Realistic sta2000

cstmar01
cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
edited July 2011 in Vintage Speakers
So my dad found a realistic sta2000 in good shape with one blub out in the front at a local pawn shop for about 40 bucks. It works, wood is good condition on the sides, and only missing a switch end that could prob could find somewhere.

I know they used to be a radio shack thing back in the day and ran about 500 bucks. Anything i should watch out on them and is 40 a good price on one? I would think it seems reasonable but if they are walking time bombs I want to know about it.

Also what vintage cdp and speakers would mate well with this? I know my dad wants to buy it more for himself as he has an old turn table he wants to break out so I may try and help him with the speakers if I can find something. He was talking about getting it for me but I know he wants it more for himself lol he's got an old pioneer right now but needs some work.
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  • eeagle
    eeagle Posts: 226
    edited June 2011
    See if you can find some Realistic Mach One's on ebay and keep it in the RS family.

    I believe the STA2000 was made by Pioneer.
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited June 2011
    I forgot my dad does like a warmer sound. His old speakers were some large pioneers and I know we had advents once upon a time when I was little.
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited June 2011
    The old Realistic stuff I also think was made by Pioneer.

    I don't remember that particular one but do remember ones like it. They had that warm 80's tone.

    Find him some Advent Heritage speakers or better yet, some ADS speakers and make his day.
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  • Schurkey
    Schurkey Posts: 2,102
    edited June 2011
    http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/receivers.html
    Realistic STA-2000 - The first top-quality high-powered receiver ever sold by Radio Shack. Very tubby sound; hook this up to a pair of Mach Ones and be swallowed in the mire. Four-gang FM tuner with 3 ceramic filters. Needs an alignment to perform at its best, responds well to mods, though don't expect sensitivity much better than 1.5-2 ?V. Better than the STA-2000D that replaced it.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited June 2011
    Here is the catalog for that year's receiver....might be of some help? Or not?

    http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/catalogs/1978/

    cnh
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    edited June 2011
    that catalog is AWESOME! Its from the year I was born. Maybe I should keep it bookmarked!
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  • 20hz
    20hz Posts: 636
    edited June 2011
    fastz28 wrote: »
    Realistic STA-2000 - The first top-quality high-powered receiver ever sold by Radio Shack. Very tubby sound; hook this up to a pair of Mach Ones and be swallowed in the mire. Four-gang FM tuner with 3 ceramic filters. Needs an alignment to perform at its best, responds well to mods, though don't expect sensitivity much better than 1.5-2 ?V. Better than the STA-2000D that replaced it.

    it does look like a pioneer but they asked ?870$? wow .
    I am sure a collector will eat it up , I see some older pioneer receivers going for $200 on ebay !
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited June 2011
    The STA-2100D is the holy grail of Realistic receivers. I don't think they were made by Pioneer. I had one here for a short while many years ago. It had a large toroidal transformer which I though unique for that vintage. It weighed a ton, and I sold and shipped it to some goon in Montana, who never even sent a note to say he received it. He got it at a very fair price also if memory serves. In your $200 area.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited June 2011
    Made most likely by either Foster (Fostex) or Automatic Radio for R/S (Tandy Corp., in those days). Decent but overpriced when new; probably not a bad deal today as the "Realistic" brand doesn't have quite the cachet of some.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited June 2011
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    .... doesn't have quite the cachet of some.

    And neither do you.
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  • Schurkey
    Schurkey Posts: 2,102
    edited June 2011
    My recollection of Radio Shack equipment is that the catalog price or in-store price was always well above what it should have been, so that when the stuff inevitably went on sale at half-price, it was "Realistic".
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  • 20hz
    20hz Posts: 636
    edited June 2011
    George Grand wrote: »
    who never even sent a note to say he received it.

    I hate that !
    you spend the time to place a add the extra time to pack it safely and the buyer doesnt have the courtesy to let you know he received it , or shipping damage , or if they like it , its just courtesy ..
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited July 2011
    George Grand wrote: »
    And neither do you.

    uff da!?
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited July 2011
    thanks for the info. ended up getting it for 35 bucks so not bad if you ask me. My dad was talking about how now he can finally play his Iron Butterfly LP again.....
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  • 20hz
    20hz Posts: 636
    edited July 2011
    Schurkey wrote: »
    My recollection of Radio Shack equipment is that the catalog price or in-store price was always well above what it should have been, so that when the stuff inevitably went on sale at half-price, it was "Realistic".

    I just ran into a annual full radioshack catalogue from 2000 they had a lot of stuff .
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  • rebuy
    rebuy Posts: 695
    edited July 2011
    i had that SA-2000 intergrated amp with infinity speakers. Groovy sounds :biggrin:
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