I’d never sell my 2230. I’ve been dragging it all over the country for the last 43 years. It makes no sense to part with it now. I recently replaced all the backlit bulbs with original non-led bulbs. I wanted to keep it as close to the original look as possible.
> Ted Grant Wrote:
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> Nice 2230! I had a couple of them that I used for a couple of months
> then sold. The tuning flywheel had a nice weight to it and was very
> smooth. In the 70's it was a quality/value war which benefited the
> consumer. All of these receivers were engineered to emulate a tube
> amplifier. This produced a "warm" tone that is difficult to quantify. My
> Kenwood receivers have a damping factor of 50 @ 8 ohms. In the 80's it
> was a specifications war and the damping factor was reduced. The amps
> sounded too clean and sterile for my tastes. Had a Yamaha amp with
> fantastic specs but I hated the sound from it. I would never sell that
> 2230. You can get LED conversion kits in your choice of colors to back
> light the frequency scale. Thanks for your reply and happy
> listening!...Cheers.