Above..
And the fun and obstacles of online thrift stores or collectors with amplifiers.
I must admit that sometimes I am looking what is going round. Found my current Pioneer SA5300 of my second setup this way for a bit and have it fully restored. I never want to start collections, so if I would buy one I would sell the Pioneer.
But then the question
I found online a serviced edition in good optical state Sansui Au2900 for about 180 euro’s. Probably not near mint as the example above shows, but getting there . A mint one adds another hundred on the market (280 euro).
So in the bubble of the make and type market it is not a bad thing. But it is in a price range that I would think, if it would be till 100 euros I would probably do it. If “a product” be a 1000 euro market value and desirable I would drive a bit farther to audition it, but now it is a bit in the twilight zone.
The doubt in that I might like it or that I would virtually swap a “golden age” Pioneer amp for a same “golden age era” Sansui amp for the purpose on hindsight of seeing a different amp; as in.. they might sound-wise be almost identical. And if it is Quad (owned one), Rotel or Sansui. I am not really into the museum-side of things of emotional value and don’t want to start there either.
Do or don’t? Or the same doubts?
Any lights for this to shine on from an experience point of view?
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