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My first Sansui, a G 5700!

Saint Johnny

Saint Johnny

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I picked up my very first Sansui today, at a thrift. It's a G 5700.
I haven't fired it up yet. But cosmetically it's in beautiful condition, VG++, I'd say. A couple nicks and scrapes but nothing bad. It should go well with an old pair of SP-1700's I have.

I see the 0000 models have more love around here than the 700 models.
But are there any fans who can tell me a little more about G-5700? Such as specs and maybe quirks, or things to look out for, if any?

It is 50wpc, I believe, correct?

I'm not familiar with vintage Sansui prices so I'm unsure if I got a real deal or if I paid market value. Whats the price range that 5700's usually sell for?
 
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Duffinator said:
Congratulation on your first Sansui. Soon you will have Sansu fever and there is NO KNOWN cure. Here's the specs on your receiver. Please post pictures.
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Thanks Duff. Will get pics up asap!

Dear God, I hope I don't catch Sansui fever too. I already have a speaker psychosis, and Marantz mania!!!


Your avatar is one of my top 100 LP's of all time, btw! But I tend to prefer Under The Big Black Sun, at bit more! :thmbsp:
 
Saint Johnny said:
Your avatar is one of my top 100 LP's of all time, btw! But I tend to prefer Under The Big Black Sun, at bit more! :thmbsp:
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You have good taste in music as well as stereo equipment! It's in my top ten and I always recommend More Fun in the New World as a first listen to X. BTW, Los Angeles is available on 180 gram vinyl. Have you ever seen them in concert before?
 
Nice thrift find! Hopefully it serves you well in its new home.

The main reason why the G-x000 models are more sought after is that more plastic and cheap controls made their way into the G's with the x500 and x700 versions. I had a G-7500 up until recently which sounded awesome. The heat sink and case were a bit lacking compared to the x000s though. I'm breaking into the 'big G' arena with a G-8000 in a couple days.
 
The G-x700 series -- not a lesser cousin

Congrats! Terrific buy! :thmbsp:

While the G-x500 and G-x700 series are often seen as lesser Sansui G's, this in far from the truth. :yes:

Although these series were somewhat lighter and used more plastic, the most important component -- that awesome Sansui sound -- was still there 100%! New manufacturing methods and new materials were introduced to save money and that included weight -- after all, you have to ship 1,000's of them and that costs $'s.

You will be pleased.

Paul
 
Hi,
Congratulations, I own a G-5700 receiver too. The unit is awesome. I agree with Morden 2004, the G-5700 is a pure blood Sansui receiver. I have listened it almost every day for years without any issue. You may fallow in love with its sound fast. In my opinion, any G receivers sound better than their competition in those years. Great find.... enjoy.
Jorge.
 
Art Kyle said:
SJ, waitin' for the pics man! Congrats....
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Thanks man! I'm working on taking pics. I post 'em later.

Just gave it quick listen, hooked up to a pair of A25's. I only tried FM. My, my, I am VERY impressed, so far. Very nice build quality. I love the looks. tuner seems very good. Great sound!!!
Very clean. Not one scratchy control. All lights work. Nothing really to do to it except listen......:smoke:

Now that I have it home and I can look at it closely. I can see it isn't as pristine as I first thought. But oh well. A few more scrapes and scratches than I remember seeing in the store. But I can certainly live with the few imperfections for the price I paid. And for the overall quality of the unit.
Needless to say I am now looking for more Sansui gear. If they're all as good as this one!!
 
Something is wrong with my camera, again. The server says my pics are too big. I'll need to resize. But, I'll get it done, promise.

Well maybe I was wrong about it not needing any deoxit. Inexplicably the right channel just started intermittently dropping out. But would come back after I jiggled, and then cranked up the volume knob.

I searched the Sansui forum for possible answers. Most said, just try some cleaning with deoxit, and working the switches and knobs. So I did that. As of now, the right channel seems to be fine, without any drop-outs.
Man, this thing sounds so good with A25's.:music:

I'll keep my fingers crossed. I'd hate for it to need some service, so quickly. As I'm really liking it more and more. :thmbsp:

I can't wait to try more Sansui's!!!!
 
My G-5700 had the same problem some time ago. I cleaned the controls with Radio Shack Control/Contact Cleaner , and this solved the problem. It never happened again. The input selector is critical,a dirty contact there causes noise and channel drop. The G- 5700 is a great receiver. By the way, which speakers are the A 25's?
 
Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I just got a G-5700 also. I love it, but the right channel drops out as well. How do you clean the contacts? Where are these contacts? I'm totally lost on how to do that.

Thanks!
 
denalae said:
Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I just got a G-5700 also. I love it, but the right channel drops out as well. How do you clean the contacts? Where are these contacts? I'm totally lost on how to do that.

Thanks!
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Firstly, Im a real ambassador for the G-X700 series, i have two, which have had major rebuilds. They are the as I always say, the dark horse in the Sansui line, crystal clear and Fat these babies.
Second, problems with these? Not many, dont drive less than a 4ohm load, the output transistors will not like it.
The chip that drives the quartz lock and fluorescent display have a habit of failing, but you can get them, they are obsolete so they can be a bit pricey but you can get the otherwise you just buy a second hand T80 tuner and raid the chip from that. They have the same tuner circuit and display.
The dropout will be happening from the rotary input selector switch, to access this you will need to remove the bottom of the amplifier, now this switch you will see is very long with a sliding contact which is a circuit board.
If you get the deoxit with the needle dispenser you can get it in through the holes on the top, this is what I did and it works just fine. Then you need to work the switch back and forth a few bazillion times to work it in and work the crap out.
You should probably do the tone controls and switches as well as the tape monitor switches volume balance too while you have it apart. You have to remove the Fascia Panel to do this, the knobs just pull off, then there are screws in the top (you need to remove the rosewood veneer cover to access)
and the bottom is held in by nuts on the Bass and the mic mixing level controls.
then you can undo the nuts and screws on the switches and controls and remove the tone board and whatever else you need to get to.........
Post again if you need help.
 
Thanks a bunch Kev! I will try this out tomorrow. I'm listening to records right now (^ ^)

Where is a good place to buy De-oxit and deoxit shield?
 
denalae said:
Thanks a bunch Kev! I will try this out tomorrow. I'm listening to records right now (^ ^)

Where is a good place to buy De-oxit and deoxit shield?
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Not sure, Im on the other side of the world from you most likely, but I have steered a few guys to the online shop here

http://store.caig.com/

Take your time browsing, and definitely go for the needle dispenser.

I think Radio Shack and places like that have it too, Im asuming youre in the States. But I like getting things from online stores, more selection usually....
 
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