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Motzart
Motzart Posts: 1,075
edited September 2008 in 2 Channel Audio
My 1st high end reciever....1987...OOoooooo it was the 2nd best at the time.
1st best was a 530 and it had.......Dolby Prologic and simulated surround sound.:eek:
(Surround in it's infant stage)

It was quite advanced at the time....oh how technology has come along.
Came across this original ad I still had the other day.
Scanned it for your amusement. :rolleyes::D

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Yamaha RX-A710 90Watt 7.1
Mains: RTi A1's Center: CS150 Sats: RT15i's Sub: Velodyne DPS-10
Music CD: Sony CDP-CE375 5 Disk
HD TV: Vizio 42" LCD 1080p E420VO
Blu-Ray: Sony BDP-S350
DVD: Sony DVP-NC665P 5 Disk
AV Rack: Sanus Euro EFAB-II Audio Base x2 EFAS-II Audio Expansion Shelf x4
Cables Used: Monster Cable HPD Sony HDMI DLCHE18W
Phones: Sennheiser HD280 Pro
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited September 2008
    Its better than the first reciever I purchased in 81,a lowly Technics SA101 with a whopping 18 watts and Analog tuner,no remote.
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  • Motzart
    Motzart Posts: 1,075
    edited September 2008
    Yeah even a remote at the time was a plus.
    Wish I could find one in mint cond just to have for giggles.
    They are VERY hard to find!!!

    Yamaha RX-A710 90Watt 7.1
    Mains: RTi A1's Center: CS150 Sats: RT15i's Sub: Velodyne DPS-10
    Music CD: Sony CDP-CE375 5 Disk
    HD TV: Vizio 42" LCD 1080p E420VO
    Blu-Ray: Sony BDP-S350
    DVD: Sony DVP-NC665P 5 Disk
    AV Rack: Sanus Euro EFAB-II Audio Base x2 EFAS-II Audio Expansion Shelf x4
    Cables Used: Monster Cable HPD Sony HDMI DLCHE18W
    Phones: Sennheiser HD280 Pro
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited September 2008
    That volume level indicator around the volume knob is kinda cool. Instead of seeing the dB volume level in the display, which is the norm today, you can also see it in an analog sorta form. :cool:
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited September 2008
    Cool. I had one with the same "New Class A" badge as well. Yours was much higher up in the food chain. I remember when Technics made a lot of HT receivers. Those were the years of the first HT boom I guess.
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  • Motzart
    Motzart Posts: 1,075
    edited September 2008
    organ wrote: »
    Cool. I had one with the same "New Class A" badge as well. Yours was much higher up in the food chain. I remember when Technics made a lot of HT receivers. Those were the years of the first HT boom I guess.

    Yeah I guess so!
    Try to find one of those today.
    They weren't the best quality after all I guess.:D

    Yamaha RX-A710 90Watt 7.1
    Mains: RTi A1's Center: CS150 Sats: RT15i's Sub: Velodyne DPS-10
    Music CD: Sony CDP-CE375 5 Disk
    HD TV: Vizio 42" LCD 1080p E420VO
    Blu-Ray: Sony BDP-S350
    DVD: Sony DVP-NC665P 5 Disk
    AV Rack: Sanus Euro EFAB-II Audio Base x2 EFAS-II Audio Expansion Shelf x4
    Cables Used: Monster Cable HPD Sony HDMI DLCHE18W
    Phones: Sennheiser HD280 Pro
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited September 2008
    I still have an SA-GX700. It's quite nice for a simple 2-channel rig. I used it for a little while with R50's and even RTi6's. It has a graphic equalizer but I always ran it flat. I like the motorized volume control. There is a switch in the back for 8-16 Ohm or 4-8 Ohm speaker selection. I could probably handle the LSi7's, but nothing more.
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  • Motzart
    Motzart Posts: 1,075
    edited September 2008
    This is the last I saw of Technics before they disappeared....

    SA-TX50 and it was about $1000 at the time.
    Which at that stage in my life was waaaaay outta my reach!!!
    A very impressive looking unit tho!!!

    I drooled over it more than once! :D

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    Yamaha RX-A710 90Watt 7.1
    Mains: RTi A1's Center: CS150 Sats: RT15i's Sub: Velodyne DPS-10
    Music CD: Sony CDP-CE375 5 Disk
    HD TV: Vizio 42" LCD 1080p E420VO
    Blu-Ray: Sony BDP-S350
    DVD: Sony DVP-NC665P 5 Disk
    AV Rack: Sanus Euro EFAB-II Audio Base x2 EFAS-II Audio Expansion Shelf x4
    Cables Used: Monster Cable HPD Sony HDMI DLCHE18W
    Phones: Sennheiser HD280 Pro
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  • Jeff Beaird
    Jeff Beaird Posts: 217
    edited September 2008
    Motzart wrote: »
    This is the last I saw of Technics before they disappeared....

    SA-TX50 and it was about $1000 at the time.
    Which at that stage in my life was waaaaay outta my reach!!!
    A very impressive looking unit tho!!!

    I drooled over it more than once! :D

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    Man , I miss those big Vu meters... sniff..!
    Thanks, Jeff...
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited September 2008
    Jeff Beaird wrote: »
    Man , I miss those big Vu meters... sniff..!
    +1,I lusted for one of these beauties back in the day.http://www.adrian-kingston.com/SEA5.htm
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited September 2008
    What's the feasability of buying a VU meter and somehow hooking it up to an existing rig, sort of a standalone meter?
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    2-chnl : Pio DV-46AV (SACD), Dodd ELP, Emotiva XPA-1s, XPA-2, Odyssey Khartago, LSi9, SDA-SRS 2 :cool:, SB Duet, MSB & Monarchy DACs, Yamaha PX3 TT, SAE Tuner...
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited September 2008
    I remember buying a Technics at Sears in the early 90's, H-class with Dolby Pro, also did 3Ch stereo with a center, still have it somewhere.

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  • Motzart
    Motzart Posts: 1,075
    edited September 2008
    Quite the technology at the time!
    Seems like ancient history now eh? :rolleyes:

    Yamaha RX-A710 90Watt 7.1
    Mains: RTi A1's Center: CS150 Sats: RT15i's Sub: Velodyne DPS-10
    Music CD: Sony CDP-CE375 5 Disk
    HD TV: Vizio 42" LCD 1080p E420VO
    Blu-Ray: Sony BDP-S350
    DVD: Sony DVP-NC665P 5 Disk
    AV Rack: Sanus Euro EFAB-II Audio Base x2 EFAS-II Audio Expansion Shelf x4
    Cables Used: Monster Cable HPD Sony HDMI DLCHE18W
    Phones: Sennheiser HD280 Pro
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