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Sony STR-V5 vintage stereo receiver with custom Ottawa Valley cherry wood side panels — front view, silver faceplate

Sony STR-V5 85 WPC receiver with cherry wood side panels — angled view showing cherrywood grain

Sony STR-V5 custom cherrywood side panel detail — hand-finished Ottawa Valley cherry

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Sony STR-V5 Vintage Stereo Receiver – 85 WPC, Cherry Panels

$1,795.00

Enjoy legendary Sony “monster receiver” sound with the STR-V5 (85 WPC) — fully serviced and dressed in custom Ottawa Valley Cherry Wood side panels.

✔️ Professionally restored
✔️ Made in Japan, 1978-1981 silver-face design
✔️ Covered by Radique Warranty
✔️ Includes Perpetual Trade-Back Program eligibility
✔️ Expertly packed for safe shipping

🪵 Underrated Japanese muscle meets warm-toned cherrywood — a true showpiece for any serious vintage system.

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Description

Sony STR-V5 Vintage Stereo Receiver – Serviced, 85 WPC, Custom Ottawa Valley Cherry Wood Side Panels

An underrated Japanese-built monster from Sony’s late-70s “monster receiver” era — Made in Japan, 1978-1981, freshly serviced and dressed in handcrafted Ottawa Valley cherrywood side panels. The Sony STR-V5 delivers 85 watts per channel with genuine authority and the refined musicality Sony engineers were chasing at the peak of the era, with a massive toroidal power supply that gives it real headroom into demanding speaker loads.

Pair it with our RA-Twin II Bluetooth streamer and you’ve got a 45-year-old receiver pulling Tidal lossless from your phone — vintage Sony muscle and warm cherrywood working with modern convenience instead of against it.

SERVICE & CONDITION 🔧

Level One service: thoroughly tested, cleaned inside and out
Pots and switches deep-deoxidized for silent operation
All inputs, outputs, and controls verified working
VU meters illuminate brightly and track signal accurately
FM/MW tuner section exceptionally sensitive and precise
Original silvery-gray faceplate shows light patina appropriate to age
Functionally tested and performing as designed

THE CUSTOM CHERRY WOOD SIDE PANELS 🪵

Handcrafted in our Ottawa workshop from genuine Ottawa Valley cherry
Sanded to a silky 320-grit smoothness
Hand-finished with traditional boiled linseed oil + final beeswax polish — no stains, no polyurethane, no synthetics
Striking warm-toned contrast against the original silvery-gray Sony faceplate and brushed aluminum accents
Cherrywood deepens and darkens beautifully with age

FEATURES & CONTROLS 🎛️

Massive toroidal power supply for power reserves and headroom
FM/MW tuner with exceptional sensitivity
MM phono input with premium preamp circuitry
Multiple tape monitor loops for cassette and reel-to-reel
Dual speaker outputs with independent switching
Switchable low and high filters
Loudness contour for low-volume listening
Bass and treble tone controls with master defeat
Stereo/Mono selector
Real-time signal-strength power meters
Front-panel headphone jack with level control

SPECIFICATIONS 📐

Type: Stereo AM/FM receiver, solid-state
Power output: 85 W/ch RMS into 8 ohms (stereo)
Frequency response: 5 Hz – 50 kHz
Total harmonic distortion: 0.07%
Damping factor: 40
Input sensitivity: 2.5 mV (MM phono), 150 mV (line/DIN)
S/N ratio: 75 dB (MM), 100 dB (line)
Speaker impedance: 8 – 16 ohms
Power supply: Toroidal transformer
Tuning range: FM, MW (AM)
Year of manufacture: 1978 – 1981
Country of origin: Japan
Finish: Silver faceplate with custom Ottawa Valley cherry wood side panels
Dimensions (with panels): 20.7″ × 7.7″ × 17.7″ (525 × 195 × 450 mm)
Weight: 44.5 lbs (20.2 kg)

🌳 Caring for Your Cherrywood Side Panels

The custom cherry side panels are sanded to a silky 320-grit smoothness and hand-finished with boiled linseed oil and a final beeswax polish — no stains, no polyurethane, no synthetics. For tips on keeping them looking their best for decades, including safe cleaners, what to avoid, and how to manage sunlight exposure, see our Cherrywood Cabinet Care Guide. 👉

WHY CHOOSE RADIQUE 🛡️

Every vintage receiver we sell is hand-tested, serviced where needed, and shipped in 275 lb-test double-wall packaging built for the journey — Canada-wide or international. The cherry panels are our own work, made the right way, with wood we source ourselves from the Ottawa Valley. Watch how we pack vintage gear in our unboxing & packaging video.

⚡ Voltage Information

Configured for North American 110/120 V / 60 Hz mains. International buyers outside North America will need a step-down transformer — call or email before purchasing and we’ll recommend a properly-sized unit for your region.

RADIQUE ADVANTAGES 🇨🇦

Backed by the Radique Warranty
Eligible for our Perpetual Trade-Back Program — your investment stays liquid, forever
Local pickup or curbside delivery in the Ottawa area
Handcrafted Ottawa Valley cherry wood side panels, made in our Kanata workshop
In-house service department for ongoing support

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Additional information

Weight	48 lbs
Dimensions	21.7 × 24.7 × 11.7 in

About brand

Sony at Radique

We service Sony, too. Bring us your own Sony receivers, amplifiers, tuners, CD players and cassette decks, Walkman-size players included for repair, servicing or restoration (not reel-to-reel decks), with a 90-day warranty on the work. See our Audio Service page

Sony began in Tokyo in 1946, founded by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita, and it helped bring the world the Walkman and the compact disc. We carry Sony stereo and AV receivers, CD players, cassette decks, amplifiers and speakers. We've had more than 220 Sony listings so far, covering more than 185 different models. Every used Sony here is inspected, tested and serviced as required, then photographed in-house and covered by our Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and Perpetual Trade-Back Program. Don't see the model you want? Tell us on First Dibs and we'll email you when one arrives.

Sony models we've sold more than once include the TC-K61 cassette deck, the CDP-CE305 and CDP-C335 CD players, the STR-DA5700ES AV receiver and the STR-4800SD stereo receiver.

The Sony story, 1946 to today

Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo ("Totsuko") in Tokyo in 1946, growing out of a radio repair business Ibuka had started the year before. The company was renamed Sony in 1958.

Tape and transistors. The G-model tape recorder of 1950 is described as Japan's first, and the TR-55 transistor radio of 1955 was the first Sony-branded product.

ES. Sony describes the TA-1120 integrated amplifier of 1965 as the first all-silicon-transistor stereo amplifier and dates its ES ("Elevated Standard") line from it.

Walkman and CD. The Walkman went on sale in Japan in July 1979. Sony worked with Philips on the compact disc, and Sony's CDP-101 was among the first CD players on sale in Japan in October 1982. Sony still makes ES AV receivers.

Which Sony is which?

STR receivers: stereo receivers from the late 1960s on, such as the STR-6120, and later AV receivers, including ES models.

TA amplifiers and ES separates: from the TA-1120 to the TA-E86 preamplifier and TA-N86 power amplifier (1978).

CDP CD players: from the CDP-101 (1982) and CDP-701ES (1983) to changers such as the CDP-CE305 and CDP-C335 we sell often.

TC tape decks: reel-to-reel recorders until 1985, and cassette decks such as the TC-K61 and the three-head TC-K777ES.

SS speakers: such as the SS-G7 floorstanders of 1978.

Buying used Sony: what to check

CD players. Open and close the drawer several times; hesitation can be an early sign of trouble. Laser pickups wear, skipping is a symptom, and tray belts age.

Cassette decks. Belts dry out and cause slipping or uneven playback, and worn heads dull the sound. Run fast-forward and rewind, and check Dolby.

Amplifiers and receivers. Noisy switches and dirty relay contacts cause many faults, and bias settings drift with age. On tuners, look for blown bulbs and broken dial cords.

Everything we list is inspected, tested and serviced as required here, and comes with our warranty.