sharp optonica sm-5100 very rare vintage Integrated amplifier metallic brown (champagne) faceplate with white lettering
This is a very rare vintage amplifier with metallic brown (champagne) faceplate and white lettering. Not often is seen on ebay and hard to find. Condition is exellent and has been well looked after and ideal for a vintage collector. The service that has been done is All pots cleaned and lubricated. All solder joints have been inspected and reflowed where necessary. Relay and function switch have been disassembled and cleaned. Speaker offset calibrated. sound on this amp is warm with good bass and good treble. Also has low and high filter mainly used for low rumble for turntables and pops n clicks on vinyl. Also loudness control which adds bass and treble. There's a good range of input and output sockets, two tape loops and a pre-amp to power amp bridge Two sets of speakers are catered for. And a nicely shielded toroidial transformer. I have been using these amps since the 80's and not found any other amplifiers from this era and price with the warm rich tone this produces. Really suits music such as for punk indie rock mod ska type bands 70's 80's as well as todays music Please take alook at pics and video For condition and audio performance. Any questions about this item please ask. And thanks for looking