Sansui?

@whart +1 ... technology is too good contemporaneously 

Anybody know that technology improved a lot ...

Even me the "tin foil hat" idiot know it...😁

But few people here seems to need to think about the ratio money invested and the resulting final sound quality...

Because many people here seems to dance on a lake of money but not me and some others ...

There is also the minimal acoustic satisfaction threshold when reached which is not so far off the optimal acoustic satisfaction threshold that some "billionnairs" or some financially confortable people  thought anyway,  the same persons  who  without acoustic knowledge bragg about speaking of their costly  gear piece without even a dedicated acoustic room......

Then instead of claims about evidence everybody knows about : "today engineering audio  was an improvement "... We the informed poor dudes group😁 we think about the ratio sound quality versus cost and the minimal acoustic satisfaction threshold ..

Did you catch ?

😁

Sansui amplifier in a well embedded system and room beat most  system in a non well embedded system and room  if not in pure sound quality in cost without being far from almost anything of great sound quality ... The only exception is super costly sound system with no ceiling in cost...

In 1974 I was in the Navy and had a WestPac friend get me a Sansui Eight Deluxe and I chose the Acoustic Research AR 3a speakers, which supposedly haven’t aged well.

I recall looking at a range of speakers including KLH, JBL, Advent, Bose, Klipsch, etc. Japanese speakers weren’t an option I considered.

At the time the large Advents were the best bang for the buck and I listened to a pair of friend’s small Advents many enjoyable hours.

I think Sansui was also the importer for JBL to Japan starting 1968/69. 😎

Mike 

@whart +2

I had a Sansui integrated in the late 70s/early 80s. I wish I could recall the model. Anyway, it was fine. I did eventually move to an Onkyo A10, which seemed to be a clear upgrade. I ocassionally get the urge to fine another A10, but then common sense prevails.