I bought that same stereo in 91 or 92 new.. I loved it. At night that little lite on the volume would blenk when going up or down and made me happy lol.
There was actually quite a few models that had the motorized volumes. I owned 4 myself. I had a technics, pioneer, yamaha, and a sony all 4 from the 80s and all 4 had the motorized volumes. Damned near any receiver that has a volume knob with a pointer of some sort had motorized volumes. Atleast all the ones I've seen anyway.
@@justingalasso1850 yes back in the day it was cheaper for them to use a motor on the back of the volume potentiometer shaft than using electronic potentiometer.
My parents have been using the same JVC stereo and speakers for as long as I've been alive and probably longer than that. It all still sounds great when watching a movie or playing a CD. The volume nob doesn't move when you use the remote though. Old audio tech is just amazing
Same here and the sound was killer, my mother had one and even when the woofers were rotting they'd make the whole house shake. You could hear it 5 houses away.
@@BrandonToyIn the early 70's my dad bought a complete Marantz stereo system. The Quad model. Turntable. It was freaking amazing! We weren't allowed to touch it either. But when they were gone? Omg!
Every Android phone I've owned has only like 15 steps for volume control, and it can be difficult to find a the perfect volume for listening. It often feels stuck between too loud and too low. My first smartphone had that crappy Microsoft OS, but at least it had 30 steps for volume control unlike Andorid!
I recently discovered that this warping of vinyl when laying flat seems to be overly exaggerated. A few weeks ago my father stumbled upon his old vinyl collection from the 70's and 80's. Roughly 50 records, laying flat in the back of a closet for at least the last 15 years. I took them home and started playing them. Not one of them is warped. Not one. They're all perfectly flat and except for one or two discs that have a scratch on them, they all play perfectly. And that's after laying flat for over 15 years (probably a lot longer). So yeah, there's that...
Had a JVC that I bought as a twelve year old in 88'. It did this and thanks to a system JVC had where you could link all the separate components via one cable on the back panels you could even do all cassette controls via remote!
This was fairly common in the late 80s and 90s as both my amps i own from the same time period from different brand have this feature, although only the Sonys one lights up.
In my opinion the best remote control volume as there is no digital steps required. Instead a smooth analogue rise in volume can be achieved with this.
I have been watching Techmoan for years and have seen some of the really impressive engineering that people came up with to try to get the most out of cassette tapes. Probably the best is that one device that plays multiple cassettes that has them on a device like a big slide.
I'd say most people under twenty haven't used a stereo, at least where I live. I guess a few more in their 20s have used them and most people in their 30s. But I mean, CDs are vintage now. Most teenagers and young adults probably haven't even used CDs outside of maybe video games. Additionally, modern technology lacks the ability to do this (it's all digital, no knobs to turn), so I think it's natural that it comes as a surprise to a large amount of people.
I've got a JVC amplifier that does this! It also has what they called "CompuLink;" all the components are linked together with 3.5mm mono audio cables, and that lets the amp control the entire stack off a single remote!
I always liked the motor controlled volume knobs, but new tech has made it to where the volume knob can have a digital screen that makes it appear as if its turning and technically be more reliable in the long run than a brushed motor.
Yeah, this was absolutely mind-blowing when I was like 9 or 10 years old. But I soon realised it was a very common feature on higher-end stereos in the 80s and 90s. My dad gave me his old Denon DRA-275RD, and it also has this feature built in. I still use it today, love the warm and clear sound of 90s hifis!
I've been going to yard sales every single weekend for almost 6 years now. I swear i see one of these old stereos evrry single weekend, stopped buying them because I never really sold them that well. Cool to see someone actually using it
Good eye! I own three of his season named albums. I found them all in a thrift store for a dollar a piece in amazing shape. I was a music major in college and part of my studies involved going to the music / theater performances the college get to come in. I would then have to write papers on the performances and diagnose their art and do a review of it. One of those times George Winston came to our small campus and did a show and talked about his music. I had never heard of him before then but really loved his performance. This was around 2007. One day in a thrift store I recognized the name and snapped them up!
i had that exact rack.. was a sad day when the inevitable happened and it quit. everything in the rack is powered off the amp and has a proprietary set of ribbon cables running though, you cant even change the order of the rack
My own receiver does the same thing with its remote and I love it for that. For some reason though as the motor turns it, the receiver itself amplifies the sound and I love it for that reason
My brother had this full set with a CD changer and everything. He gave it away when he moved to Maui like 15 years ago. Still kicking myself in the butt for not taking it
The dial moves when he uses the remote turning up volume. Was just a better time. Tech was much simpler yet magic to us oldies. Great times. Way less stress and money actually went far! You got a lot for your dollar back then...even something for a grand would have equivalent of about 4 grands worth of stuff today.
@@UKKC80s oh I get it. I remember my first decent stack system from Sony and I thought it was the coolest shit ever. It was always a feature I loved. I guess I think it's weird that it's new to people. I always forget that the rest of the internet isnt in their late 40's lol.
This was a normal feature of Japanese amps. The idea was that you could have a set volume which would not change after a power cycle or such, so you would know exactly what volume it is at before you turn it on and avoid blowing your eardrums. It’s just nice to be able to know precisely where to place the knob while adjusting the volume. Only issue would be what happens if the remote is involved? Well, this was the obvious solution and it worked so well in the 80’s that it remains a feature of quality Japanese equipment to date.
I have that same Sony, right now. Remote controled, Turntable, Cassette player, Cd Player. 14" woofer speakers with boost. Still works great. i also have another Sony system with the separate components.
Such fond memories of this system as a kid. Cancelled Spotify today. Premium price going up, artist royalty payments going down. Viva la physical format renaissance.
You can buy this. It's just a motorized Potentiometer. If you want to see something really crazy find a video of linear motorized sliders on a studio recording mixer and watch those things jump around on their own.
When I was growing up, we used to have a CRT television we'd keep in a windowless shed next to the house. There were multiple times you'd go to grab something out of the shed and the TV would just be on even though you'd turn it off. Sometimes it would even happen as you were in the shed. Was always so weird lol
I just found out they quit making regular affordable hifi (not this cheap rack stuff) around 2002. This is such a basic thing to have a video for. Fwiw, like others say, this sort of remote volume was in high end stuff from 1980 on, but was on cheaper low end stuff like this only in the late 80s. MOST remote volumes did not move a physical knob by motor. MOST remote volume controls worked a digital setting and had a spin counter just like a knob in a car today. This digital knob doesn't break or have scratchy noise like a "real" analog knob does. In fact, starting about 94, really good car stereos came with a remote control.
I have a very similar Sony rack system that I bought in 1994. The volume knob moves the same way. I also have an 80s Alpine car stereo that also has a motorized volume knob. They dont do cool stuff like this anymore
Even in the 80s there was motorised volume knob for remote operation.This is an early 90s model. There were some systems which had motorised input selectors as well.
mine still runs after 35 years!i use it every day... that sub-woofer still thumps....its got 5 channel Prologic surround sound. i have no reason to update and the original remote still works.
I have been a serious audiophile for many years (I'm 67 years old now). I sold audio products, including Sony of this kind in the 90s. It had fewer features than current models -- in which you can still adjust the volume from the remote (I own several such models now). There were some more expensive receivers and amplifiers in that era that had better transistors and capacitors than one would find on low-end products now, though cheap rack systems, such as the one in the video, were notoriously low in quality and had far fewer features than are offered today (remote features, surround modes, Bluetooth, etc.). I both sold and owned some of this older gear, and I much prefer the more modern components I have.
You're right. Those rack systems were cheap garbage. You were far better off individually selecting your components instead of buying one of these all-in-one package deals. In the 90s I was running circa 1988 Yamaha components except for my turntable which was (and still is) a Sony PS X700 Biotracer. My Yamaha receiver had a motorized volume control, too, as part of the many functions the remote would control. Guess what? That very same Yamaha system is still sounding great to this very day, and it has never required any servicing. Wish today's stuff was built to that quality level !!
Yeah, if you ignore the failing capacitors, rotting rubber belts, and burned out CD laser diodes that are common to every piece of audio technology from back then.
@@MrRobarino Heh. There's always one. Go buy anything brand new and compare it to, well pretty much anything from the 80s or 90s. Chances are the garbage you just bought will be half broken already.
@@FlatEarthDisciple I don't agree, if you want to compare modern tech with old tech you need to keep inflation in mind. You can buy tech today comparable to 80/90's tech, you will pay a premium. You can not compare mainstream tech to 80/90's tech. Population is much more now than back then. We have tech to our disposal now to do research and get best value for money or if you want the Rolls Royce in tech you need deep pockets. From my side when I look at Vintage Audio, specifically I prefer modern tech and I dig deeper in my pocket for quality - Rotel for me.
My Sony v555es has the same feature. I was blown away, considering I bought it second hand without the original remote. Couldn't pass up on the deal for $5 at a garage sale. It's been very reliable
My parents had a sony system like this in the mid to late 90S. Massive thing with dual casettes trays and a three cd changer. Had garish neon stickers with "1500 WATT SUPERBASS" on the speakers. I ended up getting it later because it was too much for their requirements. Prodigy sounded good on it though.
My mother had this system and my stepdad had this hooked up to 4 studio 15” cabinet speakers and we had theater quality sound system for our TV… yes in 1993 we watched Jurassic Park and literally every stomp from the T-Rex shook the entire house
I had this on my silver Rotel ra05 it had a blue led in the volume nob it was super smooth and didn't make any sound it was the most satisfying thing I've ever seen on an amp
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I bought that same stereo in 91 or 92 new.. I loved it. At night that little lite on the volume would blenk when going up or down and made me happy lol.
I did too
it's still felt the same.....
😊✨✨✨
X factor in physicality. No touch screens. The lights on graphic EQs, spectrum analysers, DBFB of Sony, everything was stunning.
i remember the EQ lights in my parents cars in the 90s would always be dancing around up and down looking cool af
Blinking probably meant a bad connection. That's what happened when I had that model.
There were quite a few stereo systems made this way in the 80s and 90s
They volume knob wasn't automated with the remote in the 80s
There was actually quite a few models that had the motorized volumes. I owned 4 myself. I had a technics, pioneer, yamaha, and a sony all 4 from the 80s and all 4 had the motorized volumes. Damned near any receiver that has a volume knob with a pointer of some sort had motorized volumes. Atleast all the ones I've seen anyway.
@@justingalasso1850 yes back in the day it was cheaper for them to use a motor on the back of the volume potentiometer shaft than using electronic potentiometer.
Mid 90's Technics SU-V 620 has that feature, too.
@@justingalasso1850 Yep, my 88' JVC had this and even the cassette player was remote.
The sound of that glass = immediate childhood nostalgia playing and messing around with a similar stereo. Fuck I'm old
No doubt. Of course, I was never allowed to touch it. Then again, the parents couldn’t be around all the time :)
@@BrandonToyi remember how scared i was as a kid of going near my parents sound system or my grandfathers 😂
My parents have been using the same JVC stereo and speakers for as long as I've been alive and probably longer than that. It all still sounds great when watching a movie or playing a CD. The volume nob doesn't move when you use the remote though. Old audio tech is just amazing
Same here and the sound was killer, my mother had one and even when the woofers were rotting they'd make the whole house shake. You could hear it 5 houses away.
@@BrandonToyIn the early 70's my dad bought a complete Marantz stereo system. The Quad model. Turntable. It was freaking amazing! We weren't allowed to touch it either. But when they were gone? Omg!
Thats a whole offline media server 😂
😄 that's an excellent way to put it, and funny
It really was, we used to have one that took 60cds, two cassette players, connected to TV
This still exists on some amplifiers made today. It also has some advantages over a stepped digital volume control.
Every Android phone I've owned has only like 15 steps for volume control, and it can be difficult to find a the perfect volume for listening. It often feels stuck between too loud and too low.
My first smartphone had that crappy Microsoft OS, but at least it had 30 steps for volume control unlike Andorid!
and they STILL sound great
Are we just going to ignore that his vinyls are stacked on top of eachother?
And he listens to George Winston who is totally boring
Shhh... 🤫 _Let people enjoy things._
@@meechmushrooms I don't find vinyls warping enjoyable.
I recently discovered that this warping of vinyl when laying flat seems to be overly exaggerated. A few weeks ago my father stumbled upon his old vinyl collection from the 70's and 80's. Roughly 50 records, laying flat in the back of a closet for at least the last 15 years. I took them home and started playing them. Not one of them is warped. Not one. They're all perfectly flat and except for one or two discs that have a scratch on them, they all play perfectly. And that's after laying flat for over 15 years (probably a lot longer). So yeah, there's that...
I miss old 80's and 90's home stereos
Had a JVC that I bought as a twelve year old in 88'. It did this and thanks to a system JVC had where you could link all the separate components via one cable on the back panels you could even do all cassette controls via remote!
This was fairly common in the late 80s and 90s as both my amps i own from the same time period from different brand have this feature, although only the Sonys one lights up.
My dad has a jvc system, and the same kind of volume knob that moves and that lights up
Yeah I have a denon dra-f100 from 1999 that does this
In my opinion the best remote control volume as there is no digital steps required. Instead a smooth analogue rise in volume can be achieved with this.
The volume knobs on old stereo systems feel sooooo premium.
I (40+) am not surprised at all. But my kids went crazy when they saw our 2000+ Rotel amp does this.
now you have to pay a subscription fee every month to do that
If u want it to light up u need the premium subscription 😅
In the 90s I had a Pioneer Midi System with Magazin CD Changer(DC-Z93 with original Pioneer Rack) It was so cool 😎😏 #Oldschool rules
When you have a Pioneer Car System with CD Changer M-Series you can use the Magazines from Home 😎
@@Drako9874 I still have both the shelf and car system. Loved the Pioneer systems from the 90's
I hate that I’m old enough that the technology I used nonchalantly in my youth blows the minds of modern youth. 😭
I always loved that feature that the know would turn when operated by the remote. Looks so techy. I have my LBT-V902 that does that and I love it!
This remote control ❤❤❤❤ got it too.... Sony volume knob felt awesome
Wait until you see the cassette flipping mechanisms before auto reverse.
I have been watching Techmoan for years and have seen some of the really impressive engineering that people came up with to try to get the most out of cassette tapes. Probably the best is that one device that plays multiple cassettes that has them on a device like a big slide.
Wait, this is... surprising to people? Who hasn't seen one of these? They STILL make them this way.
I'd say most people under twenty haven't used a stereo, at least where I live. I guess a few more in their 20s have used them and most people in their 30s. But I mean, CDs are vintage now. Most teenagers and young adults probably haven't even used CDs outside of maybe video games.
Additionally, modern technology lacks the ability to do this (it's all digital, no knobs to turn), so I think it's natural that it comes as a surprise to a large amount of people.
@@philip2205 My Rega Brio has a motorized volume control. As do both my NAD 316 and 328.
@@-x21- Cool
Just wait till they realise those 90's stereos still work fine...🤯
I've got a JVC amplifier that does this! It also has what they called "CompuLink;" all the components are linked together with 3.5mm mono audio cables, and that lets the amp control the entire stack off a single remote!
I always liked the motor controlled volume knobs, but new tech has made it to where the volume knob can have a digital screen that makes it appear as if its turning and technically be more reliable in the long run than a brushed motor.
They still work this way.
Anything made in Japan between 1986 and 1992 blows away almost anything today. Such good equipment. Clarity, power.
You need to look more closely
Yeah, this was absolutely mind-blowing when I was like 9 or 10 years old. But I soon realised it was a very common feature on higher-end stereos in the 80s and 90s. My dad gave me his old Denon DRA-275RD, and it also has this feature built in. I still use it today, love the warm and clear sound of 90s hifis!
you can still find these in new amps, i believe every yamaha stereo amp has it just to name one brand, i'm sure many others also do
Pretty cool. I have some great memories from the "black plastic crap" era. I have an old Kenwood stack from the 80s with the same function.
I wish we had more sounds systems with consoles and actual eq and compression again
I never thought of 1990s as old tech
I've been going to yard sales every single weekend for almost 6 years now. I swear i see one of these old stereos evrry single weekend, stopped buying them because I never really sold them that well. Cool to see someone actually using it
I spy a George Winston record! His album covers were as awe inspiring as the songs on the record. A timeless artist, he will be missed.
Good eye! I own three of his season named albums. I found them all in a thrift store for a dollar a piece in amazing shape.
I was a music major in college and part of my studies involved going to the music / theater performances the college get to come in. I would then have to write papers on the performances and diagnose their art and do a review of it. One of those times George Winston came to our small campus and did a show and talked about his music. I had never heard of him before then but really loved his performance. This was around 2007. One day in a thrift store I recognized the name and snapped them up!
Reminds me back so many sweet sweet memories. I loved those teenage days.
I can remember my mouth dropping the first time I saw one of these.
My myryad T-40 pre-amp has the same function .
It's so smooth and satisfying to watch .
i had that exact rack.. was a sad day when the inevitable happened and it quit. everything in the rack is powered off the amp and has a proprietary set of ribbon cables running though, you cant even change the order of the rack
Winter into spring is my favorite of his.
Yes. A volume knob. Great job!
Thanks!
I had several rack systems with motorized remotes ..
They were interesting but the pots got dirty while the digital replacement was much better
My own receiver does the same thing with its remote and I love it for that. For some reason though as the motor turns it, the receiver itself amplifies the sound and I love it for that reason
I know it’s awesome! I use my dads Kenwood amp from the 90s and it does that too.
Represent 😎
Some cars had this as well when steering wheel buttons were introduced. The infinity g35 being one
I have TA-E77ES, also uses the motorized volume control, I personally prefer this over a digital volume control. Nice setup btw
Their DVD player from mid-2000 (silver) had even eject button on remote, which ensured you wouldn't touch any actual button on the player itself.
I remember putting color tape on the wires to connect the back panel.
I loved nineties stereo component systems! Hell yeah!!
Buick Park Avenues have the same feature with the volume control on the steering wheel
Oh wow, I didn't know that. That's pretty cool!
My best friend gave me this stereo stack, I'll never get rid of it
My brother had this full set with a CD changer and everything. He gave it away when he moved to Maui like 15 years ago. Still kicking myself in the butt for not taking it
New tech still does this today.
Why is so amazing that the volume button on a remote controls the VOLUME? Holy shit. Mind blown!
The dial moves when he uses the remote turning up volume. Was just a better time. Tech was much simpler yet magic to us oldies.
Great times. Way less stress and money actually went far! You got a lot for your dollar back then...even something for a grand would have equivalent of about 4 grands worth of stuff today.
@@UKKC80s oh I get it. I remember my first decent stack system from Sony and I thought it was the coolest shit ever. It was always a feature I loved. I guess I think it's weird that it's new to people. I always forget that the rest of the internet isnt in their late 40's lol.
It works!
Still rocking a Kenwood integrated Amp I bought in 1990😊
Old stuff was built with the consumer in mind. Now the company is first and the consumer experience exists only to monetize every aspect.
I have an old Sony AV reciever and it does the same thing, absolutely love that feature
I have almost unlimited access to flac files for any album and yet I still want one of these
I got a pioneer towerr.when I was 16. I'm 45 now and it still works and looks as on day one.
Yes I recently found a 4 stack stereo with this feature, sadly the double tape deck no longer works but everything else is in great condition
Bonus is amber displays
Yeah that volume knob is an actual potentiometer
This was a normal feature of Japanese amps. The idea was that you could have a set volume which would not change after a power cycle or such, so you would know exactly what volume it is at before you turn it on and avoid blowing your eardrums. It’s just nice to be able to know precisely where to place the knob while adjusting the volume.
Only issue would be what happens if the remote is involved? Well, this was the obvious solution and it worked so well in the 80’s that it remains a feature of quality Japanese equipment to date.
We have that one, I inherited from my parents. One speak is gone....but still plays so good
I had a fisher just like that !
I have that same Sony, right now. Remote controled, Turntable, Cassette player, Cd Player. 14" woofer speakers with boost. Still works great.
i also have another Sony system with the separate components.
Such fond memories of this system as a kid. Cancelled Spotify today. Premium price going up, artist royalty payments going down. Viva la physical format renaissance.
That's pretty standard stuff really, stuff today still has motorised volume controls too.
You can buy this. It's just a motorized Potentiometer. If you want to see something really crazy find a video of linear motorized sliders on a studio recording mixer and watch those things jump around on their own.
I remember my nan having one of these back in the day, i was fascinated by that feature
My dad had a set up like this when I was a kid. It was awesome. Used to jam to Pink Floyd on the floor.
Great jams! 😃
my grandpa has a 90’s stereo, a different one from this, but the volume knob does the same thing when you use the remote
I had that same stereo growing up!!! When my backlight was on the volume knob would randomly turn itself all the way up😂
When I was growing up, we used to have a CRT television we'd keep in a windowless shed next to the house. There were multiple times you'd go to grab something out of the shed and the TV would just be on even though you'd turn it off. Sometimes it would even happen as you were in the shed. Was always so weird lol
I have that same stereo in my shed that I listen to everyday.
Sometimes I wish I was older
I just found out they quit making regular affordable hifi (not this cheap rack stuff) around 2002.
This is such a basic thing to have a video for. Fwiw, like others say, this sort of remote volume was in high end stuff from 1980 on, but was on cheaper low end stuff like this only in the late 80s. MOST remote volumes did not move a physical knob by motor. MOST remote volume controls worked a digital setting and had a spin counter just like a knob in a car today. This digital knob doesn't break or have scratchy noise like a "real" analog knob does.
In fact, starting about 94, really good car stereos came with a remote control.
Ooh thats my familys old set. Brings back memories. Audio quality was amazing for its time. Our next two sets didnt even compete.
Yep they all work like that in the 90s today stuff shit. awesome hi-fi that’s gold.
Horizontal vinyls is crazy
They still make amplifiers like this now
Everyone in the 90s had that system!
👍
I have a very similar Sony rack system that I bought in 1994. The volume knob moves the same way. I also have an 80s Alpine car stereo that also has a motorized volume knob. They dont do cool stuff like this anymore
Even in the 80s there was motorised volume knob for remote operation.This is an early 90s model. There were some systems which had motorised input selectors as well.
Miss my old sony
I have one back in the day. Mint!
Had that bad boy in my bed room. Grandma brought it for me. Looking back I see what grandma did 😂
mine still runs after 35 years!i use it every day... that sub-woofer still thumps....its got 5 channel Prologic surround sound. i have no reason to update and the original remote still works.
This reminded me there's a guitar pedal with motorized knobs that you can save presets in, and when you load them the knobs adjust themselves.
I have been a serious audiophile for many years (I'm 67 years old now). I sold audio products, including Sony of this kind in the 90s. It had fewer features than current models -- in which you can still adjust the volume from the remote (I own several such models now). There were some more expensive receivers and amplifiers in that era that had better transistors and capacitors than one would find on low-end products now, though cheap rack systems, such as the one in the video, were notoriously low in quality and had far fewer features than are offered today (remote features, surround modes, Bluetooth, etc.). I both sold and owned some of this older gear, and I much prefer the more modern components I have.
You're right. Those rack systems were cheap garbage. You were far better off individually selecting your components instead of buying one of these all-in-one package deals.
In the 90s I was running circa 1988 Yamaha components except for my turntable which was (and still is) a Sony PS X700 Biotracer. My Yamaha receiver had a motorized volume control, too, as part of the many functions the remote would control. Guess what? That very same Yamaha system is still sounding great to this very day, and it has never required any servicing. Wish today's stuff was built to that quality level !!
Motorized dials for the win, Alex
Everything was built better, cooler, and longer lasting.
Yeah, if you ignore the failing capacitors, rotting rubber belts, and burned out CD laser diodes that are common to every piece of audio technology from back then.
@@MrRobarino Heh. There's always one. Go buy anything brand new and compare it to, well pretty much anything from the 80s or 90s. Chances are the garbage you just bought will be half broken already.
@@FlatEarthDisciple I don't agree, if you want to compare modern tech with old tech you need to keep inflation in mind. You can buy tech today comparable to 80/90's tech, you will pay a premium. You can not compare mainstream tech to 80/90's tech. Population is much more now than back then. We have tech to our disposal now to do research and get best value for money or if you want the Rolls Royce in tech you need deep pockets. From my side when I look at Vintage Audio, specifically I prefer modern tech and I dig deeper in my pocket for quality - Rotel for me.
My brother had this. Good times
oh yeah my receiver has this
My Buick did that with the steering wheel volume controls
My Sony v555es has the same feature. I was blown away, considering I bought it second hand without the original remote. Couldn't pass up on the deal for $5 at a garage sale. It's been very reliable
Maybe i could hook up to a VCR Audio Hi-fi Stereo Sound to watching action movies on VHS in the 90's
I also had an amplifier with motorized level knob
Looks like you got one of George Winston’s albums on top of the stereo.
I have a few of his actually. Good stuff
My parents had a sony system like this in the mid to late 90S.
Massive thing with dual casettes trays and a three cd changer. Had garish neon stickers with "1500 WATT SUPERBASS" on the speakers.
I ended up getting it later because it was too much for their requirements. Prodigy sounded good on it though.
I bought a cheapest, new Marantz amp, a few years ago and was pleasantly surprised that it had this feature instead of digital knob.
I still have a Luxman R117 receiver and the volume works the same way.
My 1992 Sharp SC1700CD has the motorized volume too.
My mother had this system and my stepdad had this hooked up to 4 studio 15” cabinet speakers and we had theater quality sound system for our TV… yes in 1993 we watched Jurassic Park and literally every stomp from the T-Rex shook the entire house
Old tech was just built so much better.
I had this on my silver Rotel ra05 it had a blue led in the volume nob it was super smooth and didn't make any sound it was the most satisfying thing I've ever seen on an amp