Large, Old, Sony TOTL Rcvr
George Grand
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I found a Sony STR-V7 today. Big, 150wpc stereo receiver from the late 70's. Huge toroidal transformer, and some big caps. 5 gang tuner, and not a scratch anywhere. Fun piece.
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I already know what it looks like, and I'm not very picturesque.
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Nice snag George. I'm sure it sounds awesome. Enjoy! Nothing like a nice vintage piece to warm the soul.
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I have one of these and it's in pretty good condition except for a chip missing on the wooden side panels. It's very clean but there are some things which I am not too fond of with this particular model...
1. no pre-amp out/power amp inputs
2. no muting
3. not pretty to look at.... not butt ugly but not easy on the eyes like the Yamaha CR2040s
4. The volume control is stepped and there is a pretty big jump from one step to another. When using efficient speakers, you end up using only the range from 7:00-10:00 on the knob so it is nearly impossible to get the volume just right when the steps are about 3-5dB in that area. With no -20dB muting, it is even more difficult.
5. VERY big (8x21x18") and VERY heavy (49lbs)...
6. inaccurate power meters
The things I like about the unit...
1. very powerful... 150 wpc/8ohms
2. very good tuner section, 5-gang MOS-FET front end
3. very wide tuner dial.
4. toroidal transformer with 2 15,000uf caps -
I don't want to listen to it too much. Couple hours and I've owned it long enough. Tough to believe these kind of things went for about a million dollars adjusted for inflation.
I read what you said and you know what really struck me? I have never in my life used efficient loudspeakers.
