Just by looking at the stuff behind I would judge they are 30 “ tall ?

They look cool .

Clarion is as bad as Audiovox . If you actually had a ear for music you would have had a kenwood or alpine with Boston acoustics speakers or Polk audio . The low end you could hear the distortion especially as loud as I jammed .

FINALLY. a receiver that I would put in my house. this is quality

my dad had a Dual . I used it for a race track for my Hot Wheels. He also had Fisher audio from 1962-1965 . I was too young to know any better.

again. Pioneer was good looking but had a lot of distortion. Kenwood, Alpine was far more superior for the car. Yamaha and Kenwood was not in the same class . Kenwood was in the same class as JVC in 1988. Yamaha had a lot less distortion

marantz and Yamaha are not in the same class. Marantz and Pioneer are in the same class. Frills and lights but distortion more previlant in the cheaper brands.

Dont get me wrong I own a technics turntable. in 1988 when I purchased it , I could not afford something more expensive, I already purchased a Yamaha receiver , NAD cassette deck and Polk speakers. I would have purchased a Dual if I had more to spend. I just dont remember ever looking at Technics when it came to anything else.

Please tell us why Technics sa-1000 ?

When I grew up in the 70-80s . Technics brand was not hi end . What makes the Tecnics Sa-1000 so desirable . Is it the looks or the performance ? Just would like todays perspective . McIntosh was the gold standard . Onkyo . Yamaha was a receiver that was affordable . Marantz pioneer fisher was a little better then entry level. Panasonic Sony was entry level