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mrussel1 said:lolobugg said:
I like the pure mode for Yamaha's newer amps.
Personally I love my Sansui vintage receiver/amp over every "modern" receiver that I have ever owned. it is def more "musical" and you can't beat the raw power for pushing my Klipsch towers
damn, I knew you were gonna ask me. I will have to check. I got 2 Sansui's from an Estate sale. this guy was a audio engineer so he had some good stuff. I actually passed on a tube amp for the Sansui. I know it was the first solid state that Sansui release back in the early 70s. I tested it along side a "tank" from the early 80s and the older one sounded better even though it had less watts. I will try to get the model number for you when I get home. kicking myself that I don't remember the model #EDIT: this is the model I have http://www.classicaudio.com/value/san/eight.html
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lolobugg said:mrussel1 said:lolobugg said:
I like the pure mode for Yamaha's newer amps.
Personally I love my Sansui vintage receiver/amp over every "modern" receiver that I have ever owned. it is def more "musical" and you can't beat the raw power for pushing my Klipsch towers
damn, I knew you were gonna ask me. I will have to check. I got 2 Sansui's from an Estate sale. this guy was a audio engineer so he had some good stuff. I actually passed on a tube amp for the Sansui. I know it was the first solid state that Sansui release back in the early 70s. I tested it along side a "tank" from the early 80s and the older one sounded better even though it had less watts. I will try to get the model number for you when I get home. kicking myself that I don't remember the model #EDIT: this is the model I have http://www.classicaudio.com/value/san/eight.html
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tempo_n_groove said:lolobugg said:mrussel1 said:lolobugg said:
I like the pure mode for Yamaha's newer amps.
Personally I love my Sansui vintage receiver/amp over every "modern" receiver that I have ever owned. it is def more "musical" and you can't beat the raw power for pushing my Klipsch towers
damn, I knew you were gonna ask me. I will have to check. I got 2 Sansui's from an Estate sale. this guy was a audio engineer so he had some good stuff. I actually passed on a tube amp for the Sansui. I know it was the first solid state that Sansui release back in the early 70s. I tested it along side a "tank" from the early 80s and the older one sounded better even though it had less watts. I will try to get the model number for you when I get home. kicking myself that I don't remember the model #EDIT: this is the model I have http://www.classicaudio.com/value/san/eight.html
Chris, I had it in my possession and it's what I always wanted but it was high maintenance, man. The guy that owned it built it himself for a kit in the 60s. I just settled for a phono tube preamp. almost as good.livefootsteps.org/user/?usr=446
1995- New Orleans, LA : New Orleans, LA
1996- Charleston, SC
1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN
2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN
2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA
2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY
2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2
2020- Nashville, TN
2022- Smashville
2023- Austin, TX x2
2024- Baltimore
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lolobugg said:mrussel1 said:lolobugg said:
I like the pure mode for Yamaha's newer amps.
Personally I love my Sansui vintage receiver/amp over every "modern" receiver that I have ever owned. it is def more "musical" and you can't beat the raw power for pushing my Klipsch towers
damn, I knew you were gonna ask me. I will have to check. I got 2 Sansui's from an Estate sale. this guy was a audio engineer so he had some good stuff. I actually passed on a tube amp for the Sansui. I know it was the first solid state that Sansui release back in the early 70s. I tested it along side a "tank" from the early 80s and the older one sounded better even though it had less watts. I will try to get the model number for you when I get home. kicking myself that I don't remember the model #EDIT: this is the model I have http://www.classicaudio.com/value/san/eight.html
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mrussel1 said:lolobugg said:mrussel1 said:lolobugg said:
I like the pure mode for Yamaha's newer amps.
Personally I love my Sansui vintage receiver/amp over every "modern" receiver that I have ever owned. it is def more "musical" and you can't beat the raw power for pushing my Klipsch towers
damn, I knew you were gonna ask me. I will have to check. I got 2 Sansui's from an Estate sale. this guy was a audio engineer so he had some good stuff. I actually passed on a tube amp for the Sansui. I know it was the first solid state that Sansui release back in the early 70s. I tested it along side a "tank" from the early 80s and the older one sounded better even though it had less watts. I will try to get the model number for you when I get home. kicking myself that I don't remember the model #EDIT: this is the model I have http://www.classicaudio.com/value/san/eight.html
mine are pushing some dual 8" towers. and it is sensitive has hell. You are right about those old amps. They kicked out some power. I would grab that 3000/a if it is for the right price. try it and see. I bet it will handle those towers just fine.livefootsteps.org/user/?usr=446
1995- New Orleans, LA : New Orleans, LA
1996- Charleston, SC
1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN
2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN
2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA
2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY
2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2
2020- Nashville, TN
2022- Smashville
2023- Austin, TX x2
2024- Baltimore
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lolobugg said:mrussel1 said:lolobugg said:
I like the pure mode for Yamaha's newer amps.
Personally I love my Sansui vintage receiver/amp over every "modern" receiver that I have ever owned. it is def more "musical" and you can't beat the raw power for pushing my Klipsch towers
damn, I knew you were gonna ask me. I will have to check. I got 2 Sansui's from an Estate sale. this guy was a audio engineer so he had some good stuff. I actually passed on a tube amp for the Sansui. I know it was the first solid state that Sansui release back in the early 70s. I tested it along side a "tank" from the early 80s and the older one sounded better even though it had less watts. I will try to get the model number for you when I get home. kicking myself that I don't remember the model #EDIT: this is the model I have http://www.classicaudio.com/value/san/eight.html
That said, even with 0.3% THD, a number not particularly impressive by today's standards, it likely sounds better than a lot of modern amps with tighter stats.
Sound is so subjective but it seems like a lot of people prefer a little distortion, if it's pleasant. Otherwise, CD would still be the preferred format over vinyl. On paper, CD outperforms vinyl in every category, but records still sound better to me.
Go figure.If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV0 -
lolobugg said:tempo_n_groove said:lolobugg said:mrussel1 said:lolobugg said:
I like the pure mode for Yamaha's newer amps.
Personally I love my Sansui vintage receiver/amp over every "modern" receiver that I have ever owned. it is def more "musical" and you can't beat the raw power for pushing my Klipsch towers
damn, I knew you were gonna ask me. I will have to check. I got 2 Sansui's from an Estate sale. this guy was a audio engineer so he had some good stuff. I actually passed on a tube amp for the Sansui. I know it was the first solid state that Sansui release back in the early 70s. I tested it along side a "tank" from the early 80s and the older one sounded better even though it had less watts. I will try to get the model number for you when I get home. kicking myself that I don't remember the model #EDIT: this is the model I have http://www.classicaudio.com/value/san/eight.html
Chris, I had it in my possession and it's what I always wanted but it was high maintenance, man. The guy that owned it built it himself for a kit in the 60s. I just settled for a phono tube preamp. almost as good.0 -
dudeman said:lolobugg said:mrussel1 said:lolobugg said:
I like the pure mode for Yamaha's newer amps.
Personally I love my Sansui vintage receiver/amp over every "modern" receiver that I have ever owned. it is def more "musical" and you can't beat the raw power for pushing my Klipsch towers
damn, I knew you were gonna ask me. I will have to check. I got 2 Sansui's from an Estate sale. this guy was a audio engineer so he had some good stuff. I actually passed on a tube amp for the Sansui. I know it was the first solid state that Sansui release back in the early 70s. I tested it along side a "tank" from the early 80s and the older one sounded better even though it had less watts. I will try to get the model number for you when I get home. kicking myself that I don't remember the model #EDIT: this is the model I have http://www.classicaudio.com/value/san/eight.html
That said, even with 0.3% THD, a number not particularly impressive by today's standards, it likely sounds better than a lot of modern amps with tighter stats.
Sound is so subjective but it seems like a lot of people prefer a little distortion, if it's pleasant. Otherwise, CD would still be the preferred format over vinyl. On paper, CD outperforms vinyl in every category, but records still sound better to me.
Go figure.0 -
lolobugg said:mrussel1 said:lolobugg said:mrussel1 said:lolobugg said:
I like the pure mode for Yamaha's newer amps.
Personally I love my Sansui vintage receiver/amp over every "modern" receiver that I have ever owned. it is def more "musical" and you can't beat the raw power for pushing my Klipsch towers
damn, I knew you were gonna ask me. I will have to check. I got 2 Sansui's from an Estate sale. this guy was a audio engineer so he had some good stuff. I actually passed on a tube amp for the Sansui. I know it was the first solid state that Sansui release back in the early 70s. I tested it along side a "tank" from the early 80s and the older one sounded better even though it had less watts. I will try to get the model number for you when I get home. kicking myself that I don't remember the model #EDIT: this is the model I have http://www.classicaudio.com/value/san/eight.html
mine are pushing some dual 8" towers. and it is sensitive has hell. You are right about those old amps. They kicked out some power. I would grab that 3000/a if it is for the right price. try it and see. I bet it will handle those towers just fine.
https://store.audio-exchange.com/listing/sansui-3000a-stereo-receiver-45-watts-per-channel/14487806
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mrussel1 said:dudeman said:lolobugg said:mrussel1 said:lolobugg said:
I like the pure mode for Yamaha's newer amps.
Personally I love my Sansui vintage receiver/amp over every "modern" receiver that I have ever owned. it is def more "musical" and you can't beat the raw power for pushing my Klipsch towers
damn, I knew you were gonna ask me. I will have to check. I got 2 Sansui's from an Estate sale. this guy was a audio engineer so he had some good stuff. I actually passed on a tube amp for the Sansui. I know it was the first solid state that Sansui release back in the early 70s. I tested it along side a "tank" from the early 80s and the older one sounded better even though it had less watts. I will try to get the model number for you when I get home. kicking myself that I don't remember the model #EDIT: this is the model I have http://www.classicaudio.com/value/san/eight.html
That said, even with 0.3% THD, a number not particularly impressive by today's standards, it likely sounds better than a lot of modern amps with tighter stats.
Sound is so subjective but it seems like a lot of people prefer a little distortion, if it's pleasant. Otherwise, CD would still be the preferred format over vinyl. On paper, CD outperforms vinyl in every category, but records still sound better to me.
Go figure.
My CVs are pretty efficient and get uncomfortably loud being driven by the 15 WPC from my Marantz 2215b.If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV0 -
mrussel1 said:lolobugg said:mrussel1 said:lolobugg said:mrussel1 said:lolobugg said:
I like the pure mode for Yamaha's newer amps.
Personally I love my Sansui vintage receiver/amp over every "modern" receiver that I have ever owned. it is def more "musical" and you can't beat the raw power for pushing my Klipsch towers
damn, I knew you were gonna ask me. I will have to check. I got 2 Sansui's from an Estate sale. this guy was a audio engineer so he had some good stuff. I actually passed on a tube amp for the Sansui. I know it was the first solid state that Sansui release back in the early 70s. I tested it along side a "tank" from the early 80s and the older one sounded better even though it had less watts. I will try to get the model number for you when I get home. kicking myself that I don't remember the model #EDIT: this is the model I have http://www.classicaudio.com/value/san/eight.html
mine are pushing some dual 8" towers. and it is sensitive has hell. You are right about those old amps. They kicked out some power. I would grab that 3000/a if it is for the right price. try it and see. I bet it will handle those towers just fine.
https://store.audio-exchange.com/listing/sansui-3000a-stereo-receiver-45-watts-per-channel/14487806
it looks like something from post-war Japan. I dig the old tuners. let me know if you try it out!livefootsteps.org/user/?usr=446
1995- New Orleans, LA : New Orleans, LA
1996- Charleston, SC
1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN
2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN
2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA
2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY
2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2
2020- Nashville, TN
2022- Smashville
2023- Austin, TX x2
2024- Baltimore
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mrussel1 said:lolobugg said:mrussel1 said:lolobugg said:mrussel1 said:lolobugg said:
I like the pure mode for Yamaha's newer amps.
Personally I love my Sansui vintage receiver/amp over every "modern" receiver that I have ever owned. it is def more "musical" and you can't beat the raw power for pushing my Klipsch towers
damn, I knew you were gonna ask me. I will have to check. I got 2 Sansui's from an Estate sale. this guy was a audio engineer so he had some good stuff. I actually passed on a tube amp for the Sansui. I know it was the first solid state that Sansui release back in the early 70s. I tested it along side a "tank" from the early 80s and the older one sounded better even though it had less watts. I will try to get the model number for you when I get home. kicking myself that I don't remember the model #EDIT: this is the model I have http://www.classicaudio.com/value/san/eight.html
mine are pushing some dual 8" towers. and it is sensitive has hell. You are right about those old amps. They kicked out some power. I would grab that 3000/a if it is for the right price. try it and see. I bet it will handle those towers just fine.
https://store.audio-exchange.com/listing/sansui-3000a-stereo-receiver-45-watts-per-channel/14487806
If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV0 -
dudeman said:mrussel1 said:lolobugg said:mrussel1 said:lolobugg said:mrussel1 said:lolobugg said:
I like the pure mode for Yamaha's newer amps.
Personally I love my Sansui vintage receiver/amp over every "modern" receiver that I have ever owned. it is def more "musical" and you can't beat the raw power for pushing my Klipsch towers
damn, I knew you were gonna ask me. I will have to check. I got 2 Sansui's from an Estate sale. this guy was a audio engineer so he had some good stuff. I actually passed on a tube amp for the Sansui. I know it was the first solid state that Sansui release back in the early 70s. I tested it along side a "tank" from the early 80s and the older one sounded better even though it had less watts. I will try to get the model number for you when I get home. kicking myself that I don't remember the model #EDIT: this is the model I have http://www.classicaudio.com/value/san/eight.html
mine are pushing some dual 8" towers. and it is sensitive has hell. You are right about those old amps. They kicked out some power. I would grab that 3000/a if it is for the right price. try it and see. I bet it will handle those towers just fine.
https://store.audio-exchange.com/listing/sansui-3000a-stereo-receiver-45-watts-per-channel/144878060 -
Whoa. I hadn't heard that. Good looking out.
IIRC, the Sansui 771, and its various wattage counterparts in the same line, were marketed as the first generation of receivers that used PCBs. They were supposedly more inherently reliable than other amps of the day.
I don't know if that's really the case but I have quite a bit of experience with the smaller 661. A former colleague had one and he brought it to me to try to make it sound better. Flat and thin are how I would describe it. Not really anything I could do for him as the design doesn't lend itself well to modification.
Never heard a 771 in person but they sure are pretty with that green glow.If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV0 -
dudeman said:Whoa. I hadn't heard that. Good looking out.
IIRC, the Sansui 771, and its various wattage counterparts in the same line, were marketed as the first generation of receivers that used PCBs. They were supposedly more inherently reliable than other amps of the day.
I don't know if that's really the case but I have quite a bit of experience with the smaller 661. A former colleague had one and he brought it to me to try to make it sound better. Flat and thin are how I would describe it. Not really anything I could do for him as the design doesn't lend itself well to modification.
Never heard a 771 in person but they sure are pretty with that green glow.0 -
mrussel1 said:dudeman said:Whoa. I hadn't heard that. Good looking out.
IIRC, the Sansui 771, and its various wattage counterparts in the same line, were marketed as the first generation of receivers that used PCBs. They were supposedly more inherently reliable than other amps of the day.
I don't know if that's really the case but I have quite a bit of experience with the smaller 661. A former colleague had one and he brought it to me to try to make it sound better. Flat and thin are how I would describe it. Not really anything I could do for him as the design doesn't lend itself well to modification.
Never heard a 771 in person but they sure are pretty with that green glow.
It was a good deal for him though. He was looking at replacing a Marantz 2226b that he was pushing in-wall speakers with. The Marantz sounded great and got very loud, he just thought he needed more than 26 WPC.
After trying the 661, he went back to the 2226b and it is still using it.
FWIW, given the choice, I would take an SX-750 over the 661 I heard every single time.
The SX-750 is very similar performance-wise to the, then top of the line, SX-1250.
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dudeman said:mrussel1 said:dudeman said:Whoa. I hadn't heard that. Good looking out.
IIRC, the Sansui 771, and its various wattage counterparts in the same line, were marketed as the first generation of receivers that used PCBs. They were supposedly more inherently reliable than other amps of the day.
I don't know if that's really the case but I have quite a bit of experience with the smaller 661. A former colleague had one and he brought it to me to try to make it sound better. Flat and thin are how I would describe it. Not really anything I could do for him as the design doesn't lend itself well to modification.
Never heard a 771 in person but they sure are pretty with that green glow.
It was a good deal for him though. He was looking at replacing a Marantz 2226b that he was pushing in-wall speakers with. The Marantz sounded great and got very loud, he just thought he needed more than 26 WPC.
After trying the 661, he went back to the 2226b and it is still using it.
FWIW, given the choice, I would take an SX-750 over the 661 I heard every single time.
The SX-750 is very similar performance-wise to the, then top of the line, SX-1250.0 -
Yes. The SX-780 is badass. Much more powerful sounding than it's 45 WPC would suggest. High quality parts inside. Excellent amp layout.
The Phono pre is excellent too.If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV0 -
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I bought this yesterday in Yorktown from a retired military guy. You guys wouldn't believe what he has going on. I ended up demoing a number of stereos. He had an entire closet full of silver face classics, Pioneer, Sansui, Marantz, Macintosh, everything. There were probably 40 of them on his shelves. All of them were for sale, but he only lists a few at a time. And his personal system was out of this world, all vintage and it blew my mind.
Anyway, I bought this sx-780 and it really is fantastic. So much power in the 45 wpc that I can't get it above probably 15% and that's powering my B&W 683's which are monsters, rated up to 200 watts. I will say it's not quite as detailed as my prior setup (Yamaha 2030 into Outlaw 5000 (~120 wpc), but it's definitely more musical. A good way to describe it is that the imaging is not as precise, but the soundstage is wider. I'm not using phono amp, as I really like my Emotiva and I didn't think the Pioneer sounded as good. I'm sure the age has a bit to do with that.
@dudeman, thanks for your input. Much appreciated. I have both the AVR and the Pioneer now hooked to the same speakers. I can't believe I was laboring over an RCA switch. I just used an OSD speaker selector that I have, which has 2 amp inputs. Works perfectly.Post edited by mrussel1 on0
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