Vintage Stereo Receiver Review - Goodwill Find Sansui 9090db

Wow. Nice score. My top thrift find will probably always be the 1954 Leica IIIf with 50mm Summacron I found at a thrift for just $35.

I haven't found anything worth a crap at Goodwill in about 3 years and I still go fairly often. My SX-780 was my last great find there.

That has to be the luckiest find ever. Hard to believe.

Incredible find. I found a pair of Heresys at my local goodwill around the same time, $5 each. I posted pics on a Klipsch forum and literally no one believed me, they think I put fake price stickers on it 😂 Good thing about vintage receivers is when goodwill “tests” them, the bulbs are most likely out so they assume it’s broken and you get a deal.

So pretty this Sansui 9090 DB And It’s Expensive receiver

I have the Black version of this. I thought I got a good deal on it for $500 back in 2013. They go for more than that now.😅

I found one at a yard sale last year. $500. Great receiver!

Very nice video. ˆwas stationed in Guam from 1975 to 1978 and overseas in England from 1980 to 1983. These types of receivers were really good. You have a huge variety of manufacturers to choose from. Prices were not bad for the time. Being in the military the base had actual stereo shops where you could see and purchase them. My first receiver was a Kenwood Model II. Really a huge receiver. I think the price was around $500-$600 at that time. It was actually on the high end of that era. Sansui came out with a 4-channel receiver. It was a high-demand item in the 70's. The price might have been upwards of $1000. Today to buy these vintage receivers you have to pay a fortune. They seem overpriced even ones that have been re-capped. I see a lot of vintage equipment for sale on eBay with high prices. I just wonder if they are selling any with some so overpriced. Those analog receivers had such great sound compared to the ones today. They were all pretty heavy but had huge power supplies and quality metal. Build to last and look good. I do remember seeing your receiver back then. It was really a great receiver back then when matched with the right set of speakers. Enjoy your bargain, that was a rare deal someone missed. I may have to try looking at Good Will stores in the future.

Everytime I log on to GW, 0 audio gear, they even email me stuff, all but audio gear😢

AU777A? AU505? McIntosh 6200? McIntosh 1700? Sansui 881?