Are You a Sansui Lover?

My few Sansui experiences were both good and disappointing.

In the late 70s I had a personal economic situation that forced a downsizing of my audio system -- but I refused to give up music. So I bought an AU-717 from a discount house (based largely on rave British reviews), a used pair of Maggie MG-1s, and a Rotel 3000 turntable/arm with a Shure V-15 cart. This was mostly blind luck but that system had true synergy and was one of the most musically satisfying that I've owned.

Later I had a classic TU-9900 tuner for awhile but it never seemed to perform up to expectations. Perhaps it needed an alignment tweak?

Due to an equipment trade, I also had a 9090DB receiver for a short time but I found it to sound only average, in spite of favorable reviews.

My only other experience with Sansui was finding a model two-hundred something turntable for friends in their budget system. That too had strong British reviews and I thought it performed above its modest price.

Absolutely, cool looking & well built with surprisingly good sonics for its age. Sansui gear had substance back in the 70s and you felt like you really had something special. Even when compared to modern gear it holds its own. But on the other hand I'm sure that Sansui had conceived a few pieces that were not up to par.

1968,SP 200 speakers and a receiver 1000A?Pioneer TT,first stereo,just back from Nam,livin was easy.Thanks,Bob

In case you werent aware of it, my friend hosts the site www.sansui.us and we have a message board there as well. Some of you may already know me as a Sansui enthusiast. I used to moderate the 'Exclusively Sansui' forum at Audio Karma. I have many Sansui amps in my collection, my favorites being the BA-5000, BA-F1, AU-919, 717, AU-D11, G series receivers: G-9000, G-7500, and 9090DB. I also have a B-2301 and matching C-2301 preamp. Speakers are Infinity Renaissance 90 which are truly awesome.

Interesting thread. Someone is selling a pair of Sansui SP-200 speakers on my local craigslist. I am thinking of buying them to use in my basement as "B" speakers.

Any opinions?

Mark