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1967 Sansui 4000

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1979camaro

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Hi, I have been taking care of this Sansui 4000 receiver, Sansui speakers in walnut cabinets, a Pioneer turntable, and a Sony real to real tape player since my step-father up and left one night back in 1972. He bought the system through the PX while we were stationed in the Philippines back in 1967. I have it all stored now wrapped in sheets and the plastic bags since I started remodeling my house a year ago. I take it into Portland Oregon where everything is cleaned, the turn table calibrated, every two years, but the Sony wasn’t used since 1976 and now I was told the rollers inside have hardened up and need to be replaced.
Last time I used the system before I put it up I put a Marshall Tucker Band album on and turned it up a little over ¼ volume and you could hear it down the street, there’s nothing produced today that sounds like an old tube amp, a good set of speakers, and some vinyl on a turntable. What’s a system like that worth today? I have to get the real to real back from a guy who used to have an electronics repair shop here in town (he’s fighting cancer now) and get the model number but are there still parts to fix those old Sony real to real tape players?
 
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Model 4000

Hi Camaro
Are you sure it's model 4000 ?
This model manufacturing years are 1969 - 1971. It's Solid State, not tube.
Check again and read the serial No at the rear and post it here.
 
Serial Numbers

Hi, you are correct I had my dates wrong but then I was just a kid and we spent almost two years there. My step-father bought them before we were sent back to the states in 1969. I look on the Sansui site link and it showed a picture of it and I have one of the original spec. sheets that came with it. The serial number is 020 110778. I posted a photo of it.

The speakers are Sansui SP-2000 the serial number on the back of one is 3100110005

The Pioneer turn table is a Hi-Auto-Player PL-25, it still has the cap for playing 45s and the needle gage.

I still haven’t been able to locate the gentleman who has my Sony real to real of the same year as the rest of the system for he acquired them all at the same time at the PX on base (near Subic Bay) and had them shipped back to the states. I was just wondering what a system like that is worth today. My mother said he had bought a Sansui 5000 but then traded it to a friend for the 4000. I showed her the site and she said they paid $400 dollars just for the receiver at that time.

Thank you for your interest,
Glen
 
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1979camaro said:
The serial number is 020 110778.
Glen
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Hi Glen
Your Sansui 4000 was assembled on line 2 in November 1970 as number 778
 
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Stene said:
Hi Glen
Your Sansui 4000 was assembled on line 2 in November 1970 as number 778
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Hi Stene,

I am really amazed. Just out of curiosity, how on earth do you get that kind of information?
I notice your avatar is Sansui. Have you worked for them? Do you keep access to their old registers?
Jorge
 
Manufacturing date

Yes I have been working for them during 70's. I got the information from a Sansui Guy how Serial No's were developed.
 
Did a Epay search, one 4000 went for $60 and another going for $49 with 6 mins to go. 45 watt/channel receivers do not go for much and are easy to find at garage sales $10.

Charlie
 
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However, the $10-$60 selling prices are deceptive... the 4000 has a great sound, and the build quality is quite good. Get one in a wood case if you can...
 
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