This is a great receiver for its era. I have one like it and remember when Radio Shack sales staff compared these to the Pioneer SX-780. I have mine setup in my GarageMahal with 4 Yamaha NSA-635a wall mounted speakers in each corner. My guests are amazed by the unit when I crank it up. I stream Amazon Music from a Toshiba Fire TV with a digital to analog adapter.
That tuning knob shudder would occur when we removed them from the box brand new! We oiled the bearing and all was good. Made by Foster Electric in Japan (early) and Singapore.
I found one of these on eBay 8 years ago. It was advertised as excellent and clean. I pulled the trigger and bought it. It was filthy inside and had scratchy dials. I spent all morning with cotton swabs and a can of contact cleaner. Now it performs like it should.
Was given the same receiver and cassette deck (SCT-30) over 20 years ago. Unfortunately got rid of the cassette deck. The only issue I have with the receiver is I have been unsuccessful cleaning the tape monitor and dubbing switches.
Should i expect good sound from it? Im looking forward to testing it out, its just the last few weeks have been a bit busy and with the warmer days coming in ive been focusing on some of my Vintage Window & Wall AC unit restorations.
I HAVE A ,,, STA-2270 - STA-95 - STA-2100 - STA-2100D - STA-2300 - and others ALL REFURBISHED - with higher quality parts , So Powerful , Will make 200w and 300w Speakers blush .Bought them from a Stereo Tech and also a collector . I want to make a video of which sounds better ..her quality parts , So Powerful , Will make 200w and 300w Speakers blush .Bought them from a Stereo Tech and also a collector . I want to make a video of which sounds better .. Paid almost 4000.00 for the 2100-2100D-2300 in total with refurbishing . Love them ..
Worked PT at Radio Shack in the late 70's. Bought a STA 95. Loved it. Back in the day of component systems. lol
This is a great receiver for its era. I have one like it and remember when Radio Shack sales staff compared these to the Pioneer SX-780. I have mine setup in my GarageMahal with 4 Yamaha NSA-635a wall mounted speakers in each corner. My guests are amazed by the unit when I crank it up. I stream Amazon Music from a Toshiba Fire TV with a digital to analog adapter.
That tuning knob shudder would occur when we removed them from the box brand new! We oiled the bearing and all was good. Made by Foster Electric in Japan (early) and Singapore.
I found one of these on eBay 8 years ago. It was advertised as excellent and clean. I pulled the trigger and bought it. It was filthy inside and had scratchy dials. I spent all morning with cotton swabs and a can of contact cleaner. Now it performs like it should.
Was given the same receiver and cassette deck (SCT-30) over 20 years ago. Unfortunately got rid of the cassette deck. The only issue I have with the receiver is I have been unsuccessful cleaning the tape monitor and dubbing switches.
Should i expect good sound from it? Im looking forward to testing it out, its just the last few weeks have been a bit busy and with the warmer days coming in ive been focusing on some of my Vintage Window & Wall AC unit restorations.
good receiver, 45wpc so thats good power
Im really looking forward to seeing how it sounds, ive heard that some of the Realistics were very nice sounding units.
I find mine to be really bass heavy. Does anyone else have the same experience?
Did you ever do a follow up video of the whole Realistic system?
@@TheVintageNewbie i did not, i gave the receiver to my tech and sold the speakers. They had issues that i wasnt interested in sinking money into
I have the one beautiful receiver
Wish i had seen this for $200 before i got 2100d & 2000d (over 60 watts is waste of money) is sta95 same as sta 90? 45 wpc? or 50?
I HAVE A ,,, STA-2270 - STA-95 - STA-2100 - STA-2100D - STA-2300 - and others ALL REFURBISHED - with higher quality parts , So Powerful , Will make 200w and 300w Speakers blush .Bought them from a Stereo Tech and also a collector . I want to make a video of which sounds better ..her quality parts , So Powerful , Will make 200w and 300w Speakers blush .Bought them from a Stereo Tech and also a collector . I want to make a video of which sounds better .. Paid almost 4000.00 for the 2100-2100D-2300 in total with refurbishing . Love them ..