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Who is still rockin' a turntable?

biomedtechguy said:
I know it's not a turntable, but I have digressed before in this thread. I am an audio/video fanatic and was in the business for 20 years, and exposed to
Hi-Fi since birth.
For some reason, this powerhouse vintage stereo receiver came to mind, anyone had/have one?
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The Sansui 9090DB is a beautiful receiver. It hit the market around 1975 and had an MSRP of over $900.00. It features 125 watts per channel into 8 ohms and has a frequency response of 20 to 20,000 Hz.
Speakers: A, B, C, A+B, A+C
Having THREE pair output on a stereo receiver is VERY unusual. Now what would be REALLY impressive is if it had the built in capacity to run all 3 pair simultaneously, as that would require top notch amplifier stability at such a low resistance, but it's still a cool feature.
https://classicreceivers.com/sansui-9090db
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Does it say "pure DC power" anywhere on the front?
 
That,is a beautiful piece @biomedtechguy ,i would keep that and rock the house.

i still have stacks of vintage stuff,
mostly early 90-s,tuners,record players,cassette decks,graphic eq-s.
all used most everything works.
free,pay the shipping,i need the spaces back.
pm if interested and ill provide pics.
 
Billccm said:
Does it say "pure DC power" anywhere on the front?
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BeatersRus said:
That is a beautiful piece @biomedtechguy ,i would keep that and rock the house.
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NOT MINE! I was just tripping back down memory lane and that unit came to mind, again.
This Sony STR-DA777ES used to be my theater room powerhouse, but it's been moved to the living room.
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It powers 2 pair of KILLER Vintage Klipsch speakers, a pair of Belles up front and a pair of Cornwalls in the rear. The Cornwalls are under utilized as rear speakers, but for now, that's the only place I have that I can use them.
It's an animal, and Sony cut back on planned production numbers because it was SO GOOD, but cost a lot less than their separates, they had the TAN-9000ES amp and STR-DE9000ES Pre/Pro piling up in the warehouse.
 
During the isolation period I've been in the Audiokarma rabbit hole.
It's hard to crawl out of there. A HELL of a lot to see, read and learn.
I think they are running a web server platform similar to FxBO but not exact.

Apparently you pay a Sansui tax for their vintage gear second only to the Marantz tax.

The Pioneer SX-727 I picked up a couple years ago has A/B/C - A+B/A+C, and the selector is also the power switch.

I hope that never goes out.

I haven't looked at the first serial number digit yet to see if it's a 74 a 75 or a 76 model.
 
It's a 698.

I'm gonna fix it up someday.

It's waay too cool not to.
 
@Stumper

Does your cueing work correctly?

Mine hangs and then drops hard.

I discovered the Audiokarma site when I went looking for repair info.

I guess you take it apart and flush/refill the special fluid.
Seems like a finicky and involved process.

Besides the gorgeous real glass and what I believe is teak wood dust cover, having a human finger actually complete the electrical circuit between those two brass posts to drop the tone arm is a show stopper IMO.

Mine also needs a belt.

One of these days.......
 
@biomedtechguy

That is a monster for sure.

I never really cared for my receivers to do video switching, I always had TVs and VCRs with multiple inputs.
But now with HDMI, I can see where that would come in handy.

I do miss my Sony 975s and 1075s.

The STR D-1015 I picked up last year is a also good 90's piece with either 120x4 or 100/100/100 + 25/25 in surround mode. I literally couldn't NOT buy it.

Oddly, I can't find it's manual on the Sony site.
 
Two months ago, for some unknown reason, I went on CL for the first time in many months. I saw a Marantz 4400 for sale by someone less than 5 miles away. I emailed him with some questions, went to look at it, and bought it. It came with the wood case, SQ decoder, and a receipt for over $300 for a check up and some minor repairs done 3 years ago. I got it for $900, which I consider to be an excellent bargain. I still have my SQ records from back in the day. An option for Marantz quads was a wired remote that controlled volume, balance, and the loudness function. I already had one in my collection. At 125w in 2 channel mode and 50w in quad, it is one of the most powerful quad receivers made. It features an oscilloscope that displays center of channel tuning, audio output, and FM multipath. Here is a pic with a Bic 940 with Shure cartridge.

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Ah, the horizontal thumbwheel tuner.....


I briefly had an Emerson quad with built in 8 track around 1987.

Sold it to a buddy that had to have it less than 2 weeks after I bought it at Goodwill.

The only 8 track player I ever owned until I found one in my dumpster a couple of years ago.

Guess I was an early adopter of finding vintage gear at GW and SA.
 
No Grado styli users on the board?

They are USA made.
 
Mike Szadaj said:
Two months ago, for some unknown reason, I went on CL for the first time in many months. I saw a Marantz 4400 for sale by someone less than 5 miles away. I emailed him with some questions, went to look at it, and bought it. It came with the wood case, SQ decoder, and a receipt for over $300 for a check up and some minor repairs done 3 years ago. I got it for $900, which I consider to be an excellent bargain. I still have my SQ records from back in the day. An option for Marantz quads was a wired remote that controlled volume, balance, and the loudness function. I already had one in my collection. At 125w in 2 channel mode and 50w in quad, it is one of the most powerful quad receivers made. It features an oscilloscope that displays center of channel tuning, audio output, and FM multipath. Here is a pic with a Bic 940 with Shure cartridge.

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NICE!!
There have been a number of REALLY nice Marantz units, from "back in the day" to some of the newer stuff, once they got past the "dark days" when they had been sold. There were a few years of crap, but fortunately that changed for the better.
YY1 said:
@biomedtechguy
That is a monster for sure.
I never really cared for my receivers to do video switching, I always had TVs and VCRs with multiple inputs.
But now with HDMI, I can see where that would come in handy.
I do miss my Sony 975s and 1075s.
The STR D-1015 I picked up last year is a also good 90's piece with either 120x4 or 100/100/100 + 25/25 in surround mode. I literally couldn't NOT buy it.
Oddly, I can't find it's manual on the Sony site.
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I never used the 777ES for video switching, same for my STR-DA9000ES, although the 9000 was the first receiver with DVI switching.
I always have said I buy a receiver for how it SOUNDS.
 
Here is
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the coolest TT in my collection. A Voice of Music model 972. It may not be stereo, but it will play 78's, 45's and 33's through it's built in amp and speaker. I was lucky enough to get the advertisement with it. It explains the built in "Siesta Switch", which is a receptacle in the back. You plug your table lamp in, and after the last record plays the TT and the lamp turn off. And it came in Plum Crazy!
 
YY1 said:
Anyone here using a Grado stylus in their TT?

I dug out my Sanyo workhorse TT and it's AT82EN cart.

I was close- it was .008 inch, and elliptical which is .07x.03 in today's mm measurements, and a "nude" diamond.

It was the first elliptical model in the line (above the standard conicals).

I see that Grado's have far superior stereo separation (30 dB vs 22 dB for the AT) and I'm a big fan of things coming from their respective sides.

However, I also see that Grado's can have appreciable hum that is dependent on the design of the TT and where the motor/transformer is mounted.

Also I can't seem to find what specific difference there is between black or a blue or a green Grado.

I can get a whole .07x.03 Gardo cart for $60-80 or I can get just a stylus for my AT82 cart for $30.

My Sanyo TT actually has two spare headshell holders built into it.
That's a pretty cool feature for an arguably "entry level" TT.

That Sanyo has impressed many an audiophile.
It's a WAY nicer piece than what you think of when you hear that name brand.
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I use a Grado Silver cartridge, it has a beautiful sound. I started out years ago (about forty) with a Grado black, and was impressed with that one, it sounded like it was worth three times as much.
biomedtechguy said:
I know it's not a turntable, but I have digressed before in this thread. I am an audio/video fanatic and was in the business for 20 years, and exposed to
Hi-Fi since birth.
For some reason, this powerhouse vintage stereo receiver came to mind, anyone had/have one?
View attachment 942760
The Sansui 9090DB is a beautiful receiver. It hit the market around 1975 and had an MSRP of over $900.00. It features 125 watts per channel into 8 ohms and has a frequency response of 20 to 20,000 Hz.
Speakers: A, B, C, A+B, A+C
Having THREE pair output on a stereo receiver is VERY unusual. Now what would be REALLY impressive is if it had the built in capacity to run all 3 pair simultaneously, as that would require top notch amplifier stability at such a low resistance, but it's still a cool feature.
https://classicreceivers.com/sansui-9090db
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My first receiver was a 9090 (not the db model) that looked almost like that. Got it in 1976, probably partly because it was the first receiver to feature power meters. Many rocking house parties with that, everyone agreed that I had the best stereo. Lots of active followers of that model to this day. Genuine walnut on the outside (not plastic) and over 50 pounds. They aren't like that now.
 
That is so awesome!
I remember our local New Orleans "drug store" Katz & Besthoff aka K&B which was a HUGE business in the greater New Orleans area, they had a tube checker at the store!
One of the many advantages to having Klipsch speakers and their extremely high sensitivity (my Belles are 104 dB) is that you can get strong volume output even with 50 watt tube amps.
 
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