Most Beautiful Receiver / Integrated - Ever was... ?
My vote will have to go to the Technics SE-A5 and its later siblings the SE-A1000, SE-A5000 etc. This 35-year old design is just about as fresh today as it was when tit came out in the early 80’s. https://www.flickr.com/photos/48136705@N05/14254248282/in/photostream/ |
I think current minimalist integrated amps are pretty sexy. I love the look of the Pass Labs INT-250 and INT-60 integrateds: https://www.passlabs.com/gallery/12#lg=1&slide=5 https://www.passlabs.com/gallery/12#lg=1&slide=3 https://www.passlabs.com/gallery/12#lg=1&slide=9 And the MBL integrated amps are flat out gorgeous: http://www.mbl-northamerica.com/mbl-c51/ http://www.mbl-northamerica.com/n51-integrated-amplifier/ I owned a Yamaha CR620 receiver for 35 years, purchased circa 1977. It was a pretty nice receiver for modest $$. (It's still making music BTW.) Back in the 60s and 70s, what I truly I coveted was an upper end Marantz or Luxman receiver - much prettier and better sounding, but they were out of my reach. I do now finally have a Marantz integrated, the PM8004, and enjoy its clean, slightly retro look. The pic is shows a PM8005 in silver, which I think is sexier than the black: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxXctIk3zh4 |
