Looking to build Vinyl setup to play my 80's hairband music,

[TLS Guy]

Problem is those vintage Sansuis are also commanding crazy high prices now. The AU-5900 is only 55W and is probably $500. An AU-9900 with 80W is over $1,000! Why spend that kind of money on 40 year old electronics when you can get a brand new Outlaw with a warranty?

Back in the day, we referred to them as Sansewage!

 

[lovinthehd]

Back in the day, we referred to them as Sansewage!

I can only think of all the bad names I thought of english electronics from the 50s/60s....cars particularly.....horrorshow.

 

[TLS Guy]

I can only think of all the bad names I thought of english electronics from the 50s/60s....cars particularly.....horrorshow.

Only the cheap stuff, was bad. The mid to upper end was in general excellent.

There were a lot of bad cars, but very good ones as well. The Morris minor was excellent. You still see a lot on daily use. The Mini created the transverse engine revolution.

There have been a lot of terrible US cars as well. I had a 1973 Olds Custom Cruiser, that was the worst car I ever owned, run second by my Chevy Equinox. I treated it gently, but it had to have new pistons at 70,000 miles and then broke a piston at 138,000 miles and I send it to breakers yard.
That locked all the wheels up and made an appalling noise. I nearly got rear ended and that vehicle swerved by me in angry fashion. I got out to see if there was oil and antifreeze on the pavement and the lady behind the bad tempered guy, stopped and got out as she thought the other driver had shot me!
So now both our cars are Toyotas.

 

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If your workshop is anything like mine I know how easy it is for things to disappear after they hit the floor.

It couldn't go far, but the bottom shelf on the bench is low and blocks the light. Besides, I would have to crawl on my belly like a reptile to get it and I use my Yamaha MusicCast for the few radio stations I listen to, so there's no rush although my neighborhood is having a rummage sale next weekend, so it would be good to sell it, along with some other stuff.

 

[highfigh]

Only the cheap stuff, was bad. The mid to upper end was in general excellent.

There were a lot of bad cars, but very good ones as well. The Morris minor was excellent. You still see a lot on daily use. The Mini created the transverse engine revolution.

There have been a lot of terrible US cars as well. I had a 1973 Olds Custom Cruiser, that was the worst car I ever owned, run second by my Chevy Equinox. I treated it gently, but it had to have new pistons at 70,000 miles and then broke a piston at 138,000 miles and I send it to breakers yard.
That locked all the wheels up and made an appalling noise. I nearly got rear ended and that vehicle swerved by me in angry fashion. I got out to see if there was oil and antifreeze on the pavement and the lady behind the bad tempered guy, stopped and got out as she thought the other driver had shot me!
So now both our cars are Toyotas.

Did you ever need this?

You can thank W. Edwards Demming for your '73 Olds- the American 'Big Three' automakers wouldn't listen to him, but the Japanese did and they kicked our butts, immediately. Have been ever since, too. Oh, some bright spots have appeared from time to time, but......

GM had the 3.8L cast iron V6 engine and that was a disaster, then they came out with the 3800 that was transverse-mounted in their front wheel drive cars and they were great. The 4.3L is another example of what can go right, for many. Some, die just as early as the worst and maintenance doesn't seem to matter. My van has a 4.3L and aside from a bit of maintenance, the engine has needed nothing- runs great & reliably with 237K miles. The flex plate broke, but the transmission is original, AFAIK.

 

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Back in the day, we referred to them as Sansewage!

Look at the photo- this is a Sansui R-50 receiver that's in the e-bay link and the asking price is $200. Check out the top edge of the cover- I can't believe someone is actually trying to sell it with the cover bowed that way. Make sure to look at the bottom panel for the chipping along the lower edge. Some people might ask how the bottom of a receiver could chip but that would be due to the fact that they don't know it was made from hardboard, known as Masonite.

This was the series that blew up on a regular basis because of the bias setting and component choices- one of the service techs at our store joked that "They put those output transistors in, to protect the fuses".

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