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Sony STR-6045 Vintage Stereo Receiver – 18 WPC, Walnut Cabinet

Name: Sony STR-6045 Vintage Stereo Receiver – 18 WPC, Walnut Cabinet
Brand: Sony
SKU: 8045
Price: 495.00 CAD
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Description

Attractive Vintage Sony Stereo Receiver with Original Walnut Cabinet. Real Wood Cabinet has been refinished, and looks fantastic, and receiver has been serviced, including thorough cleaning, deoxidation, and dial lamps replacement.

The Sony STR-6045 is a vintage AM/FM stereo receiver manufactured in Japan from 1971 to 1974. This elegant and well-built receiver offers a blend of classic design and quality performance.

Key Features

– FM/AM tuner with FET front end

– Phono, auxiliary, and tape monitor inputs

– Bass and treble controls

– Loudness and high filter switches

– Headphone jack

– Dual speaker outputs

Design and Build

The STR-6045 showcases Sony’s commitment to elegant aesthetics and build quality. Its front panel features a balanced layout with a double-clutched volume/balance knob on the left and a tuning knob on the right. The AM/FM dial houses a tuning meter and stereo indicator light. The receiver’s silver finish and wooden case option (where available) contribute to its classic vintage appeal.

Performance

Despite being considered a budget receiver in its time, the STR-6045 delivers impressive performance:

– Power output: 18 “old school” watts per channel into 8 ohms

– Frequency response: 10 Hz to 50 kHz

– Total harmonic distortion: <0.5%

– Signal-to-noise ratio: 60 dB (phono), 80 dB (tape), 64 dB (aux)

The FM tuner section is particularly noteworthy, featuring:

– 2.6 μV sensitivity – 80 dB selectivity – 100 dB spurious signal rejection – 70 dB signal-to-noise ratio – 1.5 dB capture ratio

Connectivity

The STR-6045 offers versatile connectivity options:

– Phono input for turntables – Auxiliary input – Tape monitor loop – Two pairs of speaker outputs – Headphone jack

Dimensions and Weight

– Width: 400 mm (15.75 inches) – Height: 145 mm (5.7 inches) – Depth: 310 mm (12.2 inches) – Weight: 8.3 kg (18.3 lbs)

The Sony STR-6045 represents a fine example of vintage audio engineering, offering clean, detailed sound and reliable performance. Its combination of classic aesthetics and quality construction make it a desirable piece for vintage audio enthusiasts.

Asking $495 for this vintage, made in Japan Sony Stereo Receiver, freshly serviced with attractive refinished Walnut cabinet.

Additional information

Weight	20.3 lbs
Dimensions	16.2 × 19.75 × 9.7 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.