Sansui BA 2000/ CA 2000 Restoration

Kelly Wilson

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Just got my Sansui I bought awhile back. Amp was a basket case. Preamp was unmolested. I am not a technical guy on the inner workings of electronics. So I can't give a detailed description of the rebuild. I bought this amp and preamp off Craigslist for $300 knowing the amp was fried and someone attempted to fix it. After taking it somewhere else for repair, I found Ed Brown in Apollo Beach, FL. After talking with Ed, and understanding about 10% of what he was saying, I just wanted it done right. After a few weeks, I could not be happier. The amp sounds fantastic. I have only played it with a pair of ADS L910's, and probably won't be playing it with anything else. I have other speakers to pair with it (HPM 100's/ L1230's), but I doubt they will sound any better. Ed replaced the main power caps in the BA 2000 with Mundorfs. He replaced so much in that amp I couldn't begin to remember it all. It was in a garage in Ohio through the winters and had a bunch of hands in it at some point. I've uploaded some pics of the work that was done and parts replaced. If you need work done on stereo equipment, I highly recommend Ed Brown in Apollo beach, FL (813-600-3072). Ed is meticulous and extremely knowledgeable. He will not take shortcuts and is not interested in end a rounds. I can't thank him enough. Thanks Ed!
 

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Congrats on your outstanding $300 purchase. It leaves you lots of wiggle room for the cost of any repairs. You are fortunate to have found someone worthy to open it up & fix it properly. I just purchased the same units but spent way more then you did for mine. Fortunately, I have the same kind of caring, meticulous tech up here in Canada so will at some point have him look it over to see if all is well in there. They are nice looking units and am sure with the right speakers will sound amazing. I am in the process of finding that right pairing of speakers. Enjoy!
 
As you can tell from my avatar...I'm a fan of this set! Had all three pieces (BA/CA2000 and TU9900) all restored by the same tech and he always does a fantastic job. Congrats on getting them professionally restored and enjoy!
 
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