A Sansui QSD-1000 is missing...if he sent it away for some reason like mods, or repairs, then there might be an email trail in his computer..
Great minds, as they say. I enjoyed a fascinating day immersed in Cai's email archives...
In the fall of 2003, Hajime offered to sell a new, yes never been plugged in, QSD-1000 he found in a guitar amp box in the basement of a studio. He was able to purchase it. He offered to sell it to Cai for $600. Cai had a QSD-1 he was very happy with, and asked Hajime his opinion about whether the QSD-1000 was better.
Hajime replied:
"I like the sound QSD-1 than QSD-1000.
That is my personal opinion.
QSD-1 sound has dynamic music passion. D1000 sounds more gently and silky. D1000 sounds very clean because electric distortion and noise level is lower than QSD-1 because D1000 circuit has FET phase shifting and has excellent electric parts.
But after all, I like QSD-1 sound than D1000.
Music passion is the most important for me.
I do not think it depends on three band or single band decoding.
But D1000 looks very very nice.
It's for audiophile gears like as Mark Levinson!
I call D1000 "QS black beauty"."
Cai decided not to buy the unit because he loved his QSD-1. Hajime sold it on eBay for $1500.
When I was getting ready to start selling equipment on eBay, several members offered information. Three of them mentioned Cai's QSD-1000, so I assumed he had one. I don't know where the information that he owned one originated. He could have purchased one recently but there is nothing mentioned in emails, so I doubt it.
The lost has not been found, because it does not exist! Mystery solved.
We now return to figuring out where the other CD4-1000s are...
Judie
