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Audio Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: GWH on December 22, 2013, 09:55:22 AM

Title: Sansui Sp-3700A
Post by: GWH on December 22, 2013, 09:55:22 AM

I snagged a pair of these a few months ago and can not really find any information of these. Anyone know anything about them?

Title: Re: Sansui Sp-3700A
Post by: Sir Thrift-a-Lot on December 22, 2013, 04:07:34 PM

The curved horn tweeter looks cool.   No idea how it sounds.

Title: Re: Sansui Sp-3700A
Post by: GWH on December 22, 2013, 04:27:41 PM

they sound pretty good but I don't have them being powered by a very good receiver. I am on the hunt as we speak. I am also looking to fix up a G2K to run them, but have no time.

Title: Re: Sansui Sp-3700A
Post by: SunnyDaze on December 22, 2013, 06:08:30 PM

I had a pair of SP-5500X's that were similar.

They sounded like Wulitzer jukeboxes with no bass.

Title: Re: Sansui Sp-3700A
Post by: Sir Thrift-a-Lot on December 22, 2013, 08:29:46 PM

Quote from: 8 Watts of Fury on December 22, 2013, 06:08:30 PM

They sounded like Wulitzer jukeboxes with no bass.

I gather you didn't care for them. >:D

Title: Re: Sansui Sp-3700A
Post by: OldiesButGoodies on December 22, 2013, 09:55:34 PM

Sunny did you recap the SPs you had or left them stock?  It feels like they sounded worse than average for that speaker. 

Title: Re: Sansui Sp-3700A
Post by: Slim-Shaddy on December 22, 2013, 10:09:32 PM

I bought SP-2500s and, after listening to them, gave them away. No bass, obnoxious mids and barely present highs. Basically cheaply made speakers.

Title: Re: Sansui Sp-3700A
Post by: SunnyDaze on December 22, 2013, 10:52:10 PM

I did not recap them. The ports were literally paper towel rolls. The "super tweeter" was a cheap Piezo-trash. The cabinet finish was paper thin vinyl. Recapping them would have been a waste of good caps.

Title: Re: Sansui Sp-3700A
Post by: OldiesButGoodies on December 23, 2013, 11:50:45 AM

woah - you had me at piezo tweeter. the toile paper rolls only added to the picture.  enough said.

Title: Re: Sansui Sp-3700A
Post by: OldiesButGoodies on December 23, 2013, 11:55:38 AM

Look at the elaborate crossover (from audiokarma) of a claimed sp5500.  Strange that they would invest so much into the x-over and cheap out on everything else.  That is an accomplishment.  Based on what you said I was expecting a capacitor and a resistor. 

 :-X

Title: Re: Sansui Sp-3700A
Post by: SunnyDaze on December 23, 2013, 12:43:38 PM

SP-5500 ≠ SP-5500X

Title: Re: Sansui Sp-3700A
Post by: OldiesButGoodies on December 23, 2013, 04:19:53 PM

Do you have to turn everything into an equation?

Title: Re: Sansui Sp-3700A
Post by: SunnyDaze on December 23, 2013, 07:57:56 PM

No.

Especially since that's an inequality.  :)

Title: Re: Sansui Sp-3700A
Post by: OldiesButGoodies on December 23, 2013, 08:47:21 PM

Answer = yes

<slap>

Title: Re: Sansui Sp-3700A
Post by: schwarcw on December 23, 2013, 09:01:03 PM

X=1

Title: Re: Sansui Sp-3700A
Post by: OldiesButGoodies on December 23, 2013, 09:37:13 PM

I can't find much info on the difference between the 5500 and 5500x.   The things weighed in at 120 pounds each.  Cannot believe they were cheaply made Eli! Maybe you had a pair of white van clones?  I read about some people even liking them. 

 ???