Couldn't Resist...

[John Daly]

Buying these off a second hand site in Belgium. I have a friend living near and he picked them up for me. Paid 100 Euro and he said there's not a mark anywhere. Akai sold this gear in the 70's and 80's under the Tensai name ( Have no clue why? ) Anyway, nostalgia got the better of me as my Dad had a Tensai rig back in the day. I'm on the hunt now for a matching tuner...

 

[boza]

Very nice. they do look mint.

 

[macyjrm]

Indeed they do look mint. Congratulations. Wife and I visited your beautiful country in 2016. Wicklow was our first stop after departing the airport in Dublin. One of the more desirable spots on earth if you ask me. Just lovely!

 

[John Daly]

Indeed they do look mint. Congratulations. Wife and I visited your beautiful country in 2016. Wicklow was our first stop after departing the airport in Dublin. One of the more desirable spots on earth if you ask me. Just lovely!

Glad you liked Wicklow and Ireland macyjrm Hope the weather was kind to you also!

 

[quaddriver]

man it looks like it was birthed from a fisher 7000

 

[Balifly]

Buying these off a second hand site in Belgium. I have a friend living near and he picked them up for me. Paid 100 Euro and he said there's not a mark anywhere. Akai sold this gear in the 70's and 80's under the Tensai name ( Have no clue why? ) Anyway, nostalgia got the better of me as my Dad had a Tensai rig back in the day. I'm on the hunt now for a matching tuner...

FYI:

"Akai manufactured and badged most of its imported hi-fi products with the Tensai brand (named after the Swiss audio and electronics distributor Tensai International[citation needed].

Tensai International was Akai's exclusive distributor for the Swiss and Western European markets until 1988."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akai

 

[Bodyblue]

Well how does it sound and what speakers are you running with it?

Lately I have been on an integrated buying binge and have been looking for the more unusual items. I doubt I will ever see one of those but still interested in hearing about it.

 

[John Daly]

FYI:

"Akai manufactured and badged most of its imported hi-fi products with the Tensai brand (named after the Swiss audio and electronics distributor Tensai International[citation needed].

Tensai International was Akai's exclusive distributor for the Swiss and Western European markets until 1988."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akai

Great info....Thank you!

 

[John Daly]

Well how does it sound and what speakers are you running with it?

Lately I have been on an integrated buying binge and have been looking for the more unusual items. I doubt I will ever see one of those but still interested in hearing about it.

They are still with my buddy in Belgium....He's going to package them up and be sent via courier we've used in the past who does weekly runs from Ireland to Poland ( Via Belgium ).
Looking forward to hearing them, My main living room rig consists of Onkyo 504 feeding a pair Cerwin Vega CLS 215.....The Tensai set will be my kitchen system, have the perfect space ready for them. I have a small 2 way set of Wharfdale speakers to go with them but may get better speakers depending on how it sounds. Still chasing a matching tuner...