Been selling off my collection of mostly amps and preamps as... Well you can only listen to one at a time, and some have'nt seen
play time in years. Much of what I have let go, though admitedly older has been McIntosh, GAS, Krell, Phase Linear, Sumo, Mark Levinson ( goodbye ML-2's).
It's been taking quite a while because I've been inserting each one into my main system for a listen. As I do I quickly recall what it was that attracted my to the componet. (sonically)
I am stunned that there are a few that are really hard to for me to take back out. A pristine Sansui 9090DB that I put away nearly 40 years ago because well it wasn't "high-end" and I was becoming an audiophile. So much did I enjoy the Sansui that today it went to a local shop for a once over. I'm keeping it.
Tonight I am listening to the, most lowly of my collection. A 1974 Sansui 551, with a whopping 16 watts rms. Laugh, scorn, jest, make fun of, but this little guy is so sweet. So silky smooth it's unnerving. It is powering my much modified D-Tec BP10's which are a mean 3 ohm load. Volume is plenty good, bass while not Krell level is very good. It has the ability to render tones that are so captivating. My wife, looks at me dumbfounded over these last few weeks. She loves this little guy and the 9090db, as do I.
She asked "you've had this how long and you've spent how much over the years when you had this?"
This was my first hi-fi, and I can't for the life of me beleive that I used it for so little a time. Another keeper.
With these last two Sansui's, I have been enjoying my music more than I can recall having done so in decades. Just saying, As I sit here in the early morning hours listeningn and sipping tea.. I am rethinking my audio decisions in a big way and having a blast listening..
play time in years. Much of what I have let go, though admitedly older has been McIntosh, GAS, Krell, Phase Linear, Sumo, Mark Levinson ( goodbye ML-2's).
It's been taking quite a while because I've been inserting each one into my main system for a listen. As I do I quickly recall what it was that attracted my to the componet. (sonically)
I am stunned that there are a few that are really hard to for me to take back out. A pristine Sansui 9090DB that I put away nearly 40 years ago because well it wasn't "high-end" and I was becoming an audiophile. So much did I enjoy the Sansui that today it went to a local shop for a once over. I'm keeping it.
Tonight I am listening to the, most lowly of my collection. A 1974 Sansui 551, with a whopping 16 watts rms. Laugh, scorn, jest, make fun of, but this little guy is so sweet. So silky smooth it's unnerving. It is powering my much modified D-Tec BP10's which are a mean 3 ohm load. Volume is plenty good, bass while not Krell level is very good. It has the ability to render tones that are so captivating. My wife, looks at me dumbfounded over these last few weeks. She loves this little guy and the 9090db, as do I.
She asked "you've had this how long and you've spent how much over the years when you had this?"
This was my first hi-fi, and I can't for the life of me beleive that I used it for so little a time. Another keeper.
With these last two Sansui's, I have been enjoying my music more than I can recall having done so in decades. Just saying, As I sit here in the early morning hours listeningn and sipping tea.. I am rethinking my audio decisions in a big way and having a blast listening..