Excellent post; I've owned the Sansui integrate GU99X for almost 20 years now and it is an absolute workhorse! Originally bought it in Japan in 83'. Whenever my finicky 'high end' gear goes down this bad boor stands in to pitch hit. Frequent moves in the military subjected it to the 'torture' test and after many nicks, scratches and bent top cover she 'still' cranks out good tunes! I had her hooked up to my 4ohm'd Magnapan 1.6qr's recently while waiting for a new preamp and she drove them with " ease ". I considered selling her now and then but she now pumps her 400 watts into my HT sub.. thanks again for the post!
Sansui AU-X1
Are there any other vintage Sansui enthusiasts out there who might own this integrated amp or knows someone who does or is just particularly familiar with the model?
I am trying to get more background information regarding the stability of its circuit design. It was THE top line model when it first came out in 1979. 160 Watts. Matching tuner was the highly regarded TU-X1. The amp is VERY sophisticated. In fact, I think too sophisticated for its own good. The problem being its tendency to blow up alot of components on the Driver Board and take out all the power output transistors as well when it suddenly goes into Oscillation. (I was told some models by Phase Linear exhibit this unpleasant tendency too- even worse).
If anyone knows if this was/is a common problem with the AU-X1 or has any other information- Please let me know either here or via email: purepower@nyc.rr.com
Thanks, Fred (New York).
I am trying to get more background information regarding the stability of its circuit design. It was THE top line model when it first came out in 1979. 160 Watts. Matching tuner was the highly regarded TU-X1. The amp is VERY sophisticated. In fact, I think too sophisticated for its own good. The problem being its tendency to blow up alot of components on the Driver Board and take out all the power output transistors as well when it suddenly goes into Oscillation. (I was told some models by Phase Linear exhibit this unpleasant tendency too- even worse).
If anyone knows if this was/is a common problem with the AU-X1 or has any other information- Please let me know either here or via email: purepower@nyc.rr.com
Thanks, Fred (New York).