[Oregonian]

For whatever reason I havent shared this video I did recently here...better late than never.

Thanks for sharing - awesome work on this!

One comment - though my Denon headphones (both a LA7000 and MD2000) are 25 ohm they sound fantastic out of vintage gear, as does my Pioneer SE Master 1 @ 45 ohm. Most of my vintage gear is Pioneer from the 70's - Spec 1 pre/Spec 2 amp, SA8800, SA9900, SA608, SA7500II.

You guys have me intrigued by hearing a Sansui unit.................I've got a Kenwood amp, Sony amp, Fisher, Marantz unit but not yet have I found a Sansui with my name on it. Hmmm.........

By the way, this IS my favorite thread on any website anywhere................

 

[Monsterzero]

Thanks for sharing - awesome work on this!

Thank you.

One comment - though my Denon headphones (both a LA7000 and MD2000) are 25 ohm they sound fantastic out of vintage gear, as does my Pioneer SE Master 1 @ 45 ohm.

Yeah,I mean I have had mild success with low ohm headphones,and the bass can sound huge,but at the expense of tightness for my collection.

You guys have me intrigued by hearing a Sansui unit.................I've got a Kenwood amp, Sony amp, Fisher, Marantz unit but not yet have I found a Sansui with my name on it. Hmmm.....

Apparently the Eight Deluxe is one of the very highest regarded Sansui receivers ever made. Ive not heard one personally,as they are more $$$ than I can currently afford. My 881 is awesome as well.

 

[UntilThen]

Yggdrasil > Sansui AU-505 > HD800, I've been enthralled by this setup for several days. I feel the chills listening to 'Brothers In Arms' by Dire Straits now. Bass goes so low and deep and the headphone sound like speakers.

 

[atarione]

wife is working late.. So I have the speakers going TA-E77ESD> TA-N77ES> Yamaha NS-344 10" 3ways.. listening to some "bowling for soup" rockin' out..

 

[SpeakerBox]

Nice looking equipment, atarione! I finally took to moving all my stuff into my basement man cave so I could crank it whenever I wanted. Otherwise I was dancing around my wife all the time.

 

[denox]

Here is my Sansui AU-7500 and Pioneer SA-8100, I need to decide which one will go as I have limited space. As for sound, I really like the sound of 8100 but I like the look of 7500 (sound great too) decision decision....
I will give proper a last ear time tomorrow and will decide. Inputs are welcomed.

 

[SpeakerBox]

As a Pioneer fan boy, I know which one I would keep

 

[Oregonian]

As a Pioneer fan boy, I know which one I would keep

Ditto...............

 

[denox]

As a Pioneer fan boy, I know which one I would keep

Haha I will give another round tomorrow.

 

[kid vic]

I'm sure there is some furniture or a child you can get rid of first

Here is my Sansui AU-7500 and Pioneer SA-8100, I need to decide which one will go as I have limited space. As for sound, I really like the sound of 8100 but I like the look of 7500 (sound great too) decision decision....
I will give proper a last ear time tomorrow and will decide. Inputs are welcomed.

 

[richard51]

I am too partial for the Sansui to give an advice.... Oups!

 

[mark-g]

I've got the 7100 which I fully recapped a few years back. Great dependable unit but for me it lacks the visual drama of a receiver (I have a SX780) or my later SA8800. Still I don't think I would ever sell it unless I had a SA8100 or higher to replace it with. I'm sure you can hang onto it!

Here is my Sansui AU-7500 and Pioneer SA-8100, I need to decide which one will go as I have limited space. As for sound, I really like the sound of 8100 but I like the look of 7500 (sound great too) decision decision....
I will give proper a last ear time tomorrow and will decide. Inputs are welcomed.

 

[UntilThen]

Both nice amps. You should keep it.

My Sansui AU-7700 should be here on Monday. Really looking forward to it. Meanwhile the Sansui AU-505 is so good with my headphones, I'm still amazed at it after one week of listening.

 

[denox]

Both nice amps. You should keep it.

My Sansui AU-7700 should be here on Monday. Really looking forward to it. Meanwhile the Sansui AU-505 is so good with my headphones, I'm still amazed at it after one week of listening.

7700 and 7900 are on my shortlist of Sansui integrated need to be checked. I am very interested on your take between both 505 and 7700, keep hearing 505 is a very good little integrated.
Someone offered me 505 recapped at a really good price

 

[UntilThen]

Haven't powered up the La Figaro 339 for a while so it's now next to the Sansui AU-505 for a direct comparison. Tubes on the 339 were the Mullard EF86 and Svetlana 6H13C. I could have use my GEC 6as7g for power tubes but I'm done with swapping tubes. Done too much of that.

The real surprise here is I prefer the sound of the Sansui over the La Figaro. It's more open from mids to the top end and the 505 has a very nice deep bass that is not too pronounced. La Figaro on the other hand sounded more focused (close in) in the mids and have a 'thinner' sound compared to the Sansui. Which is a surprise because before the Sansui arrived, I had always thought that the LF 339 sounded wide and open.

I find the Sansui AU-505 more 'musical' and prefer listening to it. At this stage of my head-fi journey, I've heard and owned some great gear in the Glenn OTL, Woo Audio WA5LE, Schiit Ragnarok, Feliks Audio Euforia and the La Figaro 339. However this recapped $350 Sansui AU-505 is a little 'gem' that has me listening to all my music again all week. When it's daylight, it will go out to the lounge for me to try it out with the big speakers again.

So @denox, I do like the Sansui AU-505 very much and it's a tiny fraction of a cost compared to the other amps I've tried (and that includes the Primaluna Dialogue Premium HP - owned this in the past).