The Golden era of Japanese integrated amps, are we missing out?

BluBoxer
I cannot edit the thread or title but I made a typo and I did post elsewhere but it is A-2000.
Thx

I agree I have a Harmon Kardon 930 integrated bought in 1973. Still used for a preamp and sound is great.

One other possible interesting aspect.

I purchased an Aiwa AD-F780 cassette deck.
Inserted into main system and was positively underwhelmed.

Moved it to the " vintage" system and it put a big smile on my face indeed.

I wonder if similar vintage gear is voiced in a similar manner so making them appear to be more compatible together?

My brother has the vintage reissue from Airtight with Tango transformers. It is a exceptionally great sounding integrated amp.

Cool thread , the Old Japanese amps rock . I have receivers, as I enjoy the aesthetics more . I have a Sansui 9090, Sansui 7070, Marantz 2223B. The lower powered Marantz pairs very well with my Zu Omens and Klipsch KG 1.5’s . The Sansui 7070 is paired with Klipsch Heresy II’s and the 9090 has enough power ( barely ) to match well with my JBL 4313A’s on Sound Anchor stands . As one person stated of being dismayed after a few weeks , I concur . But with the modest prices for this gear , I can rotate and also include my vintage tube gear . I once ran the Marantz 2223 with pre out to my Dynaco MK III’s. So it was Oppo 105 to Marantz to Dynaco to JBL . Actually sounded pretty nice . I also have the brown braided speaker cables from the 70’s ( brand escapes me ). My next adventure is to restore the 7070 even though it sounds decent . If it’s a big enough improvement , I’ll risk doing it on the pricier amps. Cheers , Mike .