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Sansui 5000x

martind28

martind28

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Dollars and Sense-Sansui 5000x

hello..
Kinda new here and to audio.. I have an opportunity to purchase a Sansui 5000x receiver, the seller says the tuner dial needs adjustment.. would that be an expensive repair? He wants $150 for it, included is a pair of Sansui SP 2500 speakers and a stereo cabinet, things look good cosmetically from the pics, he says apart from the tuner dial function everything works well.. a good deal?
Thanks
 
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If you post this is "Dollars and Sense" you will likely get more responses.

All queries about value go there.

A mod may move it there anyway.

Good luck - I don't know much about those receivers so I hope you get some good feedback!
 
If as described I would say good deal.Don't know how much the dial is off or even if it matters to you.
 
Its getting hard to find a functioning 5000x for less than a Benjamin, for good reason too. Bring a good pair of headphones to test it, if you have a hard time removing the headphones then its worth the 150. Toss the speakers, not sure how the dreamy sounding 2000x and 5000x came from the same company as those speakers. Run the tuner from one end to the other and if all the usual stations come in clean and the sound is full and seductive just disreguard the misalignment and purchase it.
 
I'm very happy with the 5000x that I have. All I needed to give it was a deoxit cleaning. It sounds great, and also has a good sounding phono section. The tuner works, but I mostly listen to records. It may need a recap someday, but I feel that it would be worth the investment.
 
There are various steps to tuner alignment and the first one is invariably getting the dial mechanics adjusted properly. That means having the cord properly tensioned and the pointer (usually) stopping at a reference point on the left side of the dial, usually the left-most graduation of the frequency scale, or a log scale, if the unit has one.

That's followed by electrical adjustments to get the stations lined up with the numbers on the dial. The tolerance is often 1 or 2 mm. Those adjustments are pointless if the mechanics haven't been properly taken care of.

So, two questions. 1) How far off are the stations compared to the numbers? 2) Where are you? You can put that in your profile.
 
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