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orangecrush

(31,559 posts) Sat May 2, 2026, 12:57 PM May 2

Why 70's stereos rocked and 80''s stereos sucked [View all]

I own two 70's Realistic receivers, an STA 200 and an STA 90, 30 and 45 WPC respectively

Both require two hands and a grunt to pick them up.

I've had 80's gear that you could lift with 2 fingers, and the sound was awful, despite the advertised specs being better than my Realistics.

I always wondered why - this confirms it.

The 80's stereos sucked.

Get off my lawn, Yuppies.

Greed is not good.

It makes shit stereos, music and people.

MWAHAHAHA!

* Note - I am talking about average consumer gear, not some high end product from the 80's that cost more than a car. I am talking value for the dollar.

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Why 70's stereos rocked and 80''s stereos sucked [View all] orangecrush May 2 OP

That's pretty neat, my sx 1010 weighs 70 pounds dem4decades May 2 #1

Yeah, the reason the gear got lighter orangecrush May 2 #2

I bought a nice Fisher AM/FM Phono when I was stationed in Spain. lpbk2713 May 2 #3

Sorry to hear that orangecrush May 2 #4

Most 70s stereos Progressive dog May 2 #5

And as the video points out orangecrush May 2 #6

Black plastic sucks...a curse be upon the industry for switching to it msongs May 2 #7

"Rack systems" orangecrush May 2 #9

I bought a JVC stereo system in the late 70s LogDog75 May 2 #8

Good deal orangecrush May 2 #10

My stereo wasn't a boombox LogDog75 May 2 #12

Sounds really nice orangecrush May 2 #13

I dunno. Aristus May 2 #11

Good point orangecrush May 2 #14

Yes. Joy is at the center of it. Aristus May 2 #15

Can confirm! orangecrush May 2 #16

Best "first listen" experience I ever had was the "Bloodletting" album. Aristus May 2 #17

Thank you! orangecrush May 2 #18

Well, let me tell you a story... bobalew May 3 #19

My stereo in the 70's VGNonly May 3 #20

Dream system! orangecrush May 3 #21

I have about 400 LP's. VGNonly May 3 #22

Excellent!!! orangecrush May 3 #23

Nice! dem4decades May 4 #27

My 80s Sony Was Significantly Better Than... ProfessorGAC May 4 #24

Thanks orangecrush May 4 #25

Still rocking my Onkyo TX-108. The Madcap May 4 #26

Great stereo! orangecrush May 4 #30

Also still rocking my Cerwin-Vega D-7s The Madcap May 4 #31

Great job refoaming! orangecrush May 5 #32

In the 90's there I_UndergroundPanther May 4 #28

Thanks orangecrush May 4 #29