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U.S.-made Solid-State units

	Left and right: The S-9000, 2x50 watts integrated amp. That this is an early version can be seen from the fact that it has sliding switches.
Above: The S-7600. One of the first through-and-through solid state receivers ever. If not the first. Right: Details of the S-7600 back side. Plenty of fuses with the transistors sticking out, protected by rubber shields. A detail that was later changed.		Above: The S-9900 integrated amp. Inconsistent with other brands Sherwood often designated the "weaker" models with higher numbers. The 9900 was quoted as a "90"-watts amplifier. In reality: 2x36 watts - full-range.
	Left: Details of the S-2300. This was an AM/FM-tuner. The Sherwood logo underwent constant changes. This one is typical for the early SS units. Right: Supposedly a S-2300. Is it? Tell me why/why not?
Above: the S-3300. Pure FM receivers always had the highest model number. This is a particularly nice piece with original sales poster at top.	Above: Detail of the S-7600 receiver. Large, uncluttered dialling scales were the hallmark of the U.S.-made Sherwoods.	Above: S-9900 int. amp and S-2300 AM/FM-tuner. Rocker switches and adjustment for input sensitivity on both.

 

The Sherwood S-7600 receiver. As stated at the front: "All-Silicon". This series was advertised as "the first all-silicon receivers ever". Transistorized integrated amplifiers and tuners were marketed before the new receiver series. In the '66 catalogue transistorized amplifiers and tuners can be seen together with the venerable S-7700 and S-8000 tube receivers. The S-7600 was introduced together with the more powerful S-7800. Both were FM/AM receivers with superb FM tuner sections. In addition, the S-7800 had front-panel pre-amp adjustments. Connection for 2 sets of speakers was a novelty for Sherwood. Each set had its own front-panel rocker switch control. They had overload protection as well as output transistor temperature sensors. In the Allied '68 catalogue it was priced at 339,50 dollars. And the Sherwood logo has still another style. This one was to be used through the seventies. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A rather special unit

The Sherwood S-6000 was totally new to me when the sample at the left was offered at eBay in the end of December '99. According to the ad, it originally came with a Garrard AT6 turntable. This had been removed because it was worn out. I had no idea Sherwood ever made combination units like this! At first I wondered if it was tube-equipped. However, if one look closely at the knobs and the print at the dialling scale, it is typical of the first generation of Sherwood solid-state units. There was an abundance of his sort of units on the market in the sixties and seventies. This Sherwood, however, was claimed to be more powerful than its competitors. It has all the "normal" controls, in addition, a switch for two sets of speakers. Besides that, at the front panel a jack contact for tape dubbing. This was later to be a hallmark on most of the Sherwood receivers. As can be seen it had very nice wood-work. So, where was this model manufactured?

 

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