narkleptic
Active Member
I picked up a Yamaha cr-1020 receiver off craigslist last week. The faceplate is pretty good, with a couple of scratches only visible from certain angles. I'd give it an 8.
The wood case has a major knick/chunk (about a half inch long and half inch deep) on one side, which the original owner tried to repair with putty. I'd give it a 5.
My original plan was to repair the wood and replace my pioneer sx-737.
(The amplifier section of the yammy is fantastic and clearly blows my pioneer out of the water.)
Tuner and amp functions great on the yamaha but it turns out the phono stage on the yamaha is busted, and the local repair shop wants $150 to fix it.
My question is whether if I'm gonna spend that much on the repair, (phono section PLUS wood) would it maybe be better to spend the money for a pristine yamaha, without the hassles, and just give this otherwise fine amp to my inlaws.
advice?
The wood case has a major knick/chunk (about a half inch long and half inch deep) on one side, which the original owner tried to repair with putty. I'd give it a 5.
My original plan was to repair the wood and replace my pioneer sx-737.
(The amplifier section of the yammy is fantastic and clearly blows my pioneer out of the water.)
Tuner and amp functions great on the yamaha but it turns out the phono stage on the yamaha is busted, and the local repair shop wants $150 to fix it.
My question is whether if I'm gonna spend that much on the repair, (phono section PLUS wood) would it maybe be better to spend the money for a pristine yamaha, without the hassles, and just give this otherwise fine amp to my inlaws.
advice?