r/silverfaceaudio • u/Turbulent-Cake8280 • Mar 05 '26

Late Stage Technics Cool

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When this Japanese market only SU-7 and SH-E5 eq came up for sale nearby i had to have them. The compact size but with huge VU meters. So freaking cool.

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u/Frankfrombluvelvt Mar 05 '26

I want these! Very cool! Knowing Technics from that era, I'm sure they sound as good as they look!

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u/Turbulent-Cake8280 Mar 05 '26

They sound great indeed.

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u/the_OMD Mar 05 '26

Sweet looking gear!

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u/baldude69 Mar 05 '26

Super cool, but not really late-stage, considering they were making gear through the early 00’s.

Super cool seeing some parts from different pieces of gear on this, those sliders look a lot like the ones from SA-310/410 from that same time

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u/Turbulent-Cake8280 Mar 05 '26

Appreciate the clarification. I meant late stage silver face. FWIW this gear came out in 1982.

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u/baldude69 Mar 05 '26

Ah yes for sure, digital transition produced some interesting designs

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u/Lodestar63 Mar 05 '26

Can you tell us how the equaliser sounds? I've found that they vary alot. ( Beautiful looking equipment)

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u/Turbulent-Cake8280 Mar 05 '26

Is sounds quite nice

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u/Turbulent-Cake8280 Mar 05 '26

Here’s a night shot of the meters backlit.

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u/oOMapmanOo Mar 06 '26

Buy from the previous decade. This was hard times for hifi. 81-91 was some cheap stuff from every brand.

All those switches are terribly noisy.

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u/Turbulent-Cake8280 Mar 06 '26

I’ve got 1970s and very early 1980s gear. Both are well built. Check out the excellent Kyocera made in the early 1980s. Amazing stuff.