As I settle into old-manhood, I've decided I must have a 70's receiver with a silver face and lots of knobs and dials an

[Dennis S]

The only brands I know to seek are Marantz, Pioneer, and Yamaha. What other brands and what else do I need to know? This is for listening to my CDs and iTunes of mostly old stuff, jazz, classical, bluegrass, and 50's pop at moderate volume. Cool looks is as important and good sound.

[Rick-o]

I still have my Sansui gear. Some great vintage stuff to be found out there. I always wanted a 70's era Bang & Olufsen setup. To me, they were always drool worthy.

That, and the monster Marantz receiver with the built in oscilloscope!

[john-o]

I loved my old Marantz!! Take me back!!

[rgG]

I still have my 1978 Marantz receiver with the horizontal wheel that changes the radio channels and the beautiful blue lights. My only regret is that I don't have the optional wood cabinet that you could buy that went over the wood grained painted metal housing. I was a college student when I bought it, and the receiver was a splurge anyway, so the wood cabinet wasn't in the budget.

This is similar to mine. I would have to go down to the cold basement to see if it is the exact model, and that ain't happening.

[Yoyodyne ArtWorks]

Luxman would be a very nice choice, Kenwood made lots of models comparable to Pioneer, Technics etc. in terms of quality.

[btfc]

"I still have my 1978 Marantz receiver with the horizontal wheel that changes the radio channels and the beautiful blue lights."


I had one of those for a while.

[freeradical]

If it's important to you, make sure that what you get has both moving coil and moving magnet inputs, or a selector switch that allows you to choose between them.

[Bernie]

I would post a picture of my old rig which survives in the children playhouse/ lawn building. So does a soft top foosball table. None of the photos from that era are digital. Anyway I think most of mine were rack-mount also. My amp I think has wood. The double deck and EQ were defiantly metal with clips and handles. I tossed the handles not long ago.
I shall see it it made any digital shots. Would faces work?

[Ombligo]

My first receiver was a Harmon-Kardon 590i
Wonderful unit that is now housed in my storage shed (it deserves better).


http://classicreceivers.com/harman-kardon-hk-590i

[robfilms]

kenwood, pioneer and marantz are the way to go.

buy a well kept model, even if you need to spend a wee bit more.

noise in the pots can be cleaned up but if in/outs or l/r not working, even if free pass it by.

great marantz site with pix and info about each model"

http://www.classic-audio.com/marantz/mindex.html

i have a pioneer at present.

good database site with plenty of pix:

http://vintageelectronics.betamaxcollect...llery.html

i had a kenwood a very long time and loved it-great fm tuner!

kenwood site with pix:

http://vintageelectronics.betamaxcollect...llery.html

i also have a wonderful mcintosh mac1900 in the wings with original wooden sleeve. a very lovely piece.

mac1900 info:

http://classicreceivers.com/mcintosh-1900

enjoy!

be well.

rob