Your Favorite Vintage Receivers

NICE!

 

I've a bunch of classic silver around here that I've recapped and restored - while I'm quite fond of the SX-1980 my favorite is the Sansui9 G-22000.

 

No doubt this Sansui weighs 60 lbs and made in Japan during the golden days of audio ...

 

Definitely one of the finest and most sought after recievers ever made. It's beautiful.

 

Try 93 pounds!
They split it into two sections.
Amp and preamp-tuner, likely so they could ship it and to limit back damage.

 

wow that is a beauty i bet it sounds amazing

 

This has got to be the heaviest receiver that was ever made! Ordinarily, only power amps weigh this much. LOL

 

Nope, the G-33000 weighed 116 pounds

 

I picked up this fully restored Sansui 8 Deluxe from a friend of mine. I'm using it in the guest room system driving a pair of late 70's DCM Time Windows actually made by Steve Eberbach himself.

These photos were taken by my friend who sold it to me. I've cleaned it up further since then. It's a stunning example of a 1970's receiver and sounds amazing!

 

This thing is heavier than most power amps. I have gone separates some thirty years ago and I will not have a power amp that weighs more than 70 lbs.

 

The amp section weighs 71 pounds and the preamp weighs 45, and they go for very big bucks

 

Is this receiver class A?

 

Starting bid for a Sansui G22000 at $1600 on eBay

 

I would assume, but I don't know for sure.

 

It is not easy to find such info without spending a lot of time on the web. But given the weight, this receiver must have a king-sized transformer and massive heat sink, which are required for the receiver to run in class A.

 

Yes they are class A. The whole series was.
That opening bid better be for a recapped and aligned unit...I hope!

 

So you put in the opening bid? Don't worry, I am not gonna to compete with you.

 

No way it was me...

 

Thanks for the tip, I'm looking for a good pair of speakers to set up with my 1010. Still enjoying them?

 

My baby Pioneer SX-1010...probably needs a recap and cleaning of the pots. How much should something like that cost...

 

I love my Marantz 2270. I use in my office on a daily basis. I bought it many years ago off eBay. The seller was a Marantz technician and he went through it. It was like new when I got it.

 

That one is unrestored and has cosmetic issues and has been listed numerous times.
$1600 for a working version is a good price - $2200 to $2500 is common.
Also it has problems with one channel cutting out - likely in need of some deoxit on all the switches which requires a partial disassembly. The slide switch on the side to connect the pre to power amp likely could use some exercising.

 

As much as there is much nostalgia surrounding these vintage receivers and I have a friend who has been searching high and low for the replacement laser for his first generation Yamaha CD player CD-1 (which is built like a tank compared to the craps made today) that he likes too much that he refuses to trash it, few of these receivers can really handle the CD dynamics real well. At any rate, these vintage receivers are perfectly fine for playing analog gears such as turntables, tape-decks and your favorite FM stations.

 

Here's my fave vintage receiver: The Sansui QRX-9001:



I still haven't been able to get one, but I do have its little brother, the QRX-6001 which I like very well.

 

My Sansui G-4700 has no problems with CD dynamics, though I have found that brickwalled CDs really sound bad as it shows up all the flaws involved in that kind of mastering. A well-mastered CD is a joy to listen to on it.