Sherwood 9600 (circa 1981–1982)
Not much is documented about the Sherwood 9600. The record shows a stereo receiver marketed as the S-9600CP, rated at 60 watts RMS per channel. A short notice in HiFI-Stereo (1982, p.49) called it “powerful, more flexible, and has more finesse” than earlier Sherwood models, and noted that “thankfully the price has barely budged.” High Fidelity (January 1982, p.26) printed a control-layout diagram. It shows a selector (phono, tuner, aux, tape 1, tape 2), volume, balance, bass, treble, and a loudness on/off switch. Those are ordinary receiver controls for the period.
Beyond those magazine appearances, surviving information on the Sherwood 9600 is thin. No service manuals, original pricing, or production-year details have surfaced to date. It likely occupied the middle of Sherwood’s early-1980s receiver line, above the S-9200 CP (20 watts) and below the company’s higher-power offerings.
Known specs (drawn from period citations only):
- Power output: 60 watts RMS per channel
- Inputs: phono, tuner, aux, tape 1, tape 2
- Controls: volume, balance, bass, treble, loudness (on/off)
- Approximate era: 1981–1982
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