Amplifiers
All amplifiers serviced and tested for perfect operation of all features.
Any questions contact me at fred@retrotronics.co.nz
NAD 701 Audiophile Receiver (sold)Famed for high performance and iconic British design. Incorporates a modern digital tuner, phono stage for a turntable and an extra pair of speaker terminals for a switchable second zone.Serviced and working well in near mint condition. Very well cared for. 25WPC (very conservative) 6kg Designed in England 1992 1 Year Warranty |  sold  |
Sanyo JCX-2300K Vintage Receiver (sold)Striking centrepiece with meters, lit up dial and lots of nice diamond cut aluminium controls. Includes good phono stage for turntable, speaker switching for two zones and tape dubbing for extra inputs or signal processing loops.Serviced and working well in good condition. Beautiful dark veneer. Has historic owners engraving along top edge which I have left intact. Original soft lighting. 26WPC 9kg Made in Japan 1979 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Harman Kardon HK6350R Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Modern era integrated with speaker switching MM/MC Phono and other refined audio features.Serviced and working well. All fuseable resistors replaced. Excellent condition. 60WPC 8kg Made In Japan 1994 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Sansui AU-4900 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Very nice example from legendary series. Preamp section has rumble and scratch filters and bonus mic input.Serviced and working well in excellent collector grade condition. 35WPC 7.7kg Made in Japan 1976 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Denon PMA-860 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)No fuss music lovers amp with MC/MM phono, source direct, two sets of big binding posts with speaker switching and subsonic filter.Plenty of clean power for a nice set of speakers. Serviced and working well in very good condition. 80WPC 9.7kg Made in Japan 1993 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Denon PMA-750 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Smart matt silver model with lots of power and features for a retro vinyl setup. Has MC/MM phono, tone bypass and subsonic filter. LCD input display shows source in text.Serviced and working well in good condition. MC/MM button not original. 80WPC 12kg Made in Japan 1984 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Akai Rack System (sold)Old school separates system from the 80's in original imported rack on casters. Vinyl storage behind smoked glass door. Amplifier is ready to accept turntable of your choice to complete the system.Comprises the following components: AT-K02 Analogue Tuner AM-U110 Amplifier CS-M01A Cassette Deck DT-100 Timer - Rare and useful - functions as cool flouro clock and can turn the system on and off. All parts serviced and working like new. Cassette deck has new motor and belts. This system was very well looked after, regularly serviced and always lived in a clean and dry environment. Includes original printed manuals. Made in Japan 1982 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Denon PMA-1500R Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Hefty full featured beauty from respected maker and series. Has source direct, decent MM/MC phono stage, two sets of big gold speaker binding posts, full gold rca compliment, two tape/effects loops. Has pre-out (for subs or more complex hookups)Internally there are two power transformers for a solid foundation. Some say mosfets have a tube like character, electrically they have similar properties. Fully serviced and working well in excellent condition. Treat your speakers with some super clean power and enjoy the results. 70WPC Made in Japan 1994 14kg 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Nikko Audiophile Rack System (sold)Once in a lifetime matched set from highly respected maker and period.Comprises: Alpha 230 Power amp (120WPC 0-100khz .008% distortion) Beta 50 Preamp (2 busses allowing DJ style crossfades, MC/MM phono etc.) Gamma 30 Tuner EQ20 10 band equaliser Fully serviced and all working perfectly in excellent condition. Sinful to split this set so offering at a giveaway price for a friendly local sale. Suit studio, audiophile, muso, killer office system etc. Formidable setup with Sansui like build quality. A forever system ready to enjoy. Collect only from Kingsland, Auckland Made in Japan 1986 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Sony TA-1055 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Delightful nostagia piece with sliders instead of rotary controls - premium at the time. Perfect for vinyl listening with filters and a mono switch. Plenty of inputs including two tape loops for monitoring or eq/effects.Serviced and working well in excellent condition. 23WPC Made in Japan 1973 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Sony TA N90ES Audiophile Power Amplifier (sold)World class power amp worthy of the best speakers you can find. XLR inputs, big gold speaker posts, toroidal power, Mosfet outputs.Serviced and working well in excellent condition. End game performance in a discrete, very useable package. Specs in exotic territory. Easily over 10k for a new equivalent. 120WPC THC .0018% 1Hz-180Khz Made in Japan 1995 21kg 1 Year Warranty Auckland, New Zealand buyers only |  sold |
Sony F242 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)This series will be future classics due to great design and reliability. Has tone bypass, good phono stage (for turntable) and speaker switching for zones or experimentation. Big binding posts take quality speaker cables.Serviced and working well in good condition. 60WPC Made in Japan 1996 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Technics SA-110 Stereo Receiver (sold)Compact amplifier with built in analogue tuner. Has cool Marantz style tuning wheel. Phono input for a turntable and one spare for aux or tape.Serviced and working well. Balance slider knob missing but still works. 20WPC Made in Japan 1982 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
JVC AX-33 Stereo Amplifier (sold)Neat 80s style amp with plenty of power, inputs and features to set up a good analogue sound system. Has an effects loop at the back for external eq. Inside is a big transformer and proper extruded heatsink. Front power bar meters add retro bling.Serviced and working well in good condition. Free set of speaker cables with the correct small spades for easy hookup. Treble button missing but still useable. 80WPC Made in Japan 1986 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Pioneer SX-10AE Stereo Receiver (sold)Late model receiver with built in bluetooth, remote and radio text. Has 4 line inputs and big binding posts for two sets of speakers. Has pre and sub out for more complex setups.Working well in near mint condition. Includes original remote. 100WPC 7kg Made in Malaysia 2018 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Yamaha RX397 Stereo Receiver (sold)Pure audio style receiver. Includes a phono preamp for use with a turntable, two tape loops and another two line level inputs. Can drive two sets of speakers for zones or experimentation.Working well in near mint condition. Includes original remote. 50WPC 7kg Made in Malaysia 2011 1 year warranty |  sold |
Teac A-R650 MKII amplifier (sold)Latest version of respected and capable model. Unique disc style knobs to match vintage reel to reels and other period gear.Working well in low use, near mint condition. Includes original remote 90WPC 10kg Made in Vietnam 2015 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Technics SC-CA10 Mini System (sold)Audiophile grade combo system with tuner, cd player and separate power amp. Has Phono as well as 3 other line level inputs for TV, Bluetooth or other sources. Plenty of power for big speakers and killer VU display.Serviced and working well in good condition. Stack is 30H x 35D x 28cm wide 70WPC Made in Japan 1995 1 Year Warranty Personal collection from Kingsland Auckland only. |  sold |
Hitachi AHA-330 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Handsome silver model featuring a total of 5 inputs and 2 sets of outputs. Nice VU meters and scratch filter for vinyl. Switched 3 pin outlet at the rear for automatically switching on other gear in your stack.Serviced and working well in good condition. Supplied with a pair of correct spade speaker cables for easy hookup. 45WPC 7.8kg Made in Japan (NZ assembled) 1977 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Rait 30-30 Vintage Pre and Power Amp (sold)Notable creation by Jeff Rait from Christchurch NZ. Has separate volume and tone controls for the two channels. Turntable 1 input is for standard MM while TT 2 is for a ceramic cartridge.Serviced and working well in excellent condition. Very useable heritage piece. Includes a pair of din speaker cables and adaptors for standard turntable and CD player. 30 WPC (over 55 Headroom) 8.2kg Made in New Zealand 1975 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
JVC JA-S5 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Nice full featured model from Japan Victor Company. Has unique 5 band rotary equaliser. Eq is passive with inductors so does not contribute noise or distortion.Takes two turntables, two tape loops (with recording eq) and 3 aux. Pre-out (useful post volume out for sub) 2 sets of speakers with switching to satisfy the speaker experimenter or dual zones. Mono switch has all 3 modes. Very useable subsonic and scratch filter. Extra pre-out handy for running a sub. Serviced and working well in very good condition. All signal transistors changed to modern low noise types. Would make a great reference preamp, studio toy or vinyl centrepeice. 35WPC 10kg Made in Japan 1979 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
NAD 3140 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Rare high power model with two power transformers, subsonic filter, mono switch and speaker switching. Has the typical NAD high current capability, soft clipping and separate preamp. Has inputs for two turntables and two tape machines.Serviced and working well in good condition. 40WPC (60+ headroom) 10kg Designed in England 1986 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Sanyo JCX-2300K Vintage Receiver (sold)Substantial centerpiece from a good series and period. Plenty of inputs, decent phono stage, can run two sets of speakers.Serviced and working well in great condition. Original soft lighting. Beautiful in real rosewood. I have two more of these currently getting cases professionally restored, let me know if you are interested. 26WPC 9kg Made in Japan 1979 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Pioneer A-109 Mosfet Amplifier (sold)No fuss amplification for a tidy audiophile setup. Enough power for most speakers and rooms. Has phono, tone bypass and large binding posts. The two tape loops can be used as extra inputs or for inserting an equaliser or similar.Serviced and working well in excellent condition. 40WPC Made in Malaysia 2007 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Technics SA-404 Vintage Receiver (sold)Hefty and well made from a good period. Full facilites for vinyl and other sources and nicely lit up with both led and incandescent bulbs.Serviced and working well in good condition. 50WPC 8.4kg Made in Japan 1980 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Technics SA-200K Vintage Receiver (sold)Handsome integrated amplifier with built in AM/FM tuner. Has phono input for a turntable, tape loop (use for eq or devices that have both input and output) and spares for TV, bluetooth, laptop etc.Serviced and working well in near mint condition. 25WPC 7.2kg Made in Japan 1979 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Hitachi HA-330 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Chunky silverface beauty from the golden era. Good phono preamp with subsonic filter and spare inputs for other devices. Nice VU meters lit with incandescent bulb. Huge soft click type volume control.Serviced and working well in good condition. 45WPC 8kg Made in Japan 1977 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Kenwood KA-4002 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Compact full featured integrated with preamp separation, scratch filter and inputs for two turntables.Serviced and working well in good condtion. Suit desktop or small room system. Great headphone amp. Includes pair of small spade speaker cables for easy and tidy hookup. 18WPC Made in Japan 1970 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Technics SU-V4 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Beefy silverface model from the late golden era. Has all the features for a nice retro audio setup including MM/MC phono, two sets of speakers, tape dubbing, scratch and rumble filters. Flouro VU display.Serviced and working well in good condition. Matching EQ and tuner also available. 55WPC 8.5kg Made in Japan 1980 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Onkyo A-801 Stereo Amplifier (sold)Tidy modern era component with plenty of inputs including phono. 2 tape loops useful for dubbing or processor insertion. Twin sets of big speaker outputs with switching for mutiple zones or comparing speakers.Serviced and working well in excellent condition. 40WPC 7kg Made in Japan 1991 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Quad 44 Preamp and 405-2 Power Amp (sold)Hall of fame perfectly matched pair made for vinyl. The preamp has 3 nifty equalisation controls; bass trim with 6 settings, tilt for adjustable warmth and a scratch filter with variable slope and a choice of 4 cutoffs.One owner, serviced and working well in near mint condition. 100WPC 9kg Made in England 1984 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Sony TA-515 Integrated Amplifier (sold)Nice model from a well known series. Has the glass front meters and good compliment of inputs and facilities. There is a mic input with reverb.Serviced and working well in excellent condition. 40WPC 7.1kg Made in Japan 1978 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Leak Delta 70 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Handsome and beefy nugget from esteemed maker of the day. Has separate intermal circuit boards and a notable mono feature where you choose which channel is used.Serviced and working well in good condition. Comes with a pair of the correct din speaker cables. 35WPC 9kg Made in England 1972 1 year warranty |  sold |
Luxman L-1 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Compact classic component with a sensible compliment of features. Has Hi and lo cut for vinyl, inputs and dubbing for two tape machines and a mono switch.Serviced and working well in good condition. Perfect with bookshelf speakers and turntable for a minimal retro setup. 35WPC 7.5kg Made in Japan 1980 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Technics A900 MK2 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Interesting later model with the minor controls hidden behind a fold up cover. Inputs include 2x tape and MM/MC phono. Two sets of big output terminals with speaker switching. Plenty of power and very efficient thermal design. Transformer is a large R core, similar to a toroid.Serviced and working well in near mint condition. Perfect for driving a nice pair of modern speakers. 90WPC 9.4Kg Made in Japan 1996 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Denon PMA-255UK Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Minimalist black box with all you need to run some nice speakers with good clean power. Has source direct for tone bypass and a total of 5 line level inputs for dac, cd , tv or anything else you need to amplify. Proper speaker binding posts can take both bare wire and banana plugs.Serviced and working well in near mint condition. Note: there is no phono input on this model. 30WPC (45 headroom) Made in Europe 1990 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
NAD 3225PE Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Classic NAD looks and simplicity. Has the ample reserve power and soft clipping that these amps are known for. Good solid binding posts take bare wire and bananas. Has pre out for use as a phono stage and the phono input RCA's are gold plated.Serviced and working well in good condition. 40WPC Designed in UK 1991 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Denon PMA-680R Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Nicely built component with tone bypass and MM/MC phono stage. This one has had the controller changed to a generic type at some stage. Working fine and tidy job but not original so selling for half price.65WPC Made in Japan 1994 7.3kg |  sold |
Yamaha AX-380 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Respected Yamaha build and performance. Has tone bypass, lots of inputs with tape dubbing, and two sets of big speaker terminals.Serviced and working well in good condition. 55WPC Made in Japan 1994 6.6kg 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Onkyo Integra A-8015 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Full featured and well built component worthy of the Integra label. Has plenty of inputs including two tape machines and phono (MC and MM) Can drive and switch two sets of speakers.Serviced in good condition. Nice amp, knobs are all solid aluminium with grub screw. 60WPC 9kg Made in Japan 1983 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Hafler DH-110 Audiophile Stack (sold)Comprises a David Hafler DH-110 preamp, DH-330 Tuner and a custom dual mono poweramp. This set works so well together I am offering as a discounted combo.Serviced and working well in good condition. The power amp has dual toroids, 6 x LM3876 chips and 40,000 mfd of capacitors for rock solid power and bi-amping options. Contact me if you want to know more about this handmade gem. 56WPC (100W Headroom) x 6 Made in USA 1984 (factory assembled, not kits) 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
NAD 314 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Well regarded future classic. Phono stage for a good turntable and lots of spare inputs. Has some gold RCAs, a tone bypass and nice solid speaker terminals. Pre and main separation. Heaps of dynamic power for bigger speakers or demanding music.Serviced in excellent condition. 35WPC 7kg British design from 1996 1 Year Warrany |  sold |
Marantz PM-19 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)This is a rare and special model. Has relay input selection, huge speaker binding posts and tape dubbing facilities. Top tier internals and build quality.Serviced and working well in good condition 60WPC 13.5kg Made in Japan 1998 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Sansui AU-3900 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Interesting model from well regarded series. Has good phono stage and high filter for vinyl. Perfect for smaller speakers. Very collectable.Serviced and working well in very good condition. 22WPC 7kg Made in Japan 1976 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Technics SU-3200 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Nice silverface model from important era. Has separate tone controls for left and right and both rumble and scratch filters for vinyl. outputs and switching for two sets of speakers.Serviced and working well in good condition. 20WPC 8kg Made in Japan 1973 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Luxman LV-102 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Feature laden and powerful with excellent specifications. Tone bypass, direct in, processor loop, MC/MM phono, subsonic filter. Two sets of big speaker outputs.Serviced and working well in good condition. 80WPC (over 100 headroom) 11 kilograms Made in Japan 1985 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Yamaha AX-396 Stereo Amplifier (sold)Solid and capable modern era Japanese integrated component. Features a direct input to minimise signal path and 2 sets of beefy speaker binding posts. Good quality phono stage on separate internal circuit board. Pure analogue audio design, no video or digital processing.Front cover hides the secondary controls for a sleek look. Working well in excellent condition. 60WPC (conservative rating, over 90W of headroom) 9kg Can drive speakers down to 4 ohms (or two sets of 8 ohms) Made in Malaysia 2001 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Hafler DH-220 Power Amp (sold)Famous David Hafler audiophile component. Mosfet powered with 4 devices per channel, plenty of current available for big or difficult speakers.Serviced and working well. Unit is USA 120V and a 500VA step down transformer is included. 110WPC 12kg Made in USA 1984 6 Months Warranty |  sold |
Optonica SM-1515 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Nice model from very good series. Optonica was the high end brand of Sharp. Features VU meters, tape input and dubbing for 2 machines, good phono stage and useful subsonic filter. The two sets of speaker terminals are wired so the speakers are in series when run simultaneously. This allows 4 ohm speakers in both zones and is less stressful on the amp.Serviced and working well in excellent condition. Includes set of speaker cables with correct small spade terminals. 40 WPC 7.5kg Made In Japan 1978 6 Month Warranty |  sold |
Yamaha AX-700 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Substantial well appointed integrated from good series. Pure analogue audio with no video or processor circuitry inside. MM/MC capable phono stage, tone bypass and signature Yamaha variable loudness for enhanced low level listening.Has 4 output devices per channel (twice the usual) for high current capability, can drive two sets of 6 ohm speakers simultaniously. Serviced and working well in good condition. 110 WPC Made in Japan 1990 11.5kg 6 Months Warranty |  sold |
Sonophone D4020 Mark 3 (sold)Nice original near top of the line model. It has a separate internal enclosure for the power supply and a full compliment of features for vinyl and tape playback. Front panel and knobs are solid aluminium.Serviced and working well in very good condition. Includes din adaptor cables. Very usable piece of NZ audio history. 40WPC Made in New Zealand 1975 6 months Warranty |  sold |
Sony TA-1630 Vintage Amplifier (sold)Cool 70's amplifier with everything you need to run a turntable and some smaller speakers. Spare inputs for 2 tape machines and Aux + Tuner. Presence boost adds some midrange for a more upfront sound.Serviced and working well in very good condition. Includes set of speaker cables with correct spade terminals. 22WPC (very conservative) 7kg Made in Japan 1975 6 Months Warranty |  sold |
Pioneer SX-440 Vintage Receiver (sold)Popular model with shiny front and real wood veneer cabinet. Performs well with a good phono stage and excellent tuner. Aux and tape provide two additional inputs.Serviced and working well in good condition. 12WPC (conservative) 8kg Made in Japan 1970 6 Months Warranty |  sold |
Schneider Inconcert 6200PA Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Rare high power model. Has a nice phono stage, tone bypass, 2 sets of speakers and equaliser connections. Internally there is a big toroidal transformer and some interesting industrial design.Serviced in good condition 100WPC (8 ohm speakers only) Made in Germany 1985 8kg 6 Months warranty |  sold |
Pioneer SX-780 Vintage Receiver (sold)Iconic piece from sought after series. Has VU meters, dial to die for and all the features you need for the enjoyment of analogue and digital sources.Serviced and working well in good condition. 45 WPC 11.5kg Made in Japan 1979 6 Months Warranty |  sold |
Yamaha CR-400 Vintage Receiver (sold)Handsome and very capable component from a notable series. Features a built in analogue tuner with nice weighted control. There are spare inputs for tape and modern sources.Serviced in very good condition. 16WPC (Measures over 20) 9.5kg Made in Japan 1975 6 Months Warranty |  sold |
Technics SU-V707 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Interesting high end model with killer specifications. Pre/main loop, MM and MC phono, tone bypass etc. Has an "engine management" system which preheats the output stage and looks after bias and protection. Even measures speaker impedance for optimal match.Serviced and working well in good condition. 90WPC 10kg Frequency response: 0.7Hz to 140kHz THD .001% Made in Japan 1984 6 Months Warranty |  sold |
Sansui B-77 Power Amplifier (sold)Interesting showpiece from respected maker. Known for the large LED level and fluorescent spectrum display which was very novel and exotic for the time. Connections and switching for two sets of speakers. For use with mixer, preamp, dac or any source with a volume control.Serviced and working well in very good condition. 60WPC Made in Japan 1980 6 month warranty |  sold |
Sonophone D5050 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)This is the best Sonophone I have seen so far. It has a separate internal enclosure for the power supply and a full compliment of features for vinyl and tape playback.Serviced and working well in very good condition. Includes din cables for turntable, CD player and phone/laptop. Very usable museum grade piece of NZ audio history. 50WPC Made in New Zealand 1975 6 months Warranty |  sold |
Yamaha AX-590 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Powerful, full featured pure stereo integrated from respected brand. Tone and selector bypass switches. Excellent phono stage with MC capability. Pre-outs, two sets of heavy binding posts. Full tape routing for two machines, variable loudness contour.Serviced and working well in very good condition. 100WPC 10.4kg Made in Japan 1996 6 Month Warranty |  sold |