corpblues
AK Member
I seem to have a problem... Too many Sansui receivers.
I bought each of these at estate sales and love the quality of the engineering and build. Thus I seem unable to pass an old Sansui up. Each time I have bought a Sansui receiver unsure if it would work when I got it home. Each time I was rewarded after taking it home, plugging it in and they all worked great. What other 40+ year old device does this? Most new electronics seem to be built at lowest cost possible and with a planned life of 2-3 years. In the 70's many electronics were built with personal pride and the highest possible quality and typically overbuilt. Maybe I am just getting old and romancing the 70's, but there does seem to be something factual to my experience with vintage electronics.
First was the 2000A $40 at an estate sale. The only downside is the lights needs to be replaced and it does not have the wood case. The sound is great but I can tell it does not have the power to drive my four large speaker as well as the G-5500.
Second was the G-5500 $85 at half priced books. This this rocks and is rock solid. This is my daily driver and performs flawlessly. A few of the lights need to be replaced. This one does seem to have the most direct sound and less warm than the 2000A and Eight. For rocking out it is awesome but I tend to like the 2000 and Eight for my jazz and vocal singers.
Third was the Eight $50 at an estate sale (today). It is my new favorite. It is great condition and the case is near perfect, all controls and lights work great. It was missing the power cord, so I was not sure if I was buying a receiver for parts or a working receiver. After fixing up a power cord, it works as if it was new. The sound is more like the 2000A than the G-5500 but with power. Plus seems to have the best turner of the bunch.
Which to sell? What to do? Guess keep them all, but seems I now need a larger man cave.
I bought each of these at estate sales and love the quality of the engineering and build. Thus I seem unable to pass an old Sansui up. Each time I have bought a Sansui receiver unsure if it would work when I got it home. Each time I was rewarded after taking it home, plugging it in and they all worked great. What other 40+ year old device does this? Most new electronics seem to be built at lowest cost possible and with a planned life of 2-3 years. In the 70's many electronics were built with personal pride and the highest possible quality and typically overbuilt. Maybe I am just getting old and romancing the 70's, but there does seem to be something factual to my experience with vintage electronics.
First was the 2000A $40 at an estate sale. The only downside is the lights needs to be replaced and it does not have the wood case. The sound is great but I can tell it does not have the power to drive my four large speaker as well as the G-5500.
Second was the G-5500 $85 at half priced books. This this rocks and is rock solid. This is my daily driver and performs flawlessly. A few of the lights need to be replaced. This one does seem to have the most direct sound and less warm than the 2000A and Eight. For rocking out it is awesome but I tend to like the 2000 and Eight for my jazz and vocal singers.
Third was the Eight $50 at an estate sale (today). It is my new favorite. It is great condition and the case is near perfect, all controls and lights work great. It was missing the power cord, so I was not sure if I was buying a receiver for parts or a working receiver. After fixing up a power cord, it works as if it was new. The sound is more like the 2000A than the G-5500 but with power. Plus seems to have the best turner of the bunch.
Which to sell? What to do? Guess keep them all, but seems I now need a larger man cave.
