Vintage Speaker Encounter: Sansui S-330 Floorstanding Speakers

One thing about vintage stereo gear that always interests me is the history of various brands.  Some brands are simply legendary.  One of those legendary audio brands was Sansui.  It was one of those brands that Marines always seemed to get when they were stationed in Okinawa.  In college, I went to party where the Marines on our campus had filled a wall with huge, huge, stereo speakers.  While my memory is fuzzy now, I'll bet some of those speakers were Sansui speakers like these Sansui S-330 floorstanding speakers that I recently encountered at an Atlanta area thrift store.

 I thought that these were super powerful speakers, but according to the guys on Audiokarma, Sansui S-330 speakers are just 50 watt speakers.  However, they are efficient and put out great sound.  They have a dynamic range of 40hz to 20Khz.  There are many dedicated Sansui collectors and sometimes used Sansui equipment commands high prices.
 

These big honking speakers are definitely space hogs.  But, they would certainly add interest to any vintage stereo system.

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Cerwin Vega SL-15 Speakers (Amazon photo)

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