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I bought mine on eBay for 300euro and that was my best spent money so far. I was looking for a champagne version and after a long search I got one. When first powered on the amp sounded dull and without life. Tha last owner said it was not used for many years so I reckoned all the caps and rest of the parts needed a second burn in period. I played some stuff for a couple of hours and the sound did get better but not as good as my monoblocks TA-N10R. So i took the amp apart and cleaned it also done recap to all the capacitors even the big 22000uf. when that was done i did not know what to expect so after a months waiting for all capacitors to arrive especialy the four 22000uf ones, the big amp was powered on again adjusted the bias /offset and then let it play for an hour to sort of brake it in a little but first impression after the makeover awesome sound huge sound stage clear bright highs and solid bass. in short it is a great amp and stands up to be called high end amplifier. bear in mind that any amplifier after say ten years or more of using it in moderate levels of listening power will start to go down on performance whatever brand so when buying old equipment let someone test it for you or at least if you are a DIY geek like me, search the net to find out more about what your're buying. Mine after the recap and some small upgrades ( like better speaker outputs,power cable,replaced some of the wiring connections) made this TA-N80ES an awesome amp to beat. Mine does get hot when playing for a longer period but it stands alone nothing on top like in the SONY ads and so far no worries about getting blown away. I am thinking of putting two fans inside the amp to make the flow of air "active not passive but then again I have the last MKIII version with two transformers (one for each channel) and it was said the SONY made some revisions to make the amp more stable when hot. Anyway bottom line is that"s a great amp worth the effort to restore it to full working conditions with today's high grade caps and other parts. I claim after months playing the amp kicked in and it is awesome I have it matched up with the TA-E80ES preamp also after restoration. I am a fan of SONY"s style from that era (80's) bests the modern stuff anyday. You might ask how much did i spend? in total about 600euro without labor just parts but hey remember these amps were sold for a couple of thousand bucks in the golden era of HiFi others were learning from SONY. So if you are into stuff like this ,need a cheap but high quality amp with sharp looks and when restored is high end then go for it.My friend while listening to my setup said the music in my gear sounded more life like, realistic, then his and he has some great brands and spent a lot of cash for it. It just proves one thing to me do not knock off old stuff because it is just old when properly restored it can kick ass to modern stuff of the some range. This amp has features that now you won't get, like you can hook up directly CD player or streamer because the amp has it's own volume control, you can bi-wire it or turn it into a monoblock and then it is a serious machine,but need another for the other channel. So this CLASS A amp from SONY is a great buy but again needs restoration to be back to its full potential power and sound. you can email me if you would like more details what i have done to make it like new or even better.My monblocks TA-N10R are now being restored since I have an amp to listen to.Read full review
This is a really nice amp and completes a vintage high-end analog component system I put together with 4 Klipsch KG4 speakers. All the components are Sony ES (elevated standard) and include a preamp, tuner, CD changer, mini disc player/recorder, cassette player/recorder. I am getting a rich, clean sound with abundant imagery - like head phones with your head bare. I love it!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Great sounding amp...detailed and clean audio and more than enough power....
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
bu anfiden almak istiyorum satıcı varmı,nede olsa sony çok aradım altın rengi,ni bulabilirsem almak istiyorum bir arkadaşımın var dinledim mest oldum anfi dedigin böyle olur hastasıyım sony ta-n80es.benim başka başka anfilerim var fakat bundaki sesi diger anfilerden alamadım benim kulagıma bu anfinin sesi muhteşem geliyor hastasıyım hastası
Works Great, Perfect Thank You
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned