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Given an Onkyo Integra M 504 today. Worth keeping?

My neighbors just went through a nasty divorce and the wife asked if wanted this "this ugly heavy stereo thing that I don't want and can't pick up."  I said sure and brought it home. I have never heard anything from this line, but it is gorgeous and looks like it's been very well cared for. 

Is anyone familiar with this amp? Just curious if it's worth keeping and how it compares to modern amps. I am actually in the middle of revamping my 2 channel system and do not have a preamp at he moment to enjoy those giant meters! 

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mrskeptic
262 posts
 

I'd say it's absolutely worth keeping, and using.

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arcticdeth
1,572 posts
 

Had one years ago.

nice little amp. 
I melted the binding posts on the back.

gave me several years of good use!

 

enjoy!

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audioman58
4,134 posts
 

It’s not bad for part of a low budget system , 

blackbag20
454 posts
 

@jeffstrick 

That is funny (to me anyway) ... hope she is

jheppe815
64 posts
 

There are a few of us Integra fans out there yet, I bet.  Onkyo was pretty decent consumer line stuff, though the Integra series was their "high end" line up that was probably similar in performance as Adcom was back in the day.

Slightly Off Topic: 

I have an Onkyo Integra 100x100 watt integrated amp that is still operating well, even after decades of use.  As mentioned, more warm than transparent, it's still a good sounding piece of equipment (especially for what I paid).   [Some of the] Onkyo Integra series cassette decks were benchmark cassette decks that sounded exceptional.  I have a TA-2070 deck that has since failed due to overuse (DJ use), but was ruler flat in response and sounded really, really good.  So, Onkyo did some products really, really well.

The '504 is a good amp.  Enjoy!

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