[WarriorAnt]

I own the YAMAHA CR-820.  Picked it up mint locally for $75.  Sounds nice

 

[cifani090]

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I'm thinking about getting a vintage receiver for my Sony DR-Z6 and possibly LCD-2/Magnepans further down the road. Is the Mirantz 2240 and similar variants simply the best one to get or are there others?
 
I scoured ebay this evening and found a few really nice looking and cheap units...
 
• Sony STR-3800
• Sony STR-4800SD
• SONY STR 6036A
• Sony STR-6045
• Sony STR-6055
• Sansui 300
• Sansui 350A
• KENWOOD KR 2400
• KENWOOD KR-5600
• LAFAYETTE LR-200
• ROTEL RX-152
• YAMAHA CR-820
• PIONEER SX-780
 
Any good?

That Yamaha ive heard good things about, but so is the SX780 and the 5600.
 

 

[Graphicism]

Thank you. The YAMAHA CR-820 is $136 shipped, PIONEER SX-780 $170 shipped and a couple up for auction, KENWOOD KR-5600 for $100. I'm partial towards Sony to match my phones, are they no good or simply haven't heard much about them?
 
Sony STR 3800 looks stunning:
 

 
"Picks up stations noise between stations. - sold as is."
 
Haha I don't know if they're serious.

 

[cifani090]

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Thank you. The YAMAHA CR-820 is $136 shipped, PIONEER SX-780 $170 shipped and a couple up for auction, KENWOOD KR-5600 for $100. I'm partial towards Sony to match my phones, are they no good or simply haven't heard much about them?
 
Sony STR 3800 looks stunning:
 
"Picks up stations noise between stations. - sold as is."
 
Haha I don't know if they're serious.

Haha, i dont think he knows what he's talking about. The Sonys IMO dont have good resale value, the Pioneer you cant go wrong. And the'll definitely round out dem Beyer's.
 

 

[Graphicism]

I don't really care about the resale, they're cheap to begin with and if it does the job I'll keep it. Not really looking for something to handle the beyers but at 600 Ohm that's good to know. As I say I'd like something vintage for these, and I'm kinda on the fence about selling my setup and buying a LCD-2. I've been reading through this thread to see what people have, better to buy something I know will do the job.

 

[cifani090]

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I don't really care about the resale, they're cheap to begin with and if it does the job I'll keep it. Not really looking for something to handle the beyers but at 600 Ohm that's good to know. As I say I'd like something vintage for these, and I'm kinda on the fence about selling my setup and buying a LCD-2. I've been reading through this thread to see what people have, better to buy something I know will do the job.

Gotcha, any one of them will run them Sony's than. The Pioneer though is more reliable, and will run a more variety of things without coloration,etc. Id selling your setup for LCD-2!
 

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

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Larry, has your 2240 been re-capped? Has the bias and dc-offset been checked? I ask because there may be more performance to be extracted of your 2240. I have a 2238B and I use a pigtail straight from the speaker outs to drive a K1000, Stax Energizer, or the HE6. Just a wonderful sound.

Nope, this is a bone stock 2240 that I bought off Skylab a few months ago for a song.  I tried to get his 2275 but this was the only one he'd part with.  

 
I do know that the 2240 speaker out with HE-impedance box sounds better than my 55-watt Yamaha without the impedance box (using a banana plug pigtail) - the 2240 is warmer, not as mids centric, and more spacious sounding.  The impedance box does absorb a bit of the power, so it's not quite as loud as my Yamaha, but it's still more power than I can handle.  Due to difficulty accessing the back of the Yamaha I can't easy swap adapters between the Yamaha and Marantz.
 
I plan to get it refurbished one of these days, but want to find someone local.

 

[treal512]

My parents hired me to clean their home this weekend and as I was moving around some things I found my dad's old SX-650. He seems to be content with his current setup and pretty much said I could just have the Pioneer. I don't know how well it runs yet, but cosmetically it seems good.
 

 

[elnero]

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I'm thinking about getting a vintage receiver for my Sony DR-Z6 and possibly LCD-2/Magnepans further down the road. Is the Mirantz 2240 and similar variants simply the best one to get or are there others?
 
I scoured ebay this evening and found a few really nice looking and cheap units...
 
• Sony STR-3800
• Sony STR-4800SD
• SONY STR 6036A
• Sony STR-6045
• Sony STR-6055
• Sansui 300
• Sansui 350A
• KENWOOD KR 2400
• KENWOOD KR-5600
• LAFAYETTE LR-200
• ROTEL RX-152
• YAMAHA CR-820
• PIONEER SX-780
 
Any good?

 
Of that list I'd be most tempted by the SX-780 myself. There's a Harman Kardon 330C for $75 that I'd be tempted by if I was in the US. The 330's aren't twin powered like the earlier 630 and 930's and the later 430 and 730's but still said to be very nice little receivers.

 

[Skylab]

I have a Sony STR-7800, which is the big brother of the 4800. It's decent, but not in the league sonically of any of my other vintage receivers. It has been relegated to the basement workout room driving some Goodwill-bought AR-3's.

The Yamaha has a nice reputation but from what I have read on AudioKarma has some unobtainable parts in the event it needed repair.

And of course by now it will be clear to many that I really dig the Pioneer sound

 

[cifani090]

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My parents hired me to clean their home this weekend and as I was moving around some things I found my dad's old SX-650. He seems to be content with his current setup and pretty much said I could just have the Pioneer. I don't know how well it runs yet, but cosmetically it seems good.

Congrats, you cant go bad, and you definitely know how the owner treated the receiver. First id get a screwdriver and take off the top to see if their is any dust,etc; and blow that out. Dont want to power it on, and you blow something.
 
I read somewhere a few days ago that some guy on craigslist was asking $300 for a Sansui G-33000. He got so many calls, that he bumped his price to $3000

 

 

[Sweden]

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Anyone here tried this beauty, or any other Marantz 42xx?​

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[WarriorAnt]

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The Yamaha has a nice reputation but from what I have read on AudioKarma has some unobtainable parts in the event it needed repair.
 

The Yamaha CR 820 I have works great but I noticed a guy on ebay selling parts from his Yamaha CR 820 for $10 a part.  Any part $10.  Local pick up only.         I added up all the parts on mine and looks like I could make a bundle, but alas I'm not a cannibal...... not yet anyway........every man has his price though....

 

 

[WarriorAnt]

Anyone know what the integrated version of the Pioneer SX 1250 or SX 1980 is?   I more into the integrated since I don't use FM anymore.

 

[mythless]

TOTL is the SA-9900 for pioneer integrated amplifier.