I enjoyed your video in your search for a new "vintaged" AM/FM Stereo Receiver! I have always been a Realistic fan since the 70's! Congratulations for your eBay auction win in regards to the Realistic STA-2000! Thanks, Dr. B
Man across street passed away and they had an estate sale all over his yard. I just happened to be on vacation so had the day off while I normally work every Saturday. I went over just to see and saw a bunch of vintage Realistic. Few bidders. I got a Realistic STA-2000, cassette deck, 8-track player, Lab-400 turntable, Mach One speakers, and Optimus 5b speakers ALL for about $10 total. Needless to say I am stoked. NICE receiver.
Well I have the STA-2000 and Optimus X-100 and they couldn't be better. Low volume, room filling sound, percussion floating in the air, incredible sound stage effects. How do they do that imaging? It's a beautiful understated receiver with the edge-lit meters and green backlit numerals. Effortless you know, superb deep notes and no power meter swing, just delivers everything in under 0.2 watts. Wow!
What a beautiful audio setup (specially loudspeakers and receiver), hope you have countless hours of joy listening to them: it seems like sometimes people discard fantastic audio stuff, may be not knowing their history and quality. Congratulations and many thanks for sharing!
Hello from Nova Scotia. I enjoyed this video a lot. Such a relaxing presentation and informative. I too enjoy vintage equipment, and continue to have a small collection of these great pieces of yesteryear...
