Sansui 2000X Receiver -

This was the first cap-coupled receiver I ever owned.  I bought it from a collector locally, when I was having my Citation 11 preamp serviced.  When I put it into my system, I was smitten by the luxuriously smooth captivating sound.  Similar to my wonderful Sansui 551 which is a quasi-complimentary amp but with a mellower midrange and more robust bass.  

I used this in my system for several years, and took advantage of the preamp outputs to use it as a preamp/tuner, a roll in which it excelled.   

This  receiver  is  rated at  39 watts  per channel, and  putting  out  considerably more on a test bench, this receiver had more that  enough power for most  contemporary speakers  of the day.   With  the  flood of today’s inefficient dynamic speakers, one will not have to worry. The amp is up to the task.  

Living in the Chicago area, I use my FM tuner often.  There is a Friday evening Jazz station in Joliet, and WDCB in Chicago.  The tuner will pull in stations all across the dial with ease.

Excellent tone controls, for adjusting bass and treble on some older recordings that need a little help.  I’ve never heard a bad phone stage on a Sansui, and this one was outstanding!  I have a couple of stand alone outboard phone preamps, (a couple are quiet expensive), and they pale in comparison to the Sansui.  Lush, is a good word to describe the sound.  

After using this for a few years, I replaced it with a Sansui 9090DB, which I will cover in another post. While I enjoyed the 9090DB immensely, there is just a certain ‘magic’ with these lower powered cap-coupled amps that kept me thinking about it.  Since I had given it to my daughter, I looked for another and came across the feature ladened Sansui 3300 and would switch between that and the 9090DB when I felt the urge to hear that lush, luxurious sound.  

Make no mistake, this little receiver will play your favorite Led Zeppelin LP’s with authority!  There isn’t any genre’ that this amp doesn’t excel at reproducing.  

My unit was completely original and had never been serviced.  Taking it to my tech, I instructed him don’t recap or swap out anything unless it is needed.  He tested the receiver and it exceeded every advertised spec.  Even though he recommended I recap the unit, I told him to leave it alone.  I didn’t want to alter the magic I was hearing. 

Beautifully made, handsome walnut cabinets and solid aluminum knobs and face plate.  A quick Google search confirms what I was hearing.  This is one of those Special receivers.  Find a clean one and enjoy a receiver that absolutely is absolutely superior to most anything you can purchase today. Very highly recommend!