Sony STR-V5 Receiver

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.

Kenwood KR-9400 Receiver

A Kenwood monster from 1976, the KR-9400 runs a 120 watts per channel and was one of Kenwood's top of the line receiver during the 1970's only to be superseded by the KR-9500 and the KR-9600.

This unit has a huge transformer with two 15,000uf power caps.

I look forward to auditioning this unit over the next few weeks.