I have come to the realization that at my age, I pretty much have to get rid of my cherished stuff, because when I depart the Earth, this stuff may just end up in the dump! Fact of life.
So, my pride and joy of 1976 was my Sansui QRX-999 receiver, which I bought at the Audio Exchange in Naples Italy when I was in the Navy. I carried this mother through the town, onto the launch boat, then up the fan tail of the USS Independence (my home, an Aircraft Carrier) and into my AMD shop. At 71, I look back at that feat (carrying the heavy box up the stairs of the fan tail) and can hardly believe that I actually did than myself. Ah, youth.
So, Next week I am going to list this thing on eBay but figured I'd post the info here first so you could all check it out. I haven't used it in maybe 10 years so it's time to let it go. This unit was restored back around 2002 by Quad Bob, and in that restoration he added the line in/line out connectors for the pre-amped quad audio. You can see those additional connectors on the back. I never used them so I cannot speak to them at all.
Anyway, here are some pictures for you all to check out. If you want to make me an offer, send me a PM, but honestly, I am not going to give it away. I don't want to sell it to a flipper. Letting it ride on eBay is fine with me. As for the condition, I was able to test it using headphones, as I don't have speakers to connect to it. I connected a Q8 player and listened and watched the needles. The amps are fine. All 4 channels work this way. See the recently added video I added after the pictures, and in Post #18. QRX-9001's have been selling on eBay, even in a non-functional state, for over $1000, working units for 2 or 3 times that, and this is a 999. So there you go.
The pictures are at least fun to look at! You can zoom in fairly deep as these are big files
So, my pride and joy of 1976 was my Sansui QRX-999 receiver, which I bought at the Audio Exchange in Naples Italy when I was in the Navy. I carried this mother through the town, onto the launch boat, then up the fan tail of the USS Independence (my home, an Aircraft Carrier) and into my AMD shop. At 71, I look back at that feat (carrying the heavy box up the stairs of the fan tail) and can hardly believe that I actually did than myself. Ah, youth.
So, Next week I am going to list this thing on eBay but figured I'd post the info here first so you could all check it out. I haven't used it in maybe 10 years so it's time to let it go. This unit was restored back around 2002 by Quad Bob, and in that restoration he added the line in/line out connectors for the pre-amped quad audio. You can see those additional connectors on the back. I never used them so I cannot speak to them at all.
Anyway, here are some pictures for you all to check out. If you want to make me an offer, send me a PM, but honestly, I am not going to give it away. I don't want to sell it to a flipper. Letting it ride on eBay is fine with me. As for the condition, I was able to test it using headphones, as I don't have speakers to connect to it. I connected a Q8 player and listened and watched the needles. The amps are fine. All 4 channels work this way. See the recently added video I added after the pictures, and in Post #18. QRX-9001's have been selling on eBay, even in a non-functional state, for over $1000, working units for 2 or 3 times that, and this is a 999. So there you go.
The pictures are at least fun to look at! You can zoom in fairly deep as these are big files