Finally Landed A Goodwill Audio Unicorn!

markmarc
markmarc Posts: 2,309
in The Clubhouse
For the past 18 years I have fruitlessly scoured the electronics shelves in the Portland area hoping to spot a piece of quality vintage gear. Unfortunately, the stockers are trained (if not bribed) to keep anything wood-sided or silver vintage off the showroom floor.

Well today, while searching for a small fridge for my classroom, on the bottom shelf I spied a Sansui AU-717 integrated amp. Not even bothering to test for power I sprinted to the register and plunked down the $25.

Just finished the first level of deep cleaning on the patio, including using a leaf blower to remove the Paleolithic dust buildup. Will use the Deoxit after dinner, then fire it up.
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Founder/Publisher Affordable$$Audio 2006-13.
Former Staff Member TONEAudio
2 Ch. System
Amplifiers: Parasound Halo P6 pre, Vista Audio i34, Peachtree amp500, Adcom GFP-565 GFA-535ii, 545ii, 555ii
Digital: SimAudio HAD230 DAC, iMac 20in/Amarra,
Speakers: Paradigm Performa F75, Magnepan .7, Totem Model 1's, ACI Emerald XL, Celestion Si Stands. Totem Dreamcatcher sub
Analog: Technics SL-J2 w/Pickering 3000D, SimAudio LP5.3 phono pre
Cable/Wires: Cardas, AudioArt, Shunyata Venom 3
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    Score! :D
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,161
    nice!
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    You...........suck!!!!!!!!


    B)
    Awesome find, dude.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,970
    youch... nice find.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,735
    Nice, I wouldn't mind having one of those. Be sure to clean off all the original glue on the boards, highly acidic.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    Very nice find!
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    For $25, dang man! The question is has it been worth 18 years of your time checking thrift stores for this find? ;)
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • tat
    tat Posts: 159
    Yeah the internet has put a big dent in scoring deals at local shops in many ways. But seems the cost of middle of the road used stuff has gone down bc of market saturation.
    When freedom is outlawed, only outlaws are free...
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  • tat
    tat Posts: 159
    those are some fat trannies. How many watts is it?
    When freedom is outlawed, only outlaws are free...
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    tat wrote: »
    fat trannies.
    I'm offended.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited August 2016
    I'd try it on some cheapy speakers first before anything good...
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    Rated at 80wpc, but bench tested at just over 100 back in the day. Probably going to send it up to Gig Harbor audio in Seattle for a thorough check/update later this year.
    Review Site_ (((AudioPursuit)))
    Founder/Publisher Affordable$$Audio 2006-13.
    Former Staff Member TONEAudio
    2 Ch. System
    Amplifiers: Parasound Halo P6 pre, Vista Audio i34, Peachtree amp500, Adcom GFP-565 GFA-535ii, 545ii, 555ii
    Digital: SimAudio HAD230 DAC, iMac 20in/Amarra,
    Speakers: Paradigm Performa F75, Magnepan .7, Totem Model 1's, ACI Emerald XL, Celestion Si Stands. Totem Dreamcatcher sub
    Analog: Technics SL-J2 w/Pickering 3000D, SimAudio LP5.3 phono pre
    Cable/Wires: Cardas, AudioArt, Shunyata Venom 3
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  • starkiller
    starkiller Posts: 2,723
    Wonder how they missed that? Last thing I found that was a score was a set of Vienna Acoustic Bach floorstanders for $35pr. Bit dinged up but sure sound nice...
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,066
    Nice...I have contemplated several times trying to buy off the Goodwill employees to call me when certain items came in....but most of the older ladies working there don't seem like they would play ball.
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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
    Great score!
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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    Update #2- the right channel is dead, thankfully the culprit is a bad fuse (hopefully that is it). The left channel sounds good.
    Review Site_ (((AudioPursuit)))
    Founder/Publisher Affordable$$Audio 2006-13.
    Former Staff Member TONEAudio
    2 Ch. System
    Amplifiers: Parasound Halo P6 pre, Vista Audio i34, Peachtree amp500, Adcom GFP-565 GFA-535ii, 545ii, 555ii
    Digital: SimAudio HAD230 DAC, iMac 20in/Amarra,
    Speakers: Paradigm Performa F75, Magnepan .7, Totem Model 1's, ACI Emerald XL, Celestion Si Stands. Totem Dreamcatcher sub
    Analog: Technics SL-J2 w/Pickering 3000D, SimAudio LP5.3 phono pre
    Cable/Wires: Cardas, AudioArt, Shunyata Venom 3
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  • 02guy
    02guy Posts: 21
    excellent find. have the old Sansui jones myself!
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    ;)
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,780
    lightman1 wrote: »
    tat wrote: »
    fat trannies.
    I'm offended.

    That takes a lot. There should be a vanilla badge ...
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    ken brydson wrote: »
    lightman1 wrote: »
    tat wrote: »
    fat trannies.
    I'm offended.

    That takes a lot. There should be a vanilla badge ...

    Hadn't seen you around in a while. Just figured I would carry on your tradition.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    Nice...I have contemplated several times trying to buy off the Goodwill employees to call me when certain items came in....but most of the older ladies working there don't seem like they would play ball.
    I am sure those old ladies would LOVE to play ball, but I am not so certain you are... >:)
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,002
    Sweet find, and she doesn't look half bad at all. Been wanting one myself but around these parts they sell for 400 all day long. Nice score dude.
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  • oldrocker
    oldrocker Posts: 2,590
    Nice find for sure..
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    Sweet find! They were good sounding units!
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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    Update #3- Replacement fuses blew as well. A friend threw $200 cash in my lap, and is taking it up to Gig Harbor Audio in the greater Seattle area for an overhaul. I do get to borrow it once it is retooled.
    Review Site_ (((AudioPursuit)))
    Founder/Publisher Affordable$$Audio 2006-13.
    Former Staff Member TONEAudio
    2 Ch. System
    Amplifiers: Parasound Halo P6 pre, Vista Audio i34, Peachtree amp500, Adcom GFP-565 GFA-535ii, 545ii, 555ii
    Digital: SimAudio HAD230 DAC, iMac 20in/Amarra,
    Speakers: Paradigm Performa F75, Magnepan .7, Totem Model 1's, ACI Emerald XL, Celestion Si Stands. Totem Dreamcatcher sub
    Analog: Technics SL-J2 w/Pickering 3000D, SimAudio LP5.3 phono pre
    Cable/Wires: Cardas, AudioArt, Shunyata Venom 3
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  • warren
    warren Posts: 756
    YIPPY on your quest!!!
    Some final words,
    "If you keep banging your head against the wall,
    you're going to have headaches."
    Warren
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    $175 / 18 years of going into Goodwill once a week for an hour = 18 cents an hour
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    la2vegas wrote: »
    Well that didn't last long. The money will soon be gone as well, all you'll have is another 18 years of frustration. Lol.

    See if you can get your money back and fix it yourself. I scored an AU-20000 and Tu-9900 along with some pioneer ldp's and a B&O Beocenter in a single trip to Goodwill. All for 40 bucks. I flipped it all for over 3k, but I wish I had tha Sansui stuff back today.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited August 2016
    lightman1 wrote: »
    tat wrote: »
    fat trannies.
    I'm offended.

    I bet... You resemble that remark?
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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    Nah, with my hand tremors and sausage fingers working on electronics is nothing more than endless frustration. Took nearly 10 minutes to replace one of the fuses.

    As for the 18 cents, I've picked up plenty of good vinyl. Plus, half the fun is in the hunt!
    Review Site_ (((AudioPursuit)))
    Founder/Publisher Affordable$$Audio 2006-13.
    Former Staff Member TONEAudio
    2 Ch. System
    Amplifiers: Parasound Halo P6 pre, Vista Audio i34, Peachtree amp500, Adcom GFP-565 GFA-535ii, 545ii, 555ii
    Digital: SimAudio HAD230 DAC, iMac 20in/Amarra,
    Speakers: Paradigm Performa F75, Magnepan .7, Totem Model 1's, ACI Emerald XL, Celestion Si Stands. Totem Dreamcatcher sub
    Analog: Technics SL-J2 w/Pickering 3000D, SimAudio LP5.3 phono pre
    Cable/Wires: Cardas, AudioArt, Shunyata Venom 3
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