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Sell and refurbish?

I currently have a Rotel RX-1050 (100W) receiver, run through a NAD 525BEE Cd player& hooked to a pair of PSB T45's. It sounds excellent and I enjoy it much. Last week I picked up a Sansui 8080 for $20 at a garage sale. After some topical cleaning I hooked it up and wow! For being 30 years old it definitely gives my Rotel a run for its money. The low end certainly delivers more punch although the Rotel has a slight edge in clarity. I am considering selling the Rotel and putting the funds into a complete refurbishment (there's a local shop willing) hoping to make this beast sound even better. Does this sound practical, or would it be more trouble then it's worth. Also, would refurbishing the Sansui really improve the sound dramatically? Thanks
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markphd
667 posts
 
Good job Ait! I've always thought it would be fun to do something like that. However, I'm always scared off when I see a notice: "Danger, Lethal Voltages Inside". :)
usblues
1,217 posts
 
Nice work for sure!
maineiac
649 posts
 
Ait, excellent job that looks beautiful.

I heard an old Kenwood receiver the other day that was pretty damn stout (hadn't been refurbished). Maybe the best thing to do would be to keep the Rotel until you get the Sansui back and make a fair shoot-out of it. It shouldn't be too much of a hit if it doesn't come out the way you had hoped and you would still have a system you obviously enjoy.
ait
480 posts
 
Unplug it first, Mark....and discharge the PS caps. ;=)=

Seriously, though, I studied the service manual and made sure everything in mine matched up to it (there were a few exceptions), ordered all the appropriate parts, and then took my time and if I had a question I looked it up or asked for advice on one of the myriad audio DIY forums. My thought was "hey, if I screw it up I'm only out $120", but all went smoothly, and now I get great satisfaction every time I fire it up, knowing that I did it myself.
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