Quadrockasaurus
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Sansui QA-7000 Quadraphonic Integrated Amp
Rarity: Rare
Average Sale Price: Unknown
Photo's are my unit....A pretty rare, and pretty cool Sansui Quad Amp. Love the Quad meters..!! It sounds somewhat like my QRX-6500 but a bit lighter in the bass, however my unit needs lots of work so don't take that assessment as gospel. My amp doesn't work out of the rear speakers, so I haven't spent too much time messing around with it. I think I've read this unit does not have the QRX style QS Synth decoders...it's the older "Single Band" ones...
Lots of Quad inputs available here including 3 Quad Aux In's & 2 Quad Tape loops...the Tuner input is also a Quad input. One unusual feature is the level set control which is like a second volume control...not sure what Sansui were thinking here as it's actually kind of annoying. I can't run it more than half way without maxing out the meters....
Another quirk is the 4 channel tape monitor switch...if you switch it to either of the "playback deck 1 or 2" positions, it prevents the "Rec Mode deck 2" switch from switching to the "Decoded Signal" position...locks that switch so you can't move it to there. Alternately, if you move the "Rec Mode Deck 2" to "Decoded Signal" position...it prevents the "Monitor" switch from moving into both the "playback deck 1 or 2" positions. So if your wondering why those switches won't move in certain situations...now you know, they are not jammed, that's how they work... @:
For such a flashy Quad unit it puts out a surprisingly low amount of power (15W x 4)...which might relegate this unit as a pretty curio in my collection, but with the pre-out connection available it could be used as a funky Quad pre-amp into a couple of more powerful stereo power amps...so there's a bit of flexibility there....
A cool looking unit with lots of switches & knobs to play with...
Some Basic QA-7000 Info:
Power Output: 15 Watts (8ohms) x 4 or 40 Watts (8 Ohms) x 2 ...via switch on back.
Weight: 30.0 Lbs.
Inputs/Connections Available:
Phono Inputs x 2
Quad Aux In x 3
Quad Tape Loop In/Out x 2
Stereo Tape Loop In/Out x 1
Quad Pre Out
Quad Main In
Sansui QA-7000 Quadraphonic Integrated Amp
Rarity: Rare
Average Sale Price: Unknown
Photo's are my unit....A pretty rare, and pretty cool Sansui Quad Amp. Love the Quad meters..!! It sounds somewhat like my QRX-6500 but a bit lighter in the bass, however my unit needs lots of work so don't take that assessment as gospel. My amp doesn't work out of the rear speakers, so I haven't spent too much time messing around with it. I think I've read this unit does not have the QRX style QS Synth decoders...it's the older "Single Band" ones...
Lots of Quad inputs available here including 3 Quad Aux In's & 2 Quad Tape loops...the Tuner input is also a Quad input. One unusual feature is the level set control which is like a second volume control...not sure what Sansui were thinking here as it's actually kind of annoying. I can't run it more than half way without maxing out the meters....
Another quirk is the 4 channel tape monitor switch...if you switch it to either of the "playback deck 1 or 2" positions, it prevents the "Rec Mode deck 2" switch from switching to the "Decoded Signal" position...locks that switch so you can't move it to there. Alternately, if you move the "Rec Mode Deck 2" to "Decoded Signal" position...it prevents the "Monitor" switch from moving into both the "playback deck 1 or 2" positions. So if your wondering why those switches won't move in certain situations...now you know, they are not jammed, that's how they work... @:
For such a flashy Quad unit it puts out a surprisingly low amount of power (15W x 4)...which might relegate this unit as a pretty curio in my collection, but with the pre-out connection available it could be used as a funky Quad pre-amp into a couple of more powerful stereo power amps...so there's a bit of flexibility there....
A cool looking unit with lots of switches & knobs to play with...
Some Basic QA-7000 Info:
Power Output: 15 Watts (8ohms) x 4 or 40 Watts (8 Ohms) x 2 ...via switch on back.
Weight: 30.0 Lbs.
Inputs/Connections Available:
Phono Inputs x 2
Quad Aux In x 3
Quad Tape Loop In/Out x 2
Stereo Tape Loop In/Out x 1
Quad Pre Out
Quad Main In
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