Arkay
Lunatic Member
I've been trying to get rid of more units than I buy, and become more selective about what I buy... but tonight I broke down and bought one unit I didn't plan to get and didn't really need: a Sansui Seven receiver. Some one should me for getting another receiver I do not need, but... well, people here know how it is: I got another interesting vintage receiver!
:screwy: :screwy: :screwy:
I was not very familiar with these single-digit models, and didn't recall anything about them from here, but looking at it, I noticed that:
It has a classic 70s-look to it, with silver-and-black front with lit tuning dial and meters and vented wood-veneered (not vinyl) case.
It is very heavy; surprisingly heavy for its size. Always a good sign.
It has separate adjustable high, mid and bass controls.
It handles three sets of speakers (A, B, and C).
It has NR (noise reduction) switch control.
It has a 4-channel switch control, although it is not a quad receiver.
It has a number of other nice-to-have controls and features.
At first I thought it actually had NR and 4-channel built in, but looking carefully it seemed what it has is the built-in capacity to handle these as external units using separate inputs and outputs on back with controls for these functions on the front. In other words, you can add separate NR units without having to use the tape inputs/outputs for it, and likewise you can connect a 4-channel processor "rear amp" and control it from this one. Well, you can't always have it all.
I couldn't test it on the street market, but for fifteen bucks, I thought it worth taking a stab at. The face is not scratched, but it is a bit dirty and the RCA plugs and such show a fair bit of greenish corrosion (common here on some units that age, due to sea air and pollution) and there are some chips to the veneer, so it will need a pretty thorough clean-up and Deoxit treatment, at the least. The lady selling it claimed it worked, but I doubt she had any idea whether it worked or not. I'll clean it up and try it. Hopefully it will work, at least without TOO much repaiir touble!
I found some info on these units here:
http://www.classicsansui.net/SingleDigitSeries.htm
From the description there, it sounds like a decent unit to me, with a 4-gang tuner and such, but I'll wait until I've had time to clean it up and check over it, before I try mine and decide. Willl post about it then, but since there are several units ahead of it in line, it may be a while.
In the meantime, anyone else here have one of these? If so, did I make the right decision getting this, knowing I need to invest some time to clean it up properly? Do they sound good enough, compared to some of the other more commonly-discussed Sansuis? [Be brutally honest ...please! ]
:screwy: :screwy: :screwy:
I was not very familiar with these single-digit models, and didn't recall anything about them from here, but looking at it, I noticed that:
It has a classic 70s-look to it, with silver-and-black front with lit tuning dial and meters and vented wood-veneered (not vinyl) case.
It is very heavy; surprisingly heavy for its size. Always a good sign.
It has separate adjustable high, mid and bass controls.
It handles three sets of speakers (A, B, and C).
It has NR (noise reduction) switch control.
It has a 4-channel switch control, although it is not a quad receiver.
It has a number of other nice-to-have controls and features.
At first I thought it actually had NR and 4-channel built in, but looking carefully it seemed what it has is the built-in capacity to handle these as external units using separate inputs and outputs on back with controls for these functions on the front. In other words, you can add separate NR units without having to use the tape inputs/outputs for it, and likewise you can connect a 4-channel processor "rear amp" and control it from this one. Well, you can't always have it all.
I couldn't test it on the street market, but for fifteen bucks, I thought it worth taking a stab at. The face is not scratched, but it is a bit dirty and the RCA plugs and such show a fair bit of greenish corrosion (common here on some units that age, due to sea air and pollution) and there are some chips to the veneer, so it will need a pretty thorough clean-up and Deoxit treatment, at the least. The lady selling it claimed it worked, but I doubt she had any idea whether it worked or not. I'll clean it up and try it. Hopefully it will work, at least without TOO much repaiir touble!
I found some info on these units here:
http://www.classicsansui.net/SingleDigitSeries.htm
From the description there, it sounds like a decent unit to me, with a 4-gang tuner and such, but I'll wait until I've had time to clean it up and check over it, before I try mine and decide. Willl post about it then, but since there are several units ahead of it in line, it may be a while.
In the meantime, anyone else here have one of these? If so, did I make the right decision getting this, knowing I need to invest some time to clean it up properly? Do they sound good enough, compared to some of the other more commonly-discussed Sansuis? [Be brutally honest ...please! ]