What do you think is the most beautiful amplifier with LED VU meter?

Not a pretty one, but I wanted to share this one anyway.
A receiver
Marantz SR1100 from 1982
This is clearly a design led by Dutch Philips. Because the logo is not in the middle but on the left

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I like this one... Hoping next time I go to the Goodwill it will be there... two of them of course

Sony TA-N902:
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"The "Visual Communication Display" here sports a green indicator that turns red when the heatsinks' temp exceeds 90°C and a peak meter with 6 level bars ; at power-on, the indicator is blue until the stages are warm enough to go green." - TVK

130 wpc @ 8 ohms Class A
400 wpc mono Class A
 
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I've always been captivated by the blue Pioneer VU meters.

My dad got this when it was new, and it's mine now.
 

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I missed a peak power level meter on my Philips DFA-888 so I built my own:

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Crap screenshot from crap movie made by my fruity toy. Made a little writeup about it. In dire need of an update... The little switch on the right is a -20 dB sensitivity selector because the range of 48 dB is a bit narrow. Most level indicators on amps have that.
 
I know they are not LEDs but I always lusted after these meters!!!
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In 1982 Realistic/Radio shack came out for one year with this beauty:STA-2300:) Yes I know it's a Receiver and not an Amplifier!View attachment 2317629
Ahhh the STA-2300 my first receiver , the one that got me in the hobby , my dad dragged it home from a construction job in 1992 , it's still in his basement , missing the cover , because the string drive to change the channels broke I took it off and God knows what happened to it , the basement has has a flood too , but one day it will get restored to it's original glory I swear it
 
Some older Sony amps / integrated's had a sort of "floroscan" type of meters that were pretty cool.

Don't forget the LED ladders on the Carver M400 cube.
 
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