I find the Sansui car audio line from the mid to late 80s kind of intriguing. This was a period when the company was not doing so well financially, and yet it looks as though they invested in putting forth a pretty solid effort on car audio products.
The unfortunate thing is that most of this product line doesn't seem to a sold very well, at least not in the US. It strikes me that it may have sold somewhat better in Europe, as I feel like I see more of it for sale over there when I'm trawling online sales listings. Greece and Italy look to be markets where it sold fairly well, just based upon my anecdotal observations.
I've long been partial to Alpine head units and amplifiers, at least during the Golden era of aftermarket car audio that ran from the mid 80's into the early 2000's. That whole scene is now a shadow of what it once was, as so many modern vehicles come with highly integrated, bespoke infotainment systems that cannot be easily replaced. I still have a few vehicles from the late '80s to mid-90s that are fitted with Alpine gear that is period correct, and still looks and sounds great.
I would happily have purchased Sansui gear for at least some of that, if there had been a decent selection of capable components available at the time. But I honestly never saw Sansui car audio sold anywhere, either in stores or catalogs back when I was really into that stuff.
The unfortunate thing is that most of this product line doesn't seem to a sold very well, at least not in the US. It strikes me that it may have sold somewhat better in Europe, as I feel like I see more of it for sale over there when I'm trawling online sales listings. Greece and Italy look to be markets where it sold fairly well, just based upon my anecdotal observations.
I've long been partial to Alpine head units and amplifiers, at least during the Golden era of aftermarket car audio that ran from the mid 80's into the early 2000's. That whole scene is now a shadow of what it once was, as so many modern vehicles come with highly integrated, bespoke infotainment systems that cannot be easily replaced. I still have a few vehicles from the late '80s to mid-90s that are fitted with Alpine gear that is period correct, and still looks and sounds great.
I would happily have purchased Sansui gear for at least some of that, if there had been a decent selection of capable components available at the time. But I honestly never saw Sansui car audio sold anywhere, either in stores or catalogs back when I was really into that stuff.
