Re-doing the sound system in the rig. I already had the turntable, purchased in Goshen last year during the rally. This past weekend, I ran across this vintage Sansui 2000X receiver at a nearby thrift store for $5.00. Turns out it is in really good shape for its age (according to the serial number, it was built in August, 1971). Ran some contact cleaner through all the knobs and buttons this evening and hooked it all up. Sounds great. It'll need a few minor part replacements over time, but nothing critical right now.
This is not the final resting place for everything. The receiver is going in one of the overhead cabinets. The turntable already gets wrapped in a throw and set on the theater seat when traveling, to minimize beating it up during travel. The speakers (new Klipsch R-14M's) will be solidly mounted somewhere on that shelf, probably at either end of the TV (they were purchased with size in mind so that they'd fit under the TV).
When all is said and done, the phono will go to one of the phono inputs, the TV will go to the Aux input and will handle signal switching for the TV, Blu-Ray player, Apple TV and the Mac Mini. Extra bonus, there are two pairs of amp outputs on the receiver (A and B). A will drive the indoor speakers, B the outdoor speakers.
Final disposition for the Jensen unit and built-in speakers is that we plan on building a pull-out desktop to put in that spot with probably a drawer to the left side of it. Still planning that out.
