tourmax
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Heres the tables, speakers and cassette that feeds the 8080DB if you’re interested:
The AR4x’s came to me in that physical appearance so I was lucky there. The fabric surrounds have all been redoped, the ceramic pots were cleaned and rebuilt. The minimal crossover circuit inside showed no signs of distress, so was left as is.
Both Dual tables are in oak plinths I built and still need to be finished, stained and varnished. The 1249 runs an ADC XLM MKIII cart and the 1229Q runs a Denon DL-110. Each has its own dedicated ART precision phono preamp.
Both tables were stripped bare, cleaned, inspected, nos parts installed for wear items where needed and then put back together and properly lubricated. Both tables got graphite inmpregnated center bearing replacements and the 1229Q got an aftermarket precision machined ilder wheel:
Both return WOW measurement sin the 0.04-0.05% range, which is excellent for a table designed as a changer.
Even went so far to make a rotisserie to make working on them easier:
The EQ was opened and inspected and deoxit and faderlube was used in all the switches and sliders:
The cassette deck is currently under overhaul. Interior and switches/pots have all been cleaned. The motor has been taken apart and cleaned:
I’m currently waiting for a belt kit and test tape to arrive to finish it off.
Last thing is I just ordered a pioneer DT-510 timer. It aized just right to go in the space you can see between the EQ and 750. It will just be for looks though. Its silver face to match and its display is also blue “flouroscan” like the cassette deck. It will basically be just a matching clock for the room.
The 51 cd player is just the typical big, black Sony square box like so many brands were doing in the 90’s. It sits in the stand the Sansui is on, which is a refinished 1960’s General Electric am radio/turtable unit. It was picked up curb side and I gutted it (was all wrecked inside anyways) to hold my current gear:
Theres a great big oval shapped speaker behind that lower grill. It was a mono unit and the speaker looked to be in ok shape so I just left it in there. I’m not really happy with how the finish came out and may likely refinish it this summer. I may match the 1940’s banker chair (that was my fathers office chair) to the stain as well.
Big receivers are just the best of all worlds to me. They can handle just about anything you want to throw at then for music and have multiple inputs.
Sansui (IMHO) stands a good half shoulder height over just about all of them except for a very rare few. Even then, those few that can achieve what the Sansui does are only looking it “straight in the eye”.
Go one more step up the line and you’re talking the 9090DB (what I was originally looking for when I found the neglected 8080DB) and about the only thing that can match that beast is the uber rare (and uber expensive) Pioneer SX-1980 even though the 1980 spots the 9090 a good 100+ watts per channel. Theres ore to good sound than just outright power though...and these two stand pretty much dead even to me.
Sansui really had it goin’ on in the 70’s. Too bad they deteriorated into a cheap “big box” store brand…
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