Yamaha CR-1020 Value & Price History

As of 2026-11-07, a Yamaha CR-1020 has a market value at around $25. Based on 243 estimated sales.

Market value $25 Typical range $10–$90 · based on 243 recent sales Estimated sale prices · 243 events · updated today · how we compute this Note: sellers are currently asking $950–$1,195 for this model. The gap between typical sale prices and asking prices is unusually wide.`

Currently listed from$950

Original retail (1977)$580 · ~$2,950 today

Price history

Asking median is up 8% over the last 92 days ($975 → $1,049.99).

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Date	Asking	Restored	Sold
2026-08-08	$975	—	—
2026-08-29	$975	$1,700	$27
2026-09-05	$1,000	$1,500	$29
2026-09-12	$1,000	—	$25
2026-09-19	$1,000	—	$27
2026-09-26	$1,000	—	$25
2026-10-03	$975	—	$27
2026-10-10	$975	—	$25
2026-10-17	$975	—	$25
2026-10-26	$999.99	—	$25
2026-11-02	$999.99	—	$25
2026-11-07	$1,049.99	—	$25

Daily trimmed medians from qualifying eBay listings; days without a fresh sync are not plotted.

Specifications

Years produced	1977–1979
Power output	70 wpc (8 ohms)
Type	Receiver
Brand	Yamaha
Original MSRP	580 (1977)
Inflation-adjusted	~$2,950 today
Market value (sold)	$25
Currently listed (asking)	$1,049.99
Value vs MSRP	+81%

Buying notes

100-watt Yamaha Natural Sound flagship receiver. High build quality and a phono stage that rivals specific phono preamps. Recap $260-400. Check tuner sensitivity and both channels balance. Less collected than Pioneer/Marantz; often good value for listeners.

Parts & supplies

Common maintenance items for the Yamaha CR-1020. eBay links are model-specific searches; Amazon links are for generic supplies that work across most equipment.

Yamaha CR-1020 dial lamp kit on eBay →
Yamaha CR-1020 capacitor recap kit on eBay →
Fuses for the Yamaha CR-1020 on eBay →
DeoxIT D5 — cleans oxidized contacts, quiets scratchy pots on Amazon →
Multimeter — check DC offset before connecting speakers on Amazon →
Speaker wire on Amazon →

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