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Best stereo recievers of the 1970's?

I remember walking in to my local Hi Fi shop and looking at the line ups of
recievers.Pioneer,,Jvc,Sansui,Kenwood,Luxman.I loved the Sansui 9090 db
but when I heard the Luxman (don't remember the model number) in the late 70's it was the best I've ever heard at the time.
Mike
hiendmmoe
vegasears
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http://www.thevintageknob.org/PIONEER/SX1250/SX1250.html
fatparrot
1,314 posts
 
If we're talking transistors and not tubes, the Luxman was a great name...also Tandberg made a great receiver.

I loved my Sony STR 6400-D. The British mags gave it a good review, and this model was tough to find [back-ordered] for several weeks. Built like a brick s**t-house, it also had a de-emphasis switch for Dolby Encoded FM [never adopted], and never failed to put out less than 110 wpc [rated for 80 wpc] at the annual McIntosh clinics...remember those?!!!
dchazen
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Check out Marantz.
wireless200
415 posts
 
I always like Yamaha and I thought Technics sounded good.
rlwainwright
1,904 posts
 
Tandberg 2075 and 2080 - superb receivers. McIntosh receivers were awesome, too. And the Bang and Olufsen's were works of art that sounded quite good. Revox had a great one, too.

For more consumer-oriented gear, Harman/Kardon produced a series that had tremendous amp sections, very dynamic with tons of current. NAD also made a very fine high-current receiver with a lot of "balls".

ADS and Proton had some interesting pieces, but their reliability left much to be desired.

-RW-
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