Nikko 701-B (circa 1971)
Little is documented about the Nikko 701-B. What the record shows is mostly Nikko's own advertising from early 1971. In those ads the 701-B, advertised as the STA-701B, was the biggest receiver in a three-model lineup above the STA-301 and STA-501.
Nikko's ads pitched it as the "more power for a bigger room" option. HI-Fi-Stereo-Buyers (May 1971, p.31) and High Fidelity (April 1971, p.99) both carried the campaign copy. They rate the STA-701B at 70W and claim a bit more sensitivity and slightly greater separation than the 40W STA-301, for only slightly more money. A later High Fidelity ad (June 1971, p.31) gave the same model as 90W (±1 dB), so the exact rated power is uncertain in the surviving record.
No independent review or specification sheet seems to have survived beyond those advertisements. The known essentials:
- AM/FM stereo receiver
- Advertised power: 70W (one ad gives 90W ±1 dB)
- Positioned above the STA-301 and STA-501 in Nikko's early-1971 receiver line
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