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Sansui?

I have a brother-in-law, retired Navy, who is interested in a nostalgia system.  When he served in in Pacific in the 80's they could get great deals on Sansui equipment and is of the opinion that Sansui was top of the line.  He asked me what I would get but I'm clueless about 80's receivers.  I doubt that he wants separates.  I'd greatly appreciate hearing your opinions.  My brother-in-law is partial to Sansui, but should I suggest something else?  He's got good ears even though he's not an audiophile.  Thanks.

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In 1974 I was in the Navy and had a WestPac friend get me a Sansui Eight Deluxe and I chose the Acoustic Research AR 3a speakers, which supposedly haven’t aged well.

I recall looking at a range of speakers including KLH, JBL, Advent, Bose, Klipsch, etc. Japanese speakers weren’t an option I considered.

At the time the large Advents were the best bang for the buck and I listened to a pair of friend’s small Advents many enjoyable hours.

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