Cartoons related to the foibles of audiophiles.

aprazer402 wrote: »

EPI 1000's from a local CL ad about a year ago. Asking $1,800.00. No Affil.
The ad went down fairly quick so they probably sold. Pretty tall speakers.

Can anyone ID the piece of gear to the left of the Pioneer RTR?

I believe that's a Sansui receiver to the left of the turntable and
a Nakamichi cassette deck below the Pioneer RTR.

I see a Crown power amp -- and the tuner above it looks like (??) an Akai (rather than the rather sought-after Crown FM tuner of that era). EDIT: Noting the rack handles, the tuner might be Pioneer
as well. The tts are one Pioneer (PL-518 or similar/newer -- maybe the one with a meter on it; I forget the model number) and, by appearances, a Thorens. TD-166 (Mark II), maybe.



The EPI1000s are quite nice. I passed up a chance to get a pair at a very reasonable price a few years ago because I simply, honestly had no place to put them & use them. Still have some regrets about that.

Yes the receiver's a big Sansui, one of the earlier versions of the "G Series", sans digital FM display. Maybe a G-9000 (??) -- but maybe a bigger, badder one, too. Not an expert on that era of Sansuis.



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The irony is that a brownout's probably more likely in 2021 than it was when that cartoon was new.