popbumper Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 All: Picked up a Sansui QRX 7500 receiver yesterday - for FREE (and a set of Sansui speakers, sorry, can't quote the model right now). This receiver is HEFTY, comes in the standard 70's obligatory walnut veneered case, and puts out a lot of power - aside from a dirty volume knob, it is completely intact and functional! Also has some neat functions that I honestly don't understand - throw backs to early surround sound. Fun stuff! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedball Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 That reminds me of my old Marantz, wish I would have kept it. Gee, cant beat the price on that can you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 Quadraphonic, baby! That's one groovy receiver, man...far out! Like...do you have four Klipsch speakers for this massive receiver, man? Seriously, that is one cool receiver...hope all four channels work properly. If I recall, Sansui made some of the best quad receivers back in the day. If you actually have any good quality quad recordings from that era, you should be totally blown away with the sound! My dad had one of the last Sansui quad receivers back in '77 or so, with four BIC bookshelf loudspeakers. Playing his quad LPs, especially organist E. Power Bigg's "Bach: The Four Great Toccatas and Fugues", a CBS Records Masterworks LP of the four organs of Freiburg Cathedral, played from a central console controlling all four pipe organs at once. Now that was really heavy, man, with four distinct organs being played individually or all at once from all four corners of his music room. To me, that recording was the only time that quad actually worked as it was intended to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurdy_gurdyman Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 I picked up an old Sansui 8080 (two channel, about 80 watts per channel) receiver a while back. This is the second 70's Sansui I've had. It's truly amazing just how good these old receivers can be. I'm very happy with mine in my main system right now using some old Avid speakers with them. The Sansui replaced my Scott LK-48-b tube amp a while back. It's that good! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom3 Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 I had the Sansui QRX-5500 once upon a time. It was a very good receiver for medium-efficiency speakers (22 watts/channel x 4). I never used it in the quad mode though. I also used it as the head amp mated with a Sumo Polaris PA, before I got a Sumo Electra preamp, which is the cleanest preamp I've ever heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 You need to cruise around www.audiokarma.com for a couple hours. Those guys live for old receivers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 >...quad LPs, especially organist E. Power Bigg's "Bach: The Four Great Toccatas and Fugues", a CBS Records Masterworks LP of the four organs of Freiburg Cathedral, played from a central console controlling all four pipe organs at once. Jim, you reminded me I have a near-mint copy of that in SQ. Haven't heard it in a long time, and then only in Hafler passive. I can't wait to see what it sounds like (only 2 more weeks in Missery!) with the Panasonic Class D with ProLogic II or Neo 6. Should be interesting... I've a number of other QS/SQ releases I'll need to look up as well. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1 Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Speaking of old receivers; my very first receiver "1981 Pioner SX-3700" with 45 watts per channel. I still use this from time to time, when I first fire it up and turn the volume knob, I get a scratching type of sound. When played for 30 minutes or so, it seems to be reduced, any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenhawk Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 pioneer SA 9800 amp. any opinions from you audiophiles on this amp? i plan on pairing it with RF-7's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnBob Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 ---------------- On 6/13/2005 7:46:21 PM mustang1 wrote: Speaking of old receivers; my very first receiver "1981 Pioner SX-3700" with 45 watts per channel. I still use this from time to time, when I first fire it up and turn the volume knob, I get a scratching type of sound. When played for 30 minutes or so, it seems to be reduced, any ideas? ---------------- Sounds like the potentiometer is dirty. With the receiver off, turn the knob back and forth really quickly about twenty times. This is called "exercising the pot" and in many cases will fix the problem. If not a more involved cleaning may be called for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Since I recently purchased my Klipsch Forte's I've been enjoying them with my vintage Pioneer SX-1980 (270 WPC) modified with a homemade tube pre-amp. They shure don't make them like they use to. The walnut veneer of my Klipsch speakers matches the walnut veneer of my Pioneer receiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 ""OLD" receivers are great" --Excuse me, I thought this was going to be a thread about Jerry Rice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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