Sherwood 5000-II
Little is documented about the Sherwood 5000-II, styled "S-5000 II" in period advertising, beyond its appearances in early-1960s magazine spreads. The record shows an 80-watt stereo amplifier, listed at $199.50. Sherwood's own ads gave the chassis as 14 inches wide, 4 inches high, and 12½ inches deep.
Sherwood's advertising in High Fidelity (October 1961, p.140) placed the 5000-II alongside the S-8000 FM/MX 64-watt stereo receiver ($299.50) and the S-3000 II FM/MX stereo tuner ($160.00). The Ravinia Model SR3 three-way speaker system ($139.50) rounded out the lineup. The same campaign, headlined "only for those who want the ultimate," ran through at least August 1962. It was aimed squarely at the then-new FM multiplex stereo market. These are advertisements, not editorial reviews. High Fidelity does not appear to have published a test of this model in the issues where it surfaces.
Beyond that advertising record, almost nothing else is documented: no circuit details, no confirmed production years, no owner or service literature. The 5000-II survives today mainly as a line item in old magazine spreads — a real model, but a thin one.
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