Sansui 2000 (1967–1969)

Name: Sansui 2000
Brand: Sansui

The Sansui 2000 was one of the company's early solid-state receivers, built during the shift from tubes to transistors. Most of what is known about it comes from period advertisements and the few units that survive today.

Sansui's own ad in High Fidelity (January 1968, p.67) claimed 100 watts IHF music power, 36 watts per channel RMS, an FET front end, 1.8 µV IHF FM sensitivity, frequency response from 15 to 40,000 Hz, and harmonic distortion below 0.8% at all rated outputs. Those were competitive numbers for a solid-state receiver of its generation. A later ad in HiFI-Stereo (April 1970, p.95) pushed the successor 2000A at $299.95. It listed 120 watts IHF, inputs for two phonographs, tape monitoring, headphones, and the ability to separate the pre- and main amplifiers.

The 2000 is remembered for a warm, smooth sound with good midrange presence. It is less clinical than later transistor designs and keeps something of the tube character of the era.

Common problems on surviving examples are aging capacitors, oxidized controls and switches, output transistor failures, burned-out dial lamps, and DC offset that needs adjusting. Market values typically land between $150 and $300 depending on condition.

Known specifications:

Power: 20W per channel (8Ω), stereo
Solid-state design, FM/AM tuner

Note: The 20W/ch (8Ω) figure and the 36W/ch RMS claimed in period ads reflect different measurement standards - continuous vs. IHF music power - typical of the late 1960s.

Market Value

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ SANSUI 2000                                                     Aug 2026 │
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│ High      $4,099                                  Latest            $441 │
│ Median    $450                                    Trend           ▼ Down │
│ Low       $120                                    Volume          ~13/mo │
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│ $5,000 ┤                                                                 │
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│ $2,900 ┤                              .   .                 .            │
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│   $100 ┤............   ......  .  .. .. ... .  ... .  .  .... .. ... ....│
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