In Reply to: You have to ask yourself what you are after posted by Russ57 on October 17, 2016 at 15:48:56:
You have made a very good point Russ, particularly in light of the fact that top notch tuners are readilly available for net to nothing. For this reason, I have focused my vintage collecting on separates.
I still think that there are sound reasons why a person might still wan't to restore a receiver. The receiver my be an object of lust from youth. There are some receivers that have retained enough of their value that it is worth the restore. Certain Marantz and McIntosh models come to mind. There are also models where the performance is good enough to warrant a rebuild, as long as you don't plan to sell it (Kyocera, Yamaha, Denon, Luxman). This would make most sense if you DIY. If you paying someone, the list would be small (IMO).
Although the original poster was focusing on 70's ears receiver, if sound is what you are after, I would recommend looking to the 80's and even early 90's. Although many brands were on a downhill slide, Denon, Yamaha, Kyocera, Sony ES and Nakamichi made some very high quality equipment, which often only need minor work.
Dave
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- RE: You have to ask yourself what you are after - Crazy Dave 07:26:59 10/18/16 (5)
- Good points Dave - Mossback 10:58:09 10/18/16 (4)
- RE: Good points Dave - Crazy Dave 20:47:23 10/18/16 (3)
- Which B&K model is that one? nt - gonzo 05:43:45 10/19/16 (2)
- TS-108 - Crazy Dave 06:24:47 10/19/16 (1)
- Thanks for the info. nt - gonzo 07:08:01 10/19/16 (0)