| From: William Park via talk <[email protected]> | While cleaning my house, I found box speakers and LP record player. Brand name | "Sanyo". What's missing is AM/FM receiver that came as a set. Do you know | where I can buy an old stereo AM/FM receiver?
Adding to what others have said: - new receivers often don't support RIAA equalization needed for record players. You can get an external phonograph pre-amp to do that or you can get an old receiver with a phono input. (Since phonographs are cool again MAYBE phono in has been revived on some models.) - AM and FM are fading out too. AM goes first -- it really sounds terrible, at least in North America. - you might want some new features like Bluetooth so you can send sound from your phone, tablet, or computer without wires. - Back in the day, the nominal speakers were 8 Ohms impedance. But bundled systems like yours were often 4 Ohms. If you are calculating Watts, this makes a difference. I never worried about this because I never pushed the edge. I guess "impedance matching" is a thing too, but I didn't think about it. The latest Hi Fi gizmo we bought was something like this: <https://www.amazon.ca/BT20A-Bluetooth-Audio-Amplifier-Integrated/dp/B07BQC7GNL> - it doesn't have a tuner - it doesn't have a phono equalizer - it doesn't have a switch for multiple inputs but it is small and efficient. We use it for ancient iPod => good 1980 speakers. Ours has no Bluetooth. AliExpress has these things for laughably low prices but they often come without full cases and power supplies. I think that they are meant for car sound systems (12v power in). Here's one at Amazon, with a full case, and multiple inputs, FM tuner (no AM), but they don't mention that you need to provide a 12V / 3A power supply. No phonograph in. Quality is unknown to me. <https://www.amazon.ca/Moukey-Bluetooth-Stereo-Amplifier-Receiver/dp/B08D3JK7BH/ref=sr_1_22> --- Post to this mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
