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Yamaha Natural Sound RX-530 vintage stereo receiver w/ phono - $100 (Capitol Hill)

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condition: good
make / manufacturer: Yamaha
model name / number: RX-530

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Great condition vintage (ish) Yamaha Natural Sound RX-530 stereo receiver with phono input - turntable ready. While this isn't a looker like the silver face units of the prime vintage era, the Yamaha Natural Sound line of receivers is well-liked by audiophiles. Clear, full sound, with excellent Loudness control, bass extension feature, and clean FM tuner. 50w/channel will drive most speakers easily. Compact size compared to older vintage units. Made in Japan, not in Malaysia like later 90s units with similar looks.

Clear, crisp display actually looks quite nice at night. (Phone camera couldn't capture the real effect.) Everything works well, no noise in the controls (I've cleaned it with deoxit). Clean inside and out. Some minor scratches/wear on the top of the case. No remote included (you can probably find one online somewhere). I've used this sparingly over the past two years, never had an issue. You'd be hard pressed to find a better sounding receiver for this price point.

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More info and reviews:
https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/yamaha/rx-530.shtml
https://www.hifi-classic.net/review/yamaha-rx-530-579.html

"Very clean-sounding stereo receiver with good heavy construction. Outstanding FM tuner with very low distortion, excellent alternate-channel selectivity. Phono preamp is very quiet and sounds great. Versatile preamp with four line-level inputs (labeled CD, DAT/Tape 1, Tape 2, Video/Aux) plus phono. Bass and treble controls include a tone defeat detent. Source connected to CD input can use CD Direct mode to bypass preamp and run directly from power amp section. Highly-versatile Record Out selection lever. Yamaha's customizable loudness control. Quality feel to all controls and overall construction."

"Purchased new in 1989.
Never let it go.
Never failed me 30 years later."

"Powerful little amp, managed to run two sets of big speakers at once for a party."

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