back with it.

The amp sections are very detailed with precise placement of instruments. Some say that it sounds too technical, kinda depends on my mood and the music. :D

Here are a couple of pictures of the SE-A70 and SU-A80.

Gotta love those DEAD SEXY METERS!!
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The ever popular "nudie"
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The matching pre-amp
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I do have an awful soft spot for technics stuff!

Specs for the SE-A70

160wpc 8ohms
thd .002%
45.7 lbs
 

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I did not know they made an SU-V10, that thing looks like a beast! Do you have any specs on it?

Took forever to download all those pictures and finally got to some info for specs at the bottom of the page.
 
The only Technics system that I have is the original Micro Series from the late 1970's. Build quality, looks and design are second to none. Even though I am a tube person I enjoy how this system sounds.
 
bsujeep said:
I have an SU-V10X and an SE-A70 amp with the new class A amplification.

Here are a couple of pictures of the SE-A70 and SU-A80.

Gotta love those DEAD SEXY METERS!!

I do have an awful soft spot for technics stuff!

Specs for the SE-A70

160wpc 8ohms
thd .002%
45.7 lbs
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Those meters are on the SE-A70 timeless bsujeep.... and they go for some serious dollars on ebay when they show up!
 
Dr. Music said:
Those meters are on the SE-A70 timeless bsujeep.... and they go for some serious dollars on ebay when they show up!
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They are mesmerizing and the sound ain't to bad either.:music:

I like how they start at one ten-thousandth (.0001) of a watt and one watt is just a little left of center. With the Forte's I don't get much past a tenth of a watt with normal listening. I have had her cranked up to 100w, ouch! I would say it all sounded good but it was sooo loud I would have had to be outside to tell!! Kind of like being INSIDE of the drum.
 
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kichijai said:
I've never understood the lack of love on these boards for Technics. I remember good stuff, and they were some of the best looking too.
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agreed ive got a TECHNICS SUV650
that thing can drive any thing lol almost
it goes very loud and keeps clean
 
Picked up a Technics RS-TR272 cassette deck for a whooping $6 at GW a few days ago. I'm looking at it as a starter deck to get back into cassettes after a decade away from them, but all the Technics decks I've owned since the late 70's were real workhorses and I'm hoping this one will be no different!
 
As you might imagine there has been several marques pass through my shop. Some I appreciated more than others, some less.

Now while I have a good opinion of myself I trust that I have never been so conceited as to feel that I must impose my opinions on others. For this reason I never did understand the 'bashers' of any particular brand.

The simple fact is if AK member 'John Doe' likes Brand X and is happy with its qualities then my opinion is irrelevant.
 
We like to hear a lot of opinions, though......

Our future buying decisions--whether to buy, how much to pay......I, for one, do pay attention to all opinions and thus get a general idea of which brands may be better than others in general or in certain areas of performance.

Keep the opinions coming.
 
Just hooked up my new Technics SU-V7 integrated amp. I had expected it to sound very similar to my SU-8088, and I suppose it does in the respect that they are both have a clean, precise sound...but man, the V7 seems to be more dynamic as well... $52 well spent..... I wouldn't categorize either as being aesthetically pretty, but here she is pictured with the 8088 :yes:
 

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