Ian Dozol
New Member
Hello, I have the opportunity to purchase either of:
- Sansui 5000x for $170 USD
- Sansui 3500 stereo receiver for $60 USD
Sansui 5000x has wooden cabinet, supposedly plays fine but lights of front panel (tuner, tuning meter and selector) are too dim or they have gone out:
Sansui 3500 Stereo receiver does not have wooden cabinet, supposedly plays fine, but has a broken antena and is missing the balance knob:
So here are my intentions and thoughts... I plan to use either of these stereo receivers with my SL1200 MK2, also quite often play CDs and sometimes use the AUX to play out of my Mac. The main music I will listen is Jazz (from swing, bebop, and contemporary), World Music, and RnB, ... although I still plan to listen now and then some Funk, Classical, Rock, Pop and Progressive Metal (tool, opeth, etc.).
I would want to have a rich and warm tube like sound. After a lot...and I mean a lot of reading in every single forum, I chose Sansui receivers from early 70s above other options. I am excited about having to purchase something that might require some basic degree of restoration. I figured this would be the best way to learn and understand how a proper receiver / amplifier works. Now, I do not have good knowledge of electronics or soldering. I have repaired a very basic (and crappy) Crosley turntable by changing capacitors and its DC barrel power jack. Not more. I expect either of these purchase to requiere some degree of repair, but having to do a full recap might be too advanced for me now.
I think the 5000x might be better sounding and warmer. I love the wooden cabinet, but it looks sad with its dim light. The 3500 is super rare... I have looked for it in diferent forums in diferent languages (english, french, spanish) and there are only 3 threats connecting to each other with not much info. The only conclusion is that its inside is identical to a Sansui 4000 but with silver top front instead of the typical black. Having a rare item is kind of exciting too. However it has a broken antena and missing knob.
So my question is: Which receiver would you recomend me to purchase? Is fixing the 5000x lights easy? should I chage them to leds? Is the broken antena for the 3500 easy to change for a nicer looking one? are the knobs easy to find? Which would be the best bang for the buck at the long run?
Thanks for your support.
- Sansui 5000x for $170 USD
- Sansui 3500 stereo receiver for $60 USD
Sansui 5000x has wooden cabinet, supposedly plays fine but lights of front panel (tuner, tuning meter and selector) are too dim or they have gone out:
Sansui 3500 Stereo receiver does not have wooden cabinet, supposedly plays fine, but has a broken antena and is missing the balance knob:
So here are my intentions and thoughts... I plan to use either of these stereo receivers with my SL1200 MK2, also quite often play CDs and sometimes use the AUX to play out of my Mac. The main music I will listen is Jazz (from swing, bebop, and contemporary), World Music, and RnB, ... although I still plan to listen now and then some Funk, Classical, Rock, Pop and Progressive Metal (tool, opeth, etc.).
I would want to have a rich and warm tube like sound. After a lot...and I mean a lot of reading in every single forum, I chose Sansui receivers from early 70s above other options. I am excited about having to purchase something that might require some basic degree of restoration. I figured this would be the best way to learn and understand how a proper receiver / amplifier works. Now, I do not have good knowledge of electronics or soldering. I have repaired a very basic (and crappy) Crosley turntable by changing capacitors and its DC barrel power jack. Not more. I expect either of these purchase to requiere some degree of repair, but having to do a full recap might be too advanced for me now.
I think the 5000x might be better sounding and warmer. I love the wooden cabinet, but it looks sad with its dim light. The 3500 is super rare... I have looked for it in diferent forums in diferent languages (english, french, spanish) and there are only 3 threats connecting to each other with not much info. The only conclusion is that its inside is identical to a Sansui 4000 but with silver top front instead of the typical black. Having a rare item is kind of exciting too. However it has a broken antena and missing knob.
So my question is: Which receiver would you recomend me to purchase? Is fixing the 5000x lights easy? should I chage them to leds? Is the broken antena for the 3500 easy to change for a nicer looking one? are the knobs easy to find? Which would be the best bang for the buck at the long run?
Thanks for your support.
