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To the Technics bashers...

Shiny

I love the older metal faces. Almost as pretty as the sound.
 

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Badger said:
I've made an album of 5 photos, but they don't do this receiver justice. I'll try to take better ones when Ihave time.
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That is so beautiful.

I've got a couple dark-faced (technically, not black, the finish is known as "dark-bronze", I believe) Technics from that series (SA-500A, 700A), but the SA-1000A has got to be one of the most rare receivers EVER. I can't believe a Marantz 2600 has ANYTHING on that, at least in the "hard to find" category. I didn't even know this model existed. Very high cool factor, IMHO.

I once saw a dark bronze SA-5760 on the auction. IIRC, it went pretty cheap. Still regret not getting it!
 
I picked up an SA-800 yesterday for the best price. 0$. It sounds awesome. Needs some work on the switches. Not sure what to do with it yet, also picked up some infinity Quantum 2's.
 
How did you get a SA-800 for free! Was it actively being used or was it in storage for some time. Great score!
 
Badger said:
I've made an album of 5 photos, but they don't do this receiver justice. I'll try to take better ones when Ihave time.
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That is one "Fine looking piece of AUDIO".

That is surly a great piece and priceless in that condition. Where did this pop up 3 years ago looking like that? Please post up some more pics of this beauty when you have time.

Regards,
TB
 
Thanks, TB. Got it by luck. I was checking ebay at around 5 am EST, one morning and saw it. Woman was selling it for the estate of a dead friend, a physician, in Oregon with a BIN. According to the counter I was the 4th person to see the ad. I hit the BIN tab as fast as I could and bought it. I paid $200 to have it shipped across the country in a heavy box strapped to a wood pallet. It looked brand new and still does, with even the plastic guard that screws down over the speaker connections. The woman said the doctor always kept it in a cabinet that had the doors closed when he wasn't using it. She didn't know where he got it from, but I suspect he got it in the military or overseas to get a black face. She just found the original owners manual and is mailing it to me; it might have some clues to where it came from.
 
I own a Technics SU-V5 integrated and I like it... not sure what they mean by "New Class A" but it sounds good... I also own a Technics audio timer and a Technics tuner, all work great! I think Technics made good gear back in the day....
 
Badger said:
Thanks, TB. Got it by luck. I was checking ebay at around 5 am EST, one morning and saw it. Woman was selling it for the estate of a dead friend, a physician, in Oregon with a BIN. According to the counter I was the 4th person to see the ad. I hit the BIN tab as fast as I could and bought it. I paid $200 to have it shipped across the country in a heavy box strapped to a wood pallet. It looked brand new and still does, with even the plastic guard that screws down over the speaker connections. The woman said the doctor always kept it in a cabinet that had the doors closed when he wasn't using it. She didn't know where he got it from, but I suspect he got it in the military or overseas to get a black face. She just found the original owners manual and is mailing it to me; it might have some clues to where it came from.
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WOW, what a fantastic find and I am sure you got a great deal on the BIN price! You’re lucky the other three did not realize what they had looked at!

Regards,
TB
 
The property development company I work for was cleaning out the backroom of an old coffeeshop when I spotted this Technics SLQ-303 tt. I snagged it and brought it back to life. I installed a new Stanton headshell and an Audio Technica cartridge and spent about an hour or two cleaning it out and now it seems to play pretty good. The Technics quartz dd system seems pretty sturdy.
 

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It was being stored in a garage along with the infinitys. It might possibly sound better than my "other" equiptment.Wtf!!!
 
It was being stored in a garage along with the infinitys. After hooking it up (to my dismay) and a brief listen, Im sorry to say that it may sound better than my current setup. Wtf!!!
 
Fixed my $1 SL-P1200 today. Took me an entire year to figure out that there is a lock on the underside of the chassis that engages and disengages the drive unit for safe shipment. Simply depress the button for normal use. Now if I could just find the stock feet somewhere. Whatta ya expect for a $1?

Here's one in much better condition than mine:

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wiredbecker said:
Fixed my $1 SL-P1200 today. Took me an entire year to figure out that there is a lock on the underside of the chassis that engages and disengages the drive unit for safe shipment. Simply depress the button for normal use. Now if I could just find the stock feet somewhere. Whatta ya expect for a $1?

Here's one in much better condition than mine:

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That looks so cool!
 
I know that the name is still used today to sell DJ headphones, but does anyone recall their headphones back in the 80's? I remember buying a pair for around $70, brown vinyl, on the ears type with thick brown earpads. I've heard better phones but they were a curiosity :).
 
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