Unda Maris
Mr. V-FET
The overall exterior styling of the ST-5000FW could be indeed better, but these "chocolate" knobs seem to be a design special of these early ES units and can be accepted as such. The V-FET amplifiers e.g. also feature these strange black plastic rocker switches. I think SONY wanted to introduce a kind of retro look on these units.
The best about my ST-5000FW is, that it isn't even refurbished, so I´m wondering, what a recapping and alignment could do to the sound of that "Baby-10B". :scratch2:
Btw: For those not aware of the physical size of the ST-5000(FW): It´s not standard 43cm (17") size, it´s a little bit smaller (about 40cm or 16"). The same size as the TA-2000(F) preamplifier.
Does anybody know other SONY units, which fit into this physical format ?
Stoffie:
Sorry for that, my ESPRIT bids were more than overdue ...
The best about my ST-5000FW is, that it isn't even refurbished, so I´m wondering, what a recapping and alignment could do to the sound of that "Baby-10B". :scratch2:
Btw: For those not aware of the physical size of the ST-5000(FW): It´s not standard 43cm (17") size, it´s a little bit smaller (about 40cm or 16"). The same size as the TA-2000(F) preamplifier.
Does anybody know other SONY units, which fit into this physical format ?
Stoffie:
Sorry for that, my ESPRIT bids were more than overdue ...