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In Reply to: RE: A new Mac in the house posted by Bold Eagle on January 28, 2017 at 11:48:32
Thank for the tip. I actually use a power strip to turn both receivers on/off so as not to wear out the volume control.
I tried almost to give the 8900a away awhile back attempting to sell it locally and there was no interest. Very few folks realize what excellent stuff Sherwood made when they were still doing it in Chicago. Now I'm glad I didn't.
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I have a 1700 as well, restored by a local tech (PS capacitor and cleaning of the switches.) See one of my oldest posts (I don't post very often)on the tuner forum describing the type of work he does. At my request, he altered the circuitry allowing the tube tuner section to be used as a separate tuner. The AUX input was changed to an output that can be fed into a pre-amp. I also have a Mac MR 71 tuner in a separate system. The 1700's sound as a stand-alone is surprisingly close to the MR 71's, lacking just a bit of the clarity and sound-staging of the 71. DX-ing of the 71 is also a bit better, but I have considered letting the 71 go and using the 1700 as my main tuner. Bought it off ebay for less than $600 and it included a near mint wooden cabinet. Total investment about $750. It really blows away a Marantz 2220B I was using in my bedroom system.
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The tuner section is wonderful. Have been enjoying it a lot as we have such great FM here in the San Francisco area.
I've used a lot of very good receivers over the years, but the 1700 may be the most enjoyable one yet.
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