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Originally Posted by Kurt V View Post
Get away from digital and you won't wear the equipment out. I still have the Sansui amp and tuner I bought in Germany while in the Army back in 1976. Still going strong. And you can find these units on ebay for much less than $400!
Yep, I have a Marantz two-channel amp sitting in my garage waiting for a bigger house for a dedicated music system.

I'd buy a used Marantz off of eBay any day over most new stuff.

The old stuff also uses leaded solder, and won't die in a few years because of tin whiskers.
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