{"id":9426,"date":"2026-08-11T17:15:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/?page_id=9426"},"modified":"2026-08-12T03:07:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T03:07:14","slug":"hitachi-sr700","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/index.php\/hitachi-sr700\/","title":{"rendered":"Hitachi SR700"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9426\" class=\"elementor elementor-9426\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437aa018 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"437aa018\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11314935 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11314935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136b30da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"136b30da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d77cf46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d77cf46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Restoration notes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bca3921 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bca3921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Beyond the list of standard restoration steps <a href=\"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">detailed on the main page<\/span><\/a>, here are some added notes for this unit<\/em> :<\/p><p>I acquired this receiver from Goodwill, so no background on any issues, etc.\u00a0 Exterior condition was good.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Background<\/span><\/p><p>I had read good things about early 70s Hitachi products (their own lines as well as products built\/sold by The Fisher).\u00a0 I had previously admired how well designed and built The Fisher Futura 201 receiver was when I restored it in 2024 and wondered how the SR700 would compare.\u00a0 I was not disappointed.<\/p><p>The SR700 was sold from 1972 to 1975.\u00a0 IMHO, this period was the zenith of vintage build quality for most stereo gear.\u00a0 It was Hitachi&#8217;s 2nd best receiver at that time (the SR800 being TOTL) with decent power and typical midrange features.\u00a0 It has 2 &#8220;line&#8221; level inputs, a MM phono stage and a cap-coupled amplifier section.\u00a0 The knobs are solid aluminum with unique side ribbing and the tuner pointer has a second beveled step creating 2 bright spots (never saw that before) &#8211; examples of nice touches the Hitachi designers saved for their own products, IMHO.<\/p><p>Once inside, I immediately saw the excellent layout and board design I had liked in The Fisher Futura 201.\u00a0 Especially nice was the same yellow silk screening of component locations and pinouts on the back (solder side) of the board which made recapping a breeze.\u00a0 The photos show what I mean as there are easily accessible boards totally filling the space on top of the chassis with more modules underneath.\u00a0 I can really see the Hitachi engineers showing off a bit here.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Notes on this unit<\/span>:<\/p><p>The initial visual inspection and powered testing went nicely once I replaced a blown fuse on the left channel supply path.\u00a0 Replacing the fuse enabled full functionality.\u00a0 The blown fuse could have been due to earlier pilot error (accidental speaker wire shorting, etc)<\/p><p>Even though it was sounding quite good, I always remove and test the 4 output transistors as these directly drive the speakers and are exposed to the most abuse over time.\u00a0 I found one to be a bit leaky.\u00a0 As this suggests future problems, all 4 outputs were replaced for reliable operation and matched performance.<\/p><p>The recap process then went quite smoothly with the solder-side board marking speeding things up (Hitachi gets the highest marks for serviceability in my book).<\/p><p>The tuner was aligned and the FM stereo presentation was quite good.<\/p><p>Functional testing complete\/passed.\u00a0 Sounds very nice, indeed.<\/p><p>Overall cosmetics are good to very good, but the faceplate has some dings (example can be seen above the &#8220;93&#8221; point of the dial).\u00a0 The top edge of the faceplate has many scratches from folks sliding things across it over the years.\u00a0 The corners on the wood sides have some small dents.\u00a0 The finish on the metal top was blotchy, so I sanded it down and resprayed it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790cdfcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"790cdfcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bench measurements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7731716e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7731716e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Hitachi amp spec is typical of the era (ie lots of fuzzily worded specs that need to be carefully read).\u00a0 For instance,<\/p><p>38 watts is claimed, but that is with only 1 channel driving 8 ohms.\u00a0 This is likely also only at 1,000Hz.\u00a0<\/p><p>&#8220;Frequency response&#8221; is 20-20,000Hz, but no statement at what power level (1 watt was often assumed).\u00a0<\/p><p>THD is listed at 0.15%, but that is only 1 channel driving 8 ohms at 30 watts (not 38 watts)<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">My results<\/span> :\u00a0<\/p><p>Using accepted standard test criteria (<strong>both<\/strong> channels driving 8 ohms, 20-20,000Hz), I measured <strong>25 watts per channel<\/strong> at 0.5% THD (the lower limit of what my test gear can reliably claim.<\/p><p>This is plenty of power to cleanly drive reasonably efficient speakers to very loud levels<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-207316e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"207316e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Some reference links<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-301b41af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"301b41af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>hifiengine\u00a0 :\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hifiengine.com\/manual_library\/hitachi\/sr-700.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.hifiengine.com\/manual_library\/hitachi\/sr-700.shtml<\/a><\/p><p>blog\u00a0 :\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/audiolesswpg.blogspot.com\/2018\/04\/hitachi-sr-700-receiver.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/audiolesswpg.blogspot.com\/2018\/04\/hitachi-sr-700-receiver.html<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ced637 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14ced637\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hitachi SR700 $300 Examples of interior restoration results (click on photos to expand) top right left new output transistors FM IF FM MPX main amp, power supply bottom phone section tone amp example of helpful bottm silk screening Exterior photos Restoration notes Beyond the 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