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Here is a classic Yamaha RX-596 AM FM hifi stereo receiver that works great and looks like new. Features the classic black styling that was popular in the early 90s. It works absolutely fine, the digital display works, it sounds great and is ready to go. Features a classic rotary treble and bass tone control, rotary balance, the ability to run two separate speaker sets, and it has super 80 watt per channel output. The remote works like most do, however the Yamaha volume and selector controls features a very cool motorized remote: when you turn up the volume or change the selector, the knobs physically turn. It is pretty cool, and works fine and silently. This stereo receiver is from the fascinating period before AV receivers became the industry focus so this does have a very nice phono stage. If you have a turntable you do NOT need to buy an added preamplier - just plug in the record player and spin your lps or "vinyls. It also was a period where they hadn't quite figured out what the video world would be doing so it has a video pass-through that you could use or ignore, but is loaded with audio RCA inputs which can be used to play an Ipod, CD, DVD, VHS or MP3 player, and cassette. The tape formats allow you to tape and records or you could use this for output via an adaptor to use with a sound card to a computer if you wish. The amplifier section is solidly built, and it sounds great. This was and still is a highly rated unit, and Yamaha used the circuit as the basis of the later RX-V96 AV unit well into the next decade. They also sold the circuit in the AX-596 integrated amplifier. The tuner section is great, and hooking up an antenna to it, it pulls in AM and FM radio stations with no problem. You can pre-set many different stations on FM and AM with this one. It has terminals for two different sets of speakers, so you can run a stereo pair inside or to another room or outside. Also, it comes with a copy of the owners. Well taken care of. This has been sitting in a closet, and is taking up room. It is clean as a whistle as is the remote. It is great for a main system, overkill for a dorm, or a top-notch man cave set up. Yamaha offered some decent quality stuff, with beefy steel construction, and this receiver is a solid example. It offers fantastic performance but due to being from the black-finish era it is a sleeper bargain now. We are asking $125 or best offer for it. Shipping in the US is only $45. Due to customs and AC current issues, I prefer to ship only to the US. Questions, or offers? Please let me know. Thanks for looking!
Specifications
Tuning range: FM, MW
Power output: 80 watts per channel into 8Ω (stereo)
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20kHz
Total harmonic distortion: 0.019%
Damping factor: 240
Input sensitivity: 2.5mV (MM), 150mV (line)
Signal to noise ratio: 88dB (MM), 110dB (line)
Output: 150mV (line)
Speaker load impedance: 4Ω to 16Ω
Dimensions: 435 x 146 x 386mm
Weight: 9.5kg / 21 lbs.
Accessories: remote control
Year: 1993
