List of stereos to bring home
Yamaha CR-2020 (Have one and its little brother the 1020. Perfection with both of them. Acoustic excellence.)
Pioneer SX-1980
Technics SA-1000
Kenwood KR-9600 (Have it’s baby brother, the 7600)
Marantz 2252B
Pioneer SX-1280
Sansui G-8000
For parties get some mach 1 speakers with the model ending in 29. They have the rubber surrounds so wont need work. They can go LOUD. For critical listening there are many many options. I like my NHT’s.
I bought this big boy ===> Pioneer SX-1980. Weighs almost 80 pounds. Still works great.