That Toshiba is ,I believe,as nicely put together as the pioneer .we brought one in to have in the soundroom ,alongside of the pioneers. We never sold one Toshiba, but tons of the pioneer . So many underdog brands of the time that were just as good or better. No-one other manufacturer, not even Kenwood could better the pioneer and sansui numbers in this category.
Thanks for the comment! The funny thing is, today is no different. At the shop, Pioneer ‘anything’ sells faster than just about any other brand, including Marantz and Sansui. The good and bad of that - is that you can score some outstanding (sometimes better) gear at a great price. As I have mentioned several times before…I think Sony gear (late 60s to late 70s) offers some of the best values in the vintage market.
@@millervintagehifi3034 that is so right. Dad had a 7065. It's the best I've heard out of Sony those years for them were gold . Sad the guys across the street had the Sony!....but hey,our pioneers kept on beating them over the head...lol. just to add here another sleeper is the Rs Sta 2100D. Which can also stare down any pioneer.
Nice looking receiver. I recently found a mint Toshiba SA420 for $5 ,that also looks a lot like an SX650/750. I have been wanting a Pioneer SX model, but this will fit the bill for now.
I heard them all back when they were new and Toshiba is the only one that can play at full volume without clipping! Their focus was on distortion levels not higher power ratings and is the smoothest hifi quality sound of them all IMHO
@millervintagehifi3034 You're most welcome. I also wanted to tell you that 750 is 3rd in line of the 7 series under the 775 and 7100, or technically 4th if you count the 7150 digital receiver produced later. I have the 735 that's not bad, but they started cheaping out not including the same functions and indicator lights on the lesser powered models as the 4 series did. I have the 420 also, it's highly underrated at 25 watts per channel, but the difference between then and now is the lack of one word, (Minimum) RMS per channel! The 460 was top of the line at 55 wpc 3 sets of speakers crossover tone controls main in/out and a keeper if you get ahold of one!
I bought a Pioneer SX-750 new. It wasn't that good of a receiver. Harsh and utterly bland - I needed to run the loudness on all the time as well as the bass and treble up a tad on the Advents I had for speakers. I replace it with a Realistic that blew it away.
That Toshiba is ,I believe,as nicely put together as the pioneer .we brought one in to have in the soundroom ,alongside of the pioneers. We never sold one Toshiba, but tons of the pioneer . So many underdog brands of the time that were just as good or better. No-one other manufacturer, not even Kenwood could better the pioneer and sansui numbers in this category.
Thanks for the comment! The funny thing is, today is no different. At the shop, Pioneer ‘anything’ sells faster than just about any other brand, including Marantz and Sansui. The good and bad of that - is that you can score some outstanding (sometimes better) gear at a great price. As I have mentioned several times before…I think Sony gear (late 60s to late 70s) offers some of the best values in the vintage market.
@@millervintagehifi3034 that is so right. Dad had a 7065. It's the best I've heard out of Sony those years for them were gold . Sad the guys across the street had the Sony!....but hey,our pioneers kept on beating them over the head...lol. just to add here another sleeper is the Rs Sta 2100D. Which can also stare down any pioneer.
Nice looking receiver. I recently found a mint Toshiba SA420 for $5 ,that also looks a lot like an SX650/750. I have been wanting a Pioneer SX model, but this will fit the bill for now.
A perfectly acceptable replacement :)
I heard them all back when they were new and Toshiba is the only one that can play at full volume without clipping! Their focus was on distortion levels not higher power ratings and is the smoothest hifi quality sound of them all IMHO
Thanks for the info!
@millervintagehifi3034 You're most welcome. I also wanted to tell you that 750 is 3rd in line of the 7 series under the 775 and 7100, or technically 4th if you count the 7150 digital receiver produced later. I have the 735 that's not bad, but they started cheaping out not including the same functions and indicator lights on the lesser powered models as the 4 series did. I have the 420 also, it's highly underrated at 25 watts per channel, but the difference between then and now is the lack of one word, (Minimum) RMS per channel!
The 460 was top of the line at 55 wpc 3 sets of speakers crossover tone controls main in/out and a keeper if you get ahold of one!
I like the old Toshibas, I have the SA 725 but that 750 looks way nicer.
This may have been the first (or second) I had ever come across in the wild.
Well done video, thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
I bought a Pioneer SX-750 new. It wasn't that good of a receiver. Harsh and utterly bland - I needed to run the loudness on all the time as well as the bass and treble up a tad on the Advents I had for speakers. I replace it with a Realistic that blew it away.
I think Realistic gear CAN be underappreciated...unfortunately some of their stuff was just junk.
If you this this looks like a Pioneer, check out a Project/One Mark IIIB receiver!
I have a video on the channel where I work on one.