dual audio?

Interesting to find out the history on that.  I had a Dual turntable years ago, which was eventually stolen.  I also had a Sansui amp.......and lately when shopping for a cheap TV I found the name Sansui again, but was disappointed to find out that the great Japanese manufacturer also went out of business.  The name was bought by the international conglomerate Orion, which looks to be a part of this group, http://www.thakral.com/aboutus/index.html

Wow, you said AU-111.  That's the integrated amp that I owned...bought it in the service BX in Italy in early 1977, shipped it back with my luggage, and used it for years.  It had a retail of $700+ and I think my price was well over $400.  Finally a channel went out (could have been my fault as I didn't comprehend ohm load at the time).  I had it stored in the attic for a long time and now I'm extremely embarrassed to admit I threw it in the trash in a clean-up frenzy.  While investigating the Sansui brand (after buying the TV), I read that the AU-111 is worth $250 and up, working or not.  I am such an idiot.

Just another of the many things one learns in an audio forum like this.   Btw, the TV was $169 at Best Buy (27") and has a great picture.  A lot of bang for the buck.

For quite some time, I had that amp, the ESS Tempest speakers, Nakamichi cassette deck and a Dual turntable with a Shure V-15 type III cartridge.  Didn't know what I had....

yeah, the local bestbuy was whoring the illuminite combo meal out for their t-day sale. we saw about a half dozen customers that got the blue lighted 12" bandpass w/ dual amp for $129.99!  we've got a new best buy and their new install staff is questionable to say the least so we see a lot of their cheapo product like this.

we've upgraded a couple of the customers after explaining that there was nothing more the adjustment knobs or install coudl do for the system. i just cant believe how many 50 dollar installs and 50 dollar amp kits we sold on the deal! no mouie bueno!