Calling All "Vintage" Integrated/Receiver Owners
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Rawrbington
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yeah yeah yeah.
it seems i can remember 1 year or 2 ago they were half that.
i wonder if people play the vintage markets. with futures and stuff... j/k
marantz seem to be coming down a hair, in the last 2 weeks.
pioneers seem to be going up.
and yams are still just really cheap in comparison.
except the 3020 obv
wow the yamaha add has the original MSRP at 1500$
how much was that in 1979?
about 4 grand?
it seems i can remember 1 year or 2 ago they were half that.
i wonder if people play the vintage markets. with futures and stuff... j/k
marantz seem to be coming down a hair, in the last 2 weeks.
pioneers seem to be going up.
and yams are still just really cheap in comparison.
except the 3020 obv
wow the yamaha add has the original MSRP at 1500$
how much was that in 1979?
about 4 grand?
wje
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i would describe it as a little U shaped. and a bit sterile. but its got nice detail for a 100$ amp.
def sounds best when fed from the woo's pre. it warms up a bit without losing much of anything on the top and bottom
sounds surprisingly good with all of my cans, but they are all fairly high imp except the 80 ohm beyers. and oddly enought those two mate excellently.
MUCH better HP jack than my A-S500 yam in the living room.
except for the funky cutting in and out for the first 30 seconds to a minute when i first plug cans into it.
Nice setup. I also have the new Yamaha A-S500 connected to my RS-6 Silvers by Monitor Audio and also a Elemental Designs sub. I'm feeding it with a Squeezebox and I really like the sound. However, when it comes to headphones, I'm with you - the A-S500 is a bit weak. Especially, compared to my Sansui 881 - which is da bomb. The sound is balanced and just beautiful out of that receiver when powering my Magnums on my ears.
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Indeed. That SX-1980 you linked to has been for sale on eBay for at LEAST 6 months. No one ever buys it, and he just keeps relisting it. Maybe someday it will sell at $3K, but I doubt it. As much as I love my SX-1980, $3K for one that hasn't been restored is just WAY too much IMO.
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According to Aker, Yamaha might only sell 500 units CR3020 back then. The rarity definitely influences the asking price. It seems there are much more Pionny fans than Yammy 's. Otherwise, the Cr-3020 won't be there for long time already.
It's also Yammy's biggest receiver like SX-1980, G-33000 and Marantz 2600, historic value also increases the asking price. I saw a recapped one fetched $1450 last September. If I am local, I might offer $650 for that piece.
But now I need some help with decision. There is a wood cased Accuphase E-202 for sale at $550, the four power caps also have been replaced. Do you guys think it's a good price? (BTW, I already have too many pieces, I just want to try Accuphase)
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yup i think its a great price. you can always sell them at that price ( or more )
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Yeah, I see price on ePay is high. But I always sell stuff on local. The E-202 is on Craiglist since 14th, it seems that no one bites it. Normally good stuff moves very fast on my local, it makes me wonder!
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i would describe it as a little U shaped. and a bit sterile. but its got nice detail for a 100$ amp.
def sounds best when fed from the woo's pre. it warms up a bit without losing much of anything on the top and bottom
sounds surprisingly good with all of my cans, but they are all fairly high imp except the 80 ohm beyers. and oddly enought those two mate excellently.
MUCH better HP jack than my A-S500 yam in the living room.
except for the funky cutting in and out for the first 30 seconds to a minute when i first plug cans into it.
Gotta say, that Yamaha looks..............AWESOME!
Something about the styling makes it hard to believe it is approx. 25 years old.
It looks extremely modern.
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Those are really good picture taken by Rawrbington!
And many guys in this forum took great pictures too!! True love for vintage stuff!!
And many guys in this forum took great pictures too!! True love for vintage stuff!!
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That big Yammie is actually a decent price for someone local. You never know when the popularity of Yamaha will sky rocket in price.
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Rawrbington that yammie looks super classy and elegant; a true looker.
Also, i just recently took ownership of a very nice au-517. Only cost 201.00 shipped on epay. Really surprised it went so low, the only cosmetic blemish was a slightly bent fin on top of the case. It took all of 5 sec for me to straighten out. Other than that, there's no other marks I could find. It doesn't even need any contact cleaner treatment. All knobs and switches are scratch free and it was pretty much plug and play. I haven't opened her up yet, but I really like what I hear so far. It's not quiet on par with the totl receivers I've owned, but I would put it just one notch below those. But this could change if I have to replace any caps, bias, voltage adjustments etc.
But the headphone out easily is on par with a 800-1000.00 "solid state" dedicated headphone amp(that should tell you how much I like the flagship models). My heavily modded d7k's sound absolutely lovely and I'm dedicating this thing solely for the purpose of driving those...great synergy! My he-6 on the other hand don't have the oomph in the lower registers and smoothness of my 2325. This thing does sound similar to it though. I would say it sounds like a less refined, less powerful version of it. It doesn't have quiet the treble roll the marantz does at the treble extremes though.
Also, i just recently took ownership of a very nice au-517. Only cost 201.00 shipped on epay. Really surprised it went so low, the only cosmetic blemish was a slightly bent fin on top of the case. It took all of 5 sec for me to straighten out. Other than that, there's no other marks I could find. It doesn't even need any contact cleaner treatment. All knobs and switches are scratch free and it was pretty much plug and play. I haven't opened her up yet, but I really like what I hear so far. It's not quiet on par with the totl receivers I've owned, but I would put it just one notch below those. But this could change if I have to replace any caps, bias, voltage adjustments etc.
But the headphone out easily is on par with a 800-1000.00 "solid state" dedicated headphone amp(that should tell you how much I like the flagship models). My heavily modded d7k's sound absolutely lovely and I'm dedicating this thing solely for the purpose of driving those...great synergy! My he-6 on the other hand don't have the oomph in the lower registers and smoothness of my 2325. This thing does sound similar to it though. I would say it sounds like a less refined, less powerful version of it. It doesn't have quiet the treble roll the marantz does at the treble extremes though.
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Moodyrn,
This post is worthless without PICTURES!!!
I hope we have icons as on AK.
This post is worthless without PICTURES!!!
I hope we have icons as on AK.
moodyrn
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Yeah I know lol, I'll try to have some up tonight.
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Very nice, Moodyrn! But I am with Meewoo, we need pics!
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