Onkyo A-7 info

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<dplotusnotes@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I pick up a nice one of these last weekend.
> Works great.
> But all I'm able to learn about it is the age (c. 1979)
> and output (about 65w/ch).
> Is there anything else of interest about these to make them special?
> (Other than it being a really nice sounding amp.)
>
> TIA,
>
> Collin
> KC8TKA
>


The A-7 was one product which really helped put Onkyo on the map. They had a
line of pretty nice but under powered receivers - the TX-440, TX-560, etc.
Then came the breakthrough products, the TX-4500 which to my knowledge was
the first Quartz-Locked analog tuning receiver, then the A-7 integrated amp,
of which we sold as many as we could get and rightly thought it was better
than most of the competition. Then followed it's big brother the A-10, then
the smaller A-5. All were very reliable and well built, and good value for
the money at the time. Sound-quality wise, they didn't quite match up to
good separate preamp/power amp combinations.

Mark Z.

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<dplotusnotes@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the info.
>
>>Sound-quality wise, they didn't quite match up to
>>good separate preamp/power amp combinations.
>
> Many don't.
> But for general listening it's pretty decent.
> My son's NAD and old Sansui don't sound quite as nice.
> The NAD has good low end, but not as much depth.
> The Sansui has the depth but not as much low end.
> They're also both slightly lower-powered.
> (NAD @ 35w/ch & Sansui @ 50w/ch vs A-7 @ 65w/ch)
>
> Got it @ a garage sale for $10. Took a chance. It was worth it.
> What do they sell for used?
>
> TIA,
>
> Collin
>

Used value is extremely variable. Ebay is a good resource to see what things
can get in the real world. You got a deal - no question about that! Perhaps
about 75.00 to 100.00 depending on condition, whether the controls have been
recently cleaned, etc.

Mark Z.