Sylvania CR-2743A (circa 1973)
The Sylvania CR-2743A is known mainly through a High Fidelity test report and the argument that followed. The High Fidelity review (August 1973, p.42) introduced it as a stereo FM/AM receiver in a wood case, priced at $279.95, measuring approximately 16¾ by 5 by 15¼ inches. The magazine also checked the claims behind Sylvania's advertising slogan, "Most Stereo Receiver." The lab found the tuner the weakest part. Capture ratio was 1.5 dB, but mono quieting managed only about 40 dB across most of the band, and stereo quieting barely slipped below 30 dB. The magazine called those figures poor (August 1973, p.44).
The amplifier section was better regarded. High Fidelity noted substantial low-frequency power output (January 1974, p.15). It also flagged a deliberate bass rolloff that Sylvania had built in to avoid acoustic feedback between speakers and turntable. The reviewer thought that habit belonged more in console stereos than in separate components (January 1974, p.18). Sylvania answered with a letter to the editor defending the receiver and questioning the testing methodology (September 1973, p.129).
Beyond that, surviving documentation is thin. Production dates, sales figures, and later reception are not recorded.
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