[singh]

i would strictly advice against trading au-999, its got unique sound ( though warm, but still very lovely, )
buy the sx1250 dont sell your sansui.

 

[WarriorAnt]

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i would strictly advice against trading au-999, its got unique sound ( though warm, but still very lovely, )
buy the sx1250 dont sell your sansui.

I'll take that AU 999 of your hands!  

 

[publicholiday]

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Or it could be your headphones???  With my AD-2000 and HE-5, there is more air around the treble and the bass seems a bit recessed; with the D7000, the bass is more forward to the point I have to use the tone controls to attenuate the bass presence abit.  This is with my SX-1250, mind you. So...hmmmmm....
 
 

Yea it could be my headphones, currently I only have the AIAIAI TMA-1 didn't try other headphones though, the receivers are marantz 2226 and sansui au 101, small receivers =(
Here is a shot of my sansui, will take picture of my marantz once i have done with the bulbs and cleaning.

 

 

[francisdemarte]

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I find the sound of vintage receiver is kinda bassy, is it just me?

Not just you, I find the headphone out of my Marantz on the bassy side too.

 

[Skylab]

Speaking of Marantz, here is my latest vintage score, the very cool little M140:

 

[Steve Eddy]

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Speaking of Marantz, here is my latest vintage score, the very cool little M140:

 

Sweet! Got a Marantz pre to drive it?
 
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[Skylab]

Thanks! No Marantz pre - I'm planning to drive it off the pre outs of my Marantz 2275 receiver. But I have some serious rack re-arranging to do...

 

[wualta]

Neat! My 140 was the bass amp in my bi-amped setup. A good solid 75w/ch power amp.

 

[Steve Eddy]

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Thanks! No Marantz pre - I'm planning to drive it off the pre outs of my Marantz 2275 receiver. But I have some serious rack re-arranging to do...

That'll work for now. But ya GOTTA get a Marantz pre to pair it up with eventually. Ya just gotta!

 
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[singh]

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I'll take that AU 999 of your hands!  

...did it come onut wrong?? ..i said i love my au999...and was advising him not to trade au999 for sx1250. rather buy the sx1250 .
 

 

[cifani090]

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...did it come onut wrong?? ..i said i love my au999...and was advising him not to trade au999 for sx1250. rather buy the sx1250 .

 
Ill be selling my Kenwood, to fund the 1250. The Sansui was going to get some Pioneer HPM-900's and a Marantz 2270... still not a good deal? I could always buy back my Sansui.
 
 

 

[treal512]

Oh my God.. I've just started reading up on vintage receivers and have been staring at them all day O_O I feel like I've entered into an entirely different realm and don't know where to start. Maybe some of you can help me? So I have some HiFiMan HE-5LEs coming my way along with an EF-5 hybrid amp, but I would like to nab one of these receivers and see how they fair. I've been speaking with a few people and have my search down to something like this... Pioneer SX650 / SX780, Sansui 7070 and Marantz 2238 / 2250B / 2270. What should I be looking at that will separate these up for me? Sound signatures per brand or model lines? Power? I may add in some speakers to the receiver later on, but for now this will just be for my Ortho HPs. I just love the way they look and would like them even more if they can drive these cans well. Appreciate any input/advice!
 
Edit: Reading the thread now to get more leads.

 

[BmWr75]

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Speaking of Marantz, here is my latest vintage score, the very cool little M140:


 

I have 2 of those, plus the 2 matching 3200 preamps.  Nice amps.

 

[randerson07]

Hello there, maybe some of you guys can help me out a bit. Im currently using an 90's or maybe early 00's RCA receiver, that I saved from a dumpster 4 years ago, in my man cave. I use it for my xbox, my mac mini(dont have a DAC and the RCA doesnt have an Optcal Input, so its going through the sound card), and I use a LOD to RCA for my IPOD. It drives my Klipsch RB51s, and the only headphones I currently have ATH-M35s, Im hoping to get a pair of those Refurbed DT770 pros off ebay, but not until I get a new receiver as this one is dying.
 
So with that out of the way, there are a couple receivers available locally on craigs list that Im looking at, a Pioneer sx-3800, an Onkyo 6500 mkII, and a cheaper priced Hitachi SR-903. All claim to be in good working order. Of those, which would pair best with the speakers I have?
 
The reason Im looking at older stuff is 1 it looks cool, and two Id like to add a TT at some point and would like the dedicated phono input, my dad, grandparents, and inlaws have a ton of vinyl between them and it would be fun to give it all a listen.
 
Thanks in advance guys.

 

[WarriorAnt]

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I have 2 of those, plus the 2 matching 3200 preamps.  Nice amps.

Your'e making me swoon....