Best stereo recievers of the 1970's?

The Sansui 771 was 30 or 40 wpc of pure bliss. I owned a more expensive and powerful Yamaha later...it sounded to sterile. The tuner in the Sansui was excellent.

The Marantz 19 is at the top of my list of best receivers of the 70's.

I always wanted a Sherwood. These old receivers certainly bring up sentimental feelings. I still have the Marantz 2220 that I bought at 15 years old with money from my first job. Dad took me to the stereo shop. That was big bucks for a kid to spend in 1973 - Melton's in Atlanta, they still sell home theater setups. The Marantz is still in the same realm of musical enjoyment as my SET amps.

Or the HK A 402 that an older neighbor lady gave me. Her son had died many years ago. After buying pristine albums at her yard sale and waving as I walked my dog over the years, one day she asked if I would like to have some "Teac" speakers in her basement. They were teak Celestions. Oh, and would I like to take all that gear too. It's amazing how good the late 70s model HK A 402 is. The HK's phono output with my HD 650s, makes $500 dedicated headphone amps sound like toys!

Pioneer SX 525. Sounded good and looked great.

Pioneer SX1250...
If you have never had the joy of a face to face with one of these MONSTERS, I'd suggest that you now have something to do.

Until you have, consider yourself a non-player in the audio hobby.

"dare ya to listen to one"