Hey folks!
Not sure exactly where to post this but I assume it's ok here.
At some point between the mid 70's and mid to late 80's, I remember seeing in an audio magazine an advertisement for a Gold Colored Faceplate Receiver. This thing was beautiful and it seems to me that had tons of buttons on it. Something made me think of that receiver just the other day and went digging through my magazines to see if I could find it but with no luck.
Can anybody help me try to identify the Brand and Model of what it could possibly have been? I am stumped! I even did a Google search for gold colored receivers but can't seem to find anything that stands out.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Roland
Not sure exactly where to post this but I assume it's ok here.
At some point between the mid 70's and mid to late 80's, I remember seeing in an audio magazine an advertisement for a Gold Colored Faceplate Receiver. This thing was beautiful and it seems to me that had tons of buttons on it. Something made me think of that receiver just the other day and went digging through my magazines to see if I could find it but with no luck.
Can anybody help me try to identify the Brand and Model of what it could possibly have been? I am stumped! I even did a Google search for gold colored receivers but can't seem to find anything that stands out.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Roland
The first that come to mind would be either Marantz 2300 series,
Pioneer SX1250 (lottsa buttons and switches on that puppy)
or Sansui - the latter often came in both black and "champagne"
Pioneer SX1250 (lottsa buttons and switches on that puppy)
or Sansui - the latter often came in both black and "champagne"
Nope, none of these caught my attention.
Darn, I wish I could find that add!
And I'm certain that the faceplate was a deep gold color.
Darn, I wish I could find that add!
And I'm certain that the faceplate was a deep gold color.
Maybe it was the lighting in the picture but I remember it being a really deep and rich gold colored faceplate
No, it wasnt a tube unit.....
Im not sure but for some reason the name Onyko comes to mind but I did a search and could not find anything..
This is driving me crazy!
Im not sure but for some reason the name Onyko comes to mind but I did a search and could not find anything..
This is driving me crazy!
This is an Onkyo TX4500. I'm sure that I have seen this receiver somewhere under a different brand name.
The Fisher that I posted was a solid state unit from the Sanyo era. I serviced stereo equipment from 1968 to 1973. The unit you describe probably came from after that era.
The Fisher that I posted was a solid state unit from the Sanyo era. I serviced stereo equipment from 1968 to 1973. The unit you describe probably came from after that era.
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Try Ebay. That's how I found the Onkyo picture. Take a guess at the brand name and search for it in "vintage electronics"
It may well have been the Marantz 8100 dc receiver but I'm still not sure.
It looked something like that.
If I could just find the ad then I would know for sure
It looked something like that.
If I could just find the ad then I would know for sure
I just remember that it had a really rich, deep golden color to it, but that might have been the way the lighting was set up for the picture
Kenwood - it was not uncommon for colors to vary over the life span of a model series - for example starting with Model 19 (circa 1970) , Marantz's receivers had generally similar layouts, but certainly varied quite a bit in terms of numbers / colors of buttons/switches, as well as color of tuning display screen.
Depending on precise vintage, these may have been manufactured in USA or during the Superscope years, any of numerous offshore locations. Chassis and faceplates might not have even all been fabricated in the same factories during the lengthy production run of something like the 2200 / 2300 series.
And not that it matters a whole helluva lot, but M is one of numerous proud American brands currently built in China - often in the same mega-factory as competing labelled brands owned by a common overlord - as the kids say - IIWII, old man - get over it
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Depending on precise vintage, these may have been manufactured in USA or during the Superscope years, any of numerous offshore locations. Chassis and faceplates might not have even all been fabricated in the same factories during the lengthy production run of something like the 2200 / 2300 series.
And not that it matters a whole helluva lot, but M is one of numerous proud American brands currently built in China - often in the same mega-factory as competing labelled brands owned by a common overlord - as the kids say - IIWII, old man - get over it
we now return you to your regularly scheduled broadcast
When I worked at Motorola, we knew that Motorola phones, iPhones, and Nokia phones were all made in the same Foxconn factory in China.
Now Motorola Mobility Inc. (the phone division) is owned by Lenovo, a Chinese company. They closed the plant where I worked and laid off all the employees. They still have some people in Chicago....for now.
Now Motorola Mobility Inc. (the phone division) is owned by Lenovo, a Chinese company. They closed the plant where I worked and laid off all the employees. They still have some people in Chicago....for now.
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