Hazelberry
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The Technics golden years seems to be from the late 70s to early 80s. I have an SU-V3 of 1981-82 vintage. The previous owner upgraded the phono op-amp and it sounds nothing less than amazing. It's easily the best integrated phono stage I've heard. The line section is OK with beautiful open mids and highs; the bass ends to get congested in complex passages. All in all it has a sunny, easy musicality. I'd to hear the TOTL models of the time.I agree. There’s no way anything in the world could have been worse than my grandfather’s Technics SUV-500. Absolute garbage and a lot of the Technics amps further up that range were pretty terrible too and shown a clean pair of heels by pretty much every Sony and Arcam in the shop.
Unfortunately it's had to be sidelined for the time as it needs a recap.