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Wow those look great. GLWS

Love those vintage Sansui! Great job 👍

I picked up a pair of those a couple years ago. Great speakers! I think you'd have to move up to floor standing models to get a significant upgrade.

Did you try pulling them out from the rear wall some? The passive radiators on the the back usually need some room to breathe.

Those are all really nice vintage amps. Hard to go wrong with any of those, really. I gravitate towards Sansui, but I like the other brands also. I would probably see if any work or service has been done, like new capacitors etc.

Glad it worked out! I love those vintage Sansuis.

Nice!!

Aw dang, sorry that's a shame. Stock Lascalas are pretty robust, and being stored in the garage for a bit shouldn't cause that issue.

Cool, let us know what you end up with! I see some neat hand-made tube preamps on Ebay also.

What's wrong with the NAD? I have a couple of those 1600 and they sound great. There's a retro magazine review online that raved about it, I think Audio magazine. Too bad modern preamp don't have all the nice eq options like Loudness and Bass EQ. It could probably use a recap with modern capacitors, if you have a stereo tech in your area. Replacing caps isn't too hard, really, if you know how to solder. You could get some high quality film caps to use in sections where applicable also. There are often recap kits on eBay, and there's a seller on Reverb who will custom make recap kits upon request. He's out of Ohio, where I'm at. Anyway, good look with your search! I've heard good things about modern Parasound preamps, and I'm sure modern NAD preamps are nice too.

I think you'll really enjoy them! I've always liked Parasound amps and I still use an older NAD preamp sometimes. Those older Pioneer turntables are nice also. Sounds like you'll have a great setup! Keep us updated

My KLF30s and my buddy's KLF20s are solid with good bracing and no loose panels. I've read some version KLFs might need panels reglued. If yours are solid, then it sounds like you have a good pair. Enjoy!

Lol! 😉

Yup! Crites Ti diaphragms are great. I've used them in all models that have a version of that tweeter. I recap also, which also improves clarity. 👍

What do you cross your tweeters at? I'm assuming that's the Beyma CP-25? Looks nice! I have some of those EV horns and Beyma tweeters to play with eventually on some Lascalas.

Good job! 👍I'm glad it's back to normal.

Where did you get the mumps 510s from? Klipsch directly? Nice!

Those look really great! Congrats

Maybe there's some dirt or dust in there too. You can get some sticky notes or tape and slide it around the circular magnet gap where the diaphragm slides into. Just be careful not to bend the coil. Worth a shot!

Perhaps the diaphragm position needs to be adjusted slightly on your midrange driver inside. I had this issue when I installed titanium diaphragms in a pair of those drivers. Unbolt or unscrew the horn from the driver, loosen the screws to the diaphragm, adjust it around slightly till you don't hear the distortion. It may not be aligned correctly.

How to the Klipsch drivers compare to the JBL, sound quality wise? Those look great!

Are using the same horn drivers for your comparisons? Are the EVs 16 ohms like the Klipsch? That would make a difference in the crossover point.

Looks good inside! I can't really say if it's a step up, since I've never heard one. I have read that some 881 units have a hum that is fixed by tightening the transformer bolts, I believe. I was just reading about that on the Sansui forum on the www.AudioKarma.org website. https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?forums/exclusively-sansui.39/ You can always post there for more input from Sansui fans. I'm sure it's a nice sounding unit. You could always look into their integrated amps, which I would consider a step up for probably the same money. These usually need to be checked out also, however, for corrosive glue that needs to be scraped off the board in some spots. Not a big deal. Anyway, good luck and let us know what you end up with!

That's a nice top of the line Sansui, but price is a bit high in my opinion. Unless it's been completely rebuilt with new capacitors. The 8080, 9090, G8000, G9000 are the more commonly sought after since they have more power. The early model Eight and Eight Deluxe are sought after also. I do have a 221 from that series, and it amazes me how good it sounds for a little guy!

I would definitely check the dust cap. I had that issue on a couple Klipsch models using these poly cones. Some clear Aleene's craft glue works well.