Sansui 7070
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aileenamegan
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Did you already see it? If it's in a real good condition, than 150$ sounds fair.
bluesky
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$150 does sound 'fair' for a nice operating and looking Sansui 7070 receiver. If it is a 'really good' one. You have to look at it and test it first.
But...What does ' good ' mean ???
Good means different things to different people.
One's person's good could be 'really good' for you!! Or one person's good could be someone else's total garbage or nightmare.
If 'good' means 'really good', or really nice...That's really good.
If 'good' really means 'not really so good', or good with problems...then it's absolutely ' No Good '.
If you really, specifically, want a tuner incorporated in your amp, a 7070 is a plus, if you listen to the radio a lot.
Do you really want a receiver?? Or just a great Sansui amplifier? That's the major question.
If you really don't care about the tuner section in the receiver all that much...better Sansui amplifiers (without a tuner, not a receiver) can be purchased for the same amount of money, 'or less', or $50 to $75 more, like a Sansui '87-'89 AU-X701 'Vintage' series. It all depends on what you want and what you really need. If all you need is an amplifier...an AU-X701 would be a nice one to get. And it's only 24 years old. And it 'sounds audiophile'. Just saying. I've seen them sell for $96 to $225 on eBay, but it's an amplifier, no tuner (radio).
You really need to see the receiver in person and test it out.
1. WHO is selling it? Is it his 'personal amp' that he doesn't listen to anymore and just needs the money?? Or is he 'flipping' it?? If he's flipping it, he has no idea what he has or how it really works. (I bought an AU-717 that was flipped...it worked for 7 months and then became a costly mistake.)
2. Ask him 'why' is he selling it.
3. Ask him what the problems are with the receiver. Even minor problems. If he's straight up he will tell you the truth, because he knows, because it's 'his' receiver. He knows. Feel him out on that.
4. Check it out first. Let it warm up real good too (15 minutes). Check all the funcitons, then check them again. Just play with it for awhile. It can be done quickly once the amp is warmed up.
5. Has it ever been in the shop for repairs or upgrades (or downgrades, yeah, chop jobs). I.E. is it stock or has it been changed.
5. Older amps/receivers may need maintenance, like capacitors, resisters, transisters, or whatever it is. Maintenance isn't cheap. Gotta keep that in mind too.
Now if he's not willing to go any lower than $150...that may be a good thing! Cause the receiver...Good!! And he knows it!
Hope this helps.
Good luck!
But...What does ' good ' mean ???
Good means different things to different people.
One's person's good could be 'really good' for you!! Or one person's good could be someone else's total garbage or nightmare.
If 'good' means 'really good', or really nice...That's really good.
If 'good' really means 'not really so good', or good with problems...then it's absolutely ' No Good '.
If you really, specifically, want a tuner incorporated in your amp, a 7070 is a plus, if you listen to the radio a lot.
Do you really want a receiver?? Or just a great Sansui amplifier? That's the major question.
If you really don't care about the tuner section in the receiver all that much...better Sansui amplifiers (without a tuner, not a receiver) can be purchased for the same amount of money, 'or less', or $50 to $75 more, like a Sansui '87-'89 AU-X701 'Vintage' series. It all depends on what you want and what you really need. If all you need is an amplifier...an AU-X701 would be a nice one to get. And it's only 24 years old. And it 'sounds audiophile'. Just saying. I've seen them sell for $96 to $225 on eBay, but it's an amplifier, no tuner (radio).
You really need to see the receiver in person and test it out.
1. WHO is selling it? Is it his 'personal amp' that he doesn't listen to anymore and just needs the money?? Or is he 'flipping' it?? If he's flipping it, he has no idea what he has or how it really works. (I bought an AU-717 that was flipped...it worked for 7 months and then became a costly mistake.)
2. Ask him 'why' is he selling it.
3. Ask him what the problems are with the receiver. Even minor problems. If he's straight up he will tell you the truth, because he knows, because it's 'his' receiver. He knows. Feel him out on that.
4. Check it out first. Let it warm up real good too (15 minutes). Check all the funcitons, then check them again. Just play with it for awhile. It can be done quickly once the amp is warmed up.
5. Has it ever been in the shop for repairs or upgrades (or downgrades, yeah, chop jobs). I.E. is it stock or has it been changed.
5. Older amps/receivers may need maintenance, like capacitors, resisters, transisters, or whatever it is. Maintenance isn't cheap. Gotta keep that in mind too.
Now if he's not willing to go any lower than $150...that may be a good thing! Cause the receiver...Good!! And he knows it!
Hope this helps.
Good luck!
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TwiX
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Thanks for posting all of that info you guys, I really appreciate it.
It's a person on craigslist who is selling this receiver and claims it is in very nice condition and from the pictures in his post it looks to be pretty good. Not immaculate or anything, just good, not dusty, and without any flaws. They said that everything works and they posted a picture of it being on with all of the lights and knobs working correctly. They said it was their own person unit and they treated it well. Why they were selling it wasn't mentioned. When I go to look at it tomorrow I will definitely take a good look at it and test it out before I decide to buy it.
I am looking to buy this because I want a nice amplifier for my speakers(the 60wpc is nice for a vintage receiver at that price, and I need a decent amount of power) I've also read alot of stuff about this receiver and many other vintage receivers on this site and this was by far the best one I come across at this price on craigslist. I've had almost no luck at thrift stores trying to find decent vintage receivers. I don't really care about the tuner, although I might use it sometimes. However, one big reason I wanted to get this receiver was because I've read that this receiver as well as others in its series are very good for driving demanding headphones like 600 ohm akg's that I have because they use amplifier section of the receiver to amp the headphones.
Is this not not pretty much the best sound quality, power(wpc), and headphone driving capability, ratio I could get at this price? One more thing I would like to do with the receiver is to plug in a active sub.
It's a person on craigslist who is selling this receiver and claims it is in very nice condition and from the pictures in his post it looks to be pretty good. Not immaculate or anything, just good, not dusty, and without any flaws. They said that everything works and they posted a picture of it being on with all of the lights and knobs working correctly. They said it was their own person unit and they treated it well. Why they were selling it wasn't mentioned. When I go to look at it tomorrow I will definitely take a good look at it and test it out before I decide to buy it.
I am looking to buy this because I want a nice amplifier for my speakers(the 60wpc is nice for a vintage receiver at that price, and I need a decent amount of power) I've also read alot of stuff about this receiver and many other vintage receivers on this site and this was by far the best one I come across at this price on craigslist. I've had almost no luck at thrift stores trying to find decent vintage receivers. I don't really care about the tuner, although I might use it sometimes. However, one big reason I wanted to get this receiver was because I've read that this receiver as well as others in its series are very good for driving demanding headphones like 600 ohm akg's that I have because they use amplifier section of the receiver to amp the headphones.
Is this not not pretty much the best sound quality, power(wpc), and headphone driving capability, ratio I could get at this price? One more thing I would like to do with the receiver is to plug in a active sub.
