To our customers and fans:
It is with great sorrow that we announce our founder, Jim Showker, passed away on Friday, March 30th, 2018. He will be dearly missed. Jim’s son, Justin, and the rest of the staff here at Vintage Stereos intend to carry on his work into the future.
We made this page as a dedication to Jim- to hold his many words of wisdom and display some of his other hobbies. Jim had so much knowledge to share about restoring Sansuis and he really cared about helping others who were also enthusiastic about the subject. If you care to dig deep into what he has to say, there’s a lot of incredibly valuable information in here. Check out it out:
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Shop Action
A time capsule of what business was like in the shop back in the day.
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Secret Stuff
Some of this is repetitive, but is worth reading through. I’ve done a lot of
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9090 Series
The 9090 series of receivers which includes the 8080 and 7070, along with the db
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Restoration Tips
Here’s a few things we have learned, mostly the hard way, about working on these
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Restoring the 9001
The Sansui QRX was built from late 1976 to 1979. It is the best of
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Electrolytic Reliability
Real World Electrolytic Reliability And Aging Electrolytic caps are a deep subject. You can find
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FM Follies
If you’re new to this, and really interested, you might want to scroll down and
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The Rare Sansui Project
The Rarest Sansui Project Having a tiny little company that is just about the only
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Aeroprakt A26 Conversion
Getting the Ukraine Plaine I wanted, An Aeroprakt A26 to A20 conversion Imagine having a