Looking to buy a NEW YAMAHA R-S700. I know it's been discontinued.

[JCanada]

Hello again. Hope everyone's doin' well. I am looking to buy a BRAND NEW ( not opened box / not used / must be brand new, still in box ) YAMAHA R-S700 2 channel stereo receiver. I know this particular model has been discontinued for over 2 years. I thought maybe I'll get lucky and someone can point me in the right direction. My search of online retailers has come up empty, everyone is sold out. I await someone's reply. Thanks again.

 

[lovinthehd]

Good grief three threads when one would do? What is special about this unit?

 

[isolar8001]

Good grief three threads when one would do? What is special about this unit?

It must really be something....If he really wants two channel perfection, he could get a reconditioned Luxman R115 or R117 for that price.
Either of those would make that Yamaha a sad alternative.

 

[lovinthehd]

It must really be something....If he really wants two channel perfection, he could get a reconditioned Luxman R115 or R117 for that price.
Either of those would make that Yamaha a sad alternative.

Meh....never saw much value in a simple integrated amp myself.

 

[isolar8001]

Meh....never saw much value in a simple integrated amp myself.

Neither of the Luxmans are integrated amps...or that Yamaha.

 

[lovinthehd]

Neither of the Luxmans are integrated amps...or that Yamaha.

Okay, receivers (but with such little listenable radio these days I tend to forget about that ). Still, limited functionality.

 

[isolar8001]

Okay, receivers (but with such little listenable radio these days I tend to forget about that ). Still, limited functionality.

Yeah...he would best be served by getting the best deal on a new AVR and using it 2 channel....

 

[lovinthehd]

Even then might depend on your listening distance/levels and speakers....for moderate use it's probably just fine.

 

[JCanada]

Good grief three threads when one would do? What is special about this unit?

Once again, SORRY for the multiple threads. Did not intend to annoy anyone. Regarding why this unit is SO special, I am a bit of a collector. Thanks for the reply.

 

[highfigh]

Meh....never saw much value in a simple integrated amp myself.

Do you listen to AM/FM radio?

Integrated amps were built when people listened to the radio and wanted an option to omit the tuner, or buy a better one than what came in receivers. Sounds preposterous, but it's true.

Check out these beauties-

The Sequerra Model 1 FM Tuner Radio Sequerra Company Inc |Radiomuseum.org

The Sequerra Model 1 FM Tuner Radio Sequerra Company Inc.; Woodside NY, build 1974, 16 pictures, 13 schematics, 1 tubes, 84 semiconductors, United States of

www.radiomuseum.org

Fully Restored Draco (Sherwood) CPU 100 Audiophile Stereo FM Tuner "Worlds First Computer Controlled Tuner" | Reverb

For sale is a fully restored Draco CPU-100 stereo FM audiophile tuner in nice overall condition for its vintage! This was a very important design when it was released - this tuner was one of the very first microprocessor designs that wasn't a basic calculator! It also originally cost a whopping $...

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And an FM only Sony tuner model that I owned-

Sony ST-A7B on thevintageknob.org

vintage Sony 1976 FM tuner top10 all-time BEST FM tuner

www.thevintageknob.org

But these were made when FM radio stations played cutting-edge music and didn't compress the audio to death.

 

[JCanada]

It must really be something....If he really wants two channel perfection, he could get a reconditioned Luxman R115 or R117 for that price.
Either of those would make that Yamaha a sad alternative.

To each his own....I like collecting amps.

 

[JCanada]

Meh....never saw much value in a simple integrated amp myself.

To a YAMAHA amp collector, this is a decent piece.

 

[JCanada]

Do you listen to AM/FM radio?

Integrated amps were built when people listened to the radio and wanted an option to omit the tuner, or buy a better one than what came in receivers. Sounds preposterous, but it's true.

Check out these beauties-

The Sequerra Model 1 FM Tuner Radio Sequerra Company Inc |Radiomuseum.org

The Sequerra Model 1 FM Tuner Radio Sequerra Company Inc.; Woodside NY, build 1974, 16 pictures, 13 schematics, 1 tubes, 84 semiconductors, United States of

www.radiomuseum.org

Fully Restored Draco (Sherwood) CPU 100 Audiophile Stereo FM Tuner "Worlds First Computer Controlled Tuner" | Reverb

For sale is a fully restored Draco CPU-100 stereo FM audiophile tuner in nice overall condition for its vintage! This was a very important design when it was released - this tuner was one of the very first microprocessor designs that wasn't a basic calculator! It also originally cost a whopping $...

reverb.com

And an FM only Sony tuner model that I owned-

Sony ST-A7B on thevintageknob.org

vintage Sony 1976 FM tuner top10 all-time BEST FM tuner

www.thevintageknob.org

But these were made when FM radio stations played cutting-edge music and didn't compress the audio to death.

...When FM stations played "cutting edge" music...Yeah, that brings me back. You're talkin' EARLY 1980's. Cutting edge indeed. The FM music from that era is timeless. I still litsen to it 'till this very day. I sometimes turn my suystem on, get on YouTube and go down the ealry 80's rabbit hole.

 

[JCanada]

Yeah...he would best be served by getting the best deal on a new AVR and using it 2 channel....

I have an AVR. Yes it does do 2 channel, but whats the fun in that? I like the elaborate system. Multiple amps, multiple sets of speakers, from multiple eras, DAC's as well. There's the fun.

 

[lovinthehd]

To each his own....I like collecting amps.

Suum cuique ... I more accumulate than collect.

 

[highfigh]

...When FM stations played "cutting edge" music...Yeah, that brings me back. You're talkin' EARLY 1980's. Cutting edge indeed. The FM music from that era is timeless. I still litsen to it 'till this very day. I sometimes turn my suystem on, get on YouTube and go down the ealry 80's rabbit hole.

No, I'm referring to the very late-'60s and early-'70s. The only station that went public in this area in the early-'80s was WMSE and that's a college station. Commercial became a wasteland around the same time and then, conglomerates bought every station they could and played the same crap on each that fit the designation as AOR, Classic Rock, etc.

That college station still plays LPs from start to finish.

 

[highfigh]

Suum cuique ... I more accumulate than collect.

It's amazing how this stuff breeds. "I didn't know I had that!" or "Where did that come from?" aren't uncommon.

 

[isolar8001]

JCanada said:
To each his own....I like collecting amps.

I have an AVR. Yes it does do 2 channel, but whats the fun in that? I like the elaborate system. Multiple amps, multiple sets of speakers, from multiple eras, DAC's as well. There's the fun.

These are tidbits of info that should have been in your first post then...so no one had to waste time trying to figure out why you were desperately looking for a discontinued item.

If you are a Yamaha collector, you should have had one of these already instead of waiting until it was unavailable.
Especially if your condition was that it had to be unused.

 

[lovinthehd]

It's amazing how this stuff breeds. "I didn't know I had that!" or "Where did that come from?" aren't uncommon.

Most of it works just fine and selling stuff is a hassle. Now if they could breed, that could save some cash!

 

[TLS Guy]

To each his own....I like collecting amps.

I would not have thought that would be a highly collectible item. Seems a pretty run of the mill utilitarian device to me.

I am not really a collector, but I buy good stuff over the years, look after it, and largely service it myself. By eBay, I see I picked the right units, but that was not the point. Anyhow, I have units in my system going back 60 years now and working fine. Probably more of an audio hoarder than anything else, but I still use it.