Last fall I bought a pair of Sansui SP 70s. At the time I had never heard or seen them before and almost a year later I still have never seen another pair for sale. I used them for a month or two and ended up liking them but I bought a few other sets of speakers and they ended up in the closet. A few days ago I was cleaning out the closet and found them and decided to use them again for one of the bedroom systems. I have a Kenwood KA 3500 integrated that I really like so I decided to use that one.
And just like the title says, I heard them again for the first time. With 40 watts of power they sound great. The 8in woofer with a decent size cabinet means tight clean bass that blows away the SP 2000s I had for a short time. The 70s are the only Sansui speaker I have ever heard that I have liked. I had just replaced my recapped CS88s with the 70s and that kind of bass is hard to compete with, but after getting them adjusted and listening to them for an hour I really like them. Stacked on top of them are a pair of KLH 17s hooked to a Sony STR 5800 and the Sansuis take it to them bass wise and compete in all other areas about the same, which was a big surprise.
I like having a few pairs of speakers in the closet just for things like this.......change is a great thing, especially when it is free and easy to do. My front Marantz system pretty much stays the same but the bedroom systems change all of the time.
And just like the title says, I heard them again for the first time. With 40 watts of power they sound great. The 8in woofer with a decent size cabinet means tight clean bass that blows away the SP 2000s I had for a short time. The 70s are the only Sansui speaker I have ever heard that I have liked. I had just replaced my recapped CS88s with the 70s and that kind of bass is hard to compete with, but after getting them adjusted and listening to them for an hour I really like them. Stacked on top of them are a pair of KLH 17s hooked to a Sony STR 5800 and the Sansuis take it to them bass wise and compete in all other areas about the same, which was a big surprise.
I like having a few pairs of speakers in the closet just for things like this.......change is a great thing, especially when it is free and easy to do. My front Marantz system pretty much stays the same but the bedroom systems change all of the time.
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