[tipsycoma]

I went on ebay in search for a vintage receiver for some headphones. I decided to stray away from my old Aiwa receiver. I bought this item for 30 bucks. It's a Soundesign 5969 AM / FM Stereo Receiver / Cassette Recorder. Would this be any good to power some cans?

 

[tipsycoma]

Anyone know of Soundesign at all?

 

[pp312]

Hate to say it, but that unit looks to be absolute crap and almost certainly sounds that way. However,  you only paid change for it so it doesn't matter--much. As for phones, it depends what you'll be using. If you say Bose or SkullCandy I'd say it'd be perfect.
 
(BTW, if you paid $30 why does it say the winning bid was $15?)

 

[TheAudioDude]

Item + shipping = ~$30.
 
I think the casette deck is a dead giveaway that it's going to sound like crap.

 

[tipsycoma]

Wow, that's a bit discouraging. So no one thinks there is a chance in hell that this thing sounds decent? I wonder if it would be an improvement or a downgrade from a cheaper Aiwa receiver.
 
Can I get some more input, please?
 
Thanks..

 

[Uncle Erik]

Heck, give it a try. If you already bought it, plug in your headphones when it arrives.

However, that's not something most here would buy. If you're inclined to get another, I like the old Marantz and NAD decks. Some of them are very cheap and you might find them at local junk, thrift and pawn shops.

 

[ford2]

 
 
 
The best thing about it is the fact you only paid $30 and you have learnt not to buy no name crap on ebay.
 
By the way if you search ebay you will find heaps of its siblings looking for a home.http://shop.ebay.com.au/i.html?LH_AvailTo=15&_nkw=soundesign&_arm=1&_armm=63&_ruu=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com.au%2Fi.html%3F_nkw%3Dsoundesign%26_arr%3D1&_rdc=1

 

[kingtz]

It's got that cool vintage look, and would look great as part of your home theater setup, but yeah, it's probably going to sound like crap. But it still makes a great $30 conversation piece, however.

 

[Stevebol]

What will you be using as a source? A decent vintage 70's SS receiver will have a very clean sound with headphones. The power amp, radio and various connections can be very useful.
Will you be using a CD player, cassette player, radio, laptop?
If you're looking for an affordable stereo reciever a Pioneer SX-750 can be had for very cheap on ebay. The Pioneers with more power are commanding big prices but a 750 should run you about $100. Maybe less. Other brands to look into would be Marantz, Sansui and a number of others. The older tube powered receivers can get very expensive.