Used Sansui

Sansui was a Tokyo audio maker that built its reputation on amplifiers and receivers from the 1960s into the 1980s. Our catalogue covers three strands. The 5000A was the company’s top receiver at the end of the 1960s, a 55 W per channel solid-state design with a well-documented driver-board weakness worth knowing about before you buy. The 7070 represents the late-1970s receiver range that ran from the 5050 to the 9090, with long black dial panels and power meters. The G-series moved to direct-coupled power stages and much higher power: the G-9000 is rated at 160 W per channel and the later G-7700 at 120 W per channel with quartz-locked digital tuning, while the G-22000 and G-33000 sat at the very top. On the amplifier side, the AU-x17 integrated range (AU-217, AU-517, AU-717) and the AU-919 flagship of the following AU-x19 range are the models most buyers ask about, with the AU-717’s twin-transformer power supply and the AU-919’s Diamond Differential DC circuit as the headline features. Service needs are typical for the era: tired electrolytic capacitors, dirty controls and switches, protection relays and lamps. There is also a Sansui-specific one: glue used on capacitors and boards that can turn corrosive and should be removed during a proper restoration.

8 models in the catalog.