Amplifiers
All amplifiers serviced and tested for perfect operation of all features.
Any questions contact me at fred@retrotronics.co.nz
Pioneer SX-10AE Stereo Receiver (sold)Late model receiver with built in bluetooth, remote and radio text. Has 4 line inputs and big binding posts for two sets of speakers. Has pre and sub out for more complex setups.Working well in near mint condition. Includes original remote. 100WPC 7kg Made in Malaysia 2018 1 Year Warranty |  sold  |
Yamaha RX397 Stereo Receiver (sold)Pure audio style receiver. Includes a phono preamp for use with a turntable, two tape loops and another two line level inputs. Can drive two sets of speakers for zones or experimentation.Working well in near mint condition. Includes original remote. 50WPC 7kg Made in Malaysia 2011 1 year warranty |  sold |
Teac A-R650 MKII amplifier (sold)Latest version of respected and capable model. Unique disc style knobs to match vintage reel to reels and other period gear.Working well in low use, near mint condition. Includes original remote 90WPC 10kg Made in Vietnam 2015 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Technics SC-CA10 Mini System (sold)Audiophile grade combo system with tuner, cd player and separate power amp. Has Phono as well as 3 other line level inputs for TV, Bluetooth or other sources. Plenty of power for big speakers and killer VU display.Serviced and working well in good condition. Stack is 30H x 35D x 28cm wide 70WPC Made in Japan 1995 1 Year Warranty Personal collection from Kingsland Auckland only. |  sold |
Hitachi AHA-330 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Handsome silver model featuring a total of 5 inputs and 2 sets of outputs. Nice VU meters and scratch filter for vinyl. Switched 3 pin outlet at the rear for automatically switching on other gear in your stack.Serviced and working well in good condition. Supplied with a pair of correct spade speaker cables for easy hookup. 45WPC 7.8kg Made in Japan (NZ assembled) 1977 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Rait 30-30 Vintage Pre and Power Amp (sold)Notable creation by Jeff Rait from Christchurch NZ. Has separate volume and tone controls for the two channels. Turntable 1 input is for standard MM while TT 2 is for a ceramic cartridge.Serviced and working well in excellent condition. Very useable heritage piece. Includes a pair of din speaker cables and adaptors for standard turntable and CD player. 30 WPC (over 55 Headroom) 8.2kg Made in New Zealand 1975 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
JVC JA-S5 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Nice full featured model from Japan Victor Company. Has unique 5 band rotary equaliser. Eq is passive with inductors so does not contribute noise or distortion.Takes two turntables, two tape loops (with recording eq) and 3 aux. Pre-out (useful post volume out for sub) 2 sets of speakers with switching to satisfy the speaker experimenter or dual zones. Mono switch has all 3 modes. Very useable subsonic and scratch filter. Extra pre-out handy for running a sub. Serviced and working well in very good condition. All signal transistors changed to modern low noise types. Would make a great reference preamp, studio toy or vinyl centrepeice. 35WPC 10kg Made in Japan 1979 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
NAD 3140 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Rare high power model with two power transformers, subsonic filter, mono switch and speaker switching. Has the typical NAD high current capability, soft clipping and separate preamp. Has inputs for two turntables and two tape machines.Serviced and working well in good condition. 40WPC (60+ headroom) 10kg Designed in England 1986 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Technics SA-404 Vintage Receiver (sold)Hefty and well made from a good period. Full facilites for vinyl and other sources and nicely lit up with both led and incandescent bulbs.Serviced and working well in good condition. 50WPC 8.4kg Made in Japan 1980 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Hitachi HA-330 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Chunky silverface beauty from the golden era. Good phono preamp with subsonic filter and spare inputs for other devices. Nice VU meters lit with incandescent bulb. Huge soft click type volume control.Serviced and working well in good condition. 45WPC 8kg Made in Japan 1977 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Kenwood KA-4002 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Compact full featured integrated with preamp separation, scratch filter and inputs for two turntables.Serviced and working well in good condtion. Suit desktop or small room system. Great headphone amp. Includes pair of small spade speaker cables for easy and tidy hookup. 18WPC Made in Japan 1970 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Technics SU-V4 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Beefy silverface model from the late golden era. Has all the features for a nice retro audio setup including MM/MC phono, two sets of speakers, tape dubbing, scratch and rumble filters. Flouro VU display.Serviced and working well in good condition. Matching EQ and tuner also available. 55WPC 8.5kg Made in Japan 1980 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Onkyo A-801 Stereo Amplifier (sold)Tidy modern era component with plenty of inputs including phono. 2 tape loops useful for dubbing or processor insertion. Twin sets of big speaker outputs with switching for mutiple zones or comparing speakers.Serviced and working well in excellent condition. 40WPC 7kg Made in Japan 1991 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Quad 44 Preamp and 405-2 Power Amp (sold)Hall of fame perfectly matched pair made for vinyl. The preamp has 3 nifty equalisation controls; bass trim with 6 settings, tilt for adjustable warmth and a scratch filter with variable slope and a choice of 4 cutoffs.One owner, serviced and working well in near mint condition. 100WPC 9kg Made in England 1984 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Sony TA-515 Integrated Amplifier (sold)Nice model from a well known series. Has the glass front meters and good compliment of inputs and facilities. There is a mic input with reverb.Serviced and working well in excellent condition. 40WPC 7.1kg Made in Japan 1978 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Leak Delta 70 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Handsome and beefy nugget from esteemed maker of the day. Has separate intermal circuit boards and a notable mono feature where you choose which channel is used.Serviced and working well in good condition. Comes with a pair of the correct din speaker cables. 35WPC 9kg Made in England 1972 1 year warranty |  sold |
Luxman L-1 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Compact classic component with a sensible compliment of features. Has Hi and lo cut for vinyl, inputs and dubbing for two tape machines and a mono switch.Serviced and working well in good condition. Perfect with bookshelf speakers and turntable for a minimal retro setup. 35WPC 7.5kg Made in Japan 1980 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Technics A900 MK2 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Interesting later model with the minor controls hidden behind a fold up cover. Inputs include 2x tape and MM/MC phono. Two sets of big output terminals with speaker switching. Plenty of power and very efficient thermal design. Transformer is a large R core, similar to a toroid.Serviced and working well in near mint condition. Perfect for driving a nice pair of modern speakers. 90WPC 9.4Kg Made in Japan 1996 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Denon PMA-255UK Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Minimalist black box with all you need to run some nice speakers with good clean power. Has source direct for tone bypass and a total of 5 line level inputs for dac, cd , tv or anything else you need to amplify. Proper speaker binding posts can take both bare wire and banana plugs.Serviced and working well in near mint condition. Note: there is no phono input on this model. 30WPC (45 headroom) Made in Europe 1990 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
NAD 3225PE Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Classic NAD looks and simplicity. Has the ample reserve power and soft clipping that these amps are known for. Good solid binding posts take bare wire and bananas. Has pre out for use as a phono stage and the phono input RCA's are gold plated.Serviced and working well in good condition. 40WPC Designed in UK 1991 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Denon PMA-680R Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Nicely built component with tone bypass and MM/MC phono stage. This one has had the controller changed to a generic type at some stage. Working fine and tidy job but not original so selling for half price.65WPC Made in Japan 1994 7.3kg |  sold |
Yamaha AX-380 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Respected Yamaha build and performance. Has tone bypass, lots of inputs with tape dubbing, and two sets of big speaker terminals.Serviced and working well in good condition. 55WPC Made in Japan 1994 6.6kg 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Onkyo Integra A-8015 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Full featured and well built component worthy of the Integra label. Has plenty of inputs including two tape machines and phono (MC and MM) Can drive and switch two sets of speakers.Serviced in good condition. Nice amp, knobs are all solid aluminium with grub screw. 60WPC 9kg Made in Japan 1983 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Hafler DH-110 Audiophile Stack (sold)Comprises a David Hafler DH-110 preamp, DH-330 Tuner and a custom dual mono poweramp. This set works so well together I am offering as a discounted combo.Serviced and working well in good condition. The power amp has dual toroids, 6 x LM3876 chips and 40,000 mfd of capacitors for rock solid power and bi-amping options. Contact me if you want to know more about this handmade gem. 56WPC (100W Headroom) x 6 Made in USA 1984 (factory assembled, not kits) 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
NAD 314 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Well regarded future classic. Phono stage for a good turntable and lots of spare inputs. Has some gold RCAs, a tone bypass and nice solid speaker terminals. Pre and main separation. Heaps of dynamic power for bigger speakers or demanding music.Serviced in excellent condition. 35WPC 7kg British design from 1996 1 Year Warrany |  sold |
Marantz PM-19 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)This is a rare and special model. Has relay input selection, huge speaker binding posts and tape dubbing facilities. Top tier internals and build quality.Serviced and working well in good condition 60WPC 13.5kg Made in Japan 1998 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Sansui AU-3900 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Interesting model from well regarded series. Has good phono stage and high filter for vinyl. Perfect for smaller speakers. Very collectable.Serviced and working well in very good condition. 22WPC 7kg Made in Japan 1976 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Technics SU-3200 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Nice silverface model from important era. Has separate tone controls for left and right and both rumble and scratch filters for vinyl. outputs and switching for two sets of speakers.Serviced and working well in good condition. 20WPC 8kg Made in Japan 1973 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Luxman LV-102 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Feature laden and powerful with excellent specifications. Tone bypass, direct in, processor loop, MC/MM phono, subsonic filter. Two sets of big speaker outputs.Serviced and working well in good condition. 80WPC (over 100 headroom) 11 kilograms Made in Japan 1985 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Yamaha AX-396 Stereo Amplifier (sold)Solid and capable modern era Japanese integrated component. Features a direct input to minimise signal path and 2 sets of beefy speaker binding posts. Good quality phono stage on separate internal circuit board. Pure analogue audio design, no video or digital processing.Front cover hides the secondary controls for a sleek look. Working well in excellent condition. 60WPC (conservative rating, over 90W of headroom) 9kg Can drive speakers down to 4 ohms (or two sets of 8 ohms) Made in Malaysia 2001 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Hafler DH-220 Power Amp (sold)Famous David Hafler audiophile component. Mosfet powered with 4 devices per channel, plenty of current available for big or difficult speakers.Serviced and working well. Unit is USA 120V and a 500VA step down transformer is included. 110WPC 12kg Made in USA 1984 6 Months Warranty |  sold |
Optonica SM-1515 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Nice model from very good series. Optonica was the high end brand of Sharp. Features VU meters, tape input and dubbing for 2 machines, good phono stage and useful subsonic filter. The two sets of speaker terminals are wired so the speakers are in series when run simultaneously. This allows 4 ohm speakers in both zones and is less stressful on the amp.Serviced and working well in excellent condition. Includes set of speaker cables with correct small spade terminals. 40 WPC 7.5kg Made In Japan 1978 6 Month Warranty |  sold |
Yamaha AX-700 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Substantial well appointed integrated from good series. Pure analogue audio with no video or processor circuitry inside. MM/MC capable phono stage, tone bypass and signature Yamaha variable loudness for enhanced low level listening.Has 4 output devices per channel (twice the usual) for high current capability, can drive two sets of 6 ohm speakers simultaniously. Serviced and working well in good condition. 110 WPC Made in Japan 1990 11.5kg 6 Months Warranty |  sold |
Sonophone D4020 Mark 3 (sold)Nice original near top of the line model. It has a separate internal enclosure for the power supply and a full compliment of features for vinyl and tape playback. Front panel and knobs are solid aluminium.Serviced and working well in very good condition. Includes din adaptor cables. Very usable piece of NZ audio history. 40WPC Made in New Zealand 1975 6 months Warranty |  sold |
Sony TA-1630 Vintage Amplifier (sold)Cool 70's amplifier with everything you need to run a turntable and some smaller speakers. Spare inputs for 2 tape machines and Aux + Tuner. Presence boost adds some midrange for a more upfront sound.Serviced and working well in very good condition. Includes set of speaker cables with correct spade terminals. 22WPC (very conservative) 7kg Made in Japan 1975 6 Months Warranty |  sold |
Pioneer SX-440 Vintage Receiver (sold)Popular model with shiny front and real wood veneer cabinet. Performs well with a good phono stage and excellent tuner. Aux and tape provide two additional inputs.Serviced and working well in good condition. 12WPC (conservative) 8kg Made in Japan 1970 6 Months Warranty |  sold |
Schneider Inconcert 6200PA Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Rare high power model. Has a nice phono stage, tone bypass, 2 sets of speakers and equaliser connections. Internally there is a big toroidal transformer and some interesting industrial design.Serviced in good condition 100WPC (8 ohm speakers only) Made in Germany 1985 8kg 6 Months warranty |  sold |
Pioneer SX-780 Vintage Receiver (sold)Iconic piece from sought after series. Has VU meters, dial to die for and all the features you need for the enjoyment of analogue and digital sources.Serviced and working well in good condition. 45 WPC 11.5kg Made in Japan 1979 6 Months Warranty |  sold |
Yamaha CR-400 Vintage Receiver (sold)Handsome and very capable component from a notable series. Features a built in analogue tuner with nice weighted control. There are spare inputs for tape and modern sources.Serviced in very good condition. 16WPC (Measures over 20) 9.5kg Made in Japan 1975 6 Months Warranty |  sold |
Technics SU-V707 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Interesting high end model with killer specifications. Pre/main loop, MM and MC phono, tone bypass etc. Has an "engine management" system which preheats the output stage and looks after bias and protection. Even measures speaker impedance for optimal match.Serviced and working well in good condition. 90WPC 10kg Frequency response: 0.7Hz to 140kHz THD .001% Made in Japan 1984 6 Months Warranty |  sold |
Sansui B-77 Power Amplifier (sold)Interesting showpiece from respected maker. Known for the large LED level and fluorescent spectrum display which was very novel and exotic for the time. Connections and switching for two sets of speakers. For use with mixer, preamp, dac or any source with a volume control.Serviced and working well in very good condition. 60WPC Made in Japan 1980 6 month warranty |  sold |
Sonophone D5050 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)This is the best Sonophone I have seen so far. It has a separate internal enclosure for the power supply and a full compliment of features for vinyl and tape playback.Serviced and working well in very good condition. Includes din cables for turntable, CD player and phone/laptop. Very usable museum grade piece of NZ audio history. 50WPC Made in New Zealand 1975 6 months Warranty |  sold |
Yamaha AX-590 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Powerful, full featured pure stereo integrated from respected brand. Tone and selector bypass switches. Excellent phono stage with MC capability. Pre-outs, two sets of heavy binding posts. Full tape routing for two machines, variable loudness contour.Serviced and working well in very good condition. 100WPC 10.4kg Made in Japan 1996 6 Month Warranty |  sold |
Sanyo JCX-2400K Vintage Receiver (sold)Hefty monster style amp with lit up tuning dial and meters. Spare inputs for modern sources and two pairs of solid output terminals. Plenty of power for big speakers. All knobs solid aluminium with grubscrew fasteners, this amp was built to last. Very well looked after with little use.Serviced and working well in mint condition. 55WPC 44 x 40 x 14.5cm 14kg Made in Japan 1978 1 year Warranty |  sold |
Sansui QRX-5001 Vintage Receiver (sold)Handsome centrepiece with built in decoding for Quadraphonic vinyl. Has 4 channels of amplification which can be used for 2 zones or surround sound. Very usable as a standard stereo receiver with plenty of spare inputs.Serviced and lightly refurbished in near mint condition. 17WPC x 4 48 x 13.5 x 33cm 14kg Made in Japan 1976 6 Months Warranty |  sold |
Roberts R-05 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Interesting hand built high fidelity component. Has big metal output devices and 4 fibreglass circuit boards. Scratch filter for vinyl and tone bypass for optional pure signal. Front panel and knobs all solid aluminium. 4 inputs including phono. Connections are standard RCA for easy hookup. Can run two sets of speakers with switching to control two zones.Serviced and working well in good condition. Beautiful and very usable piece of kiwi audio history. 25WPC Made in Christchurch New Zealand 1983 6 Month Warranty |  sold |
Mission Cyrus 1 Amplifier (sold)Compact audiophile integrated with minimal controls and excellent specifications. Amp has a toroidal transformer, IEC power cable and a total of 4 inputs including MM phono.Serviced and working well in good condition. 215 x 85 x 350mm 25WPC Made in England 1986 6 Month Warranty |  sold |
NAD 7125 Vintage Audiophile Receiver (sold)Premium Euro market model with metal faceplate and large external heatsink. Has the usual nad dynamic power reserve and well voiced tone controls. Bass eq button provides a little bottom end lift for smaller speakers. 5 preset buttons provide instant station access from the tuner section. 3 additional inputs including a nice phono stage.Serviced in excellent condition. 25WPC (over 60W headroom) Made in Japan 1983 6 Month Warranty |  sold |
Cambridge Audio C500 Control Preamplifier (sold)Nice implementation of a classic preamp with everything you need to control signals from multiple sources. 6 Inputs including MM phono. Gold rca connectors, IEC power cable, lots of premium internal parts.Perfect for driving powered speakers, class c amp boards, monoblocks etc. Serviced and working well in excellent condition. No remote. Designed in England 1998 6 Month Warranty |  sold |
Cambridge P50 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Early model from esteemed British manufacturer. Lots of hand wiring and quality parts. Built for vinyl with two disc inputs, rumble filter and choice of two scratch filters. Toroidal transformer and big output devices for lots of dynamic power and headroom.Serviced and working well in excellent condition. 25WPC Made in England 1972 6 month warranty |  sold |
Creek 4040 s3 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Compact and capable British integrated similar and even better than the famous Cambridge A60. Toroidal transformer, separate IEC power cable, nice phono stage. Fibreglass circuit board.Has conventional RCA and banana connectors for easy hookup. Serviced in near mint condition. 30WPC Made in Scotland 1993 6 Month Warranty |  sold |
Kenwood KA-4000 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Important trophy piece from the golden era of oriental hifi. Tone controls are actual multi position switches for precision and repeatability. Front panel legends are ink filled engraving and knobs are solid machined metal, fastened with grubscrews.Inputs for two turntables, pre and main can be separated. Two sets of speaker terminals with switching. Has a mono out which can be used for a subwoofer. Well preserved in very good condition. Serviced and lightly refurbished. 32WPC 8kg Made in Japan 1972 6 Month Warranty |  sold |
Technics SU-V65A Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Substantial high spec piece with tone bypass, CD direct, subsonic filter and moving coil capable phono preamp. Outputs and switching for two sets of speakers. Huge internal heatsinks and transformer.Serviced and working well in good condition. 85WPC 9.1kg Made in Japan 1988 6 Months Warranty |  sold |
Sony SA-1140 Vintage Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Classic well regarded silver face model. Has adjustable tone contours and both low and high filters for vinyl listening. Inputs for two turntables and 5 additional devices. Preamp and power amp separation is possible and there are two sets of speaker outputs.Has the factory option real oiled rosewood case. Underneath is the standard grey steel case. Serviced and working well in very good condition. Free set of speaker cables with the correct spade terminals for easy hookup. 35 WPC 10kg Made in Japan 1974 6 Months Warranty |  sold |
Bose 550 Vintage Receiver (sold)Handsome American designed amplifier with built in AM/FM Analogue tuner. Has a low filter for vinyl rumble elimination and optional narrow width bass control. Two sets of sturdy speaker outputs with switching. Aux and tape inputs for line level sources. Nice heavy weighted tuning. Beautiful lit up dial and pointer. Real rosewood cabinet.Serviced and working well in excellent condition. 40WPC 7kg Made in Japan 1979 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Harman Kardon HK6350R Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Nice American designed component with some interesting features. Very wide band .5Hz to 150Khz to make the most of the best speakers and sources. Tone controls have special disconnect center alps pots so no bypass switch required. Two sets of big speaker terminals with full switching and MC capable phono stage complete the package. Fully discrete with not a single integrated circuit. Phono is on a large separate board with it's own power regulation.Serviced and working well in excellent condition. 60WPC 8kg Made in Japan 1992 6 Months Warranty |  sold |
Cambridge Audio Azur 540A Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Notable English component with big speaker binding posts, 6 inputs and very good specifications (very wide band and low distortion) Has phono board installed for turntable input. Power is from a Cambridge branded toroidal transformer and IEC power cable.Serviced and working well in good condition. 50WPC Manufactured 2003 7kg 1 Year Warranty |  sold |
Nikko STA-7070 Vintage Receiver (sold)Rare in NZ this Nikko was a serious competitor in Japan. Has rumble and scratch filters for vinyl and outlets and switching for two sets of speakers. Two tape loops can be used for extra inputs or as insert points for eq or other processing.Serviced and working well in excellent condition. 43WPC 10kg Made in Japan 1978 6 Month Warranty |  sold |
Pioneer A-400X Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Well regarded model with no tone controls. Phono stage is moving coil capable and speaker connectors are a heavy double set. Power cable is IEC replaceable type.Serviced and working well in very good condition. 60WPC 8kg Made in Japan 1995 6 Month Warranty |  sold |
Luxman L-200 Audiophile Amplifier (sold)Compact, full featured component from respected maker. Has tone bypass, two tape loops with dubbing, good phono stage for vinyl including scratch and rumble filters. Known as the "Duo Beta" due to the unique tone control circuit which saves at least 2 transistors per channel.Serviced in very good condition. 40WPC Made in Japan 1988 6 Month Warranty |  sold |