bluesky
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Yessir:yes: Get yourself some vintage klh (12's, 5's,23's, 6's) or better yet a pair of AR9's and you'd quickly forget about every single pair of sansui speakers you just listed.
I'll check it out.:thmbsp:
Best and worst sansui speakers.
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I'll check it out.:thmbsp:
bluesky
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Locobreth
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Wow. I think your right. Is that a larger and older sansui speaker behind those ?
Kosh
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I alsp have those
A "Kabuki" Sansui speakers,SP-6100,I liked them! they sounds very nice with my G-7500 (which serve as my HT receiver).and I have those KLH made Sansui Speakers,those sounds just awesome!
A "Kabuki" Sansui speakers,SP-6100,I liked them! they sounds very nice with my G-7500 (which serve as my HT receiver).and I have those KLH made Sansui Speakers,those sounds just awesome!
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Locobreth
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You've hit it on the head. Why I asked the original question of best and worst sansui speakers. Seems sansui has been either right on or way off with there speaker design. Years ago I thought all sansui speakers were crap as I graduated high school in 86. I only heard that era console type sansui speakers. Wasn't till a cpl years ago I stumbled onto the good stuff. Now what I have I love. Here I thought I knew everything when I was a teenager.
89TxDPSstang
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I've got a pair of SP-100i's I can't wait to hook up to my G-8000.
Tom
Tom
bluesky
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I'm not too good with the technical terms like imagining, etc. I just play the music and if it sounds really nice, honest, and 'real'... perfect.
AS-100 speakers do have a certain ' magic ' to them, seriously. 10 inch AlNiCo woofer and I just love the sensitive adjustable tweeter. Sounds marvelous. Big box AlNiCo sound out of 23 inch high box speakers! Really nicely balanced sound!
To me... they sound just right. If they were the only speakers I had, I'd be happy.
I just like these acoustic suspension spkrs. Heavy cabs too. Fills up the whole house with quality AS sound. Loud enough for sure, and that's not even cranked. Really nice speakers. And they do like power put to them too but I rarely crank mine. They don't need much power at all to sound really fine.
Now the AS-300 speakers 'need power' to sound their best and 'hit their stride'. That's the way it seems to me. They like & want to be cranked. At low volumns they sound fine but it seems like they just weren't built for low volumn playing.
The AS-100(s) do have some kind of 'magic'. I really like them. They are 'dandy little gems'!!
I also bought a single off eBay just in case I ever needed parts. The cab is beat up but that was fine for me, just wanted the 'parts'. Grill is perfect too. Plugged it in... it sounded marvelous! lol. I guess that's just the way these 100s sound. Really Nice!
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? What cap did you use?
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bluesky
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How do the SP-100i spkrs sound ?????????
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89TxDPSstang
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I have not heard them yet as I am in the middle of putting my room together. Bought them off of ebay from the original owner who bought them overseas when he was in the service. They came in the original boxes with owners manual and even the Sansui brochure was enclosed .
Tom
Tom
fish mojo
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I've seen two current listings- one pair in Houston, one pair in Vancouver BC craigslist.
This is the one speaker I'd upgrade my SP-5000's for. Not for this kind of cash, though.
Locobreth
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I gotta ask there asking prices. I've been looking for a pair but I've not found any. I'm sure I can't afford them but I gotta know. I won't discuss it further as I understand this isn't the proper forum.
fish mojo
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Just goggle sansui in for sale at either site. The Houston listing is about 1/2 of the BC listing.
(Houston)THESE ARE THE BIGGEST SANSUI MADE IN THE LATE 70'S
15' DRIVERS
( 2 ) 5" MIDRANGE
( 2 ) 2 1/4 HORN TWEETERS
15" X 4 3/4 CAST IRON HORN
17" DEEP ***** 120 WATTS ******
21" WIDE
33 1/2 " HIGH
106 LBS EACH
(Vancouver BC) Original owner for these biggest and baddest of all the vintage Sansui speakers, and it just might be the rarest as well. These are the best vintage speakers that Sansui ever made. Beautiful walnut finish with classic curved fretwork grills. They are huge...each speaker stands 33" tall x 21" wide x 17'' deep and weights over 100 lbs. This is a four-way system with six individual drivers, including a 15' woofer, a large midrange horn, 2 cone-type midrange speakers, and dual aluminum horn tweeters. The 15" woofer has a massive 7" magnet, a copper voice coil, and a high-quality brass bobbin. In addition to the large midrange driver, it has dual 5" midrange speakers that employ special aluminum concave radiators for smooth response over the entire range. There are 3-position switches on the back for high and low range sound tailoring to room acoustics and personal tastes. This is a pretty rare opportunity to purchase a pair of these highly collectable speakers in almost mint condition.
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