This is a monster

[FredR]

I really like separates better. I look back on the times I had receivers, but hardly ever used the tuner. Same stuff over and over, tiring.

Agreed. Same here.

 

[FredR]

And if you really want to listen to an FM station, you can often get higher quality by streaming. Do it all the time with WWOZ.

https://www.wwoz.org/listen/player/

Guardians of the Groove. New Orleans.

 

[George S.]

I have a tuner because the wife likes to listen to FM while she exercises. Anything that could possibly interest her in the system is a plus. Sometimes she even plays one of her old LPs.

 

[Gepetto]

I never had a receiver but had some college buddies that did. I have always preferred separates

 

[mr_rye89]

And all my recievers are full of 2SC458s.......

 

[Gepetto]

And all my recievers are full of 2SC458s.......

Oy!

 

[Bob Boyer]

Technics SA-1000 Receiver

I demoed a Technics SA-1000 in the fall of 2020 at Innovative Audio. It was in beautiful shape and priced on consignment at $7499.99 CAD. Here are a few pictures I took that day and a short video of it playing:

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Nando.

That's the one on the IA website, Nando. It was lovely to look at. $7500 was pricey for me but I can see the appeal to rarity if you're a serious, well-heeled collector. Still, I wonder if this guy in the OP's link bought it from Gordon and is trying to flip it. Or maybe it didn't sell so he's trying his luck at double the price on fleabay? There can't be too many of these things running around British Columbia...

 

[Elite-ist]

Bob: You'd be surprised at the number of fairly rare vintage audio components which come through Innovative Audio. There was a run of Pioneer SX-1980 receivers from 2014 (when I bought mine at IA) until about a 1 1/2 years ago. I've seen a couple of the big Sansui G-33000 receivers come through the store and one was being sold for $14 K CAD four years ago.

Nando.

 

[8991XJ]

That seems like a place that should have some of the bigger gear of the day. The Alaska pipeline was being built about that time and money was flowing and the gear was available. The longer weather in the northern US and Canada leaves a lot more indoor time to enjoy a nice rig. IA being in a large metro area also leads to finding gems in their inventory on a regular basis.