Marantz sr6014?

[mazersteven]

Is looking into repairing the Rotel worth it at this point? And if so, what would you suggest as the maximum to put into it?

It doesn't have HDMI and all the nice new features, etc. but I just plug the video directly into the TV and audio to the receiver. My TV is a plasma, so not even 4K yet. I may upgrade at some point, but so far haven't seen the need.

Only you can answer that.

1) How much was the Rotel new? I would spend no more then a 1/4 of its price new to fix it since you said 20 years old.
2) a new state-of-the-art receiver is $1,000 so how much would you really put into the Rotel before it becomes stupid

 

[Sax-Fan]

Only you can answer that.

1) How much was the Rotel new? I would spend no more then a 1/4 of its price new to fix it since you said 20 years old.
2) a new state-of-the-art receiver is $1,000 so how much would you really put into the Rotel before it becomes stupid

The Rotel was $900 20 years ago, which obviously was a lot more money then. They don't make anything close these days -- Their new "Amplified Processors" as they call them are over $4000.

But you make a good point. If I can get a state of the art receiver for around $1,000, it probably doesn't make much sense to spend a couple hundred dollars on something that doesn't even have HDMI. I need to ask myself to what end.

 

[mazersteven]

The Rotel was $900 20 years ago, which obviously was a lot more money then. They don't make anything close these days -- Their new "Amplified Processors" as they call them are over $4000.

But you make a good point. If I can get a state of the art receiver for around $1,000, it probably doesn't make much sense to spend a couple hundred dollars on something that doesn't even have HDMI. I need to ask myself to what end.

Well I hate throwing good stuff out so if it could be fixed for $400 or under just my opinion it's worth it. That's 10% of what a new Rotel cost and that helps Preserve you're Vintage Rotel

 

[VMPS-TIII]

Sometimes old broken gear is trash or just parts. I have an old Onkyo receiver that has a busted "B" amp. I use it to stretch out new RCA connectors so they are not so tight on my new gear. lol

 

[PENG]

It is a myth that av receivers from the old days were made better. It may be true for the power amplifier section if they are of the class AB type. Other than that, technological advance would have more than offset the old gear's use of less efficient power supplies, more metal, beefier heat sinks instead of temperature controlled fans instead of beefier heat sinks, that translated into heavier weights. As for the pre-amp processor, the gap between the old and new gear is significant, such as DSP processing power, newer HDMI, and better volume control, DAC, OPA ICs.