BeatleFred
Super Member
As much as I associate Sansui with alot of great hi fi items, I dont see these headphones as being worth that much $$. And in the scheme of vintage vs modern, I think modern is probably the way to go when buying headphones. I actually do have a pair of SS-20's that I got on Ebay a few years ago which I bought out of curiosity and they cost nowhere near the price that they just sold for (as you mentioned in the message above).
The SS-20's are big & bulky and I while I havent used them in a while, I dont recall them as having a particualrly good sound that would entice me to not use my AKG K240 or Grado SR-80's anymore. Sansui did make some other SS models in the later 70's which were smaller and more sleek & stylish looking (as shown in their catalogs), but I have yet to see any of these for sale Online.
Well, in my case, since I have owned my wonderful Infinity Renaissance 90 speakers for almost 3 years now, I have hardly used my headphones anymore
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The SS-20's are big & bulky and I while I havent used them in a while, I dont recall them as having a particualrly good sound that would entice me to not use my AKG K240 or Grado SR-80's anymore. Sansui did make some other SS models in the later 70's which were smaller and more sleek & stylish looking (as shown in their catalogs), but I have yet to see any of these for sale Online.
Well, in my case, since I have owned my wonderful Infinity Renaissance 90 speakers for almost 3 years now, I have hardly used my headphones anymore
B/F