found old amp - any good?

[seashell]

Hey

Was rummaging around parents attic other day trying to find something and found old JVC R-S5L Stereo Receiver. Apparently when they bought it it was the equivalent of about £1000 now. They forgot they had it, got it out, sounds pretty good. Anyone know much about it?

 

[fatboyslimfast]

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[plastic penguin]

seashell:

Hey

Was rummaging around parents attic other day trying to find something and found old JVC R-S5L Stereo Receiver. Apparently when they bought it it was the equivalent of about £1000 now. They forgot they had it, got it out, sounds pretty good. Anyone know much about it?

That was my first foray into proper hi-fi back in nineteen hundred & frozen to death. . .1979, actually. Yes, it was very good in its day, but due to the low output (25W per Channel), you'll need fairly forgiving speakers to make the most of it - 90db min.

 

[fatboyslimfast]

sorry-didn't realize.

 

[plastic penguin]

From memory, the speakers need to be very open and transparent. I had a pair of Solavox PR25 MKII at the time. You could only get them from Comet, but they were cracking sounding.

For a modern day speaker I would aim for Wharfedale, Monitor Audio or KEF.

 

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