Mountain Water

My craigslist hunting goes in waves.

It's all luck,

no search apps teasing of missed deals.

Last Sunday this thing popped up.

Just so ya know,

As a seller it's not the best technique 

to post an ad at 9pm with your phone number!

What to do?

I texted with no reply,

figuring there were a dozen other scroungers bothering the poor guy.

The next morning after another text I lost hope,

Oh well.

Then after noon I got lucky and was the chosen one!

I did use a secret trick to seal the deal...

Original owner with the original box!

For 1979 this was in really good shape,

and even came with never installed rack mount handles.

A good excuse to peak at the inside.

Really clean,

the only issue a dent on the top case.

This Sansui au-719 is 90 watts per channel,

usually measuring to 110-120.

This is an integrated amp,

a connected preamp,

no tuner like a receiver.

They were known to cheese out on the construction,

no covers for the dual transformers,

and no mini shields for the boards,

compared to the earlier au-717.

Tested out great for a couple hours,

and now it's in rotation with he big Klipsch La Scala's.

More crispy goodness!

Almost too much for our little room!

TP