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Best Aesthetic Vintage Black Receiver or Tuner

Silly question:

If one wanted a really asthetically attractive receiver or tuner with a Black Face ie black metal or all black glass front, with great performance, what would one choose?

Will drive a pair of Jamo 700s and CAL Audio CL-10 CD player...

I love the look of the Pioneer Series 20 Tuner & the Sansui black look from back in the day, but will spend a lifetime trying to find something like that...
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audiofeil
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Bob Hayes or Paul Warfield.
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yogiboy
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Lynn Swann,more super bowls!
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Follow Up Question: Any quality/repair warnings regarding receivers from Sansui? Their 70's / early 80's "look" seems most pleasing to me (plus the multiple colored lights are amusing and fun against the black)...Their tuners/amps in black are also attractive...Also, if I am running either Jamo E700s (little guys) or my bigger Rega R7 speakers with a California Audio CL-10 CD player, how much power do I need to seek in one of the vintage receivers?

Which retailers of vintage (Sansui) do you guys like? What boards (besides this one) should I follow? Thanks!
sit
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Yamaha MX series from late 80s early 90s.
cwlondon
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That's easy - a Yamaha T-2.

Far more beautiful than any of the candidates mentioned above, in my opinion.

Also, it is an excellent tuner.

Difficult to find in perfect shape, however, and the aluminum case is easily clouded or scuffed.

Good luck.
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