SAE "Mark" Series
I tried to hold off on collecting any of this series, but I just could not stay away. Staying true with the rest of my collection, I decided to assemble a black faced rack mount and a black faced non rack euro system using along with a few select champagne gold components.

SAE Mark VI and VIB Tuners
I have really become to appreciate the quality and good looks of the Mark VI and VI-B tuners. I was lucky enough to get two each of both models with the black faced rack mount face plates. I also try to obtain the champagne versions when they pop up locally.

SAE R-2 Rack

1. SAE BP-1 Rack Filler Panel

2. California Audio Labs Tercet CD Player

3. SAE Mark VIII Tuner

4. SAE 1M Preamplifier

5. SAE 1B Preamplifier

6. SAE Mark XXVII Graphic Equalizer

7. SAE Mark IIICM Amplifier

The picture on the far right is the cable that came with the 1B and 1M preamplifier enabling the user to back feed the amp into the preamplifier to use the speaker selector switch on the from panel. Most of these have been lost over the years so it is unusual to find a preamp that still has it.

 

1. SAE Mark 1M preamplifier

2. SAE Mark XVII Graphic Equalizer

3. SAE Mark 1B Preamplifier

4. SAE Mark VIII Tuner

5. SAE Mark IVDM Amplifier

6. SAE Mark IIICM Amplifier (not shown - on its way for Germany)

 Besides the black faced rack mount components, I have become quite enamored with the non-rack mount components that were manufactured for the European market All units are installed in the appropriate optional walnut cabinets. I find the black units in the walnut cabinets much more appealing than the champagne gold units in the walnut cabinets. Now I need to find the euro version of the Mark IV-B tuner. I already have the walnut cabinet, so the search continues......
 

This is the optional fan kit for the Mark IIIC and IIICM amplifiers. It attached on the top side of the heat sinks on the rear of the unit.

1. SAE Mark XXV Amplifier

2. SAE Mark XXVII Graphic Equalizer (OEM-ed for EAS)

3. SAE Mark IVDM Amplifier

4. SAE Mark IIICM Amplifier

5. SAE Mark XXIV Amplifier

6. SAE Mark XXXIIV Amplifier

These are the champagne gold SAE components I have obtained. I choose these pieces because they are all on the rare side.

PLEASE SEE MY "SAE SPEAKERS" AND "MARK SPECS" PAGES FOR INFORMATION ON "MARK" SERIES SPEAKERS