Wow, the 80's really had some durable A/V equipment

[JaceTheAce]

I brushed the dust off my old Yamaha CD player that my parents bought brand new in 1986, opened it up, and fixed the pulley issue that it had. The rubber pulley powered by the electric motor system that opens up the CD tray was stretched out so it wouldn't grab on to open the tray. So, I found a tiny rubber band laying around and put it in - it works like brand new now!

Here's a pic... still plays pretty well (only has analog RCA outs...no digital) and looks almost new:

 

[hemiram]

My original CD player, one of the first Philips/Magnavox ones made, just died a couple of years ago, at the age of twenty. It appears the servo motor that tracked the pits on the disc got weak, and the left channel was horribly distorted. If you let it play long enough, it would eventually warm up and play a disc ok, but it took over an hour, so I retired it and kept using the Sony five disc changer that I bought for an insanely cheap price at a mail order place that was going out of business. It's still going strong and has to be close to 19 or 20 years old. Some stuff really holds up. I have two Technics cassette decks that work perfectly at the ages of about 27 and 25 years old, and they still look new, too!

 

[Geno]

I still have my 1976 Sansui AU-9500 integrated amp, which still works flawlessly. I thought about selling it, but I doubt I could get much for it, and it has lots of sentimental value. The thing weighs over 40 pounds!

 

[JaceTheAce]

I still have my 1976 Sansui AU-9500 integrated amp, which still works flawlessly. I thought about selling it, but I doubt I could get much for it, and it has lots of sentimental value. The thing weighs over 40 pounds!

I also have a Sansui tape deck that still works (probably from around 1981?). It's amazing how these things hold up.

 

[j_garcia]

I picked up a Pioneer receiver from 1971, at a yard sale - it has a few minor age related issues, but basically everything works.

http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24056&highlight=sx-990

 

[captain_tinker]

Folks,
My dad still has old Lafayette receiver he bought in the early 70's, still works nicely. In fact I think he has it hooked up to his CD and DVD players now. I'll have to see if I can get a picture of it sometime, it looks really neat, all silver knobs and black switches, and woodgrain cover. I used to love it when they would put Mannheim Steamroller's Fresh Aire 5 on the turntable. My sisters and I would pretend to be astronauts going to the moon and use the couch as our spaceship, and bounce all over it. Now I have the cd of it, and it sounds just as good, and I let my kids dance all over the floor to it.

-capT

 

[BMO]

I still own, and use a Sansui AU 1100 intergated amp,TU 7900 tuner. I bought both in the mid 70's new.
I am going to sell both but the AU 1100 needs 2 filter switches replaced. Dont think I'll get much for it. I do hear alot about Sansui tuners going for a reasonable amount though.
I also puchased a Sansui CD player when they 1st came out with them. My son has it now and it still works.( early 80's I believe)