Was it worth it? 30 bucks at the Goodwill store and sounds good with my Hundred watt Panasonic bookshelf speakers

Was it worth it? 30 bucks at the Goodwill store and sounds good with my Hundred watt Panasonic bookshelf speakers

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Missing a knob. Seems to power up. For 30 bucks, you can afford to put a few bucks into a knob.
That receiver is made during a time when Japanese workers were proudly building electronics for Americans

9 times out of 10 these old amps/receivers are worth it. I'd say 30 bucks well spent if it's only missing a knob and sounding good.

I love buying old receivers. First thing you should do is take the cover off and blow out all the dust then swap the bulbs out for leds in whatever color you like

I couldn't tell you if it was worth it because I can't hear it. I'll tell you though that high end Japanese electronics from the 80's don't die easily. They are from a time when manufacturing techniques needed just enough human hands involved to make it necessary to put out a product that won't find its way back for repairs. Today they say fuck off, buy a new one.

You may want to preemptively check out the capacitors and replace them; they can and do dry out after a number of years.

and they can be found for pennies.

Ehh, 28w per channel and almost 40 years old. You may get 2-3 years out of it before you have to either toss it or sink $100+ into it for repairs. Invariably a cap or resistor will go bad if not the transformer. Bench fee for opening it up is usually $50 even if replacing a 50 cent cap with a $25/ hr minimum charge. These days, I prefer to buy components instead of integrated receivers. They last longer, are easier to repair, and if one breaks, you aren't tossing everything. Nice that it has a phono input if you play vinyl, tho.

Old electronics are easy and cheap to repair yourself, unless it's something like the op-amps that go kablooie. Admittedly, they can be time-consuming, sure, unless you've got an old Sam's Photo-Facts lying around.

Yeah, I've soldered some electronics together before, used a multi-tester, and know Ohm's law, but honestly 99% of us (including me) lack the electronics knowledge to diagnose a receiver issue. I've thrown out a used JVC, Onkyo, and a Sony over the last 6 years or so. Luckily they were all free.