#Pioneer 500 turntable for mac 2013 series

I agree with the others who have suggested that to do justice to this classic speaker you consider classic tube electronics, which you appear to be receptive to based on your second post. But, as others have said - get a mid to high-end product and spend a few bucks on restoring it (cleaning controls / replacing Electrolytic Caps, etc.) After that, with the advent of the CD and the 'Digital' hype - most consumer electronics companies stopped putting much effort into their Phono circuitry. If you are into Vinyl - it DOES make sense to look at something from the 'heyday' of HiFi Vinyl recordings (1960s thru early 1980s). (Heck - in TV, look at what used to be the junk that one used to find at 'Monkey Wards' - stuff like Goldstar and Samsung, which are now premier brands in that market.) And some for the worse - usually, when a good up-and-coming company sells their soul to a Corporation that gradually replaces the founders and cheapens the products. Products offered by various companies usually changed over time - some for the better. I think that the key difference was that less of the 'Classic' Audiophile equipment was as far out-of-reach financially as a lot of the Modern-Era Audiophile stuff (some of it was even sold as 'assemble it yourself' kits and was supposedly pretty darned GOOD ). Likewise, in Audio, there has almost ALWAYS been the 'Consumer Stuff' vs. I can't speak much for Vintage Tube Gear - but that does not sound like the era of stuff that you would be looking-for.

Also, some of the premium Japanese stuff that was actually MADE in Japan in the late-70's thru 1980's was also supposed to have been pretty darned good. And some brands tended to build a more solid unit than others (Vintage Pioneer, Marantz, and Harman-Kardon's better offerings) in Solid-State. The Consumer-Grade Electronics have always had their 'better' stuff AND their 'cheap JUNK'. Luxman probably gives the greatest clarity/level of detail BUT not the best for Rock music.

The Pioneer and Marantz are not in the same league as the Sanyo/Onkyo/Sherwood/Kenwood or SansuiвЂ™s listed above. (I have a Mint 9100) They don't look as cool but again its a Looks vs Sound thing.

#Pioneer 500 turntable for mac 2013 series

You will probably prefer the 9000 Series Pioneer Integrated to the standard 50 or 80 series receivers. Here is my list of the best SOUNDING 1970вЂ™s receivers that I have owned. NONE compare to anything made today so donвЂ™t bother going down that road

Sure the 80 series LOOKS better but do you want better looks or sound? I have had about 100 different receivers from the 70вЂ™s.still have about 40-50 laying around. The 80 Series Pioneers are inferior to the 50 Series as cost cutting started at that time. DonвЂ™t be a knucklehead and think that the number of Watts = Best Sound/Performance. The Pioneer 1980 or Marantz 2600 are nowhere near the BEST SOUNDING Receivers made by either company.