The comparison I would like to see

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Posted by DavidLD (A) on March 12, 2014 at 09:02:07

Someone here surely thinks they have good enough ears that they can pick out subtle differences in the sound of amplifiers and hear subtle differences that matter. Surely here there are also people who have favorite solid state receivers from the 1970s.

I was wandering through the Best Buy site and saw they had the Insignia 2.0 Stereo receiver on sale this week for the paltry sum of $89. That is less than some of you guys spend on your speaker wire!

What I would like to see here is a serious comparison by one or two of you of the sound of this receiver in comparison with whatever beloved 70s solid state receiver you have. I think this would be a bit much for the tube guys here.

This would cost you $89 to attempt, Like I say, less than you may have spent on your speaker wires. The unit even has mag phono inputs so you can plug in your favorite turntable.

Actually, I should say up front that I do have experience with this receiver. A buddy of mine had an old stereo and the receiver was clearly not working. He wanted to get the stereo going again and I was charged with the task of figuring out how to do this at the lowest possible cost. I wandered into Best Buy and found this receiver in open box marked $49, and so I called him on my cell phone and got permission to buy it. It worked pretty well tho I did have to come up with a replacement for the FM antenna that was not in the box. No problem.

I have an older post on all of this somewhere here.

I think you guys would find this interesting and you might even change your mind just a little about the relative merits of new versus vintage gear!

Best Buy Insignia stereo receiver. (Open in New Window)

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Topic - The comparison I would like to see - DavidLD 09:02:07 03/12/14 (20)

RE: The comparison I would like to see - Crazy Dave 12:27:38 03/13/14 (2)

Is that the NAMI store by White Flint in Rockville? - vinyl phanatic 13:11:18 03/14/14 (1)

RE: Is that the NAMI store by White Flint in Rockville? - Crazy Dave 12:02:45 03/17/14 (0)

Had one around 2002 or so - airtime 06:20:59 03/13/14 (0)

It's not just about the sound,,,it's so much more than that. - viridian 21:14:15 03/12/14 (1)

Agreed - airtime 06:38:46 03/13/14 (0)

I did what you suggested unintentionally - Otis1 19:20:11 03/12/14 (0)

RE: The comparison I would like to see - xaudiomanx 17:49:02 03/12/14 (2)

RE: The comparison I would like to see - airtime 07:31:56 03/13/14 (1)

RE: The comparison I would like to see - FRG7SWL 10:54:09 03/13/14 (0)

Yes... - E-Stat 13:55:45 03/12/14 (0)

Not me - Alex F. 12:50:44 03/12/14 (4)

RE: Not me - Brian Levy 14:24:42 03/12/14 (3)

RE: Not me - Alex F. 21:23:21 03/12/14 (2)

RE: Not me - Brian Levy 05:57:15 03/21/14 (1)

More memories - Alex F. 15:56:28 03/21/14 (0)

not exactly what you seek but - mhardy6647 11:03:45 03/12/14 (3)

RE: not exactly what you seek but - DavidLD 11:15:59 03/12/14 (2)

D'oh :-) - mhardy6647 13:52:16 03/12/14 (1)

RE: D'oh :-) - DavidLD 14:10:01 03/12/14 (0)

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