Another mid monster receiver happened my way, this 85WPC Sony STR-V5, this one from the end of the golden era in Hifi, 1978.
Weighing in at 41 pounds there is a massive torroidal transformer matched to two 10,000uf filter caps. The build quality is pretty impressive, it is a Sony of course. As the Vintage Knob refers to these as "built like tanks", something you do not see anymore in modern electronics.
Two models rested above the STR-V5 the STR-V6 (115WPC) and the STR-V7 (150WPC).
This receiver is in line but not as powerful as the Kenwood KR-9400 that graced my presence and much smaller that the Rotel RX-1603 Monster that I had.
Big and powerful the Sony is a really nice piece for a Solid State unit.
Weighing in at 41 pounds there is a massive torroidal transformer matched to two 10,000uf filter caps. The build quality is pretty impressive, it is a Sony of course. As the Vintage Knob refers to these as "built like tanks", something you do not see anymore in modern electronics.
Two models rested above the STR-V5 the STR-V6 (115WPC) and the STR-V7 (150WPC).
This receiver is in line but not as powerful as the Kenwood KR-9400 that graced my presence and much smaller that the Rotel RX-1603 Monster that I had.
Big and powerful the Sony is a really nice piece for a Solid State unit.
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