The Pioneer SX-1010 (1974/75) – The First Monster Receiver
1974 RRP: $699.95 2015 Inflation adjusted RRP: $3,269.00 Introducing the Worlds First 100 Watt Per Channel RMS Receiver. In 1974 some seriously good music … Read More
1973 AKAI AS-980 – High End Quadraphonic Receiver
Original 1973 MSRP $USD > $830.00 Inflation Adjusted 2015 MSRP $USD > $4,400.00 *** Akai’s 1973 product catalogue is one of my favourites. It’s … Read More
The Finest Receiver Ever Made? 1976-77 Pioneer SX-1250
1976 $USD RRP: $900.00 Inflation adjusted $USD RRP: $3,680.00 Considered by many to be the best receiver/amplifier of the 1970s (translates best-ever – period!) … Read More
Pioneer SX-1980 – The Holy Grail of Vintage Receivers?
1978 Original RRP ($USD): $1,295.00 Inflation Adjusted RRP ($USD): $4,574.00 This is it! The Big Kahuna! The most powerful Receiver of its time! What … Read More
1977 Pioneer QX-949A KingQuad
1977 QX-949A Original RRP: $750.00USD 2014 Inflation Adjusted RRP: $2,908.00 I currently have one of these beauties in my workshop. Will share the process of … Read More
Sanyo (Fisher) Quad Receiver 3100k
Sanyo is not considered a sexy brand today with its corporate focus in components, solar cells and batteries. However in the 1970’s Sanyo produced … Read More
The Pioneer Prelude-4000A Vintage Receiver (1975-1976)
And you thought glowing blue electronic devices were only a new millennium thing! Back in the 1970s Pioneer produced some stunning gear, however when … Read More
Vector Research VR-7000 1978, Japan
1978 $USD RRP: $550.00 Inflation Adjusted $USD RRP: $1,996.00 Today they remain virtually unknown but Vector Research was a small company based in Chatsworth … Read More
1969 B&O BeoMaster 1200 Receiver
Bang & Olufsen are well known for their inspired iconic design and high fidelity equipment but did you ever wonder where their inspiration came … Read More
1977 Harman Kardon 730 Twin
Firsts seem to have come naturally to Harman Kardon, they were the inventors of the first Receiver and then only a few short years … Read More