speakers for classic receiver

erik: Thank you for your knowledge and experience with the Focals. I understand what you are saying about them not receiving enough weight in the bottom end of sound. I will be picking up the Focal and the other set of speakers and give them a try. I wont be able to pick them up until after the July 4th weekend as my friend's client is out of town and he wont be back util then. In the meantime, as rica_award mentioned,  I can take a look at his suggestion of the JBL Monitors at a local audio store in NYC.I am still hopeful abut the Focals, since it would be a pity not to get the most out of them. 

rodman9999: I was told by that all the capacitors in both models were were checked and replaced by an experienced tech. Lets see how it works out.

Rodman9999: Thank you for your input and the attached link. I mentioned the Focal Aria for a specific reason. A friend that I played tennis with has a client who recently acquired two brand new pair of Flr speakers as part of an estate sale, one of them being the Focal Aria 936. I dont know what the other brand is. He said that he has no use for them so she asked me if I wanted both pair of speakers. Neither of us heard of that brand but someone informed me that Focals considered an excellent brand in Europe and sent me a link so I can get a sense of their worth. It would be ashame if they were not suited for the receiver. I never had a Sansui classic receiver but have heard on of the models a few years make. 

Thank you for sharing all your knowledge about speakers, receivers. I will try to demo a few models that were mentioned here when I get the chance. And when I pick up the speakers that were left for me, I will be able to get a better perspective. I agree, everyone's music ear is different and higher priced doesn't always translate into better sound if the recipient cant distinguish one speaker from another. Since the receivers are older, my primary concern was if modern speakers would  overwork them or fail to delivery the appropriate sound. I see by the various opinions, there are no definite answers. Thank you again for all your assistance.

I appreciate all the help from the members on this site.

I agree, all the information and tech knowledge is hard to digest all at once. I was also thinking about the many factors involved in listening to speakers in a showroom stetting as opposed to one's own home. Although you can get an idea of a speaker's sound, it can also be greatly misleading. There are many factors involved, design of the room the speakers are demonstrated, the receiver involved, potential music a salesperson presents (if you dont bring your own) that benefits a speakers strong points and hides it design weaknesses, etc... I have a feeling many people find that the sound they heard in the store becomes significantly different once the speakers are played at home.

speakermaster: Thank you for your suggestion, When I pick up both sets of speakers next week, I will try them out for  a couple of weeks to see how they sound with either Sanusi model. Hopefully they will be a good match.