Sansui vs Pioneer

[Sansui77]

Which audio gear does one prefer.

 

[MaxxVolume]

Take a wild guess....

 

[JHS2RT]

They need to put a box for both.

 

[Djcoolray]

Both great; two different house sounds, like picking between your two favorite flavors of ice cream !

 

[Pioneer.user]

Pioneer. I love my Pioneer Elite separates. Great TOTL set

 

[Sansui77]

https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/iconic-sansui-amplifiers/

 

[SimplerTimes]

Too close for me to call. I love them both.

 

[MRL_Audio]

Pioneer... Not even a question for me... but I answered.

 

[larry777]

Sansui for me, even though my first integrated amplifier was the Pioneer SA-8500.

 

[gizzyman47]

Sansui! Though I do like my Pioneer sx-3900 receiver.

 

[dly66]

Both great; two different house sounds, like picking between your two favorite flavors of ice cream !

Good impressions of both. If both were rival gangs several members present on both sides in the apartment.

 

[bluesky]

 

[Cactus Bob]

Can't vote it's a toss up for me, Sansui made some great amps but Pioneer made nicer TT's, R2R's, CDP's and speakers IMO, love them both though.

 

[Chrisxo55441]

I have 2 Pioneer receivers SX- 1250 & 950 and a PL530 TT but voted Sansui as I like my 9090DB the most. but im really a Marantz guy at least for receivers and amps

 

[SteevG]

My recently acquired Sansui 5000X joins a stable that includes an 881, 7070, and AU 717.

 

[Buanadha]

I don't have either, so didn't vote, but am just curious to follow the thread and read the different perspectives

 

[Pioneer.user]

Sansui made some great amps but Pioneer made nicer TT's

Pioneer made Some great amps too. Pioneer Elite m90 back in the 80s had better reviews than sansui b2301l and sansui b2201l. So who made better amplifiers is a matter of personal taste and preferences. Its not objective fact.

 

[ScottFan355]

My Sansui 9090db was the only solid state unit I’ve ever owned that I felt could make me live without tubes. The nicest Pioneer I’ve had was a sx-850 that I used mostly for movies. Music on it was fine but seemed a bit dry and clinical compared to the sui. The sui resolved inner detail much better and just seemed more ‘organic’.

 

[Cactus Bob]

Pioneer made Some great amps too. Pioneer Elite m90 back in the 80s had better reviews than sansui b2301l and sansui b2201l. So who made better amplifiers is a matter of personal taste and preferences. Its not objective fact.

I wasn't stating that Sansui made better amps than Pioneer, just pointing out about the other gear Pioneer produced. I'm running a Spec 1 & 2 in system two.

 

[Kaveman Karl]

It's the the typical East Coast sound (Sansui) vs West Coast sound (Pioneer). 30 years ago I would have chosen Pioneer because it's clear and bright with assertive mids but now I prefer the more laid-back, warmer albeit less detailed sound sig of Sansui (or Kenwood).