70s Vintage Stereo Reciever Tier Ranking Shootout! It's Gonna Get Ugly!

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[craigd]

It’s great to see Sansui getting the love and respect they deserve.

[ThresholdZhor]

Technics should be with the Sony in very good, I remember a Technics SA-300 driving a Canton Plus S speaker with a Rega turntable/Audio Techinca, that phono preamp sounded incredible playing Rush Tom Sawyer

[jdsimz]

The Realistic STA models were great. They could hold their own against the top brands. Got a STA 2000 and its a beast. Glad to see you gave the STA's some props because they deserve it.

[THEHOMAN]

The Marantz 2238B that a buddy and I used to power a mobile DJ kit back in the late 70's and early 80's is still alive and kicking, it may not be the best of the best but it certainly has aged well., , it's a keeper.

[airsickgrove]

Too much talking? No problem here's some pretty pictures for you to look at... I love it... personally Im here for the information so talking is imperative to receiving this info... thank you and don't stop talking.
(Edit) personally I do like the off topic talk, for me I absolutely appreciate the content eye watch to actually have a human element to it and introducing us to your fur kid definitely gets my thumbs 👍

[CDNUSA]

Michael B. from Davenport, Iowa
Happy Holidays to you and your family. I like your Edmonton Oilers hat, might need to find a Toronto Maple Leafs or Montreal Canadiens hat to go along with that.
Great list, although I would definitely put Luxman in the very good to excellent category. Purchased my Luxman L-5 amp, Luxman T-1 tuner, Luxman PD-264 with psb Passif II speakers in 1981, (I'm Canadian). Brought them all to you (except Tuner) over the last two years for rejuvenation, and you brought them back to their glory.
Thank you and I will drop in when in Des Moines. Your honesty, integrity and enthusiasm for the work you do is much appreciated.

[ripjones]

If you are talking about late-70's JVC (like my 501), I would say they should be in the "Good" category. After they go into the A/V era, I would agree with "Okay". The selling point to me was the toroidal power supply transformers, really made them stable, and heavy. I actually found a guy in Savannah, GA that had the factory service manual for my 501, which I snatched up. While I do not have all of the test equipment that I would need, a shop should, and they should be happy that I have the factory documentation. Good List...

[bobsemrau]

I owned a Technics amp in the 70s and would move them to Very Good. If Luxman in the 70s is anything like the amp I owned in the 80s they should also be in Very Good.

[jamiesmith]

The ranking should look more like this:
Luxman #1 or excellent.
Sansui, Pioneer, Marantz in that order as #2 slot.
BTW, Marantz was never know to be musical.
Nikko, Harmon Kardon #3
In the average, good to excellent categories.

[victorq]

Just inherited a Sherwood S-7310. It's in beautiful condition and my first venture into vintage audio. Sounds wonderful to my ears. Great work on your channel!

[hippydippy]

I agree except for the Kenwood. I would move it up to Very Good. I've owned a few through the years & have always enjoyed the looks & performance of the one's I owned. Just my 2 cents.

[alm]

Looks like it was shaping up as a first line good and a second line good. I'd be happy to see Realistic in the second line good.

[mikemuir]

Great Video. My list would move Luxman and Onyko up to very good. Have all the receivers (low power models) in the excellent level and the Onyko is my favorite.

[ronverheghe]

Awesome list! Just gonna say Hitachi is underated in general. They made some impressive stuff my parents have had an SR 604 things pretty warm sounding and class G ahead of its time for 1979. I could be mistaken but I think Hitachi supplied alot of parts for other brands back in the day too.

[mikecampbell]

I have a 70s Marantz and Sansui and a 1983 Harman Kardon, a 2000 Harman Kardon and two newer Yamahas. I really like your list!

[davealanogata]

Love the video. Like to see ranking tier with turntables. tube amps, speakers, cassette decks reel to reel, etc. Like your insight the most. Keep up the good work.

[asmallwhitedog]

I believe Sansui should have its own tier. I would switch Sony and Yamaha and bump JVC up one tier. Right now I am running a Toshiba SB300 amp. Great sounding piece and it seems they missed your list. They are a rare animal.

[tobybeau]

I love my Pioneer SX-780, I bought brand new in 1978. My best friend and I took it to Des Moines Technical High School Electronics Lab, we did some extra credit engineering to the receiver under the guidance of our teacher, And ever since then, the receiver sounds terrific. We power rated it pretty close to a 100 Watts per channel without any spiking. Of course, it will never be like the SX-1980, Which, at that time I did not have the money to buy. I still enjoy the SX-780, but I have not been able to find speakers that match the SX-780 without wearing out within a year or so. Since I live on the South side. I'll have to come in and check out your inventory.

[mileshigh]

Yeah this was fun to watch! Please do more! More graphics, more talking, more Moo and less dumb viewer comments!

[davealanogata]

Your list is pretty close to mind. like it a lot. I have been in audio hifi for close to 50 years. I would move Yamaha down to very good. Love the design but a pain in the butt to work on. I would move Onkyo and Nikko up to very good. Built quality of both is awesome. They see to lat forever but refurb. Sorry I have a problem of finding schematics on Nikko too much