Sherwood is very underrated. I repair vintage audio gear for a living and I almost NEVER see a Sherwood. But you're right, they're actually really decent units, and can be gotten for a reasonable sum.
I bought a Sherwood (new in box) from Radio Shack just before they went out of business.. 100 watts per channel & a discreet amplifier section, still works perfect but it's not too old, 2012 vintage
My dad won or was gifted this Sherwood through his work, mid-70s I think. Back then when it was new we had a tape deck & turntable but I forget which brands those were. In the 80s my brother and I connected my Yamaha CD player to it and the tv. Eventually my mom got a large stereo RCA tv so along with a VCR we were rocking a great early on home theater long before I ever heard of the term. The Sherwood is at my brother’s house now in decent condition. It’s missing 1 knob and could use some reconditioning. I recall it would produce a scratching sound when adjusting volume. It is very powerful, easily driving any speakers we ever hooked to it. I’m surprised it’s not more than 100 watts. Anyways I love the sound of that thing, way better than the then new receivers I had in my HS, college years and 20s, although it has been years since I’ve heard it. Hook up a decent DAC with a Blu-ray player and streamer and I bet this Sherwood sounds incredible.
I have it's little brother the s7910 60 wpc I bought in 1977 for $400. I was in high-school at the time and spent my life savings on it and a pair if infinity Qa speakers. The speakers are long gone, but I still use the receiver and my kenwood turntable I bought the following year. Other than lamps burning out, I've had no problems with it. I used to push it pretty hard with my 4 ohm cerwin vega speakers and on a few occasions had my buddies same 4 ohm speakers hooked up to it. The protection circuit would kick in if I got too csrried away with loud listening. Essentially running 2 ohms. Pretty good sounding and tough unit. Thanks for the video
FWIW Aaron ... a top model Sherwood receiver when operating on spec, will wipe the floor with a whole lot of more expensive stuff. I still recall the first Sherwood I was asked to service... love at first sight, my friend. I used Sherwood stuff for nearly 20 years.
I repaired a Sherwood S-9910 for a customer years ago. I was very impressed with the build quality, and it seemed to have great sound although I didn't give it a 'showdown' comparison with other receivers. There are still bargains to be found.. I recently got a 9.5 / 10 condition Technics SA-828 (110 WRMS/CH @ 0.005%.THD !!! from 5Hz to 100kHz) for 130 $ on eBay. Who knows why nobody was interested... maybe because it doesn't have a wood case, but it does have the silver front panel with lots of interesting features, including an amazing FM tuner with normal / super narrow IF bandwidth.
If this is like a few other 70's receivers, that ARS setting puts the rear speakers across the + outputs, giving you the difference between the 2 main channels. The way most songs are still recorded, with the vocals recorded equally in both channels, you don't hear the vocal in the rear channel, but you do hear the echo from that vocal. I was blown away by this effect, so I STILL have my rear speakers connected that way, and it sounds fantastic! One of my favorite songs that brings this out is Billy Joel Scenes From An Italian Restaurant. The effect is especially strong when Billy starts singing about Brendr and Eddie. 😀
Correct. It strings the rear speakers in series across the red posts on the front speakers. The result is L-R + R-L so what you hear is the difference between the stereo front channels. Interesting effect that tends to pull the soundstage more toward you, but can also sound kind of trashy on some recordings.
Love these old school receivers! I loved my Tandberg 2030 which was rated at only 30 watts. Sounded best to me in the store back in the 80s. It’s in storage but your video may prompt me to set it up. Your Sherwood looks beautiful. Enjoy!
Sherwood is not really cheap. They were a big audio name back in the day. Earlier tube receivers are still sought after from Sherwood. The high prices of Marantz and Pioneer are due to marketing influence and have no indication of quality differences. A friend of mine has one. It is the S8000-3. Although it is "only" 35 watts a channel it can hold its own against the competition. ARS 4 channel sound was based on the Dynaco "Dynaquad" system.
So true not sure why they got such a bad reputation just like the Realistic does. I remember back in the 70’s we made fun of friends that owned both the Sherwood and Realistic because we all knew about Pioneer, Sansui, Marantz, Technics Kenwood and Harmon Kardon
ARS is just the David Hafler pseudo-surround circuit that many receivers and amps of that era used. Realistic called it “Quatravox”, Sherwood used to call it “Dyna-Quad”, Sansui called it QS Synthesizer mode, Pioneer called it RM matrix, some record companies called it SQ matrix, Dynaco called it Dynavox etc. Basically it just reverses remote L and R speakers while simultaneously throwing them out of phase with the main speakers. It’s kinda neat for a while but on some recordings it sounds a little weird. SQ recorded albums are recorded to enhance the effect by intentionally reversing the polarity on parts of the mix. Nice receiver, Sherwood made some very good stuff back then.
New sub here! I made it under the "wire" when buying my Marantz 2270 because used off eBay it was 600 bucks & needed restoration. Spent 800 dollars to have a complete restoration using ultra premium caps & other parts. I even had the original lamps (NOS) installed and the silly bright blue LED's removed. This was 12 years ago. I've since been offered 3 grand for it. The receiver is honestly better than new!
Thanks for the sub!!! Congrats on the 2270 find. I paid $600 for mine too about 10 years ago and having it restored as well. Can’t wait to get her back home.
@ForeverAnalog oh, she's in the process right now? oh, I remember the day of waiting, since the tech replaced every diode, cap, etc. he took months because there's 40 man hours involved in replacing everything
In another life I worked for the Western distributor for Sherwood. This was early when Sherwood first started importing from Japan and was still manufacturing in Chicago.
I remember being at a party back in the seventies where the owner of the house had one of these. I don't remember anything else about the party because we were all stoned, ( not me of course 😆) but I do remember the beauty of this receiver, and the great sound. Sherwood was much less around compared with Sansui, and Pioneer, but it was considered a very high quality item.
Thats a nice looking piece. My vintage units now consist of Sansui and Realistic. Ive also had Kenwoods and a couple of Lafayette's. The Lafayetts power wise were a bit over rated but their quad sound was as good as it got back in those days. I had some of the best quad gear that the 70's had to offer. My advice is don't bother. Its over-priced, over-rated, a very deep rabbit hole and todays surround sound is vastly superior. Just stick with stereo for vintage gear. My realistic units are seriously under rated! (power wise). Nothing wrong with vintage gems flying under the radar. I also like to pair their warm, tuby sound up with my Klipsch gear. I also have 3 Sansui amps and 2 matching tuners. They are the cream of my crop, and I got each them for less than your Sherwood. But Ive done a lot of DIY upgrading and repairs myself on them. Its a fun hobby. Your Sherwood reminds me of vintage Kenwoods. I miss my Kenwoods. Very nice gear, but too many people have figured that out now.
9:56 might have to look this unit up on hifiengine. The left pic looks like it might be output transistors, in which case the heat sink looks small for 100w, and just 2 transistors for each channel? That will work, but I'd prefer paralleled outputs to handle 100w. The right pic looks like lower voltage supplies, not the main power supply for the outputs which will have 2 large value caps (one for positive rail, one for negative). At least it has discrete output transistors, not those darlington power packs.
Finally someone is recognizing the Sherwood S9910. I’ve been a fan of this series since 2016. I’ve also had an S7910, CP75, CP110 and the S8910. Also the HP1000 and HP2000 which also has ARS, my favorite feature since I love running 4 speakers while listening to music. 2 Front, 2 Rear. Sound is incredible and as good if not better than Marantz and Sansui.
I have the S 7910 which is 60 wpc version in that line and minus a mid knob. I am on the look for a 9910 as a like a mid knob. It is excellent and I paid around 400$ incl shipping from Facebook Market place. Sherwood was a very good American brand made in Chicago originally, I believe the 7910,8910,9910 were their first japan made units. All older Sherwood stuff reeks quality. I have read that there was a company called The Radio Craftsmen in the 40s and 50s. When that company folded, one of the engineers started Sherwood and the other went to work for Marantz. Very under the radar sleeper units. Sherwood definitely has its own house sound. I have some earlier models as well that sound really good and one sounds very tube like. You got a pretty good deal and thats including the repair cost. I'd be interested in buying it on down the line.
Bought and refurbished for $500 I would say that's a pretty good deal for that receiver. I am all about Hi-Fi gear that goes under the radar, recently snapped up a Lafayette LR 120db on eBay bought and shipped for under 500 bucks. I thought there was going to be something wrong with it and I got it hooked up cleaned up and there's absolutely nothing wrong and it is working near perfectly, I really lucked out on that one. I will eventually take it to my tech and have him go through it. Now I will be considering Sherwood a bit more than I have in the past thanks for the great video.
This brand was so much better back then. It has real capacitance, an IE core that's not small and they were built to last. I wouldn't look at any of their newer stuff over the past 20 years because it's just cost cut crap. I bought a new Sherwood in 2011 and it was quite depressing so I traded it in for a Yamaha RS300 that was only $40 more. Truthfully, the Yamaha blew it away in every category. As for this Sherwood receiver, I wouldn't sleep on it because it's the real deal.
Me as well, do own this model . It is one of the best sounding Sherwood gear in this row of models ,very heavy in weight. Over 22Kg. Comparing to ,many Marantz gear I have from this ara. Well sounding piece
Yamaha cr2020 was just listed on eBay really nice, great deal and you could probably get it cheaper if you are looking. I love mine and will never get rid of it. Just giving a heads up.
$500 US is right at the top. However part of the cost was refurbish so good money well spent. My friend started off with a Sherwood receiver 50 plus years ago. I cently acquired his Sansui speakers that are still in excellent shape. The Sherwood receiver was traded in I think, 30 years ago.
I was into these great stereos back in 75 through the mid 80s or so. Sherwiods were popular in xalifornia,maranz pioneer. I had a 70 watt sansui. Good old days.😅
My first proper receiver was a new S-7110A. Low power but it worked fine for me till I upgraded. In this century I bought another one just like it. The on/off switch was broken and someone wired a switch in the power line. Plus it was hardly mint. Later still I bought another that was MINT in the box. Like it just came from the factory. Before I had it very long the switch on that volume control broke too. I took the control out and managed a passable repair of the switch and pot but the vol is not fully min when it comes on. I priced a replacement control on that usual auction site, a guy selling Sherwood vol. controls wants $90 for all he has. Thus beware that with that vintage timeframe and forget a quick cheap fix if broken.
Just like I find the numbers for modern Chifi units to be wildly off on a regular basis, I also find the same results with some of this vintage stuff. But in a good way. I bought our kid a 1974 Onkyo receiver from a thrift store for $35. According to the specs it puts out a whopping 6.5 watts aside. I'm not sure how they measure their wattage because this thing functionally seems to put out a ton more. After hooking it up to to two different sets of speakers if you told me it was a 70-watt receiver I'd have no second thoughts. I recommend watching Kevin at Skylabs Audio on his TH-cam channel for tips on vintage receivers. He too will point out the many, many options out there that don't have a "label tax". I don't need another receiver but I wouldn't hesitate to get one of these Sherwoods. For the right price.
That's a nice unit even if it isn't one of the most popular brands.. good build and looks quite similar to the Pioneer X3X 's and Nikko 7075 (and that series) which both also can kick butt sounding great.
That Sherwood is the zenith of their line. I had an 8910 wich was comparable to the SX-850 only five watts less. I had both and preferred the Sherwood. i used the SX-850 as a pre amp and the 8910 as the power amp running Jbl L-96 and AR2ax because Sherwoods can handle a 4 ohm load and the Pioneer struggled.
Had a Sherwood integrated in the 1990s that unit was very cheap, and it was a lot of fun, because it had some kind of 'reverb' effect built in for the secondary set of speakers (which was very similar to a matrixed stereo for rear channels) it gave some really fun special effects to the music... unfortunately that model was widely known to self destruct, and even catch fire (WhatHifi published a house hazard warning, so I disposed of my unit and went for a much safer (but more boring) Marantz model from that time). Lots of fun memories with that Sherwood amp, though. I also had a mini-mixing table from Sherwood, which I still have to this day :-)
Very nice looking unit--if that speaker selector / power switch goes out, then it's a pain. Thanks for posting and sharing your receiver with us. I've never owned a receiver with over 60wpc and I currently have several different vintage receivers. I am using an NAD 7120 in the garage and you would never know that it is only 20wpc. Always enjoy your videos.
Sherwood stereos were manufactured in Chicago Illinois early on..... it was the other American made stereo equipment, other than SAE..... I had a Sherwood 8910 for many years.
Overall, you got a fair price. I see many receivers that are non functional or have problems that are being sold for the same price or more than a fully functional clean unit. Their owners think they have struck gold and want to wring every penny out of the unit. The will often say things like “plugged it in and lights up” or “sold for parts or repair”. Many times these sellers don’t have a clue as to what is wrong with these units and they care. A dirty receiver that doesn’t work with an unknown problem represents a considerable risk to the buyer. Parts / salvage is not economical for these at these high prices. We know that buying a receiver, come with costs. Shipping is often a considerable cost unless you are lucky enough to live near the receiver and can pick it up locally. Good technicians are getting more difficult to find and can be costly. Inspecting the receiver when you get it is costly in terms of time. So I think $300 for a receiver that is a quality brand with known problems is a fair price.
I think you did great, and you love it so a big win. I am into Kenwoods and have a few plus a Sansui 5000. I enjoy them and that is all that matters. I never look at the selling side as I tend to just keep and buy more lol. I think the Sherwood and a few others are way underrated as well as my Kenwoods.
Sherwoods were very nice units and possibly Scott Units if I remember had a few nice units, but I've never heard anyone mention them. Akai had a few decent units as did Hitachi and Nikko.
You mentioned and showed your Heresy speakers, would you recommend the Mk 1 or Mk2 as far as sealed enclosure ... I for some odd reason do not like the 'extension' of the bass reflex enclosures
In 1989 i bought sherwood amplifiers for my car sound system great powerful amps compared to the competition at 1/2 the price never stop working playing while very hard and loud I blew some speakers though couldn't handle all them watts .😊😊😊😊😊😊
There's a vintage (and new) audio dealer in Seattle that enthusiastically endorses handsome Sherwood gear as some of the best -- and least expensive -- available. Mostly, they tout the lower-wattage stuff like the 18 wpc S-7100A or the 40 wpc S-7200. Years ago I picked up a S-75CP (70 wpc, made from 1978-1980) that looks a lot like the S-9910 you have here, but I've never been able to find much information about it. I wonder what the "CP" stands for and why it has a different model number scheme than most Sherwoods of the time (S-XXX0)...
Sherwood was a great brand in the 70s but even into early to mid 2000s their Newcastle line was impressive . There are brands like Nikko , Sherwood and Wintec that were just as good just not well known
Don't let your friend or your twin brother turn it up to eleven. the Eno setup is a Hafler circuit. It plays what's not in both left and right at the same time.
I have some sweet receivers and integrated amps. I have a lesser Sherwood S-7150 CP and a very nice Scott R-336. A Kenwood KR-4400 & a Carver "The Receiver". Also Sony TA-F3A and Sony TA-2650.
I think you did good, 100 watts Japanese built receiver from the seventies in great shape and many options for 500 bucks. Really curious how it will be soundwise compared to the Pioneers and Marantz from that era, i think it will do very good. I own several Luxman receivers from the seventies and they sound fantastic. I do not care about how much watts a receiver puts out, around 50 real seventies watts will do great in even a big room. Everbody wants the big power Pioneers, Marantz and Sansui they are very nice but overpriced. Buy a Luxman, Harman Kardon or Sansui around 40 watts and you are enyoing great vintage sound for a fraction of the price and they are built very good as well. Good luck with the Sherwood!
Thank you and yes, I agree, I don't need that much power for my small listening space and often enjoy using a HK430 or my McIntosh MC2505. Thanks for watching!
I've always found that simpler, lower powered receivers sound better. 30 to 60s watts/ch seems to hit the sweet spot. That is more than enough power for most people's needs. Greater complexity and more circuits and transistors in the signal path does nothing for the sound.
I still dont get it..that vintage receivers is still a thing in 2024. I can understand amps but receivers??? They had to downsize the amp part to build in an tuner. And yes who needs an analog tuner in 2024??? 🤷
If you're happy with the pricing, ok. I find that much if this vintage gear is overpriced and going down the wrong road like record prices. I'm just not gonna shell out that much to feel good about my youth, especially since my 1979 Pioneer SX 680 still functions.😄
Probable Sherwoods best era, pretty much went downhill after that, cuts corners in all the wrong places. I bought a brand new Sherwood in 1979 and was pretty disappointed.
@ForeverAnalog I was pretty stoked, I started hitting retirement communities yard sales only have picked up, ads l780/2 speakers, Henry kloss Tower, Technics sb6060, infinity towers. Super cheap not the best out there but I have gotten all of those 4 sets of speakers for just under $200 bucks and it's like new. I don't even go to regular yard sales anymore. Retirement communities only.
Not meaning to belittle or insult, you understand; it's just, much like viruses, these things are contagious and now a whole generation thinks 'espresso' is spelled with an "x"...
Actually, that's in dispute; depends on which dictionary you consult... Ordinarily, I spell it etc. In fact, using the "d" was the first time I'd encountered that. Most common mispronunciation is "eKcetera".
Sherwood is very underrated. I repair vintage audio gear for a living and I almost NEVER see a Sherwood. But you're right, they're actually really decent units, and can be gotten for a reasonable sum.
Awesome, thanks Scott! I'm grateful you are doing the good work and repairing vintage audio gear. It's becoming a lost art!
I bought a Sherwood (new in box) from Radio Shack just before they went out of business.. 100 watts per channel & a discreet amplifier section, still works perfect but it's not too old, 2012 vintage
I have lots of stereo components like Harman pardon crown nokamichi optonica teac just to name a few
I have a Sony pst3 turn table
I have pioneer sx 980 and sa 8100
My dad won or was gifted this Sherwood through his work, mid-70s I think. Back then when it was new we had a tape deck & turntable but I forget which brands those were. In the 80s my brother and I connected my Yamaha CD player to it and the tv. Eventually my mom got a large stereo RCA tv so along with a VCR we were rocking a great early on home theater long before I ever heard of the term. The Sherwood is at my brother’s house now in decent condition. It’s missing 1 knob and could use some reconditioning. I recall it would produce a scratching sound when adjusting volume. It is very powerful, easily driving any speakers we ever hooked to it. I’m surprised it’s not more than 100 watts. Anyways I love the sound of that thing, way better than the then new receivers I had in my HS, college years and 20s, although it has been years since I’ve heard it. Hook up a decent DAC with a Blu-ray player and streamer and I bet this Sherwood sounds incredible.
I have it's little brother the s7910 60 wpc I bought in 1977 for $400. I was in high-school at the time and spent my life savings on it and a pair if infinity Qa speakers. The speakers are long gone, but I still use the receiver and my kenwood turntable I bought the following year. Other than lamps burning out, I've had no problems with it. I used to push it pretty hard with my 4 ohm cerwin vega speakers and on a few occasions had my buddies same 4 ohm speakers hooked up to it. The protection circuit would kick in if I got too csrried away with loud listening. Essentially running 2 ohms. Pretty good sounding and tough unit. Thanks for the video
Thanks for watching and it’s so cool you still have your 7910!
FWIW Aaron ... a top model Sherwood receiver when operating on spec, will wipe the floor with a whole lot of more expensive stuff. I still recall the first Sherwood I was asked to service... love at first sight, my friend. I used Sherwood stuff for nearly 20 years.
Awesome!!!
I repaired a Sherwood S-9910 for a customer years ago. I was very impressed with the build quality, and it seemed to have great sound although I didn't give it a 'showdown' comparison with other receivers.
There are still bargains to be found.. I recently got a 9.5 / 10 condition Technics SA-828 (110 WRMS/CH @ 0.005%.THD !!! from 5Hz to 100kHz) for 130 $ on eBay. Who knows why nobody was interested... maybe because it doesn't have a wood case, but it does have the silver front panel with lots of interesting features, including an amazing FM tuner with normal / super narrow IF bandwidth.
Awesome!
If this is like a few other 70's receivers, that ARS setting puts the rear speakers across the + outputs, giving you the difference between the 2 main channels. The way most songs are still recorded, with the vocals recorded equally in both channels, you don't hear the vocal in the rear channel, but you do hear the echo from that vocal. I was blown away by this effect, so I STILL have my rear speakers connected that way, and it sounds fantastic! One of my favorite songs that brings this out is Billy Joel Scenes From An Italian Restaurant. The effect is especially strong when Billy starts singing about Brendr and Eddie. 😀
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Correct. It strings the rear speakers in series across the red posts on the front speakers. The result is L-R + R-L so what you hear is the difference between the stereo front channels. Interesting effect that tends to pull the soundstage more toward you, but can also sound kind of trashy on some recordings.
This sounds like a Hafler configuration. I made a Hafler box years ago for rear speakers. Its effectiveness varied from recording to recording
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Thank you ... Hafler ... I was trying to remember the name!
Love these old school receivers! I loved my Tandberg 2030 which was rated at only 30 watts. Sounded best to me in the store back in the 80s. It’s in storage but your video may prompt me to set it up. Your Sherwood looks beautiful. Enjoy!
I need to hear more Tandberg gear! Thanks for watching!
I had a 7100-a. Nice little receiver. I love Sherwood. I think you did very well for $500.
Thanks Steve!
Sherwood is not really cheap. They were a big audio name back in the day. Earlier tube receivers are still sought after from Sherwood. The high prices of Marantz and Pioneer are due to marketing influence and have no indication of quality differences. A friend of mine has one. It is the S8000-3. Although it is "only" 35 watts a channel it can hold its own against the competition. ARS 4 channel sound was based on the Dynaco "Dynaquad" system.
Thanks!
I was going to say this. Pioneer was the premium brand back then. Marantz was boutique. Sherwood was not cheap.
So true not sure why they got such a bad reputation just like the Realistic does. I remember back in the 70’s we made fun of friends that owned both the Sherwood and Realistic because we all knew about Pioneer, Sansui, Marantz, Technics Kenwood and Harmon Kardon
ARS is just the David Hafler pseudo-surround circuit that many receivers and amps of that era used. Realistic called it “Quatravox”, Sherwood used to call it “Dyna-Quad”, Sansui called it QS Synthesizer mode, Pioneer called it RM matrix, some record companies called it SQ matrix, Dynaco called it Dynavox etc. Basically it just reverses remote L and R speakers while simultaneously throwing them out of phase with the main speakers. It’s kinda neat for a while but on some recordings it sounds a little weird. SQ recorded albums are recorded to enhance the effect by intentionally reversing the polarity on parts of the mix. Nice receiver, Sherwood made some very good stuff back then.
Awesome, thank you for the info!!!
the "Halfler circuit" just connects the speaker to the two L&R positive outputs (no neutrals), if using two speakers they are wired in series .....
Just purchased one for $150,,seller claimed right channel was out,got home,plugged in speakers and it works,,,need to give a good clean
Awesome!!!!!
You lucky bastard!
Back in the day it was called quadraphonic 4-channel recording you can hear different Ambience from all across the room
Nice!
I remember Sherwood. They definitely were underrated . Even back in the day they could be had for a good price.
Awesome!
New sub here! I made it under the "wire" when buying my Marantz 2270 because used off eBay it was 600 bucks & needed restoration. Spent 800 dollars to have a complete restoration using ultra premium caps & other parts. I even had the original lamps (NOS) installed and the silly bright blue LED's removed. This was 12 years ago. I've since been offered 3 grand for it. The receiver is honestly better than new!
Thanks for the sub!!! Congrats on the 2270 find. I paid $600 for mine too about 10 years ago and having it restored as well. Can’t wait to get her back home.
@ForeverAnalog oh, she's in the process right now? oh, I remember the day of waiting, since the tech replaced every diode, cap, etc. he took months because there's 40 man hours involved in replacing everything
I have that receiver that I rebuilt a few years ago. It’s a fabulous unit that definitely flies under the radar.
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
My first receiver bought in 1971 was a Sherwood, had it for years, probably about 30 watts per channel. Love the look!
Awesome!!!
In another life I worked for the Western distributor for Sherwood. This was early when Sherwood first started importing from Japan and was still manufacturing in Chicago.
Awesome, thanks for sharing John!
I remember being at a party back in the seventies where the owner of the house had one of these. I don't remember anything else about the party because we were all stoned, ( not me of course 😆) but I do remember the beauty of this receiver, and the great sound. Sherwood was much less around compared with Sansui, and Pioneer, but it was considered a very high quality item.
Sounds like a heck of a party! Thanks for watching!
Thats a nice looking piece. My vintage units now consist of Sansui and Realistic. Ive also had Kenwoods and a couple of Lafayette's. The Lafayetts power wise were a bit over rated but their quad sound was as good as it got back in those days. I had some of the best quad gear that the 70's had to offer. My advice is don't bother. Its over-priced, over-rated, a very deep rabbit hole and todays surround sound is vastly superior. Just stick with stereo for vintage gear.
My realistic units are seriously under rated! (power wise). Nothing wrong with vintage gems flying under the radar. I also like to pair their warm, tuby sound up with my Klipsch gear. I also have 3 Sansui amps and 2 matching tuners. They are the cream of my crop, and I got each them for less than your Sherwood. But Ive done a lot of DIY upgrading and repairs myself on them. Its a fun hobby. Your Sherwood reminds me of vintage Kenwoods. I miss my Kenwoods. Very nice gear, but too many people have figured that out now.
Yeah the quad gear I had I sold as it was too bulky and I didn’t enjoy it anymore than stereo amps. Thanks for watching!
Man those 70’s receivers are sexy. Awesome score, Aaron, thanks for showing!
Thank you for watching!
9:56 might have to look this unit up on hifiengine. The left pic looks like it might be output transistors, in which case the heat sink looks small for 100w, and just 2 transistors for each channel? That will work, but I'd prefer paralleled outputs to handle 100w. The right pic looks like lower voltage supplies, not the main power supply for the outputs which will have 2 large value caps (one for positive rail, one for negative). At least it has discrete output transistors, not those darlington power packs.
Finally someone is recognizing the Sherwood S9910. I’ve been a fan of this series since 2016. I’ve also had an S7910, CP75, CP110 and the S8910. Also the HP1000 and HP2000 which also has ARS, my favorite feature since I love running 4 speakers while listening to music. 2 Front, 2 Rear.
Sound is incredible and as good if not better than Marantz and Sansui.
Amazing. Thanks for watching!
I have the S 7910 which is 60 wpc version in that line and minus a mid knob. I am on the look for a 9910 as a like a mid knob. It is excellent and I paid around 400$ incl shipping from Facebook Market place. Sherwood was a very good American brand made in Chicago originally, I believe the 7910,8910,9910 were their first japan made units. All older Sherwood stuff reeks quality. I have read that there was a company called The Radio Craftsmen in the 40s and 50s. When that company folded, one of the engineers started Sherwood and the other went to work for Marantz. Very under the radar sleeper units. Sherwood definitely has its own house sound. I have some earlier models as well that sound really good and one sounds very tube like. You got a pretty good deal and thats including the repair cost. I'd be interested in buying it on down the line.
Thank you! I read the same info about The Radio Craftsmen and found it very interesting. I really love this receiver, thanks for watching and sharing!
Bought and refurbished for $500 I would say that's a pretty good deal for that receiver. I am all about Hi-Fi gear that goes under the radar, recently snapped up a Lafayette LR 120db on eBay bought and shipped for under 500 bucks. I thought there was going to be something wrong with it and I got it hooked up cleaned up and there's absolutely nothing wrong and it is working near perfectly, I really lucked out on that one. I will eventually take it to my tech and have him go through it. Now I will be considering Sherwood a bit more than I have in the past thanks for the great video.
Thanks for watching!
Sherwood was one of the major players in the game back in the day, they were not cheap at all.
Thanks John! I don’t mean it’s a cheap unit but that they can be found for cheaper than their peers. Thanks again!
Sherwood was 1 of the brands we sold at the shop I worked at in the 70's. Nice units.
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I had a Marantz amp that lasted 49 years. No complaints here.
This brand was so much better back then. It has real capacitance, an IE core that's not small and they were built to last. I wouldn't look at any of their newer stuff over the past 20 years because it's just cost cut crap. I bought a new Sherwood in 2011 and it was quite depressing so I traded it in for a Yamaha RS300 that was only $40 more. Truthfully, the Yamaha blew it away in every category. As for this Sherwood receiver, I wouldn't sleep on it because it's the real deal.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing and watching!
Not surprised. Sherwood was better than Lafayette, but that’s about it.
Sherwood , and Fischer were high end back in the day . Technics had high end, mid-fi and budget monsters.
This amp is good to own because it has "mains in" RCA connections - a very rare feature. You can use it to bi-amp your speakers.
Awesome, thanks for sharing and watching!
Me as well, do own this model . It is one of the best sounding Sherwood gear in this row of models ,very heavy in weight. Over 22Kg. Comparing to ,many Marantz gear I have from this ara. Well sounding piece
Right on!
Why would you use AUX for cassette rather than the TAPE inputs ?
Excellent point! I’m so used to not having tape inputs on modern gear I’ve been reviewing that I forgot lol!!!
There's one online on HiFi for $725 so that's a great deal you got.
Restored great job!
Awesome thanks for letting me know!
Yamaha cr2020 was just listed on eBay really nice, great deal and you could probably get it cheaper if you are looking.
I love mine and will never get rid of it.
Just giving a heads up.
$500 US is right at the top. However part of the cost was refurbish so good money well spent. My friend started off with a Sherwood receiver 50 plus years ago. I cently acquired his Sansui speakers that are still in excellent shape. The Sherwood receiver was traded in I think, 30 years ago.
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I was into these great stereos back in 75 through the mid 80s or so. Sherwiods were popular in xalifornia,maranz pioneer. I had a 70 watt sansui. Good old days.😅
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My first proper receiver was a new S-7110A. Low power but it worked fine for me till I upgraded. In this century I bought another one just like it. The on/off switch was broken and someone wired a switch in the power line. Plus it was hardly mint. Later still I bought another that was MINT in the box. Like it just came from the factory. Before I had it very long the switch on that volume control broke too. I took the control out and managed a passable repair of the switch and pot but the vol is not fully min when it comes on. I priced a replacement control on that usual auction site, a guy selling Sherwood vol. controls wants $90 for all he has. Thus beware that with that vintage timeframe and forget a quick cheap fix if broken.
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I was half expecting the receiver to be a Realistic. 😅
That would have been amazing!
Or a Fisher!
Just like I find the numbers for modern Chifi units to be wildly off on a regular basis, I also find the same results with some of this vintage stuff. But in a good way. I bought our kid a 1974 Onkyo receiver from a thrift store for $35. According to the specs it puts out a whopping 6.5 watts aside. I'm not sure how they measure their wattage because this thing functionally seems to put out a ton more. After hooking it up to to two different sets of speakers if you told me it was a 70-watt receiver I'd have no second thoughts. I recommend watching Kevin at Skylabs Audio on his TH-cam channel for tips on vintage receivers. He too will point out the many, many options out there that don't have a "label tax". I don't need another receiver but I wouldn't hesitate to get one of these Sherwoods. For the right price.
I watch Kevin all the time, love his channel! Thanks!
@@ForeverAnalog I'm glad I don't live close to him. I already own far too much stuff!
That's a nice unit even if it isn't one of the most popular brands.. good build and looks quite similar to the Pioneer X3X 's and Nikko 7075 (and that series) which both also can kick butt sounding great.
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Great review, subscribed. Was the Sherwood made in Korea ? They definitely have some cool receivers....
Thanks for the sub! My research shows it was made in Japan. Thanks for watching!
Great find Aaron! That's a fine looking unit!
Thanks, Mike! Glad to see you back in the comments. Missed ya! Hope the holidays are great!
@@ForeverAnalog Happy Thanksgiving to you!
That Sherwood is the zenith of their line. I had an 8910 wich was comparable to the SX-850 only five watts less. I had both and preferred the Sherwood. i used the SX-850 as a pre amp and the 8910 as the power amp running Jbl L-96 and AR2ax because Sherwoods can handle a 4 ohm load and the Pioneer struggled.
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I always liked Sherwood gear.
Their speakers weren't as good, imo
Good video 👍
Sherwood is a bit of a sleeper in vintage audio. Very good quality and very reasonable price.
Agreed!
Had a Sherwood integrated in the 1990s that unit was very cheap, and it was a lot of fun, because it had some kind of 'reverb' effect built in for the secondary set of speakers (which was very similar to a matrixed stereo for rear channels) it gave some really fun special effects to the music... unfortunately that model was widely known to self destruct, and even catch fire (WhatHifi published a house hazard warning, so I disposed of my unit and went for a much safer (but more boring) Marantz model from that time).
Lots of fun memories with that Sherwood amp, though.
I also had a mini-mixing table from Sherwood, which I still have to this day :-)
That sounds wild, thanks for sharing!
Very nice looking unit--if that speaker selector / power switch goes out, then it's a pain. Thanks for posting and sharing your receiver with us. I've never owned a receiver with over 60wpc and I currently have several different vintage receivers. I am using an NAD 7120 in the garage and you would never know that it is only 20wpc. Always enjoy your videos.
Thank you. That NAD is a gem too!
"No speaker to test it" is BS most of the time. I then offer to pay accordingly.
I doubt my friend was lying to me lol but thanks for watching!
Sherwood stereos were manufactured in Chicago Illinois early on..... it was the other American made stereo equipment, other than SAE..... I had a Sherwood 8910 for many years.
. A 'Main-in' and only 1dB down at 5Hz? That's impressive & rare.
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Looks like a neat receiver. And today there are exactly zero for sale on eBay. 🤪
Thank you!
I own the S-7200 and the S-7300. Best sounding equipment I own
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Overall, you got a fair price. I see many receivers that are non functional or have problems that are being sold for the same price or more than a fully functional clean unit. Their owners think they have struck gold and want to wring every penny out of the unit. The will often say things like “plugged it in and lights up” or “sold for parts or repair”. Many times these sellers don’t have a clue as to what is wrong with these units and they care. A dirty receiver that doesn’t work with an unknown problem represents a considerable risk to the buyer. Parts / salvage is not economical for these at these high prices.
We know that buying a receiver, come with costs. Shipping is often a considerable cost unless you are lucky enough to live near the receiver and can pick it up locally. Good technicians are getting more difficult to find and can be costly. Inspecting the receiver when you get it is costly in terms of time. So I think $300 for a receiver that is a quality brand with known problems is a fair price.
Agreed. I always say vintage audio is like owning a vintage car, you're going to have to spend more money than you thought, lol. Thanks for watching!
Sherwood was a quality brand in the 1970s. Your receiver looks fairly new.
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I think you did great, and you love it so a big win. I am into Kenwoods and have a few plus a Sansui 5000. I enjoy them and that is all that matters. I never look at the selling side as I tend to just keep and buy more lol.
I think the Sherwood and a few others are way underrated as well as my Kenwoods.
I’ve had some Kenwoods too and they are awesome!
Sherwoods were very nice units and possibly Scott Units if I remember had a few nice units, but I've never heard anyone mention them. Akai had a few decent units as did Hitachi and Nikko.
Very true, thanks for watching!
You mentioned and showed your Heresy speakers, would you recommend the Mk 1 or Mk2 as far as sealed enclosure ... I for some odd reason do not like the 'extension' of the bass reflex enclosures
Hi! I made a video solely for the Heresy speakers I bought - check it out on my channel!
In 1989 i bought sherwood amplifiers for my car sound system great powerful amps compared to the competition at 1/2 the price never stop working playing while very hard and loud I blew some speakers though couldn't handle all them watts .😊😊😊😊😊😊
Thanks for sharing! That's awesome!
You did well. Everything on good will web site that's close to or over 100 watts sell close to or over $1000.
Thank you!
There's a vintage (and new) audio dealer in Seattle that enthusiastically endorses handsome Sherwood gear as some of the best -- and least expensive -- available. Mostly, they tout the lower-wattage stuff like the 18 wpc S-7100A or the 40 wpc S-7200. Years ago I picked up a S-75CP (70 wpc, made from 1978-1980) that looks a lot like the S-9910 you have here, but I've never been able to find much information about it. I wonder what the "CP" stands for and why it has a different model number scheme than most Sherwoods of the time (S-XXX0)...
I have a 7200 and love it! Thanks for watching!
Sherwood was a great brand in the 70s but even into early to mid 2000s their Newcastle line was impressive .
There are brands like Nikko , Sherwood and Wintec that were just as good just not well known
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Originally Sherwood stereo gear was made in Chicago. The Japanese came later, presumably due to economics like the rest.
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Don't let your friend or your twin brother turn it up to eleven. the Eno setup is a Hafler circuit. It plays what's not in both left and right at the same time.
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Looking at the back panel, its quite similar to a Marantz
True!
Do these vintage units sound better than a new 300 watt 100-150 dollar units that I can get online ?
I have some sweet receivers and integrated amps. I have a lesser Sherwood S-7150 CP and a very nice Scott R-336. A Kenwood KR-4400 & a Carver "The Receiver". Also Sony TA-F3A and Sony TA-2650.
Very nice!
I never knew Sherwood made a receiver this size. They ones I've seen tend to be 50 watts or under.
Most are. This model is a bit of a unicorn, produced to compete in the "amp wars" of the later 70s and 80s.
Yep!
you do realize vintsge units are very conservatively rated yes? 80 marantz/pioneer watts is more like 150-160
Yep, thanks for watching!
I think you did good, 100 watts Japanese built receiver from the seventies in great shape and many options for 500 bucks. Really curious how it will be soundwise compared to the Pioneers and Marantz from that era, i think it will do very good. I own several Luxman receivers from the seventies and they sound fantastic. I do not care about how much watts a receiver puts out, around 50 real seventies watts will do great in even a big room. Everbody wants the big power Pioneers, Marantz and Sansui they are very nice but overpriced. Buy a Luxman, Harman Kardon or Sansui around 40 watts and you are enyoing great vintage sound for a fraction of the price and they are built very good as well. Good luck with the Sherwood!
Thank you and yes, I agree, I don't need that much power for my small listening space and often enjoy using a HK430 or my McIntosh MC2505. Thanks for watching!
Would love to hear a vintage MC Intosh one day, there are not many around in the Netherlands, you are lucky owning one!
The receiver prices of the well known brands are far too expensive meanwhile.
I am curious about your comparison video soon.
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$300 was a deal. Good call.
Thank you!
I've always found that simpler, lower powered receivers sound better. 30 to 60s watts/ch seems to hit the sweet spot. That is more than enough power for most people's needs. Greater complexity and more circuits and transistors in the signal path does nothing for the sound.
That’s a very fair argument! I have some awesome receivers in that same power range. Thanks for watching!
You got a great deal 🎉
Thank you!
If it sounds half as nice as it looks you did well, enjoy! 😊
Thanks, Bruce!
$500??. That is a great deal!!
Thank you Paul!
Looks like a great deal to me
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I got one, it's fantastic
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I wouldnt mind hearing the sherewood with the ambient eq kick in on an original Pair of 901s that could prove intresting. an no i dont own a pair ...
That would be a lot of fun for sure!
inkel makes good stuff.
I need to check it out!
I recently sold my s 9910 because it was broken and i didnt have funds to restore. I sold for $400 with one channel out.
I still dont get it..that vintage receivers is still a thing in 2024. I can understand amps but receivers??? They had to downsize the amp part to build in an tuner. And yes who needs an analog tuner in 2024??? 🤷
I've realized there are collectors for everything so why not vintage audio? Thanks for watching!
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If you're happy with the pricing, ok. I find that much if this vintage gear is overpriced and going down the wrong road like record prices. I'm just not gonna shell out that much to feel good about my youth, especially since my 1979 Pioneer SX 680 still functions.😄
I had a 680 for awhile and loved it!
Probable Sherwoods best era, pretty much went downhill after that, cuts corners in all the wrong places. I bought a brand new Sherwood in 1979 and was pretty disappointed.
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I picked up a Yamaha cr2020 for $25 bucks, hit some yard sales.
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@ForeverAnalog I was pretty stoked, I started hitting retirement communities yard sales only have picked up, ads l780/2 speakers, Henry kloss Tower, Technics sb6060, infinity towers.
Super cheap not the best out there but I have gotten all of those 4 sets of speakers for just under $200 bucks and it's like new.
I don't even go to regular yard sales anymore.
Retirement communities only.
Btw I paid $495 for mine 2 years ago
Thanks for sharing!
@4:30... "Ek-sedra"?????
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Repair for only 200... great deal
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I don't think you got hurt at all.
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shhhhhh! ixnay on the Erwooshay
Is this supposed to me in German? ill hit the CC and survive! Thanks for the videos.
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Seems like a great price to me, for a sorted unit. I just don’t care for receivers.
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Killer!
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No "D" in the word etcetera, FYI...
Thanks Jah. I appreciate anyone taking their personal time on this planet to correct a TH-camr’s speaking error lol
Not meaning to belittle or insult, you understand; it's just, much like viruses, these things are contagious and now a whole generation thinks 'espresso' is spelled with an "x"...
Well, Jah, "et cetera" is two words.
Actually, that's in dispute; depends on which dictionary you consult... Ordinarily, I spell it etc. In fact, using the "d" was the first time I'd encountered that. Most common mispronunciation is "eKcetera".
Ed Cetera is Bob Cetera’s brother.
The 7100 runs a hundred bucks online usually.
All those receivers are over rated and over priced. After all they are just receivers.
The pricing has definitely gotten crazy on some of these. Thanks for watching!