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A bit ambitious for the current market: at £115, it sits above the £100 75th percentile of your recent comparable GBP listings and well over the £86 median, so I’d treat it as a seller-leaning ask rather than an easy buy. It’s not wildly off, but it is priced at the top end of the recent spread rather than in bargain territory.
That said, this is a respected older integrated amp when healthy: the appeal is the straightforward, no-nonsense Sony drive, solid day-to-day usability, and the kind of honest sound that still makes sense in a sensible vintage system. If it’s clean, original, and fully working, the upside is decent; I’d just want confirmation on smooth pot operation, all inputs working, and no relay or channel-dropout issues before paying near the top of the band.
Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.
Sony emerged from the ruins of post-World War II Japan, founded on May 7, 1946, by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo K.K. in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district. Starting with radio repairs and Japan's first magnetic tape recorder, the duo secured transistor licensing from Bell Labs, pioneering the TR-55 transistor radio in 1955. Renamed Sony Corporation in 1958—from the Latin "sonus" for sound—the brand symbolized Japan's ascent from cheap imitations to innovative leadership, fueled by Ibuka's engineering prowess and Morita's global marketing vision.
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Positioned as a mid-to-high-end powerhouse, Sony commands respect among knowledgeable buyers for blending mass-market reliability with premium performance, outpacing many pure audiophile brands in innovation and value. Far from vintage relic or niche boutique, it dominates with forward-thinking engineering, holding strong market share in headphones and streaming ecosystems.
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