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Keith,

You are right about the following that older Technics has but the build
quality has been going down since the 80s. I could use my old 671
cassette deck as an anchor or to knock nails in. However the sound
quality has stayed good. My ST-GT550 tuner looks and sounds excellent
but it is 80% empty box. My RS-TR474 cassette deck is similar.

Technics only seem concerned now with their DJ following even though
they acknowledge their past triumphs. See page

http://www.panasonic-europe.com/tech...?s=1&mode=long

for a look back at what they call their 'legacy' range.



John, I have always particularly liked Technics gear and, for one, would
rather see the name die honourably than try to compete unsuccessfully with
the ubercheap, flyweight offerings that pass as 'hifi kit' today!! Too many
*names* tried to hang on producing cheap crap for chain stores (Sansui?
Aiwa? Grundig?) and too many names are becoming no more than 'badge
engineering' by the Chinese! (Apart from anything else, I would prefer the
new manufacturers to have the balls to use their own names and earn a
reputation for themselves!!)

I know technology is getting smaller and lighter, but *substance* is
important for me to take a piece of kit seriously and I have a strange view
that anything you can lift with one hand simply doesn't count as 'real
hifi'!! ;-)