Did you see...

[Kale]

Guys, did you see those two Sansui auctions on Yahoo Japan

what to say...

 

[Hyperion]

Oh Heavens - that's horrendous !

 

[Kale]

Oh Heavens - that's horrendous !

Can you imagine what you should to do to get that ultra fast amplifier, such us AU-X11, in normal working condition... Mission Impossible no. xy

 

[Hyperion]

Can you imagine what you should to do to get that ultra fast amplifier, such us AU-X11, in normal working condition... Mission Impossible no. xy

Exactly, that rear panel looks too far gone, if it were me I would probably seek to have a new one made. Maybe even inner chassis parts would need new replacements made.

Of course you would have to strip the entire amplifier to bits, (not a new concept for you Kale ) and replace a great deal more items than one would normally replace, at a guess, including all the rear panel sockets and connectors.

An enormous undertaking.

 

[skippy124]

A bit of elbow grease and that'll buff right out

A pity to see a couple of Sansuis in such neglected condition, seems like euthanasia is the only recourse.

 

[Hyperion]

I wonder if these are Tsunami casualties?

 

[_mano]

Very Sad to see these. Recently I have also noticed a load more coming on Auction with rust and all bent out of shape/busted. May be some have realised there is money to be made from rust.

 

[boarder323]

the 'rat' look is big on some vintage car scenes

 

[skippy124]

I wonder if these are Tsunami casualties?

That is certainly a plausible observation

 

[stereofun]

I wonder if these are Tsunami casualties?

My first thought too :scratch2:

 

[Kale]

Of course you would have to strip the entire amplifier to bits, (not a new concept for you Kale ) and replace a great deal more items than one would normally replace, at a guess, including all the rear panel sockets and connectors.

An enormous undertaking.

As I said... I thing that would be a mission impossible...
Those amplifiers are not good even for spare parts. If sub-case looks like on the pictures, you can imagine how it looks like switches inside, or connectors inside, or graphite layer and silver contacts inside of potentiometers, probably printed circuits on the boards are damaged by corrosion... I think to much unrepairable things you can see in those two amplifiers. So, that optimistic seller only can the bring those two amplifiers to some recycle station... sad but true...

 

[bluesky]

It does look like extensive water damage, underwater... it's over, "another one bites the dust".

 

[bluesky]

A bit of elbow grease and that'll buff right out A pity to see a couple of Sansuis in such neglected condition, seems like euthanasia is the only recourse.

Maybe some WD-40? :scratch2:

 

[toxcrusadr]

If that amp was so fast it should have been able to outrun the water.

 

[Daunia 70]

Damn shame... Literally looks like both were used as boat anchors!

 

[jberger]

The pictures remind me of the famous Marantz receiver "fire survivor" ad. But the Marantz worked...

 

[Kale]

The pictures remind me of the famous Marantz receiver "fire survivor" ad. But the Marantz worked...

The most important word here is ad

 

[goodolpg]

Very valuable units.
Anything from the Titanic brings big money.

 

[caesar56]

No, don't touch those. Those are beyond this world. I've come across a lot of stuff like that when I worked at a recycling company in Japan. Most of it has been rusting under the sun and rain for years. It probably has been looked at before and just ignored. Jap flea bay rats are very clever at selling junk. Most of the second hand audio shops have workers 24/7 snatching and evaluating stuff.

Regards, C.