Sansui au 2900 for dedicated 2 channel vinyl?

The AU 2900 will work fine for a small room system. It is a very good, entry-level vintage amp. If it were me I would look for an x17 (117 through 917) model; they will be in the same price ballpark but are substantial units.

At low listening levels you can use almost any speaker but I would suggest a pair of classic speakers like Dynaco A25s or Sansui SP-200s if they are not to big. Another good option would be a pair of Spica TC-50s.

Classic Sansui amps are sound great and, if avoid the products made in the 80s, are built like tanks. Have fun!

Thanks for the response. I decided to go with the AU-2900, I think it will work nicely for my needs.

I've been reading a bit on high efficieny speakers and a lot of folks seem to recommend Klipsch KG series and Fortes. They seem to be very efficient.

Seeing that this little amp only produces 15 wpc, I suspect I should be looking strictly at high effeciency speakers from the "modern" era if I decide to go that route rather than vintage.

It's sometimes pretty difficult finding vintage in acceptable condition and when you do, there's always a premium to pay.

Sorry, now this topic has switched to speakers, but is high efficiency the route to take with this amp? Along the lines of those Klipsch i mentioned, Altec Lansing's line, or KLH?

I've heard the Dynaco A25 mentioned a lot, but also read they're not all that efficient...I could be wrong. The Sansui SP 200's look very nice as well and seem to be a very nice match with this amp. I don't know much about the Spica TC-50.

Thanks for your responses!

Congratulations on your AU 2900 purchase. You mentioned that this system is going into your office. How big is the room, where are the speakers going to be placed, what type of music do you listen to and how loud?

If you are going to be in a smallish room, playing music at moderate levels I wouldn't be too terribly concerned with speaker efficiency.

Klipsch Heritage designs are great and economical, but they tend to be rather large and may not work well in a small room; they are definately not bookshelf units. KG4s would be a good match for your amp, if you have the space.

Thank you, I'm pretty excited about the amp.

Room size: 12 x 15, not real small. More medium size I guess now that I look at it.

Placement: There's room to place on stands or even floor standing. They can be very versatile as far as placement goes. There won't be much clutter in there aside from my desk w/laptop and printer, file cabinet. I'll have more records in there then office supplies. More of a music room/office.

Loudness: I listen to my music at a medium level. Not real loud, but loud enough that I may not hear my cell phone ring. But occasionally, I like to blast it a bit.

Music: I listen to mostly punk and garage, old country and indie.