file: audio

a short time ago, a Sansui Seven Series Receiver (either scroll down or search for "seven") came for a short stay at our house.

it was meant to be sold, most probably, and so Spaz hooked it up to check that it still worked, see if it needed to be taken apart and cleaned, etc, etc. neither of us knew much about these, or indeed Sansui, and so Spaz searched around to find out more information. he'd noticed that many of their receivers were commanding quite impressively hot bidding on eBay, which was intriguing.

and then he hooked it up and tested it last night. and tested it some more. and had problems stopping himself testing it, as he just kept putting CDs in and listening.
and couldn't wait to place me just so in the middle of the speakers so i could hear when i got home.

we've got a pair of front and a pair of rear speakers at home, so it's possible to surround yourself with sound, depending on your source material. in the case of this particular receiver, while not quadrophonic, it's got what in many ways might be more useful: dual stereo.

it is unbelievable how crisp and clear this thing sounded. it made me not want to leave the house ever again, as i just wanted to keep putting things on to listen to through it. stuff we thought we knew backward and forward was revealing yet more secrets to us through this receiver. Spaz (who, by the time i got to hear it, had been listening to it for a couple of hours at least) commented that even though it's solid-state, he could still hear definite differences in sound as it warmed up, almost as though it had tubes.

long story short, we're not so sure it's being sold anymore...XD