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In Reply to: Impressions (not quite reviews) of some 70's gear posted by Lee of Omaha on July 8, 2012 at 06:42:40:
A couple years ago I started getting into vintage hifi, almost randomly. I have a thoroughly modern, high end stereo, but bought a vintage Marantz receiver to use as a headphone amp, and kind of got bitten by the bug a bit.
I now have a fully recapped Pioneer SX-1980, Sansui 9090DB, and Marantz 2285. There is no doubt that to my ears, the Pioneer is the best sounding, in that it is the most neutral. I do not mean neutral as a euphemism for bright - it may be ever so slightly warm, but I hear it as editorializing very, very little, and possessing a superb tuner and phono stage (complete with variable MM loading options). I pair it with Infinity Kappa 6's and Pioneer HPM-100's, and dig it with both.
The Marantz I also really, really enjoy, but it is undeniably warm. Very pretty sounding, almost hard to believe its not tube. But not think, opaque, or slow. It's currently paired with Spendor LS3/5As in my office, and sounds lovely. Again, very goof FM and phono, though clearly below the 1980 on both.
the Sansui for me also comes in last. It's also a bit warm, but a bit thick and murky sounding compared to the other two. Not tragically, but it just isn't as good. same goes for the tuner and the phono. Again, all three were completely recapped except for the main filter caps.
Also, JMO!
Rob
"Let there be songs, to fill the air"
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