Anyone ever seen 1 of these? Clarion MD-7800
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titanstats
Go Habs Go!
Eh, mid-fi at very best; nobody ever went to the stereo store dying to pick up a Clarion deck. It's what you bought if you couldn't afford Alpine, Blaupunkt, Pioneer, etc.
a_retent
In memory of Trixie woo-woo
I bought the 3-way pair of speakers pictured and that 5 band eq/amp on top of the right stack from a stereo shop in Jacksonville, Fla back in "78 for $125.00 for each unit. Played the hell out of it. Gave my Pioneer 8-track/supertuner FM to my kid, he replaced the belt and put it up for auction and sold for $100. The speaks didn't survive and finally gave it up sometime in "82 but sounded good while they lasted. The 5-band eq/amp I had and used in my office on a 12V pwr supply up to "98 or "99 it's still around here someplace. The sound they put out surprized many that sat in that pickup.
Never knew until now they made anything for the home...the stuff you learn on AK.
dbxdx5
Super Member
Right, I agree that it was "mid-fi" but not entry level as stated previously. I owned Blaupunkt too, and it was not at that level.
Joao_Lxu
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Hi do you have the manuals for this cassette deck? i need them, have searched for them but nothing so far, thanks.
Joao_Lxu
New Member
Hi do you any manuals for this Clarion model ?
Ibemiked
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I don’t have the manual. Maybe try Hifiengine.com
Ibemiked
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I agree with you 100% man! I actually picked up the Amp a few months back! So now I have the Amp & Tape deck. No tuner though.. I doubt I’ll ever find one either.. this stuff is SCARCE! For what I believe is a 50WPC amp that thing sounds great! Nice that it has the Main In/Pre outs too! People who chime in and call this stuff “mid-fi” etc.. seriously have no clue what they’re talking about. Clarion has always made quality car audio and I have to say this attempt at home audio may of been short lived but they definitely made a quality product. Well built stuff for sure. It was far from “cheap” when new too!
I know this thread is a few years old but I just bought this Sansui QT-406 at an auction. I cannot find anything through Google searches for this particular model. I know I will need to get new belts to it up and running. If anyone has any manuals or information on the various belt sizes let me know.
Thanks. I messaged the seller last night and they said they do not ship to Canada. I am going to ask them if they do not mind sharing the belt sizes with me.So it looks like someone may have stuck a Sansui tag on the unit. I need to remove the tag but it looks like a company in Quebec Canada rebranded the Clarion MD-7800 deck. It is probably a QueOn QT-406.
