Most Beautiful Receiver / Integrated - Ever was... ?

I had a Sherwood receiver back in the early 70's.  Nice walnut case and sounded really good.  Why didn't I just keep that simple system?

@bobheinatz

Totally with you there. :)

I am giving up being fuzzy and mixing and matching for the sake of minimum cables/clutter and maximum system simplicity.

Hard to do with a mixed music/movie system, but I'm trying.

E

I always cared more about sound than looks, and my systems tend to be ugly, bare tubes, rusty transformer covers and wires all over the place. But appearances are important, especially where user interfacing occurs or if there's a wife or girlfriend involved.

So I'll have to vote for the Marantz integrateds, like the 1030, or the Hong-Kong built Tandberg 3030 receiver, if you like lots of knobs and switches. I have one of these in my bedroom. These are much nicer than the more popular models with the blue lights.

However, if you're willing to expand the OP and include separates, nothing but nothing beats a Pye Mozart set.

http://umeya.bz/php/vintageaudio/pict.php?pic=manager/upfile/65_549444feeed1b2.jpg

Kyoccera, was pretty cool looking stuff at the time. If I am correct they were the first company to use mosfets and advertise them as tube-like.

Marantz 4400 4 chanell receiver with it's scope. amazing to look at in the dark!!