Sony XM-801

[Suicide Bobb 5,000+ posts]

Anyone know anything about this amp? I'm about to go trade a couple things for it in an hour or so. I love old Sony, //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif. From what I know, it does 160x1 (rated), and it was manufactured in 1988. I would assume then that it's pretty damn good like anything pre-xplod made by Sony. Louisiana? I figure you might know a thing or two about it...

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[Suicide Bobb 5,000+ posts]

Anyone?

 

[deez283 10+ year member]

Never ran that exact amp but ran a few older ones like the SONY XM-10020 (silver amps) was a pretty clean amp.. I'd snag it up if you can get a deal on it..

 

[Suicide Bobb 5,000+ posts]

It's just an addition to my collection of o/s Sony amps //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I have an XM-3040F (in near perfect condition!), an XM-3021 (silver, like yours), and a home audio STR-6060FW (considered comparable to Mcintosh, it was their first solid-state receiver) //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/greedy.gif.5a53e6246569d7ab79867170f3b06629.gif

Do you happen to have any o/s Sony amps left? I'd love to snag them off you...

 

[Suicide Bobb 5,000+ posts]

Also...

I hooked it up to a battery charger so I could test it in my home, and it sounded pretty much perfect. I'm either going to hook it up in my car tonight, or tomorrow morning. It will be competing against my Earthquake PA-2075, which I consider to be much (not just a little) better sounding than the PPI Art A600.2 I ran a while ago...Not very easy competition as you would imagine //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I'm also in the process of getting the pictures of the guts, and I'll let you guys know how it sounds. From hearing it in my house, I think it will be a tiny bit bass heavy, but with extremely refined bass, and the mid/treble will be very detailed.

 

[deez283 10+ year member]

It's just an addition to my collection of o/s Sony amps //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I have an XM-3040F (in near perfect condition!), an XM-3021 (silver, like yours), and a home audio STR-6060FW (considered comparable to Mcintosh, it was their first solid-state receiver) //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/greedy.gif.5a53e6246569d7ab79867170f3b06629.gif
Do you happen to have any o/s Sony amps left? I'd love to snag them off you...

Nope no longer have any of the sonys.. Really wish I did though, really nice amps imo..

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

I have a set of midbass from that era BNIB ...A couple of cd players ...and an EQ...but those 3 are in poor condition and I haven't seen in a while ...SONY made some good products back in the day ....I have a nice XEC 1000 crossover in good condition stashed away it was from around then..last one I watched on EBAY fetched over $200 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/greedy.gif.5a53e6246569d7ab79867170f3b06629.gif

 

[Suicide Bobb 5,000+ posts]

I have a set of midbass from that era BNIB ...A couple of cd players ...and an EQ...but those 3 are in poor condition and I haven't seen in a while ...SONY made some good products back in the day ....I have a nice XEC 1000 crossover in good condition stashed away it was from around then..last one I watched on EBAY fetched over $200 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/greedy.gif.5a53e6246569d7ab79867170f3b06629.gif

Oh, ok. Figured you would have more...

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

Oh, ok. Figured you would have more...

I've been getting rid of most of my stuff...lately //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Suicide Bobb 5,000+ posts]

I've been getting rid of most of my stuff...lately //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

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[deez283 10+ year member]

Looking around I do have some sony 5 1/4" coaxs that are like new.. they were made in the early 1990's like 93-94 that's it for older sony gear..

 

[Suicide Bobb 5,000+ posts]

Looking around I do have some sony 5 1/4" coaxs that are like new.. they were made in the early 1990's like 93-94 that's it for older sony gear..

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pics or ban!

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

I need to dig out some of my 80's and early 90's Crutchfield catalogs...good refrence for old school gear //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Suicide Bobb 5,000+ posts]

I need to dig out some of my 80's and early 90's Crutchfield catalogs...good refrence for old school gear //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Omg...scan and send pics to me? Those things are pron to me...

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

Omg...scan and send pics to me? Those things are pron to me...

meto...I have 100's of old school car audio Magazines dating back to the late 80's...