Vintage Realistic Audio

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1	Model	Catalog #	Year(s)	RMS Output	Manufacturer	Country of Origin	U.S. Price	Preceded By	Followed Up By	Notes

2	ST-500/SA-500	31-3011	1983-84	30 wpc	Sharp	Japan	$299.95	(none)	STA-114	Umbilical corded duo
3	STA-100	31-2089	1980-81	22 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$279.95	STA-78	STA-110
4	STA-11	31-1999	1981-82	30 wpc	Foster Electric	Singapore	$319.95	(none)	STA-111
5	STA-110	31-2093	1982-83	22 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$279.95	STA-100	STA-115
6	STA-111	31-2002	1982-83	30 wpc	Foster Electric	Singapore	$359.95	(none)	STA-112
7	STA-112	31-2004	1984-86	35 wpc	Foster Electric	Singapore	$339.95	STA-111	STA-114
8	STA-114	31-2007	1985-86	30 wpc	Foster Electric	Japan	$299.95	ST-500/SA-500	STA-116
9	STA-115	31-2098	1984-86	24 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$219.95	STA-110	STA-125
10	STA-116	31-2012	1987-88	30 wpc	Foster Electric	Japan	$259.95	STA-115	STA-117
11	STA-117	31-2013	1989	55 wpc	Foster Electric	Korea	$279.95	STA-116	(none)
12	STA-12	31-1965	1983-85	5 wpc	Foster Electric	Singapore	$119.95	(none)	STA-19
13	STA-120	31-2018	1969-71	40 wpc	Hitachi	Japan	$269.95	(none)	STA-120B
14	STA-120B	31-2042	1972-73	40 wpc	Hitachi	Japan	$279.95	STA-120	STA-150	$299.95 in 1973
15	STA-125	31-2064	1987-88	22 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$219.95	STA-115	STA-130
16	STA-130	31-2066	1989-90	30 wpc		Taiwan & Japan	$159.95	STA-125	(none)
17	STA-14	31-2044	1973	3 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Taiwan & Japan	$99.95	(none)	STA-14A	Power output is estimated
18	STA-14A	31-2044	1974-75	5 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Taiwan	$109.95	STA-14	STA-15
19	STA-15	31-2053	1975-76	3.5 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$119.95	STA-14A	STA-16
20	STA-150	31-2047	1974	32.5 wpc	Hitachi	Japan	$349.95	STA-120B	STA-250
21	STA-16	31-2070	1977-78	3.5 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$119.95	STA-15	STA-16B	$129.95 in 1978
22	STA-16B	31-2078	1978	5 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$119.95	STA-16	STA-42	Doesn’t show up in catalog.
23	STA-18	31-2048	1973	7 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Japan	$129.95	(none)	STA-18B
24	STA-180	31-2036	1972	60 wpc	Hitachi	Japan	$399.95	Allied 495	STA-220	Seperate AM FM tuning dials and gyro tuning knobs.
25	STA-18B	31-2049	1974	7 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Japan	$139.95	STA-18	STA-20
26	STA-19	31-1975	1986-89	5 wpc	Foster Electric	Japan	$129.95	STA-12	STA-20
27	STA-19	31-1975A	1986-89	5 wpc	Foster Electric	Korea	$129.95	STA-125	STA-20
28	STA-20	31-1979	1991-97	5 wpc	Tandy Electronics	China	$129.95	STA-19	(none)	Early units labeled Realistic, soon changed to Optimus. Price dropped to $99.95 in 1992
29	STA-20	31-2055	1975-76	7 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$159.95	STA-18B	STA-21
30	STA-20	31-2025	1966-67	7.5 wpc		Japan	$99.95	(none)	(none)	The first of three receivers with this model # (STA-20). Vacuum tubed
31	STA-200	31-2050	1974-75	26 wpc	Kenwood	Japan	439.95*		(none)	Has remote control. *$459.95 in 1975
32	STA-2000	31-2075	1977-78	75 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Japan & Korea	$499.95	(none)	STA-2000D	Original high power Realistic receiver. Production dates as early as July 1976.
33	STA-2000D	31-2084	1979-80	75 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$499.95	STA-2000	STA-2080
34	STA-204	31-2099	1983-85	16 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$199.95	STA-530	STA-115	STA-115 price dropped to $199.95 in 1986, same as the STA-204.
35	STA-2080	31-3000	1981-83	80 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$499.95	STA-2000D	(none)	The last of the great Realistic analog receivers
36	STA-21	31-2071	1977-78	7 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$159.95	STA-20	STA-42
37	STA-2100	31-2076	1979	120 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Japan	$599.95	(none)	STA-2100D	Pioneer sued over the use of a toroidal transformer
38	STA-2100D	31-2090	1980-81	120 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$699.95	STA-2100	STA-2290
39	STA-2150	31-3003	1989	100 wpc	Foster Electric	Korea	$349.95	(none)	STA-2160
40	STA-220	31-2051	1974	60 wpc	Hitachi	Japan	$399.95	STA-200	STA-225	Never made a catalog. Produced in December 1973, replaced by STA-225. Some marked 220 watt max draw, indicating a power output around 33 wpc
41	STA-2200	31-2085	1980-81	60 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$599.95	(none)	STA-2290	Only Realistic receiver to use MOSFET output transistors.
42	STA-225	31-2058	1975-76	50 wpc	Foster Electric	Japan	$399.95	STA-220	STA-235
43	STA-2250	31-2095	1981-83	50 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$439.95	STA-240	STA-2270
44	STA-2270	31-3005	1984-86	65 wpc	Foster Electric	Japan	$399.95	STA-2250	STA-2280
45	STA-2280	31-3006	1987-88	60 wpc	Foster Electric	Japan	$399.95	STA-2270	STA-2380
46	STA-2280	31-3006A	1987-88	60 wpc	Foster Electric	Korea	$399.95	STA-2270	STA-2500
47	STA-2290	31-3009	1982-84	100 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$599.95	STA-2200	STA-2500	Rated 90 wpc in 1982, 100 wpc in 83 & 84.
48	STA-2300	31-3010	1982	120 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$699.95	STA-2100D	(none)	The last of the 120 wpc receivers
49	STA-235	31-2065	1977-78	55 wpc	Foster Electric	Japan	$399.95	STA-225	STA-235B	$419.95 in 1978
50	STA-235B	31-2065	1979-80	55 wpc	Foster Electric	Japan	$429.95	STA-235	STA-240
51	STA-2380	31-3007	1989	100 wpc	Foster Electric	Korea	$399.95	STA-2280	(none)
52	STA-240	31-2083	1980	60 wpc	Foster Electric	Japan	$429.95	STA-235B	(none)	Analog tuning dial with digital readout.
53	STA-250	31-2052	1975	44 wpc	Sylvania	U.S.A.	$319.95	STA-150	STA-90	Rebadged Sylvania CR2743A
54	STA-2500	31-3012	1985-86	100 wpc	Foster Electric	Japan	$499.95	STA-2290	STA-2600
55	STA-2600	31-3015	1987	100 wpc	Foster Electric	Japan	$499.95	STA-2500	STA-2700
56	STA-2600	31-3015A	1987	100 wpc	Foster Electric	Korea	$499.95	STA-2500	STA-2700
57	STA-2700	31-3016	1988-89	100 wpc	Foster Electric	Korea	$499.95	STA-2600	(none)	First to switch to all black face.
58	STA-30	31-2030	1966-1967	15 wpc	Foster Electric	Japan	$149.95		STA-45	Offered in 1966 without cabinet, 31-2037. Vacuum tubed.
59	STA-30	31-9025	1976	15 wpc*	Tandy Electronics	Japan				*Based on 100 watt max draw. Rebadged Concord receiver, CR-200. European model, 220 V
60	STA-300	31-1991	1992-97	15 wpc	Tandy Electronics	China	$139.95
61	STA-35	31-2017	1968	5 wpc*	Funai	Japan	$119.95		STA-35B	*power output based on 35 watt max draw. Not in 1968 catalog.
62	STA-35B	31-2020	1969-70	18 wpc*	Funai	Japan	$119.95	STA-35	STA-36	*35 watts max draw is more like 5 wpc
63	STA-36	31-2033	1971-72	12.5 wpc	Foster Electric	Japan	$119.95	STA-35B	STA-46	*50 watt max draw is more like 7.5 wpc
64	STA-40		1968-69	7.5 wpc est.	Foster Electric	Japan			STA-45	Sample was mfg 12/1968. Power output based on 50 watt max draw
65	STA-42	31-2086	1979	10 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$149.95	STA-16B	STA-430
66	STA-430	31-2092	1980-83	10 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$159.95	STA-42	STA-450
67	STA-45	31-2012	1968-69	25 wpc*	Hitachi	Japan	$159.95	STA-30	STA-45B	*More like 15 wpc based on 100 watt max draw
68	STA-450	31-2094	1984-86	14 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$159.95	STA-430	STA-460
69	STA-45B	31-2028	1970-71	17 wpc	Foster Electric	Japan	$159.95	STA-45	STA-46
70	STA-46	31-2026	1973-74	12.5 wpc	Foster Electric	Japan	$169.95	STA-45B*	STA-47	*45B was from 1971. Replaced Allied 435 from 1972.
71	STA-460	31-2100	1987-88	22 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$179.95	STA-450	(none)
72	STA-47	31-2057	1975-76	12 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Japan & Korea	$199.95	STA-46	STA-52
73	STA-48		1970*	**10 wpc	Foster Electric	Japan				FM/8-track player stereo receiver. Not in annual catalog. Foster mfg date 1/70. *Estimated power output.
74	STA-50T	31-2061	1967	12.5 wpc		U.S.A.	$189.95	STA-50Y	STA-65	"Made by...one of the most famous of all makers of solid state equipment in America"
75	STA-50X	31T050E	1963-1964	20 wpc	Kenwood	Japan	$179.95		STA-50Y
76	STA-50Y	31-2000	1965-66	25 wpc	Kenwood	Japan	$179.95		STA-50T
77	STA-52	31-2072	1977-78	12 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$199.95	STA-47	STA-52B
78	STA-52B	31-2080	1979-80	16 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$199.95	STA-52	STA-530
79	STA-53		mid 70s	30 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Japan				Rebadged Concord CR-250
80	STA-530	31-2079	1981-82	16 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$199.95	STA-52B	STA-204
81	STA-60	31-2060	1967	30 wpc		U.S.A.	$219.95	(none)	(none)	Wood cabinet 31-2061 $14.95. "Made by...a very famous U.S. maker"
82	STA-64	31-2073	1977-78	16 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$239.95*	(none)	STA-64B	*$249.95 in 1978
83	STA-64B	31-2081	1979	18 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$259.95	STA-64	(none)
84	STA-65	31-2106	1968-69	30 wpc*	Foster Electric	Japan	$189.95	STA-50T	STA-65B	Claimed 30 wpc, more like 15 wpc based on 100 watt max draw
85	STA-65B	31-2016	1970	18 wpc	Foster Electric	Japan	$189.95	STA-65	STA-65C
86	STA-65C	31-2032	1971-73	21 wpc	Foster Electric	Japan	$199.95	STA-65B	STA-65D	$219.95 in 1973
87	STA-65D	31-2031	1973	21 wpc	Foster Electric	Japan	$219.95	STA-65C	STA-80	Didn't appear in catalog
88	STA-7	31T057E	1962-1964	12 wpc	Kenwood		$139.95			The first STA-7. Later came the first slim line receiver STA-7. Price dropped to $119.95 in 1964.
89	STA-7	31-1968	1979-82	10 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$159.95	(none)	STA-700	First slimline receiver. $179.95 in 1982
90	STA-700	31-1969	1983-84	12 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$179.95	STA-7	(none)
91	STA-71	31-1976	1976	5 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Japan				Rebranded Concord CR-210
92	STA-72	31-1971	1976	12 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Japan				Rebranded Concord CR-260
93	STA-720	31-1997	1981-82	25 wpc	Foster Electric	Singapore	$299.95	(none)	STA-730
94	STA-730	31-2003	1983-84	27 wpc	Foster Electric	Singapore	$279.95	STA-720	STA-114
95	STA-740	31-2039	1983-84	40 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$299.95	(none)	STA-114
96	STA-75	31-2045	1974	20 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Japan	$219.95	(none)	STA-76	Quatravox
97	STA-76	31-2054	1975	12 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Japan & Korea	$249.95	STA-75	STA-77	Early models Japan, late models Korea after TCE opened there
98	STA-77	31-2059	1976	16 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Japan & Korea	$249.95	STA-76	STA-77A
99	STA-77A	31-2074	1977	18 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea	$259.95	STA-77	STA-78
100	STA-77L	31-9030	1977	18 wpc	Tandy Electronics	Korea				European 220V version of STA-77A with LW