Sansui SP-3500 Floorstanding Speakers
Sansui SP-3500 Floorstanding Speakers
USER REVIEWS
[Jul 21, 2020]
Alnico
Strength:
It has been mentioned by some enthusiasts that the Sansui SP-3500 are perfect at reproducing sound source points. Vocals are also very moving and emotionalizing. Perhaps one should also mention that the supertweeters should or could be connected in reverse polarity. The Sansui's sound milder without losing their spatial resolution. The speakers also benefit from a slightly open rear wall or an open crossover hole, especially when used on low-power single-ended amplifiers. In its original state, there is a sticker on the back wall that warns against normal loading of the speakers when the back wall is open. Please obey! Sometimes I wonder if it's just a habit, but they remain my favorite speakers. Weakness:
Weight and height? Who cares? Price Paid: $600
Purchased: Used
Model Year: 1972
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[Oct 19, 2019]
james b
Strength:
Love these,,,listening to Jethro tull benefit and heard detail never before heard!!!,, vocals surround you,,crystal clear,,bought these two weeks ago from original owner who bought them in Vietnam,,original boxes,,all paperwork and absolutely gorgeous!!! Also bought his sp 2500s,,same condition,, $250.00 for the 4,,hooked to my sansui 4000,,thanks Bill for best audio deal I ever walked into Weakness:
I'm old and their heavy,,😁 Price Paid: 250
Purchased: Used
Model Year: 1971
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[Dec 17, 2015]
thoriated tungsten
Audio Enthusiast
First of all an excuse for my bad english.. In my opinion the SP-3500 are one of the best speakers to use with single ended tube amplifiers. The sensitivity of 96dB/w/m is absolutely realistic, not only claimed. This sensitivity is necessary for small SET-amps, using 2A3, 300B etc. The frequency range is broad, compared to suitable full-rangers.
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[Nov 23, 2014]
Robert Howard
Audio Enthusiast
Steve a Audio Enthusiast has a bit of PT Barnum in him.
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[Aug 24, 2012]
Steve
Audio Enthusiast
Let me first say, I read the reviews here on the SP-3500 Sansui Speakers. I worked for customer service, JBL Sound in 1974 and we would recieve the SP-3500 speakers for repair. The Cabnet design and speakers were all designed by JBL for Sansui. The replacement speakers and network deviders are all manufactured by JBL, thats the reason why the sound is so great. |
[May 09, 2012]
TRIPP
AudioPhile
Bought a pair of SP-2500X at the goodwill 10 years ago for 25 bucks paired with my little Marantz 2515B sounded, Outstanding!!! Today at Goodwill found a pair of SP-3500's 53 and change for those guess I need a Bigger Marantz.... Yeah BUY these speakers if you stumble over them cause they are BOULDERS!!!!! |
[Dec 10, 2009]
Keith Davis
Casual Listener
These speakers are Pre-1995 by about 25 years. While on my 2nd tour in Vietnam, I went to Saigon to give an after action briefing. I was supposed to return to the field later via chopper, but the flight was scrubbed due to heavy rain. I stayed in a Vietnamese hotel that night (semi-clean sheets!) and the next day found myself near a post exchange. I was just looking around because I didn't have much money with me and sort of stumbled onto these speakers … literally. They were playing CCR and as I headed toward the music, I barely bumped a display shelf, but it was enough to knock it over, making John stop at “Over on the mountain”. A buck sergeant came at the run, looked at the mess and glared at me, but not so long as I was a captain at the time. He screamed that he had just completed the setup less than 10 minutes ago and now the stuff was worthless. I pulled out what money I had and without counting it said I'll give you this for it all. He looked around at me, laughed, took my money and left. Minutes later he returned with a receipt. Not only did I get the speakers, but also there was a QX-6500 quadraphonic receiver included! I packed them up in the original boxes, grabbed a moped and returned to the compound for pickup.
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[May 22, 2009]
karister
Audio Enthusiast
This is an awesome sounding retro piece of work by Sansui:) Very open and deep sound stage with great detail. I'm using them as spare speakers and lovin it. Very well built heavy and solid. |
[Sep 18, 2005]
jstone
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Midrange and bass response Power handling capability (100W per speaker)
Weakness:
High freq response (can be compensated for). Wonderful sounding speaker with excellent midrange and bass. When I first got these massive speakers home and connected them to my Technics SA-300, I was a bit disappointed. All I could hear was midrange. Then I coaxed them a bit by turning up the bass and treble beyond their normal settings and viola! The Sansuis came to life. I realized that I had been missing the midrange entirely on my previous, German-made Heco 3 SFs (3-way). The 4-way Sansuis deliver excellent midrange making vocal passages come alive. Piano solos will sound like the piano is in your house! You'll need a sufficiently powerful receiver/amp to unleash the bass from the 14" woofers (mine is a 45 w.p.c. Pioneer SX-780). Highs on the SP-3500S seem to roll off a bit early so you'll need to boost the treble to compensate. Cosmetically, these speakers are stylish but sedate looking, like they belong with your grandma's stereo. But take off the wooden lattice (hand-carved?) speaker grills, and you will see that these babies mean business. 6 drivers per speaker arranged symetrically in the cabinet deliver a powerful sound that seems to get better at higher volume levels. To my wife's dismay, I can't stop listening to them! If you find a pair that you're thinking of purchasing, make sure that you set the attenuators on the rear of each speaker consistently before listening. Similar Products Used: Heco Phon 3 SF (hardly similar) |
[May 13, 2003]
Dan Miller
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
These things are brutes, I played them very loud on a old Fisher amp for years and never hurt one of them. The mids and subs are great very clear. I've got mine about a foot off the ground and they sound wonderful. To get something new with the same sound you would pay big bucks. And can you believe i have four of these monsters.
Weakness:
There big and heavy and the highs are a little muffeled. But if they are put with a decent surrond system then no problem. My parents bought a house in 1983 and there were four of these speakers in the house.(sp-3500)along with a quadraphonic 8 track and reel to reel. Similar Products Used: many |