[CrazyRay]

[size=12pt]Hi REB,
My main source for headphones is a Meridian 506, and on the Kenwood (vinyl and tape)



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[scottiebabie]

 
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an au-717 in good state will easily set you back 800 euro or more. Vintage sansui amps are quite popular, I'm afraid...
 
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@scottiebaby

 i have to have luck finding a x17 or even x19 at a reasonabe price. they  go for major bucks locally and online.especially if the seller finds out how popular and sought after gear they are he'll diliberty jack it up to crazy prices(i see the au-717 selling as high as 500 bucks!).yea also the european versions were black faced instead of silver. i want to find a sansui g-771(euro version of the g-7700) myself. 

 

Holy mother of Christ! 800euros for a AU-717??? Yikesss! think im gonna grab all the X17s i can, ship em over to EU & make a killin! what say u REB - u wanna go into the vintage amp biz wit me?? LOL. dont know if should say this incase u guys think im gloating but i paid $250 for teh AU-517...& TU-717 combo! & i thought that was high. i just sold the TU-717 tuner for $200 

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seriously i dont know whether to shed tears of sympathy for u europeans or laugh in joy at the ridiculously low (relatively) prices we pay here. not that i dont choke...cough...cough...at the prices i sometimes see. i almost tossed ma lunch the other day seeing someone ask $1800 for a Pioneer 1980 receiver on the local CL. incase u havta ask, the 1980's pioneer TOTL monsta receiver sporting 300w rms per channel weighing something like 80lbs! 

. things like twice da size of reg receivers - niceeee
 
O & incase we think that big bucks, Sansui's equivalent G-33000 goes for $8-10k. its all bout braggin rights & yaa they are very prized collectables too. LOL
 
 
O & CrazyRay, ya |Kenwood tuner amp combo looks ravishing in full woodie. mikey likey 

 

[Skylab]

That is indeed a sweet rig, CrazyRay.  Kenwood made some GREAT gear back in the day.

 

[REB]

Hi Scottiebabie, great idea! Let's get rich dealing in vintage stereo equipment. good thing is, sansui stuff is easily changed from 110v to 220v. usually it's just a switch right on the back.
 
No seriously, I don't know why sansui fetches these prices. Luxman (except for the really high-end stuff) is relatively cheaper. there's apparently still a mystique associated with sansui. That said, I totally understand it

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Holy mother of Christ! 800euros for a AU-717??? Yikesss! think im gonna grab all the X17s i can, ship em over to EU & make a killin! what say u REB - u wanna go into the vintage amp biz wit me?? LOL. dont know if should say this incase u guys think im gloating but i paid $250 for teh AU-517...& TU-717 combo! & i thought that was high. i just sold the TU-717 tuner for $200 

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seriously i dont know whether to shed tears of sympathy for u europeans or laugh in joy at the ridiculously low (relatively) prices we pay here. not that i dont choke...cough...cough...at the prices i sometimes see. i almost tossed ma lunch the other day seeing someone ask $1800 for a Pioneer 1980 receiver on the local CL. incase u havta ask, the 1980's pioneer TOTL monsta receiver sporting 300w rms per channel weighing something like 80lbs! 

. things like twice da size of reg receivers - niceeee
 
O & incase we think that big bucks, Sansui's equivalent G-33000 goes for $8-10k. its all bout braggin rights & yaa they are very prized collectables too. LOL
 
 
O & CrazyRay, ya |Kenwood tuner amp combo looks ravishing in full woodie. mikey likey 

 

 

[Deep Funk]

Interesting thread...

 

[CrazyRay]

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That is indeed a sweet rig, CrazyRay.  Kenwood made some GREAT gear back in the day.

Thanks Skylab!

 

[CrazyRay]

 
 
O & CrazyRay, ya |Kenwood tuner amp combo looks ravishing in full woodie. mikey likey 

 

 
 
Hi scottiebabie,
The wood combo is a Pioneer SA-8100 integrated amplifier with a Pioneer TX-8100 tuner.
The Kenwood is this system, Kenwood KA-907 pre amp and Kenwood KT-917 Tuner. 
 

 

 

 

 

[Kassem]

I've got a Marantz 1060, love it.  Don't use it much anymore other than for a cheap speaker set up in my other living room.  Used to use it with the HD600 and it was great.

 

[REB]

wonderful set-up! I'm jealous...
 
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O & CrazyRay, ya |Kenwood tuner amp combo looks ravishing in full woodie. mikey likey 

 

 
 
Hi scottiebabie,
The wood combo is a Pioneer SA-8100 integrated amplifier with a Pioneer TX-8100 tuner.
The Kenwood is this system, Kenwood KA-907 pre amp and Kenwood KT-917 Tuner. 
 

 

 

 

 

[vuntruong]

 
I Sold The RSA amp because i find the vintage Kenwood 600 sounds wonderful. The KA 7300 Sounds great too.  and it is Cheap.  Easy to mod with fancy or cheap capacitors. 
 

 

[scompton]

I have a non functioning KA 7100 that I really need to fix.

 

[REB]

Nice set-up! The power amp is also a kenwood?
 
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I Sold The RSA amp because i find the vintage Kenwood 600 sounds wonderful. The KA 7300 Sounds great too.  and it is Cheap.  Easy to mod with fancy or cheap capacitors. 
 

 

[Deep Funk]

Sansui AU-217 I and Pioneer SA-530 plus matching tuner (TX-530). I am only using the Sansui though...

 

[scottiebabie]

here's a coupla snaps of my AU-517 & TU-717 combo although the TU-717s sold & is awaiting pickup as the buyers from outta town. again pardon the lousy pic shots
 

 

 

[Skylab]

This is fast becoming of of my favorite threads on head-fi