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Birthday coming, which one to restore?

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Posted on May 13, 2016 at 06:53:59
gonzo
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 I have an HK 430 and an HK 730, both need work and both look pretty good cosmetically. I may be able to treat myself and have one restored. Which one? Thanks Norm

 

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RE: Birthday coming, which one to restore?, posted on May 13, 2016 at 07:45:33
Hornlover
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 Both are nice receivers. I would vote for the 730. The 40 watts would give a tad more headroom than the 25 watt 430. Why not go through them both?

 

What speakers will you use it on? (nt), posted on May 13, 2016 at 09:21:57
Crazy Dave
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Either beat up old la scalas or some old, posted on May 13, 2016 at 14:27:07
gonzo
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 EV esquires. I listen to vinyl 90% of the time and FM the rest of the time. Norm

 

RE: Birthday coming, which one to restore?, posted on May 13, 2016 at 14:28:07
gonzo
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 I am partially retired, not by choice, so money matters. I don't think I could do both. N

 

RE: Birthday coming, which one to restore?, posted on May 14, 2016 at 06:36:54
airtime
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 I browsed over the schematics and they are both virtually identical. The minor differences are in of course the power of the amp section and the FM tuner, which is a tad bit better in the 730. If that is important to you?

Soooooooo - the question is which one do you like more?

Have the one that you seem to gravitate to more restored. In my humble opinion I have always found that the lower powered units sound a bit nicer. I did have the 930 and 430 for a while and I did preferred the 430 much more. But I was in my searching days and had to keep a-move-en on!

 

Neither is working very well, so it's hard to, posted on May 14, 2016 at 07:02:09
gonzo
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 know which would be more preferable to my tastes until both are equally restored and then A B'd to compare one to the other. Both have fine reputations and I suspect I will like the one I get restored no matter what, but I just wonder about peoples' personal experiences, and your own experience is helpful. That was what I was looking for. Thanks Norm

 

RE: Birthday coming, which one to restore?, posted on May 15, 2016 at 12:31:56
digepix
 Power doesn't matter much with the Klipsch not sure on the EV. My friend had both growing up not at the same time to my Marantz 2230. I liked the 730 but I've heard the 430 was the one.

 

RE: Either beat up old la scalas or some old, posted on May 16, 2016 at 12:07:08
Crazy Dave
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 In that case I would start with the lower powered unit. It will be a little simpler and you don't really need the extra power.

Dave

 

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