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Show Me Your Sansui!

peterott said:
Seen on ebay. A Sansui MQ-2000 (we actually have 4 of them in the serial number list...with the next update, it'll be 5 :naughty:)
A combined quad amp with integrated record player in 117V-only.

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That is a cool looking tonearm/headshell! I would dread trying to have this shipped by a seller that is not savvy. It's hard enough to have just a turntable shipped safely. Let alone a turntable with amp attached to it. I'd love to own one of these though. Any of you in California near the seller want to pick it up for me and properly pack it?

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petesui said:
It really is, isn't it. Same for the auto-manual lever, speed-pitch control, etc.
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Maybe someone lurking here put an offer on it. I just got a notification from Ebay that there is an active offer. Too risky for me to try having it shipped by an unknown seller.
 
peterott said:
Seen on ebay. A Sansui MQ-2000 (we actually have 4 of them in the serial number list...with the next update, it'll be 5 :naughty:)
A combined quad amp with integrated record player in 117V-only.

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FYI, as a quad unit, it has the first generation of Sansui quad processing - think QS-1 without the nice meters!

Agree with @JimEGR I can't imagine having this shipped.
 
JimEGR said:
Haha, yeah I saw his review. And I take everything he says with a grain of salt. He never has anything good to say about any speakers. It's part of his schtick. He is entertaining though, for sure. And he just so happens to sell "upgrade" kits for all of the speakers he reviews. And I don't doubt his very expensive kits help, some, though. Especially when considering these are 50 years old speakers - the industry has learned a lot in those decades. I watch a lot of his videos. I think you have to check you feelings and personal bias' at the door with him. He is a professional at telling people their babies are ugly.

The vintage JBL's have a rabid following for good reason. For what they were at the time, and for what they stand for for us vintage audio folks. They are gorgeous monuments to a time when the next most important purchase in the household to the family car was the hi-fi system.

I had a line on some L-100's too. Which are the home stereo version of these 4311 monitors. The looks and wild looking driver orientation of the 4311's are what attracted me to them though. And they are true studio monitors. I really wanted to hear what the pros were hearing at that time. There is also some JBL legend and lore around the drivers in these original 4311's being preferable to the follow on additions, with the original 4311's having more of "the JBL sound" than the later iterations.

It is all across the Sansui history that the engineers were testing on JBL speakers. This is the sound they were hearing. Your L82's look like a very fine reproduction! JBL knows what they are doing. Your speakers looks just as iconic as the models from 70's. Gorgeous. What color foam grill on yours?

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Sometimes people just like the way a speaker sounds, maybe because they're used to it, or nostalgia, or whatever, and that's okay. The Bowers and Wilkins DM4 from 1973 are among my favorite speakers, and I doubt I'll ever sell them. I tried later B&W bookshelf speakers, which I'm sure test better from a technical standpoint, but I always went back to the DM4 and sold the newer ones. It's just personal preference, so enjoy your classic JBLs for what they are. My own feeling on the guy selling upgrade kits to vintage speakers is, it's going to change the sound, so if I wanted to do that, why wouldn't I just buy modern speakers? To me, it defeats the purpose of having classic speakers, which is capturing a particular sound from half a century ago. Just my opinion.
 
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montrecott said:
Sometimes people just like the way a speaker sounds, maybe because they're used to it, or nostalgia, or whatever, and that's okay. The Bowers and Wilkins DM4 from 1973 are among my favorite speakers, and I doubt I'll ever sell them. I tried later B&W bookshelf speakers, which I'm sure test better from a technical standpoint, but I always went back to the DM4 and sold the newer ones. It's just personal preference, so enjoy your classic JBLs for what they are. My own feeling on the guy selling upgrade kits to vintage speakers is, it's going to change the sound, so if I wanted to do that, why wouldn't I just buy modern speakers? To me, it defeats the purpose of having classic speakers, which is capturing a particular sound from half a century ago. Just my opinion.
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Couldn't agree more. Exactly why I tracked down these legendary JBL monitors - to hear what they were hearing at that time. Archaeoacoustics.
 
Finally wrapped up a speaker restoration project I’ve been working on all winter. Wanted some big speakers for the big B-2301L. And I think I found the perfect pairing. ADS L-1530. Like the B-2301L, they go delicate and they go fierce. A combination that oozes confidence.

I. Love. Sansui Sound. And the right speakers make all the difference.

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JimEGR

Thread 'ADS L-1530 restoration'

Picked these up locally recently. Fully functional, but needing some cosmetic attention. Scratched woofer cones, broken base, scratches, dents and stains. One mid with grill cloth prints and the other mid was deformed.

I sent the mids to Richard So for rehab. He treated the tweeters with a PO in 2024.

Working on some clean replacement woofers with a seller.

For the cabinets I stripped them down and built them back up. Wood hardener, Bondo, wood filler, Murphy’s Wood Soap, Bar Keepers Friend and sanding.

The bases required a lot of attention, but turned out nearly new again. I repaired...
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Finally got around to bringing the 800 into the office. Paired with a Schiit Modi 5 DAC and Paradigm Atom S.7. All the youngsters are like, what's that thing? Listen up kids . . . I'll probably bring a turntable in for those lunch laps at the record store down the street.
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petesui said:
Finally got around to bringing the 800 into the office. Paired with a Schiit Modi 5 DAC and Paradigm Atom S.7. All the youngsters are like, that's that thing? Listen up kids . . . I'll probably bring a turntable in for those lunch laps at the record store down the street.
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Keep spreading the gospel @petesui!

I’m doing my part. Friends and family. Had the wife and kiddo up for an L-1530 listening session last night. I’m sure, when the time comes, my kiddo will want a legit hi-fi setup. In her words “every time you build a new stereo, I hear something new in the music”. She gets it - that’s it!

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Scott Muni said:
Kids today have no clue what they are missing out of...
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I have one young lady here who at least spins records on a table with an onboard preamp and powered speakers. Now she wants an amp/receiver. I sent my 33yo daughter home this weekend with a restored 4000, Schiit Mini, basic UTurn Orbit, and a pair of refoamed Baby Advent II. She got it set up and sent me a video of spinning records last night!
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In her words “every time you build a new stereo, I hear something new in the music”. She gets it - that’s it!
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I couldn't love this anymore. Me too, kid. Me too.
 
petesui said:
I'm talking to a guy about one right now. It's good to go and I've never met a Sansui I didn't like. Talk me out of it. Or, don't.
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I have the au-4900 and the au-2900 and I like both of them very much. They are in original condition without any repairs, they are definitely well designed and have reliable components. I just didn't like the phono section much compared to the phono section of the au-9500. I use the au-4900 with a cd player as a source and I like it very much.
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