Andrewavich 8 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) Hi everyone I haven’t had a chance to power these on yet but scored these on the weekend: - Harman Kardon Citation 17s Preamp - Harman Kardon Citation 19 Power amplifier AND Sansui: - AU 217 Integrated Amp - TU 217 Tuner - SC 1110 Cassette - SP L150 Speakers These were purchased from the original owner, who bought them new in 1978. It’s nice to know there are still good HiFi components to be found ‘in the wild’, without paying stupid money Note - I wasn't familiar with anything other than the AU 217 prior to sale (Currently, searching the web for service manuals etc). I plan to clean pots/switches and attend to the dented tweeter dust cap (and delete gumtree/FB Marketplace accounts haha) Thanks for reading - will add some info after I've had a listen 👍 Edited January 11 by Andrewavich Two posts merged to one 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewavich 8 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 (edited) Still haven’t had a chance to listen, but I opened the HK Power Amplifier to clean dust and it’s had a recap in 1999 (Date and initials in pencil inside) The brackets are covering the values but they are Trobo capacitors. Is it likely this would have been an upgrade? (or a repair?) There’s also a hole underneath them, and a cover plate mounted on standoffs (Extra clearance?) Thanks Edited January 17 by Andrewavich Content merged 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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Jventer 1,709 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Interesting to hear your view? By the way - there is a Citation amp for sale on Audiogon 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewavich 8 Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 (edited) On 11/01/2021 at 1:42 PM, Jventer said: Interesting to hear your view? By the way - there is a Citation amp for sale on Audiogon Wowsers - that HK gear on Audiogon is pricey. The Citation 19 power amp sounds fantastic. I hooked it up to my Dali 4a speakers, and also the Sansui SP L150. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms was an experience! Unfortunately, the Citation 17s preamp is only coming out the left channel, so that’ll be on the bench next weekend. Extremely pleased with the gear overall 😊👍 Edited January 26 by Andrewavich Typo 3 Link to post Share on other sites
audiofeline 2,431 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 The power amp looks very solid. Seems like you got a good buy. Enjoy. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
pete_mac 4,082 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Congrats on the Sansui gear - I saw that ad but was too late in responding. You scored an absolute bargain right there. The SP-L150 really piqued my interest. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewavich 8 Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 4 hours ago, pete_mac said: Congrats on the Sansui gear - I saw that ad but was too late in responding. You scored an absolute bargain right there. The SP-L150 really piqued my interest. Thanks, I was very fortunate indeed. The SP-L150 have enormous cabinets, and look the part. However, the warmer overall sound was perhaps a negative, depending on preferences. Is this the ‘Sansui sound’ people seem to love or hate? In comparison with a pair of Dali 4a (both Dali and Sansui were new to me and conveniently co-located in the garage), the SP-L150s are a fun listen, but the 10-year-younger Dali’s (with their Vifa drivers) were much more realistic sounding (I’m not great at describing speakers). At some point, I’ll try to capture the SP-L150s frequency response with a USB mic I have. Cheers FYI - My preferred day-to-day speakers are Scandyna (Dynaco) A25 👍 Link to post Share on other sites
muon* 2,994 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 (edited) Sansui were famous for their Amps, Tuners/Receivers and the higher end TT's, not for their speakers or cassette decks ect'. Edited January 27 by muon* 2 Link to post Share on other sites
pete_mac 4,082 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, Andrewavich said: Thanks, I was very fortunate indeed. The SP-L150 have enormous cabinets, and look the part. However, the warmer overall sound was perhaps a negative, depending on preferences. Is this the ‘Sansui sound’ people seem to love or hate? To be honest, Sansui's older speakers aren't fantastic in my experience. The "Sansui Sound" applies moreso to their amps and receivers and tuners etc. I was more intrigued by the SP-L150s due to rumoured similarities and/or ties to JBL. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Wimbo 2,404 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 41 minutes ago, pete_mac said: I was more intrigued by the SP-L150s due to rumoured similarities and/or ties to JBL. Look like JBL's to me. Funny too, Harmon was the importer of HK and JBL back in the late 70's and into the 80's. I used to sell them. They were in North Ryde near Macquarie Centre. Link to post Share on other sites
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