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Thread: Sansui SR 222 Mk II

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    Join Date: May 2016

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    I'm Gary.

    Default Sansui SR 222 Mk II

    I have been offered one of the above.

    Any opinions, are they worth having?

    Gary
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    Join Date: Aug 2009

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    They are a competent budget deck and they look pretty good too. I'd say yes.
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    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

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    Join Date: Apr 2012

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    Good little deck. Arm is decent enough for MC carts.

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    Join Date: Aug 2016

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    You can find my original Hi-Fi Answers system review with the Sansui 222 MkII at:
    https://digitalprakel.files.wordpres...ow-finance.pdf
    Can't go wrong in my opinion

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    Join Date: Mar 2014

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    Always fancied one of these, very pretty, but haven't owned one yet.
    Audiophile Tosher

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    Join Date: Oct 2015

    Location: Woodmancote, West Sussex

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    I had one before I bought my first LP12, bloody good deck and as Geoff said pretty decent arm. Looks good too.
    Turntable
    Toshiba SR-370/Mission 774/Van Damme cable with MS Starline plugs/Ortofon Quintet Black
    CD
    Cambridge CXC transport/modified Musical Fidelity X-DAC/modified Musical Fidelity X-10 V3 tube buffer
    Network Player
    Cambridge NP30
    Amplifier
    Denon HA-500 head amp/Nakamichi CA-5E pre-amp/Chinese passive RVC/Proton AA-1150 DMC power amp
    Speakers
    Mordaunt Short Signifer on original factory stands
    Cables
    Mogami with Rean Neutrik plugs/NVA LS5
    Headphones
    Sennheiser HD600/Sennheiser HD650/Koss Pro4 AA

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    Join Date: Apr 2012

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    Yes, I like the Sansui and also the Pioneer PL-12D. They are worthy little TT's that need very little fettling to just keep on going. I've kept a PL-12D (and there may be another in the loft), but there's really little to choose between them apart from looks. Both have a better quality main bearing than the largely similar Trio KD-1033.

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    Join Date: Mar 2015

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    I had one, should have kept it. I decided to try a new deck, a Rega Planar 1, which is fine just a bit of a faff to swap cartridges. They sound similar to me but I don't have fancy kit so differences are probably less noticeable.

    When I got it the belt had disintegrated and needed cleaning off and a new one putting on and I think I cleaned and replaced the bearing oil but other than that it worked fine despite not being used for many years.

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    Can’t comment on the Mk2 but I did have the original 222, have to say that wasn’t too hot, vibration isolation was non existent and it was very feedback prone and the arm was too heavy to be compatible with the popular high compliance cartridges of the era, the Mk2 would have to be a lot better to be worthy of consideration.


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    Join Date: Mar 2009

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    I'm Ian.

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    I bought one of these new when I was about 18, got a lot of pleasure from it. Actually I still have it, stored away.

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