Interesting review. Not often would you see a late 1980s Sansui being taken apart. However, you don't seem to be very familiar with Sansui so here's some info: - Sansui's heyday was during the 1970s, the "Stereo Wars" era. This is where you will find their best (in terms of build quality, sound, design, and desirability) amps and recievers. They were at their absolute peak in the late 70s/early 80s, but started having serious financial issues by the mid 80s, which led to a lot of cost cutting in an attempt to appeal to average consumers via lower prices. - While most mid to late 80s Sansui amps and receivers (such as this one) are substantially poorer in quality due to this cost cutting (and had ICs (Integrated Circuit chips) which made them less repairable) compared to the ones made during their heyday, they _did_ rebound for a brief time in the late 80s (with models like the AU-G77XII, the AU-X711, and the AU-911DG) from what I heard. Perhaps this is one of those models (I don't know enough about it to really know)? However, it is true for the most part that these are worse than something like the AU-717 (which was made during their heyday in the 70s) build quality wise. -This does NOT mean that these later amps and recievers sound bad. By this point in time stereo reproduction via ICs had been perfected to the point where even a cheaply built amp could sound alright. It would not be surprising if this unit sounded good, great even. However you did say that you didn't like the sound, so it probably doesn't sound as good as a Sansui from the 1970s, though you will have to A/B it with one to really tell.
I had a few of the old-school sansui integrated amplifiers. I sold them and went to a separate pre and power amp. I use a laptop computer cooling fan for active cooling on my amplifier. I put it on top of the vent on the amplifier.
Sansui did make very good audio equipment, but whatever he's reviewing here is from when they were going through financial strife and were almost bankrupt, not when they were actually making really good receivers like the 9090 and the G-9000
Interesting review. Not often would you see a late 1980s Sansui being taken apart. However, you don't seem to be very familiar with Sansui so here's some info:
- Sansui's heyday was during the 1970s, the "Stereo Wars" era. This is where you will find their best (in terms of build quality, sound, design, and desirability) amps and recievers. They were at their absolute peak in the late 70s/early 80s, but started having serious financial issues by the mid 80s, which led to a lot of cost cutting in an attempt to appeal to average consumers via lower prices.
- While most mid to late 80s Sansui amps and receivers (such as this one) are substantially poorer in quality due to this cost cutting (and had ICs (Integrated Circuit chips) which made them less repairable) compared to the ones made during their heyday, they _did_ rebound for a brief time in the late 80s (with models like the AU-G77XII, the AU-X711, and the AU-911DG) from what I heard. Perhaps this is one of those models (I don't know enough about it to really know)? However, it is true for the most part that these are worse than something like the AU-717 (which was made during their heyday in the 70s) build quality wise.
-This does NOT mean that these later amps and recievers sound bad. By this point in time stereo reproduction via ICs had been perfected to the point where even a cheaply built amp could sound alright. It would not be surprising if this unit sounded good, great even. However you did say that you didn't like the sound, so it probably doesn't sound as good as a Sansui from the 1970s, though you will have to A/B it with one to really tell.
Love it thank you for sharing
I had a few of the old-school sansui integrated amplifiers. I sold them and went to a separate pre and power amp. I use a laptop computer cooling fan for active cooling on my amplifier. I put it on top of the vent on the amplifier.
why sold them? they sound no good?
@MasterofPlay7 I bought a higher end amp and preamp, so I wasn't using the vintage
@@78sound what brand?
Parasound
@@78sound more expensive doesn't mean sounding good
An old and cheap receiver
I don't know what the enthusiasm is here
Sansui did make very good audio equipment, but whatever he's reviewing here is from when they were going through financial strife and were almost bankrupt, not when they were actually making really good receivers like the 9090 and the G-9000