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Stereo Receivers from the past...

Perhaps a useless question, but even though I am not a politician I have the right to be useless sometimes! 
In thinking about a second bedroom system...If I were to use a receiver any toughts on good sounding ones you have had.  The best I have had, in the past, were the original Magnum Dynalab 208 and the Nakamichi SR-3a.  I had sold both.  But now with thinking of a bedroom system those do come to mind, but wondering if you have experienced a stereo receiver that you feel is better.  I am not much into compressed streaming but do enjoy a local/public classic Jazz station and the Jazz and female vocals music I own.   Thanks 
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firebird66
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I agree with Shoff. I have a beautiful Luxman R-117 paired with Norman Laboratories Model Nine and it sounds amazing. It drives my Dyns effortlessly too. Not a bedroom setup exactly, but it will certainly pair well with any bookshelf speakers.
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xyobgyn
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I have a small collection of the Monitor NAD receivers.

The 7600 model is robust, still highly sought after.

The lesser models 7100, 7300, 7400 have less power.

All add in a remote with volume control, 7600 even balance. They also have pre-amp outputs so you could upgrade amplifier section if you wanted.

I have a 7600 with a matching CD player and some old school original B&W LM1 speakers. Amazing sound from small sturdy package. 
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bigfresser
4 posts
 
My first was a Rotel entry level stereo receiver from Tech Hifi. My friends would tease me about the Rotel thinking it was junk. Little did we know.............
Upgraded the speakers to the new hot Bose 301's.

Later bought a beast of a receiver from Akai. It had Dolby NR built in. Loved the blue lights and meters. It was two feet wide but only 30watts per ch!

In college bought a Advent 300. Kept it for decades.
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mg16
117 posts
 
I used to own and love Yamaha Natural Sound receivers and integrated amps. The ones that were switchable into Class A on the front panel. I thought they sounded exceptional in Class A mode. They would only output about 20 watts in Class A, but sounded very sweet with the right speakers. In the early 80's, I had Yamaha integrated,(forget model number), that I used with Infinity Qa speakers, and a  Rabco ST-7 table with Ortofon HOMC. 18-20 watts in Class A, was just enough in my small living room, to really enjoy my Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, and Who LP's.
midareff1
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Had a Marantz 2270 and added the Quad adapter with the built in amps..  SQ-2 was the decoder module as I recall..  all powering 4 Fisher XP7 speakers, super heavy sand ballast jobs with 12" woofers and dual mid-range and tweeters ..  4 way I think.   Add in a Dual 1219 and a Shure V something or other cartridge and it took a long, long time to get better sound with different gear and digital.  The better sound came from Marantz PM500 series gear which has been replaced by now also vintage Sumo Andromeda !!A amps, Acoustat 1100 speakers, Audio research LS2 MKII  R pre and a vintage Sansui 9900 max modded tuner.
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