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some 70's and 80's receivers seem to be popular

Is this just nostalgia? I thought the concensus was that even the best solid state during that era was harsh and hard to listen to for long. That is certainly my memory. I almost quit listening to the stereo back then, until I got tube amplification and realized what the problem had been (well, having been suckered into switching to cd's was also part of it). But now some of that equipment seems to attract fans and bidders. Are they just dreaming?
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"Would that be a cool second rig?"

Yes.
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Sprink,

For a better sound investment, if you have a CD player with digital output already, just add a separate tube DAC rather than invest in a tubed CD player.
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The brands mentioned above were/are very good.

I've owned Tandberg and Yamaha in recent years and both have delivered the sonic goods in my second, two channel A/V system.

The Advent 300 was another very good sounding though finicky piece.
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I use the Yamaha CR-420 in my two channel A/V system. It sounds tremendous and stacks up very well to more modern amplifiers I would say.

The phono section is one of the best I've ever owned with a MM phono cartridge, easily as good the the Tandberg TR2080 receiver's phono section I used before it.

The rest of that system is a Dual 1264 turntable, Goldring MM phono cartridge, Marantz DVD player, Triangle Titus 202 speakers, M&K sub, and a pair of Stax headphones.

The Yamaha cost $50 used on ebay about 6 months ago but required considerable cleaning inside and out to get it into good working shape.
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