We originally started out just restoring the QRX9001/etc. series, but over the years we have been asked to restore most everything that Sansui has made before about 1980. At this point we have restored hundreds of Sansuis, and we know them, inside and out. We do about 150 restorations a year.
There are a lot of techs out there that don’t want to do restorations. They particularly don’t want to do recapping, I think mainly because they make mistakes and then have a whole new problem to troubleshoot. It’s a shame, because repairing an old piece of stereo gear without doing a recap/restore just means that more problems will appear soon. In addition to the repair, many parts should be replaced.
All these old Sansuis are almost 40 years old or more now. We don’t do repairs per se because with electronics this old, the customer will have another problem within a few months to a year, and it’s very upsetting when that happens, after paying shipping, and repair costs. It’s usually only a bit more to restore the whole thing, which is much better in the long run.
The thing about doing a restoration, is this… we don’t trouble shoot whatever is wrong with your Sansui, which can take hours to find the specific problem. We just jump in and first recap and then do all the other replacements, repairs and fixes we have learned for each model over the years. When we’re done with all that, 85% of the time, the original problem has just disappeared. So… we didn’t rack up a whole bunch of hours trying to find the problem, we spent that time instead renewing your unit, giving it a new lease on life. We expect, and our customers seem to be getting, many more years of like new performance.
We know what we’re doing, when it comes to these classic Sansuis. And we really do what we say we do, unlike a lot of shops that give you some song and dance and really don’t change out ALL the caps. Here’s our proof…
