is old relly better then new

[bluesky4us]

in my town there is this guy that wants 30 dollars for a fisher stereo amplifier from the 70s.
don't really know if i should buy that or not.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

In my youth we made quite a bit of dough buying stuff that was traded in from franchise electronic stores.... on one lunch time trip, grabbed a Marantz Tuner and two Dynco mono amplifiers for $200.... sold the Tuner before we even got back to work for $950 and got $200 a piece for the amps.... the kid who traded his uncles stuff in for $100 off his new $750 quadraphoinic Pioneer "all in one" system

But it depends on what it is.... tube equipment is worth big bucks still.

 

[bluesky4us]

i forgot which modal it is i know it is not tubes i think it is 80 watts a channel
and has a hardwood case that needs to be fixed.
everyone says stereo is better and that you don't need all the fancy add on,s of modern av receivers.

 

[americanaudiophile]

Fisher solid state is not very good but if the unit is working then at $30 you are doing fine. Build up a system around it and when you can get a good deal on something better you should be able to resell it. The better receivers from the 70s would be the Sansui (such as the 9090) or the Pioneer (silver front). Add an outboard DAC to convert your digital sources to analog, and good speakers and you will be way ahead of a cheap package system.