[net.audio] Wanted: Equipment reviews and advice on receivers and turntables

ral (01/16/83)

I am interested in purchasing a receiver and turntable to complete
the upgrade of my stereo system.  I recently bought a pair of
Ohm Walsh 2 speakers, a JVC KDD30 cassette deck,
and a Shure V15 Type V cartridge.  I'm figuring on spending
anywhere from $275 to $350 or so for a receiver and $150 to $250
for a turntable (discount, not list, prices).

Constraints:  receiver must have quartz digital tuning and at least 30 watts.
	      No less than 5 FM memories.
	      turntable must be fully automatic with REPEAT ability.
	      prefer turntable that prevents stylus from being lowered
		  on the platter unless there is a disc there.

I've been considering:
Receiver:
	Mitsubishi DA-R15
	Sony VX5 or VX4
	Onkyo TX-51
	Hitachi 5001 or 4001
	Optonica SA-5207
Turntable:		
	Mitsubishi DP-EC8
	Sony PPS-LX5	
	Optonica RP 4705

I liked the DA-R15, but am concerned about letter in June 1982 High Fidelity
magazine that complains of having to use subsonic filter switch
whenever he plays records or tapes made from his records.

I'd appreciate any help or comments from those in netland.
Thanks in advance,
	pyuxqq!ral (Ron Levenberg)
	Bells Labs, py2c-315, 6 Corporate Place, Piscataway, NJ 08816
	201-981-6178