[UntilThen]

There's my AxisVoiceBox on stands when I still had them. I had 3 LS28. Use one as a centre channel speaker under the TV.

 

[Rossliew]

Given that I'm on a roll... I might as well share a few more pics of the lovely amps that have graced Casa Del Mac.


A near-mint AU-20000:




My AU-719 about to be fitted with a rare NOS faceplate!




AU-888




AU-999:




AU-7700:




The huuuuuge Marantz 2500 - bulk power and an enormous amp (check out the physical comparison to the AU-717!)




I like Japanese beer and huge Japanese Nichicon Gold Tune filter capacitors




Random gear a few years ago - 2 x AU-20000s, BA/CA-2000, BA/CA-F1, AU-X701, AU/TU-719, AU-888 and AU-999, Technics SL-1600 (circa-2016 I think)




AU-7700 and AU-7900 physical comparison:




Possibly the cleanest of the AU-999s that I've worked on - you could eat your dinner off this thing!




Very clean AU-7500:




AU-D11:




AKAI AM-2650:




Kenwood KA-6100:

I wish you could ship these to Malaysia

 

[Blommen]

Guys, I am going to try a Sansui Eight tommorow with my newly acquired ZMF Eikons.

I am thinking on entering the vintage receiver /amp game with this one. Do any of you have any experience with this particular model?

 

[UntilThen]

I had the ZMF Eikon and Atticus for one year bought new but then I sold it. Not because they were bad but I wanted to keep my collection to only 2. The Eikon is very good and is the one in cherry wood in the picture. I've no doubt that both Eikon and Atticus will sound very good with the Sansui amps or any of the lovely vintage amps listed here.

 

[UntilThen]

I've been using HD800 and LCD-2f with my Sansui(s) and I really like how they sound but yesterday the Audeze LCD-3f came. It is very very good with the Sansui AU-7700. Much better than the LCD-2f. There's more details, the mids is lush and sweet and the bass is so so deep. It just sounded so much smoother than the 2.

I pick up the 3 from someone I met at the local forum at less than half price. He's selling it to buy a LCD-4. This unit is like new and is less than a year old. It's so well kept there's not a single scratch and the pads are still very cushy.

 

[SpeakerBox]

Very nice!

 

[UntilThen]

So the true test is to compare the AU-7700 with the Burson Audio Play, the latter a dedicated headphone amp that can put out up to 2w of power. It's a pocket rocket, as powerful as the earlier Burson Soloist Mk2 model. The Play also comes with it's own dac, a Sabre32 ESS9018 DAC chip and Xmos USB receiver.

As the Burson Audio Play has a pre-amp out, I hooked it up to the Sansui AU-7700 and proceeded to a A/B comparison. I could plug my LCD-3 jack into either the Play or the 7700.

The Play sounded very detailed and clear. Certainly powerful enough to drive the LCD-3 to ear shattering levels. No wonder there are so many fans reviews of it on Head-Fi. They love it ! Btw my unit came with the V6 Vivid opamp and has a tiny but functional remote control.

On switching over to the Sansui AU-7700, the sound becomes more organic and romantic while the clarity remains. The deep bass extends how lovely. It's like switching from my Yggdrasil to my Rega RP8 with Apheta cartridge. It's just more analogue and musical sounding.

The cost of the recapped and restored AU-7700 is the same as the new Burson Audio Play but I love the sound from the 7700 so much more. No contest to my ears. Btw Sansui isn't sponsoring me because the company is no more.

 

[UntilThen]

Truly a very long and interesting thread.... I'm still reading through. The enthusiasm is infectious.

However I need no convincing. The sound on the LCD-3f powered from the Sansui AU-7700 is simply incredible. Swap to HD800 and it's just as good.

 

[Oregonian]

So you Sansui guys inspired me...................picked this up yesterday off a craigslist ad. Been fully recapped - sounded glorious for the audition (had a turntable and streamed some Daft Punk via Bluetooth) - more impressions after I get it in use.

 

[UntilThen]

Nice ! I thought I was looking at my own amp.

Love the AU-717.

 

[BobG55]

So you Sansui guys inspired me...................picked this up yesterday off a craigslist ad. Been fully recapped - sounded glorious for the audition (had a turntable and streamed some Daft Punk via Bluetooth) - more impressions after I get it in use.

Guess you're running short on vintage amps Oregonian

 

[UntilThen]

Guess you're running short on vintage amps Oregonian

It's the start of his Sansui collection. It has to match his Pioneer range.

 

[UntilThen]

Guys, I am going to try a Sansui Eight tommorow with my newly acquired ZMF Eikons.

So Blommen, did you get to try the Sansui Eight with your Eikon?

 

[UntilThen]

AU-717 is back in the headphone cave and what a glorious tone it is driving these 2 headphones. With Yggy as the source, streaming from Tidal HiFi, I am very satisfied !

I thought that the 717 innards looks great until I saw pictures of the AU-X1.... now I have to unsee the X1.

 

[Blommen]

So Blommen, did you get to try the Sansui Eight with your Eikon?

No, they guy cancelled bc the left channel didn't work all of a sudden. So he will send it to his technician and contact me when it's fixed.

Very nice of him to be honest about the faults of the unit but still a bummer.
So I am still on the lookout for a vintage unit, trying to stick to the rule of 40w as a minimum.