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au-20000

  1. KeithD

    Comparison of boards in Sansui Definition and Professional series

    A while back I looked at the service manuals to determine which boards were used in multiple units in Sansui's Definition series and Professional series: AU-9900, AU-11000, AU-20000, BA-3000, CA-3000 (did not look at the BA-5000). Also included the next generation of these units: AU-9900A...
  2. T

    Sansui AU-20000 Question

    Looking for some advice/comments from anyone who owns/owned/serviced a Sansui AU-20000. Picked one up late last year and it is in my queue for detailed testing and restoration in the next few weeks. Unit appears to be original and was well taken care of by the previous owner. So, I must admit...
  3. KeithD

    Sansui AU-20000 vs AU-9900

    Looks like an AU-20000 is going to come for sale locally through a mutual friend. My Sansui gear is in my signature list. I have had an AU-9900 (that I restored) for several years. I'm wondering if there would be any sonic difference between a 20000 and a 9900? I feel like the 20000 would be...
  4. U

    Need Bias Current Help with Sansui AU-20000 (0 mv)

    Hi everyone, I'm experiencing an issue with my Sansui AU-20000 amplifier. When I set the low pass filter on the front panel, the amp goes into protection mode, and a loud pop is heard from the speakers. The amp is quite old, so I decided to recap all the boards and change some transistors...
  5. Will_Emanuel

    Another AU-20000 Restoration

    Hello all, The time is come for me to document a complete restoration I recently finished on an AU-20000. I first want to thank @mattsd for his restoration thread, as I used that as a baseline when starting this restoration. I was unable to find a single complete BOM for the unit on AK, so I...
  6. Shujaa

    Help on Sansui AU-20000

    No sound. Just want to do basic troubleshooting. It turns on fine, the protector light turns on and stays on. My input in AUX, I also tried tuner. No sound at all. Any suggestions? Thanks
  7. mattsd

    Sansui AU-20000 Restoration and Upgrade Thread

    I recently got this amp from a very good friend to completely restore and upgrade where possible. This is one of my all time favorite amps, the looks and sound are amazing. The front end is completely modular, all the boards except for the tape copy board (F-2503) can be taken out and...
  8. joestcyr

    AU-20K F-2512 3 LEGGED ELECTROLYTIC CAPS?

    Hello all, After having a covid-hiatus, Being back to work full time is really cutting in on my au20k project. i spent most of that time just dismantling, labeling,identifying/ ordering parts, etc for this monster. My question of the day concerns the F-2512 connector circuit board...
  9. Sansui AU-20000 VU meter

    Sansui AU-20000 VU meter

    Closeup shot of the right VU meter on my Sansui AU-20000.
  10. Sansui AU-20000 inside

    Sansui AU-20000 inside

    Inside shot of Sansui AU-20000 showing power supply transormer, capacitors, and heatsinks.
  11. Sansui AU-20000 back

    Sansui AU-20000 back

    Backside of Sansui AU-20000 integrated amp.
  12. Sansui AU-20000

    Sansui AU-20000

    Sansui AU-20000 Integrated Amp.
  13. Sansui AU-20000

    Sansui AU-20000

    Sansui AU-20000 Integrated Amp.
  14. Sansui Professional Series

    Sansui Professional Series

    Top to bottom, left to right: TU-9900 BA-2000 center stack: BA-2000 CA-2000 BA-2000 TU-9900 CA-2000 right stack: AU-20000 (Definition Series) AU-11000 AU-9900 AU-11000
  15. Sansui Professional Series

    Sansui Professional Series

    Top to bottom, left to right: TU-9900 BA-2000 center stack: BA-2000 CA-2000 BA-2000 TU-9900 CA-2000 right stack: AU-20000 (Definition Series) AU-11000 AU-9900 AU-11000
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