SANSUI XL-500 speakers?

Just curious if these are suppose to be any good and if I should run back
over to the garage sale with my van and pick them up for $100.

Are they worth much more then that? In very very very good shape!

Thanks for any fairly quick responses so I may go back and get them if need be.

see if ya can try them out first

SANSUI SPK, XL-500C FLOORSTANDING
Description: 4-WAY, 12"PASSIVE RAD, 12"WOOFER, 4.75"MIDRANGE, 2" TWEETER
Manufacture Years: 1987 - 1988
Additional Information:
Power: 320w
Retail
MSRP: $1,300.00
USED: $130.00

Thanks for the info bolly, I'm still debating to go and get them.

As I recall the XL series was one of the best sounding speakers that they made. Better than the SP series.

If you can give them a listen, might be something special.

I've personally never run accrossed a pair

Good Luck and let us know what happens :thmbsp:

Well it looks like I should of adhered to both of your suggestions of listening to them
first but I was kinda in a rush. I ended up getting them and paid $85 for the pair which
by the looks and the weight seemed very good.


(garage listening test)
They appear to be solidly built but the adjustments on the front, the pots must be loose
inside as the whole deal spins. Adyman and I listened to them (1) at a time in mono but
neither of us were very impressed, they have a hollow sound to them, good bass but no
highs and way to much midrange. Now I do work on speakers including xovers so maybe
with a little tweaking and hooking them both up in stereo in the house you could get them
to sound pretty good as I do think they have potential!

Here's a few pics, the only cosmetic damage is 1 woofer cone is pushed in a little and one
of the speakers has a couple chips in the cabinet, other then that they look very nice.

That would be just the opposite of their SP-X series then. They had a muddy bass and those horn highs just screeched at you, the mids were also missing on those.



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