Eddie 500 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Need a nice receiver for my khorns. Kenwood, Sansui or the Pioneer SX series are the top of my list. Lemme know what youve got. THX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Where are you located? I have a very nice Pioneer SX-1250, and an SX-1050. Please PM me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwells Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I had an SX-3900 receiver that I bought in Germany in 1981. Man, that was a great receiver! I sold it before I came home. What a dumbass attack that was. Good luck in your search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Don't forget Luxman! The R-1120 was a fantastic receiver to pair with Klipsch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie 500 Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 Im open to all good brands. Maybe someones got a kenwood 9050 they wanna part with?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 (edited) Here are a couple of search strings you can plug into Ebay to look for monster receivers. Cut and paste the entire expression into the Ebay search field. The reason there are two searches below is that Ebay has a search field string length limitation, which is dumb IMO... ("Marantz 2500", "Marantz 2600", "Pioneer SX-1980", "Technics SA-1000", "Technics SA-5770", "Technics SA-5760", "Sansui G-33000", "Sansui G-22000", "Sansui G-9700", "Kenwood KR-9050", "Hitachi SR-2004", "Sanyo PLUS 200", "Marantz 2385", "Pioneer SX-1280", "S.A.E. TWO R18") <and> ("Nikko NR-1415", "Fisher RS-1080", "Yamaha CR-3020", "Concept 16.5", "Onkyo TX-8500 MkII", "Pioneer SX-1250", "Pioneer SX-5590", "Sansui G-8700", "Sansui G-9000", "Sansui G-901", "Sansui 9900Z", "Rotel RX-1603", "Concept 16.5") Edited June 5, 2015 by mustang guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J M O N Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Nakamichi STASIS (Make sure it's a STASIS). More than enough power for Khorns with a Nelson Pass design in a solid-state receiver. How about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 I second Mustang Guy with the Technics receivers. Amazing power and thd ratings at even more amazing prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie 500 Posted June 5, 2015 Author Share Posted June 5, 2015 Thx Stang guy. Had no idea about all of those. I will widen my search now. Kudos. Eddie 500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 I second Mustang Guy with the Technics receivers. Amazing power and thd ratings at even more amazing prices. Yes, there is value.... The only weak spot on those is the tuner gear on the FM tuner. It is mounted with pot metal, and about every one of those breaks. A classic case of under-engineering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Thx Stang guy. Had no idea about all of those. I will widen my search now. Kudos. Eddie 500 The receivers listed are all monsters. If you are simply looking for a tiny 100WPC receiver, the search broadens by an order of magnitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tromprof Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 No love for Yamaha? I had a minty overhauled CR-2020 for a few years and the sound was excellent, the looks stunning. I loved that big silver face and stylish switches. Still kicking myself about selling it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opusk2k9 Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Sansui 9090db is not slouch either, 125Wpc. Very strong FM tuner. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Eddie, have you thought of using separates? Instead of a receiver with so much crammed into a single package you would probably be much better off using a set up with an amp, preamp, tuner, eq and all that. Lots of nice options that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxr dad Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 I thought Monster sold cables, didnt know they sold Receivers too! Is this for 2 channel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjd Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 No love for Yamaha? I had a minty overhauled CR-2020 for a few years and the sound was excellent, the looks stunning. I loved that big silver face and stylish switches. Still kicking myself about selling it. The Yamaha CR-3020 made my list below from last fall when mustang guy and myself were on the monster receiver kick. Just saw another complete Rotel RX-1603 sell for $715 but my audio budget is currently depleted so I had to pass again. I have restored versions of the Concept 16.5 and the Pioneer SX-1250 and I'm a big fan of both; however, it is difficult to find either cheap. Yes, my latest fetish. Monster receivers from the 70's. The muscle cars of the electronics world. I would have to agree. Here is a list of some of the most powerful (mfg 8 ohm ratings) pre-1990 vintage receivers of all time. Many are from the 1970s; however, there are a few after that period that seemed to deserve recognition in this list. I almost picked up a Rotel RX-1603 for a nice price; however, it was sold before I got around to it. 1. Technics SA-1000 - 330 WPC 2. Marantz 2600 - 300 WPC 3. Sansui G-33000 - 300 WPC 4. Pioneer SX-1980 - 270 WPC 5. Marantz 2500 - 250 WPC 6. Sansui G-22000 - 220 WPC 7. Sansui G-9700 - 200 WPC 8. Kenwood KR-9050 - 200 WPC 9. Hitachi SR-2004 - 200 WPC 10. Marantz 2385 - 185 WPC 11. Pioneer SX-1280 - 185 WPC 12. Technics SA-5770 - 185 WPC 13. Rotel RX-1603 - 180 WPC 14. Nikko NR-1415 - 175 WPC 15. Fisher RS-1080 - 170 WPC 16. Yamaha CR-3020 - 170 WPC 17. Concept 16.5 - 165 WPC 18. Technics SA-5760 - 165 WPC 19. Kenwood KR-9600 - 160 WPC 20. Luxman R-117 - 160 WPC 21. Onkyo TX-8500 MkII - 160 WPC 22. Pioneer SX-1250 - 160 WPC 23. Sansui G-8700 - 160 WPC 24. Sansui G-9000/901 - 160 WPC 25. Sansui 9900Z - 160 WPC These didn't make the list as they are 'only' 125 WPC; however, I think they look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie 500 Posted June 5, 2015 Author Share Posted June 5, 2015 Wow. That is some list. Seems I opened a real can of worms for myself......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie 500 Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 I just picked up a sx-1250.........mods pls delete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 The mods won't delet, the post is just complete, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muel Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I just picked up a sx-1250......... Awesome choice! Talk to Paul79 if you have any questions about it... or even if you don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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