Sansui XL-500

[anti-doom]

I just bought a pair of Sansui XL-500 speaker at GW for $30. Did anybody experience this speaker before? Any ideas of sound/performance?

 

[benindavis]

plug em in.. see what you think bro... after all.. we cant hear em! Looks like mid to late 80's stuff to me.. but then.. what do I know?

 

[anti-doom]

Sound good but bass seems to be weak to my ear. High and mid are really good. This pair is good for jazz or soft music I think.

 

[nclh77]

Assure they are wired in phase. Bass should not be weak.

 

[twobadfish]

Assure they are wired in phase. Bass should not be weak.

To add to this: check the interior wiring as well -- someone may have been messing around in there and reversed a pair of wires.

 

[superdog]

I went to an outdoor get together and the dj had a similar pair pushed by an 80s integrated amp and it wasn't bad for that application.

 

[Stuart Pedaso]

Heard a pair of these a friend had in the '80's. Couldn't juice 'em up too much at the time -- he was in an apartment. But I don't recall the bass sounding "weak."

 

[Indynryder]

I have a pair of XL-300, the bass is defiantly not week. The build quality is quite suprising. I lean more towards the high side, in my taste of sound, the highs on this line of speakers are detailed & clean. 30 beans you did vary good. Not to mention cast aluminum baskets & carbon fiber cones. These are way under the radar.
Here's mine .

 

[anti-doom]

Thanks to all for the info. Actually I am using tube power amp and tube pre-amp Dynaco Pas 3 bypassed the tone control, so that maybe why bass is not really strong. Another question, should I convert it to XL-300 by cutting out the bottom or keep it as is. Thanks

 

[nclh77]

Thanks to all for the info. Actually I am using tube power amp and tube pre-amp Dynaco Pas 3 bypassed the tone control, so that maybe why bass is not really strong. Another question, should I convert it to XL-300 by cutting out the bottom or keep it as is. Thanks

You're joking, right?

 

[allsmith]

Yeah those carbon fiber cones look really cool!And cast baskets!

 

[anti-doom]

You're joking, right?

No I am not joking. I have hammer, circular saw and glue ready. Just wait for the green lights from the AK members.

 

[crazy-in-az]

No I am not joking. I have hammer, circular saw and glue ready. Just wait for the green lights from the AK members.

I wouldn't. A good speaker is deigned to exact specifications. The woofers are designed to play together just as they are. Any modification WILL change the sound, and probably not for the better.

 

[crazy-in-az]

Also, the woofers are designed to work in that cabinet just the way it is. Any change in volume will change the sound.