Whoaaa. I knew that time period was trash but I didn’t know why.

The best you can do is make sure it turns on and maybe test it in their room or with your headphones.

If I wanted people who appreciated the used market I should’ve posted in r/budgetaudiophile but I wanted opinions on items over their $1000 mark of “budget”

Oh well, I got an idea of what the McIntosh sound signature is from this post. And that some people think Rotel isn’t “audiophile” enough.

Opinions are super split on that. People love them or hate them, why do you avoid them?

What year ish are they no longer vintage in your mind?

A Rotel A12 is someone replying to me away from being mine. And the reason for this post is so glad to hear it. Those are similar enough.