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Did Sansui ever do any good CD Players?

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riffer

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I am toying around with putting together an all-Sansui system - maybe AU317/TU317 etc.

Obviously, this was well before CD's, but I was wondering if Sansui ever came along with something half-decent in their later years that I could slip in without breaking the all-Sansui theme?

Thanks, Rob
 
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Hummm???
I´m not sure, but I doubt it.
Sansui was long past its prime by the time CD hit the market.
Jorge
 
Actually, they did have a couple of very very high end CD players to go along with the Alpha amps, CDXXXX, Hopefully someone else can offer specifics but I have heard from other Sansui enthusiasts that Sansui did indeed put out a couple of very nice units before them closing shop fer good......
 
Shelby is correct about their being CD players produced to mate with Sansui's ultra rare ultra expensive Alpha series of amps and pre's but good luck finding one stateside. AFAIK these were Asian market only. Sansui never bothered to send any quality CD players over here.

Mike
 
They had some nice players in their high-end "Vintage" series. This I remember circa 1990. Julian Hirsch reviewed the TOTL unit around that time.
 
Like this "Alpha" here?
Beautiful unit!!

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ProAc_Fan said:
Shelby is correct about their being CD players produced to mate with Sansui's ultra rare ultra expensive Alpha series of amps and pre's but good luck finding one stateside. AFAIK these were Asian market only. Sansui never bothered to send any quality CD players over here.

Mike
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The real question is what OEM was used by Sansui for their laser pickups. I don't recall, and most manufacturers did not make their own.

You WILL be needing a pickup in the not-too-distant future. The most common ones were Sony, Sanyo and Philips. Sonys are still available (e.g. KSS-210A). Sanyos are still available (e.g. SF91). Philips are hard to find any more.

Perhaps someone can identify the OEM on the pickup.

Fred Longworth
San Diego, CA
 
Crooner that CD player was expensive but that doesn't make it "great". A lot of Yammys and Pioneers and Denons were over $1,000 in the mid 80's as well but technologically speaking they are dinosaurs and sound like one too. I'd assume that a $40 Koss DVD player would outperform that CD player 8 ways to Sunday.

Mike
 
riffer,

I absolutely love the looks of the 317- my favorite looking tuner in the x17 series (since unlike the non-lighted 217 it actually has lighted dials and meters).

However I've seen the 317s command around $100 or more lately. A 517 which is far superior can usually be had for $125-$175, and is very close to the performance of a 717. I had planned on a 517 since the difference is so nominal, but ended up with a really nice 717 only because of the condition and the $175 price.

Good luck with your system! I run a 317 amp myself and like it very much (though once again, for $50 to $75 you can step up to the much heartier 517s, worth the investment).
 
thedelihaus said:
riffer,

I absolutely love the looks of the 317- my favorite looking tuner in the x17 series (since unlike the non-lighted 217 it actually has lighted dials and meters).

However I've seen the 317s command around $100 or more lately. A 517 which is far superior can usually be had for $125-$175, and is very close to the performance of a 717. I had planned on a 517 since the difference is so nominal, but ended up with a really nice 717 only because of the condition and the $175 price.

Good luck with your system! I run a 317 amp myself and like it very much (though once again, for $50 to $75 you can step up to the much heartier 517s, worth the investment).
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I have a TU-217, 317 and 717.

I like the looks of all of them. The rest of my main system is a VPI Aries Scout, Simaudio Moon Nova and i-5; so the Sansui fits right in.

I am currently using the TU-317 in my main system, as it is in the best shape, but I will get the TU-717 fixed up at some future date and replace it in the main system.

I like the smaller size of the 217/317 stuff, so I wouldn't mind having a second system built around the TU-317 by adding an AU-317, maybe the SC-1110 and, of course, a turntable.
 
I wonder if the tu-217 could be retrofitted with lights? I understand why Sansui did this, but to me it's a real lousy move on their part.

I really dig the size of the 317 as well. I don't know at this point if I'll buy another 317 (I like to have a backup) or sell it and get a pair of 517s. I just can't justify to myself the extra cash for a 717 amp, and feel it's a nominal compromise at most to get a 517.

I imagine you're as happy with this series as I am! :thmbsp:
 
I run a Sansui cd-E70 with a AU-317 and now a AU-719 amp and they sound great. plastic flimsy looking player but its 16 bit not 24 bit rubbish. Iv allso got a Marantz K Ishiwata player and I think it doesant compair . The Sansui cd player plays as it was recorded and not alter the overall sound eg warmer. Just because it hasent got eny wistles and bells on it doesant make it eny worse. I think the more simple its made with out the extras the better. The main thing is a GOOD amp speakers and the source doesant have to be top of the range.
 
ProAc_Fan said:
Crooner that CD player was expensive but that doesn't make it "great". A lot of Yammys and Pioneers and Denons were over $1,000 in the mid 80's as well but technologically speaking they are dinosaurs and sound like one too. I'd assume that a $40 Koss DVD player would outperform that CD player 8 ways to Sunday.

Mike
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I rember my dad bought a sharp microwave w/ adjustabe electric browner inside the unit

man that was around 74-75 he paid $780.00 for it the thing still works to this day

I think the cd player is a nice unit gotta be better than the Made in Folking China **** :tresbon:

every where ya look ya see that them Folkers
 
cd players

I get cd players at the local thrifts, in example I have 3ea 25 disc cd player/changers, one was a pioneer, one was an optimus, the badge was gone from the third, all are identical inside, black plastic made in China, but work OK and sound OK.
The one that had a missing badge became a Sansui, I took a speaker badge and glued it where the old badge had fell off...
Now plays with an au999/tu999 combo in the living room...
Casey :banana:
 
Sansui CD-V1000 is Sony based

I have got a Sansui CD-V1000 cd player (with "old style" Sansui logo on it, the same player is also avialable with the more recent 'S"-shaped logo), probably made around 1986.
It seems to be all Sony inside (pickup and ic's, no Sansui branded circuit boards). I have no specs on this player available.
Works fine for me. Sounds ok, simple design, not the AU/TU-x17 build quality though (with an all-plastic face plate).
Only had to replace the belt for the open-close action.
Sansui's earliest cd players were probably pc-v1000 (1983),pc-v300 (1984), pc-v750 (1985) and pc-v100 (1985) (last two in midi design). I have no further info/specs on these.
-John-
 
They made some nice models. CD-X711 is one of them and also another models for the Japanese market.
 

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