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RE: Anybody using gear 30+ years old that hasn't been restored?

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akolegov

In Reply to: RE: Anybody using gear 30+ years old that hasn't been restored? posted by sberger on December 16, 2014 at 15:12:56

Yes.

My newly acquired 35 year old SS amplifier is still virgin and sounds MARGINALLY better than Cary SLI-80 amplifier with new or vintage tubes and much better than both of my HEAVILY upgraded Eico amplifiers with vintage tubes that sound like mid-level SS amps in comparison...

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RE: Anybody using gear 30+ years old that hasn't been restored? - airtime 07:28:00 12/19/14 (1)
Curious, what amp are you talking about that can beat out a $5k tube amplifier?
- RE: Anybody using gear 30+ years old that hasn't been restored? - akolegov 09:28:01 12/19/14 (0)
  It's a Sansui AU-517. The seller claimed that it was "unmolested" and in a "time warp condition".
  
  I haven't opened it (and have no urge to do it) but it really makes me feel happy.
  
  I don't say that Cary sounds bad (actually, it sounds nice with proper cables and speakers), but when I am listening to Sansui I feel that it sounds like vacuum tube gear while the rest of my amps sound more like SS units (irrespective of whether I use vinatge or modern tubes, though vintage do sound better).

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