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In Reply to: I find myself thinking of the good gear I let go and now I want some of it back posted by airtime on August 12, 2016 at 08:50:27:
Very pertinent thread. Yesterday I hauled out my ancient Sanyo Plus C55 preamp from the closet. Dates from the 1970s and never had much audiophile cred. I mean, SANYO?
But it has replaced my Aesthetix Calypso linestage which will be heading back to California next week for some Tender Loving Care (after 8-10 years, it sounds "off") and has earned the trip..
So what's the deal with the Sanyo? I bought a new one when it came out, along with other Sanyo Plus gear sometime around 1978. Time passes on and my system went all-tube in the meantime, but I remembered that preamp so fondly that I bought another one in the early 2000s, for 75 bucks, more or less for the hell of it. Sure came in handy yesterday and sounds incredibly good for what it is.
Nostalgia sometime pays off.
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- Sanyo Plus C55 preamp - Dave Pogue 06:50:09 08/20/16 (0)