Thrift Store Stereo: Panasonic RE-7700 AM/FM Receiver

I recently brought another vintage stereo component home from the Thrift Store.  This one is a Panasonic RE-7700 AM/FM Receiver.  You can manually tune the receiver or press and auto-tune button that will let the receiver go lock in on a station.  The unit can be hooked to external antennas, but I'm finding that the internal FM antenna works really well.

Panasonic RE-7700 AM/FM Receiver

Here is a vintage advertisement for this circa 1969 Panasonic stereo.  It's an entry level unit that is for sure.  But, it pulls in my local classic rock station really well and it sounds pretty good using headphones.

Panasonic RE-7700 Advertisement

 The only hitch is that this stereo requires 16-ohm speakers and is probably good for about 9 watts per channel.  That should be just fine for a bedroom unit.  But, I'll have to scrounge up some suitable speakers from a thrift store or online auction.  Of course, when you only pay $7.87 for a stereo receiver, there is no reason to overpay for suitable speakers.

Panasonic RE-7700 Stereo Receiver

Here is some readable ad copy for this Panasonic RE-7700 Receiver.  I love the way that this receiver lights up the room at night.

I'll post a night time picture of this stereo soon!  For now, it's just a great find for less than $10!  To learn more I've started a thread on the AudioKarma discussion board.

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=564839