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Thank you.

You can definitely not go wrong with that combo. Bill Bill, I'm looking at a pair of Heresy II's in Kentucky right now that look new, just imaculate. They're from 1988, oak veneer, one owner. What is a fair price range on something like that would you say?

Beeker, since my office is so small I'm wanting to pair them with a nice pair of Heresy's.

Bill, its probably good for my wallet that thing isn't silver.

Nice, very nice. Bill Thanks, Bill.

Diz I'd love to talk to you about the 730 when the time comes.

One of lifes great pleasures, whiskey and a cigar. I like my whiskey wheated and my cigars cuban. My favorite bourbon is Weller 12 year. Tho its hard to find right now as is Old Weller Antique, my 2nd favorite. So right now I'm drinking Elijah Craig. Favorite smokes are Monte #2's and good ole RASS.

Here's a photo of it.

Woo hoo! Bought a receiver today. Got a Sansui 8080. Its in great condition but I'm still going to have Paul at Many Moons go through it to make sure its up to snuff. I love the way these look. I haven't listened to one in a good while but I remember really liking them back when a buddy had one. I've got my eye on a Kenwood KR9600 too. Surely the wife wouldn't notice it.

Nice!

Wow, thanks for the excellent input folks. Differing perspectives from multiple directions equals good food for thought. These things are always best thought through and approached with a bit of patience. I've been watching on ePay, and looking else where, to get an idea of whats out there and at what price points they fall out at. Once I secure someone who is comfortable recaping and going through a vintage receiver and I know what makes they're proficient with, I plan to get one in nice physical condition and have it gone through before I put into use. I have no issue with the high power brutes, but big wattage isn't a necessity. As I type I'm listening to a pair of little Klipsch SB-1's with a 2 watt spud amp and its plenty loud. I'll either use these or obtain a pair of Heresy's. My little office is only 10' x 14' with a 10' ceiling. Marantz, HK, Sansui and early SS Scott receivers is what I've been following. Now I just need to find a tech who enjoys working on these.

Because they sound better and people want them perhaps? Yeah, budgets are a PIA. Absolutely.

Anyone have an opinion of the H.H. Scott Stereomaster 342 receiver?

16 gauge stranded copper with the terminal of your choice soldered on. That's what I've always used, but I'm frugal.

I dumped my early 70s receivers, well....back in the early seventies. They were fine for a young guy just starting to build a good system but a simple change to separates, was a big step up. Just adding a power amp to the receiver made a giant change for the better. Except for the visual appeal of vintage receivers, the seventies solid state receivers did not sound that great, IMHO. The smoother sound of even the cheapest modern receivers is a good match for Klipsch and an affordable purchase. I understand vintage gear, his application would be perfect for a tube receiver....just saying. Russ, I hear you. I'd love a Fisher tube receiver, but by the time they're gone through by someone competent they get real spendy.

Moray, understood. Yeah if a guy is just interested in a plug and play situation a new Yamaha for $150 makes the most sense and would probably sound good to my 54 year old ears. But, it wouldn't have the built in fun or ols school appearance of a vintage unit. The issue of the old caps is certainly a valid concern. With that in mind, what (ballpark) does it cost to have the caps replaced in an older receiver?

Bill, those Luxman units remind me a lot of the Carver reciever I had back when those first came out.

Moray, no, no, hence my "soul" deal. Anyway, I'll keep looking.

I'm looking to put a decent, partially vintage, partially DIY system together for my office. My budget is modest, but, I'm not willing to sell my soul! Anyway, what I'm interested in particularly, is an early to mid 70's ss reciever from someone like Marantz or HK, any ball park suggestions on where to start looking? TIA, Rick

Sweet. Get a great piece of proven gear from the golden age redone by someone who understands them and pair them with horns and a decent TT rig............heaven.

Interesting question. I'm in the process of gathering parts to build a Tubelab simple SE amp and have been seriously considering a seperate power supply. From what I can tell there doesn't seem to be a down side and anything that might make it quieter is a win IMO.

Could be ? I used a T-amp once with a car battery for yard/shop speakers, worked great. I wonder how much noise do you really get from the power grid, I would think (depending on the area) not much ? Good luck DD, how it sounds great, if you finish it. Honestly I've never worried about it, but I do know there are big buck power conditioners made and sold out there, I'm sure you've seen them in the boutique magazines. I dunno, my cobbled together system has several things to be worried about before I concern myself with the electricty coming out of the wall.

Is the idea behind a battery powered component that you theoretically wouldn't be introducing any noise from the power grid? I've wondered about this a time or two but never chased the reasoning down obviously. Looks like a fun project and certainly is easy on the wallet. First post, so hello all.