I agree with all except the Pioneer! They had the worst decks on them. I have many of them that are so hard to fix. I will kick Pioneer to the last.Reli said:This is just about build quality:
1st place Panasonic. Their stuff just lasts and lasts, even if it's a cheap entry-level box.
Sanyo: Tied with Panasonic during the late 70's, but their quality dropped to 4th place after that.
2nd place: GE and Pioneer
3rd place: Marantz and Sony
4th place: JVC, Sharp and Aiwa. JVC and Sharp were good, but their sliders and toggle switches often malfunctioned. Aiwa was good but difficult to repair.
Hitachi and Toshiba were maybe 3rd place during the late 70's, with a few VERY well-built models, but they dropped to 5th place a few years later.
Bill is correct! They are great boxes to have! Now you cannot find one CRS 4000 now. They are so rare!baddboybill said:Marantz Superscope has some fantastic built units with very good sound. I’ve had 2 CRS4000’s that both decks worked fantastic even before I restored them. Neither one had bad belts and the heads were super clean. Same with inside of units. Hardly any dirt/dust so they were sealed great!!!
There's no right or wrong answer. I'm after your opinion based on your experiencesHisrudeness said:It’s all very subjective, especially the styling.
Hard to repair maybe, but very good build quality IMOBoomboxLover48 said:I agree with all except the Pioneer! They had the worst decks on them. I have many of them that are so hard to fix. I will kick Pioneer to the last.This is just about build quality:
1st place Panasonic. Their stuff just lasts and lasts, even if it's a cheap entry-level box.
Sanyo: Tied with Panasonic during the late 70's, but their quality dropped to 4th place after that.
2nd place: GE and Pioneer
3rd place: Marantz and Sony
4th place: JVC, Sharp and Aiwa. JVC and Sharp were good, but their sliders and toggle switches often malfunctioned. Aiwa was good but difficult to repair.
Hitachi and Toshiba were maybe 3rd place during the late 70's, with a few VERY well-built models, but they dropped to 5th place a few years later.
Excellent...... if it is in good shape!Katsa said:How does that Marantz Superscope crs400 sound.
Hard to repair maybe, but very good build quality IMOReli said:I agree with all except the Pioneer! They had the worst decks on them. I have many of them that are so hard to fix. I will kick Pioneer to the last.This is just about build quality:
1st place Panasonic. Their stuff just lasts and lasts, even if it's a cheap entry-level box.
Sanyo: Tied with Panasonic during the late 70's, but their quality dropped to 4th place after that.
2nd place: GE and Pioneer
3rd place: Marantz and Sony
4th place: JVC, Sharp and Aiwa. JVC and Sharp were good, but their sliders and toggle switches often malfunctioned. Aiwa was good but difficult to repair.
Hitachi and Toshiba were maybe 3rd place during the late 70's, with a few VERY well-built models, but they dropped to 5th place a few years later.
SK 900 had no tweeters. That was the biggest flaw in the design and on sound stage. Dual cone won't do the job.Reli said:Which models are you talking about? SK-900 is built like a tank and sounds great too. Same with the CK series.
Still sounds very good IMO.JVC Floyd said:I agree if pioneer had just put some damn coaxial speakers in the SK 9000 it would have been so simple but would make a world of difference in the sound.