Sansui AU-101 Integrated Amplifier

It may be small but, it is sure a charming little fellow. I've always enjoyed Sansui aesthetics, they've always been quite classy with the black face plates and wood sides. I've had several little Sansui amps and big ones too. I've always enjoy the designs of the early to mid 70s Sansui, from their triple digit series like the AU-505, AU-777, to the AU-7700 which progress to their AU-7900 and even their little receivers like the 441. They always look great and sound great too!

Being of the early 70s design, the AU-101 it has a much more warm signature in comparison to say the G series receivers. I find they often match well with acoustically sealed speakers as there the bass seems to a lot more pronounced. But, that's just me wanting to balance things out. I am sure they will sound great on any speaker design, as long as they're not power hungry!

But, back to the sound. While it is a bit on the warm side, it is not overly boomy or mushy sounding like some other brands. All I can say it's quite lovely to listen too and you have to listen to it to appreciate it or not.

Since, this little guy is only rated at 15wpc into 8ohms. It does sound similar to the AU-555/555a and AU-666/777 and the like but, that's based off memory as those amplifiers are long gone to new homes! But, I guess you could call this amp a pretty "sweet" sounding amplifier. Though, despite being a tiny guy it does have all the necessary inputs like phono, auxiliary, tuner and tape (only 1 tape). But, only one set of speaker can be used with this guy.

I think it would make a great den amplifier or even a nice computer setup. It's in great shape and the best part is that it's been professionally serviced by the Tweakjunkie!

Specifications:
http://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/sansui/au-101.shtml

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