Sansui 9090DB vs G-9000
The Sansui 9090DB is currently worth more: about $2,100 against $550 for the Sansui G-9000, based on trimmed-median asking prices of current eBay listings. Below: specs, values, price history for both, and which one to buy.
Side by side
| Sansui 9090DB | Sansui G-9000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Years produced | 1976–1979 | 1978–1980 |
| Power | 125 wpc | 160 wpc |
| Original MSRP | $750 | $1,000 |
| MSRP in today’s dollars | ~$4,100 | ~$4,650 |
| Working value today | $2,100 | $550 |
| Restored / serviced | $2,957 | — |
Values are trimmed medians of current eBay asking prices, updated daily. Full data on each model page: Sansui 9090DB · Sansui G-9000.
Price history, head to head
Daily asking medians; days without a fresh sync are not plotted.
Which one should you buy?
The 9090DB is the face of vintage Sansui and enjoys the stronger demand, so it usually brings more money and sells faster. The G-9000 is the better performer by most measures, with more power and a later design, and it tends to deliver more receiver per dollar because the G series styling has fewer devotees. Collectors and resellers should hold the 9090DB. Listeners should price both and notice how much more amplifier the G-9000 buys.