Best stereo recievers of the 1970's?

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?!!!

Check out Marantz.

I always like Yamaha and I thought Technics sounded good.

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-

Marantz 2270
Tandberg TR2075