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Those Sony sets were often purchased by folks in the old-money suburbs and rural estates.
A favorite of Doctors and other brahmin-type professionals, who totally eschewed television as entertainment.
It was usually their only set and placed on a bookshelf in a study or other room generally off-limits when entertaining (showing off).
Being surrounded by books somehow offset the cultural faux-pas that was being committed.
By the time these fine instruments came into the shop, the jugs were tired and the controls scratchy, not much else.
In 1982 plunked down $100 for a new jug in my KV-1210U, an excellent receiver of beyond-fringe analog back in the day, to use it as a monitor for the Commodore 64. Now it is simply my true go-to portable. I'm sure Ive seen similar models in a monitor configuring.
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Last edited by DavGoodlin; 03-21-2014 at 02:15 PM.
Reason: add note about reliability
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