In Reply to: Vintage SS Japanese receivers.... the time is past? posted by Mossback on October 16, 2016 at 09:20:47:
There are a bunch of older units that are worth looking at if you want to go that route-
Pioneer has many followers - the gear was well build originally and usually does not need too much "replaced"
there are a few Yamaha fans here - and they will readily sing the praises (I have purchased an older Yamaha for my father- he is very happy)
The Kenwood kit seem to be in third place - though they had some of the best tuners of the period-
The Luxman equipment can be good if it is not one of the too complicated models - retractable face plate, etc.
There are some other 'house' brands that were made in Japan - MCS comes to mind - that have some redeeming aspects - but i have no experience with them -
Happy Listening
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