Nakamichi SR-2A
Little is documented about the Nakamichi SR-2A. Here is what the record shows. It was a 2-channel stereo receiver, part of Nakamichi's mid-1980s push into receivers. A period price list from HiFI-Stereo (May 1987, p.130) has the SR-2A at $359 and the SR-4A at $659. That makes the SR-2A the cheaper entry in the receiver line at the time.
The SR-2A shows up next to the SR-3A in Nakamichi's own ads from the period. They ran in HiFI-Stereo (September 1986, p.45) and High-Fidelity (December 1986, p.100). The ads said both models sounded like separates rather than receivers. They featured the company's proprietary STASIS power amplifier circuitry, borrowed from the acclaimed PA-7 and PA-5 separates, and an Isolated-Ground Power Supply derived from the Series-7 components. Nakamichi claimed these design elements prevented interstage coupling and produced an unusually wide, clean soundstage.
Past the advertising language, the technical record is thin. No power output, THD, frequency response, or tuner specifications have surfaced. One forum owner described the unit as sounding "nice" and "clean" after restoration. Another called it a "good little receiver." A single forum post claims Onkyo actually built the SR-2A as an OEM/rebadge. That conflicts with the general attribution of the model to Nakamichi's own manufacturing, and the question remains unresolved.
If you own an SR-2A or have a service manual, the archive would welcome documentation. This page exists to confirm the model's place in Nakamichi's history — and to acknowledge how little of that history is currently recoverable.
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