Vintage Receivers

A receiver puts the tuner and amplifier in one box — the easiest way into great sound.

Our vintage receivers are serviced, look and sound great, and most include a phono stage and a 100-day parts-and-labor warranty with a 100% 100-day trade-in.

Solid-state

Solid State

• Sansui 9090 — yes ($1000)

• B&O — 1900 and 5000, with phono.
• DENON — AVR3802 (110–150W × 5, remote, phono); DRA-395, DRA-545, AVR2113, AVR4306.
• FISHER — 450T, 55W/ch, phono.
• HARMAN-KARDON — AVR147 Dolby Digital HDMI, remote.
• KENWOOD — 1970s silver 9G, KR710, KR2120; the walnut-cased 9G runs 80W/ch with power meters and five inputs ($1449).
• MARANTZ — aluminum-face, blue-meter classics: 2220B (20W), 2226 (26W), 2230 (30W); in new walnut cases, 2250 (50W), 2275 (75W), 4270 (70W, four-channel); and the rare champagne-engraved 2245 (45W) and 2270 (70W) — some of the best-sounding receivers ever made.
• NAD — 7240PE, 40W/ch, phono.
• ONKYO — TX3000, silver, 45W/ch ($469).
• PIONEER — SX838, SX850, SX1000TW, in walnut cases with phono.
• SANSUI — 8080DB (85W/ch, watt meters, outputs for six speakers); QRX7001 stereo/quad (walnut case, phono).
• YAMAHA — CR2020 (100W/ch, walnut, power meters, two phono); RXV665 HDMI (90W × 7); RXV377 HDMI (70W/ch).

Tube

• FISHER — 400, walnut case, phono.
• GRUNDIG — Majestic German AM/FM/shortwave console, curved walnut case, built-in speakers.
• McINTOSH — 1500, Mac’s only all-tube receiver and their oldest and rarest, with a new face plate and walnut case; 1700, Mac’s last tube receiver, walnut case.