Can this CHEAP Monster Receiver Compete with Marantz or Pioneer?
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Awesome score. You did great.
I had one of those. Traded it straight across for some McIntosh separates. That was a mistake.That thing is a beast with elegance. All the moving parts on the front are super smooth and the sound was very well balanced for any receiver.
I have had my 9910 for about 10 years and I have not found anything that sounds as good as it does. I have a Sansui 881 and a few other higher models but none sound as warm as the Sherwood. I purchased it from a n older gentleman who sold high end units around Pittsburgh back in the prime market and this was his main receiver. It was paired with rectilinear speakers. I was on the search for the greatest sounding unit back then and he said Sherwood sounded better than most that he sold. I paid $200 for it back then and had it repaired once. I love this receiver.
My question is why do you use the Aux 2 with a cassette deck when you already have two sets of tape in/out connections?
Good deal it’s in gorgeous condition
I think you got a great deal on that receiver. In fact, if you come across another one of those receivers for that price, let me know. I would scoop it up in a heartbeat.
What we think don’t matter as long as you’re happy, enjoy it sir. Love the video.
I was figuring around 80 or 90 bucks what I would pay.
Hello. Why do you want 100w in a room?
What's a good price to pay?
I have a Marantz B2265 receiver that I bought brand new in 1980… I will die with it.
I don't buy vintage amps unless it's so low I can just flip it. I lived in Los Angeles many years ago and couldn't find people to repair them some actually worked on the lines in Japan that made them.
When I left it was getting harder to find and longer waiting.
Now there is nobody near that I would trust with vintage gear that cost what it does now.
And now I own the latest greatest gear and the sound is intoxicating.
That sort of reminds me of the old LR5000 Lafayette brand with the black/green-blue front and the small knobs.
"Ambiance Retrieval" was a thing, dating back to the 1960s. It sends a L-R signal to a second pair of speakers, and works to a degree with any stereo recording. Dynaco sold a passive outboard adapter, off and on, for years.
Japan ain't that big, it's like comparing apples to apples. Most all these have the same parts in them. Wattage is a selling gimmick… I've had everything and some of the best are lower watt units and focus more on sound. That being said I do enjoy Japanese stereos. I have a Sherwood made in Chicago and love it, it's comparable to the Old Mac units.
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I heard they paired well with Nottingham speakers????????????
Kidding! Awesome score! $500 all in, is a steal! Looks to be in great shape too. Congrats
Looks just like sx-1010. Nice find.
McIntosh mac 1700 mint with original paper work for $500 bucks and so many other sansui and good stuff has come up down the street from me everything is excellent condition and some stuff going for half of eBay prices and cheaper, going to sleep on it over night.
These channels will get you in trouble lol.
"Salve gringo", taking into account that vintage devices are no longer manufactured and this represents a golden age in the audio equipment industry, the tendency is for them to be increasingly traded for higher values and a Sherwood can be as good as a Pioneer ,marantz or sansui.the era of cheap devices is over.
Worth it! ????
This is from the 64 year old Black Man O.G. music loving audiophile. Hey man!, That Sherwood receiver is a jewel! The inside of the thing just screams audiophile. I've long ago graduated to the high end tube and transistor amps. If I was in the market for a vintage receiver I would be proud to own that Sherwood!???????? I like to point out that the ambience surround feature is similar to the one on the classic Hafler 120 power amp that was my first high end piece and still have. Keep spinning the vinyl, reels and silver disc's my fellow music lovers!????????✌️
You got a great deal !!! Rock On !!!
I had a Pioneer SX 650. I bought back in 1973. 35 watts per channel. Outstanding receiver. I had 42 years of enjoyment with it. At a cost of $225.00 .
Early Sonys are also a bargain still
Better by the pound. Sansui 90-90 and Cerwin-Vega S-2s here.
The loudness button should go good with the Klipsch. No need for a stupid dac with this amp. Just enjoy the music like we did when we were 16 and smoking dope.????
The ambient sound retrieval system is very cool. Small rooms gain the most from it as it can make for a much larger room experience. The one drawback is it requires the original recording to have some ambiance to work with. It's not a reverb unit which makes it's own delays. But it's much more natural sounding than reverb. As you mentioned already, be very mindful of actual final impedance levels as these amps will eat themselves up with too low impedance speakers. Higher impedance is always better for the amp, even with a slight cut in max power. And wiring in series can actually improve the sound because the amps may actually have a better damping factor at 8 or 16 ohms than at 4ohms, or less. The Sherwood is a great piece of gear and can soften the sizzle on a lot of tweeter loaded speakers. And listening fatigue is greatly reduced.
Hey Scott, You a gift to the Universe, you revive vin equipment, this is dedication and love for Music….God Bless from Kochi India
This one seems to be in beautiful condition. Would certainly make a nice workhorse at the right price. I have a Technics SA 5460 receiver that was completely restored. I mean everything! Filter caps, full kit, LED, vellum, the whole enchilada. I don’t think there is a day that goes by, that one of my other receivers isn’t in the shop. So when the PMS’s aren’t here, I love this little 65 WPC Technics.
JVC also had two rear speakers for 'ambient' sound, an early form of surround sound. It created the psychological effect of listening in a larger room with acoustics.
Sherwood made very good stuff! Another sleeper is the Sylvania RQ-3748, 50 WPC in Quad and 120 WPC in Stereo. As a Quad guy, a 4 Channel adaptor allows you to get a Rear channel amplifier and turn your stereo system into a Quadraphonic system. Sansui was big into that. Seems to be a solid receiver! Great find! Quad is more than just ambiance, but the ambiance is a neat effect.
Great deal for $500US, I recently found a Pioneer SX 1010 for sale in the Toronto area. The seller was asking $1450Cdn which is about $1030US. When I first caught a glimpse of this video I thought it was about the big Pioneer. The S9910 looks like a nice unit and I am now looking for one to buy. Cheers!
Who really needs a receiver today, when an amplifier can do the same stuff except radio stations.
Radio is something for the car, not the home.
Well I have bought and built a.$160 Chinese instruction booklet tube amplifier and haven't tried testing it or powering it up did I screw up I think not I built it and I feel pretty confident in my work but I haven't tried working with tubes yet I am the kind of guy that jumps into a project feet first and that's that ????
I'd get an old receiver but whos going to fix it?
Very nice. 🙂
I have the smaller brother S-7910 6ow/ch, that was introduced in 1976, got it for under $150 a couple yrs ago made the same year as the S-9910, well made receiver. Since I have the Pioneer SX-850, SX-1010, Yamaha CR-1000, Kenwood KR-8010 125w/ch it is easy to see the build quality of the Sherwood is good by comparison. Many people get caught up in the Big 3-5 brands and pass up well made brands that have lower name recognition, if you lived in the 70's/early 80's some would remember the names. On recent pickup of mine was a Vector Research VRX-9000 80w/ch that sold for around $800 in 1979/80 timeframe. $147 (recently) fully operational and in good condition. The Vector Research although fully operation seems to need some alignment and possible cap replacement in the tuner section, picks up but not as many stations as it should. Even the earlier Sherwood receivers like the 7200 and such were well made but plagued by the on/off combined volume switch that the later Sherwoods did away with. I would take a Sherwood like the 7910 or 9910 over a Technics SA-X00 or SA-X05 line receivers of the same w/ch rating such as the SA-500/505 since the build quality is better.
I was given a faulty Marantz 2270 last year and decided not to fix it as the bespoke mains transformer had gone up in flames. I'd already had to repair it umpteen times over the years for the friend who gave it to me due to lousy design. I should have checked eBay first before throwing it away as it seems that people are prepared to pay crazy money even for a broken gold-plated turd. Lesson learned!
Ambient Retrieval System is a propitiatory name for The Hafler circuit basically
I remember when those came out. I was a stereo crazed teen & worked my butt off to buy gear like that. Sherwood made some great stereo equipment. I think you did well!
Congratulations!
Beautiful receiver! I own a few Sherwood vintage receivers as well and I think you made a great purchase, especially where you were able to fix the issues that it had in the beginning for a fair price.
I love my Pioneer PL-560 turntable (I see yours sitting next to the receiver). Mine was a thrift store find. It needed replacement feet and a new cartridge and it's been my go to table for the last six years. On the Sherwood you scored. I think Marantz, Sansui, and Pioneer have a "tax" right now, where a lesser known brand can deliver similar performance at a much lower price.
Granted it is not a vintage model but in 2006 I needed to purchase an inexpensive receiver to use in an apartment after I got a job in Austin but did not sell my house in Houston because my wife hates Austin. I purchased a Chinese made Sherwood model and it has never given me any problem and I still use it today.
The item you were questioning was for a 4 channel open real tape deck to play or record through. Some higher end machines had the umbilical cord connection.
I think you got a good deal. Sherwood equipment is very underrated. Their about as good or even a bit better than Marantz or Pioneer.
jvc jrs-501 rated at 125 wpc still not expensive but it actually puts out about 165 wpc .JVC sand bagged it.Ive owned one an loved it