Vintage Sansui AU 20000 // Integrated Amplifier / Professional Series

170 watts of something to behold. The AU-20000 was the biggest integrated amp that Sansui ever made, and is a true work of art from a sonic and industrial design perspective. From a collector's perspective, this is one of Sansui's three kings. From our perspective, the AU20K is the most stunning Sansui piece all around. The cabinet on this piece has a couple of scuff marks, but you won't notice them at a listening distance. It's been fully serviced, and sounds gorgeous. Peak Sansui.

PRODUCTION

1975-78

CONDITION

9/10

ORIG. MSRP

$1000

RESTORATION

• Full 30-point service check
• Cleaned controls, switches, and chassis

SPECS

Type  Solid State Power Amplifier

Power Output  170 watts per channel into 4 and 8Ω; 85 watts per channel into 16Ω

Load Impedance  4, 8 and 16Ω

Power bandwidth  20Hz to 20kHz at or below rated min

Total Harmonic Distortion  less than 0.05% at or below rated min

Intermodulation Distortion  less than 0.05% at rated RMS power output

RIAA Curve Deviation (Phono)  +0.2 dB, -2 dB (30 to 15,000 Hz)

Channel Separation  better than 55 dB (phono); 60 dB (tuner/aux/tape); 100 dB (amp)

Hum and Noise (IHF)  better than 70 dB (phono); 80 dB (tuner/aux/tape); 100 dB (amp)

Input Sensitivity and Impedance  1,5 mV, 3 mV, 6 mV / 30 k, 50 k, 100 k Ω (Phono 1); 1,5 mV, 3 mV, 6 mV / 50 k Ω (Phono 2); 130 mV / 50 k Ω (Tuner); 130 mV / 50 k Ω (Aux); 130 mV (tape)

Max. Input Capability  more than 350 mV RMS at 0.05% distortion

Recording Output  130 mV (PIN), 30 mV (DIN)

Bass Adjustment  +10 dB -10 dB at 30 Hz

Midrange Adjustment  +5 dB -5 dB at 1,500 Hz

Treble Adjustment  +10 dB -10 dB at 20.000 Hz

Low Pass  -3 dB at 20 Hz (12 dB/oct); -3 dB at 40 Hz (12 dB/oct)

High Pass  -3 dB at 7 kHz (6 dB/oct); -3 at 12 kHz (12 dB/oct)

Muting  0 dB, -10 dB, -30 dB

Power Requirements  100. 120. 220. 240 V 50/60 Hz

Dimensions  18.125"W x 7"H x 15.75"D

Weight  49.8 lbs.

THE HISTORY OF SANSUI

Sansui was founded in 1947 in Tokyo Japan. Started as a transformer manufacturer, Sansui produced various audio products for more than fifty years. In its heyday, somewhere between the late 1970’s and the mid 1980’s, Sansui was a well known brand all over the world. The name “Sansui” means “Mountain and Water.” The...
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LINER NOTES

Sansui's AU/TU Series of stereo in­tegrated amplifiers and stereo FM/AM tuners has received the highest praise, and has gathered the most devoted fol­lowing of audiophiles, of any series of high fidelity components we have ever manufactured. Since its introduction more than a decade ago, the series has always represented not only the latest and most advanced technical develop­ments and applications in the industry but also the finest in user-oriented con­veniences, design, and innovations.

In this brochure we are proud to in­troduce the latest in the Sansui AU/TU Series. They are the most powerful, most accurate, most dependable stereo components yet to join the series, and they represent at the very highest pro­fessional level the famed Sansui tonal quality standards in every respect.

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