[moodyrn]

Sherwood is a very under rated brand. That receiver looks awesome. Congrats!

 

[analogsurviver]

Sherwood is a very under rated brand. That receiver looks awesome. Congrats!

Yes, Sherwood is a GREAT SOUNDING brand of receivers.
 
Get it now - before the prices start skyrocketing - they were/are relatively very few available.

 

[CJG888]

 
Got this today. Sherwood S-8000 IV.  Works great, complete with tubes, and it has a headphone jack!

I wasn't actually aware that Sherwood ever made any serious audio gear (the stuff they make today is god awful) but this definitely is looks proper its gorgeous let us know how it sounds please?

Seems a shame to put the cover back on and hide all those tubes!

 

[CJG888]

The output transformers seem a decent size, too!

 

[CJG888]

Are those 6L6 on the output?

 

[CrocCap]

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[Mechans1]

The brand was very different in the 50s and 60s which is it's tube era.  They were made in Chicago and were in competition with Scott and fisher.  There difference was modern sleek styling.  My father had an S5000  II.  I have several iterations of their integrated stereo  amp and tuners.  One tuner was completely overhauled by a friend and given to me as a gift.  The tuners were also quite competitive in their day.  The big receivers are relatively scarce but beautiful as this one demonstrates.  There are  still a few Sherwood devotees around as most of the better tube units command a decent price on eBay.

 

[Oregonian]

That Sherwood is gorgeous!  What is something like that worth $$$? 

 

[CJG888]

I though it reminded me of classic Fisher gear...

 

[SpeakerBox]

  Got this today. Sherwood S-8000 IV.  Works great, complete with tubes, and it has a headphone jack!
 

 
Awesome!

 

[SpeakerBox]

Jumping on the band wagon, this is my very tube like sounding Sherwood 8900A (60WPC) doing HP duty on my night stand.  Early 70s solid state voiced by Sherwood engineers to sound like their tube counterparts.  I absolutely love this thing:
 

 

[Oregonian]

Is that variable loudness?  Or variable volume................lol.

 

[CrocCap]

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[Oregonian]

  Sherwood called the volume control "Loudness", but there is also a loudness button/switch, which is the traditional loudness contour.

Thanks...............bet it sounds lovely.  My favorite "tone" control is LOUDNESS for some reason..................

 

[Oregonian]

Reminiscent of my Pioneer Spec rack system I bought a couple of years ago...............only this is a bit more pricey! 
 
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