*FREE SHIPPING!! Original owner of this Vintage Quadraflex Reference 450R Stereo. Circa late 70's early 1980. Unit is is very good condition. All knobs and fully functional and cleaned. Why do you operate all the controls in the Video? This is so you can hear there are no "POPS" or "Clicks" when controls are used. Unit is plug and play ready for many more decades of analog listening satisfaction.The Power supply and driver section have been recapped (What does recapped mean? Well, it means the 40 year old Electrolytic Capacitors within the Stereo have been removed and replaced with today's new capacitors. Electrolytic capacitors have a service life of 10-20 years in equipment) and tuned (item has been cleaned and serviced). Unit is equipped with inputs for Tape 1 through Tape 3 and Phono 1 and Phono 2. All RCA inputs and outputs. Rated at 45 Watts per channel for Right and left speakers for speaker A and Speaker B selections. ONLY 8 Ohm speakers (or Higher) are allowed on the speaker outputs. This is As-Is. It is in very good condition and will operate as intended, if operated within the "as it" was designed for guidelines.
Some ebay sellers units have SCRATCHES ON THE FACE/BEZEL(This Bezel is clear) or is it being sold as a non working stereo boat anchor (this unit fully operates and fully functions) or has Plagiarized my description (would you buy from an Ebay seller who doesn't take the time to write his own description but copies another sellers? Now that is a lazy seller with a scratched bezel. )
All back lights are functional. All meters are functional, all power meters are fully operational. See Video. It was purchased from Pacific Stereo when stereo shops were the norm in the 70's and 80's. Great times, great bands, great tunes and beautiful Women.
Up for sale is a significant generation of high fidelity components from Quadraflex. Reference 450R Analog Stereo. Here is the alternative for people who are serious about sound and tired of never ending competitive performance claims.
Reference components, the sensible choice for people with a keen eye for value, engineered for a single purpose; fine music listening in the home.
The Reference 450R specifications satisfy professional criteria and exceed them only to the extent that they affect the quality of sound reproduction.
Not merely to one-up competing manufacturers. Instead of costly expendable wattage and superfluous gadgetry, Reference offers clean sound that is comparable to any electronic mammoth, but in the price range of most music lovers.
Reference provides as much power as most people would ever need; power that is so pure and so real that it can achieve less distorted sound levels than conventional receivers.
The Quadraflex Reference 450R Stereo, includes extraordinary control flexibility, assuring maximum performance within actual listening environments.
What we include is there solely to control and improve the appreciable quality of recorded music. Reference provides exactly what you need in a high quality music system. Not what you've been told you need.
Reference components; they're beautiful because they're functional. And because what really matters is the sound.
Reference 450R.45W/ch continuous
Under same conditions; IM dist.0.04%
S/N 75dB (phono),80dB (tape and aux.)
FM tuner alternate channel selectivity70dB
.Features separate turnover switch for presence controls with four equalization functions for tone control.
Original Cost in 1980 dollars $450.00. 1980 dollars in Today's dollars $1755.00....
Item will be properly packaged, insured and shipped either UPS or FedEx. Our choice. No international shipping unless the international buyer provides the pre-paid mailing label and all customs documentation. This item will weigh in at close to 42 pounds when packaged, Therefore, no PO boxes allowed. Any orders where the address is a PO box will be cancelled. Thanks for looking and we know you will be happy with this purchase. This is one nice Vintage Gem.
* If shipping to your location is super excessive, we reserve the right to cancel the sale and refund your purchased price. Sorry but shippers are changing their pricing structures faster than humming bird flight plans. Super expensive is relative, I know. We are near Chicago. The farther you are from us, the higher the shipping goes.