How can 30-year-old receivers sound better than new ones?

So if you care more about sound quality than features, look around for a great old receiver! I was one of those pricks that wouldn't allow it in my shop. That didn't stop me from enjoying the article one bit and I'll end up going back to it to better fill out my understanding. It has an excellent tuner that captures stations very well with great clarity. Industry insiders refer to the practice of cramming as many features as possible into the box as "checklist design. Additional features include system illumination, a sleep timer, subwoofer preamp output, source memory, and a remote control.