Involve Surround Master v2. Tri-band QS/SQ.Have an opportunity to purchase a mint Sansui QRX-5500. Is this piece the ultimate in the Sansui quad product line, or should I hold out for the Holy Grail whatever that might be?
The Holy Grail for Sansui is the QRX-9001Have an opportunity to purchase a mint Sansui QRX-5500. Is this piece the ultimate in the Sansui quad product line, or should I hold out for the Holy Grail whatever that might be?
Yes & no. I agree the 9001 is the Holy Grail for Sansui receivers not the 5500. If you want the ultimate in QS decoding the best option is the Involve Surround Master V 2. Match it up to good power amps & the Holy Grail has found you.The Holy Grail for Sansui is the QRX-9001
Was this available in the US? Probably not.
Is't it interesting how Sansui, and other manufacturers, were pushing Dolby FM back then? Too bad it fizzled.
Curious. Did you ship it to him? I was planning to send mine to the QRX Store in OregonI have a QRX 70001 which I bought from a person in NY City who said it was near new - had not been used for years. When it arrived it looked untouched but did not play well. I paid 400 + shipping. So, I took it to "Save On Sound" in Houston. This is a one man shop who happens to be a quad expert! He know everything...what can and cannot be repaired or made right again. He refurbished the 7001 for 450. He told me that he replaced everything old because all had deteriorated from age. He says age is the biggest problem with these machines. He also refurbished 2 Lafayette LR 5000s and a QRX 3500 for me. All these machines perform wonderfully well...... He added that the higher the QRX number, the more complex is the machine and the more difficult to solve performance issues.
The Sansui 9001 has the best matrix decoder they made at the time, mainly for QS but also does an excellent job at SQ. It's built in, just like the Pioneer. Unless you have the 949a, the decoder is a little substandard. The "a" had "full logic" SQ which was the best at the time. Both had built in CD-4 demodulatorsI had a QRX 9001, complete with Sansui Speakers, the rears were a 360 degree design.
I much prefer the Poineer 949 I have now, because it has Matrix, and discreet decoding built in.
I did like all the VU meters, knobs and all the switches , the Sansui had though, very impressive to look at
I have no complaints with the decoders in the Pioneer, it works fine with the records I have, Sq, QS, CD-4.The Sansui 9001 has the best matrix decoder they made at the time, mainly for QS but also does an excellent job at SQ. It's built in, just like the Pioneer. Unless you have the 949a, the decoder is a little substandard. The "a" had "full logic" SQ which was the best at the time. Both had built in CD-4 demodulators
Did you not like the decoders in the Sansui?I have no complaints with the decoders in the Pioneer, it works fine with the records I have, Sq, QS, CD-4.
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