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This is a review of the mid range massage chair produced by Sanyo. This model is the SA 5000. There are so many massage chairs on the market and we hope this review will help to guide those looking for a quality massage chair recliner. We will cover some of the salient features and the warranty coverage of the SA 5000 by Sanyo.

Sanyo has made some changes to its warranty for the benefit of the consumer. Sanyo covers the roller mechanism for 3 years, provides 1 year on the other parts and 1 year labor. They have started in home technician service and will cover the first year. This is a great step forward, because before you needed to take your chair to a service center. This was not much fun for anyone who had to do it. Also, Sanyo has a national call center which is open 24/7. This has allowed them to centralize control over parts logistics and improve service levels.

The mid range Sanyo SA 5000 has many of the same features as the higher end Sanyo. In addition to the remote control, Sanyo provides a wired sub remote. The sub remote allows operation of the chair back and foot rest. It also has the pulse and perspiration sensor to detect stress in the body. The SA-5000 comes with 4 automatic programs that can be started at the touch of one button. There are a variety of manual massages and also you can choose from preset manual courses. The manual courses target specific regions of the back or you can also pinpoint to hit one specific area.

An interesting technology included in the Sanyo SA 5000 is based on lie detector technology. The lie detector technology monitors perspiration and your pulse rate. The sensor then directs the chair to specific stress points based on these readings. The user must grip the wired sub remote for this function to work. So far the chair doesn’t ask you any questions, so don’t despair! This is a feature of the high end Sanyo chair and is an interesting feature. You can also change the position of the leg rest and the chair back from the sub remote. If the massage just hit a critical area, you can hit the repeat button and the massage will be repeated in the area just covered.

This mid range massage chair has four massage treatments. You can choose from Stiffness, Recovery, Relax and Fine. Stiffness is a Shiatsu style massage for the back, neck, shoulders and legs. Recovery targets stiff and tight muscles. Relax is more tranquil and is focused on full body relaxation. Fine helps to increase circulation of blood and lymph. Each of these massages can be used in conjunction with the 3 stretching functions. These stretching functions work in conjunction with the full body massages.

This Sanyo mid range model delivers 5 manual massage treatments. The five manual massage treatments are Grip, Shiatsu, Kneading, Tapping, and Combination. Grip is a unique massage function from Sanyo. The Grip uses what Sanyo calls its GK rollers. The GK rollers are specially designed to reach out around the shoulder and neck areas. This brings the gripping sensation that provides effective relief in this area. The other manual massages include Shiatsu, Kneading, Tapping, and Combination. Shiatsu is for loosening tight muscles. The kneading massage is great for getting knots out of your back. Tapping targets loosening up tight muscles with a rapid target blows. The Combination massage consists of both the kneading and tapping.

The Sanyo SA-5000 also has an effective lower body massage. The lower body massage is an air compression system which utilizes airbags to give a compression massage. The airbags are located to target the thighs, calves and feet. There are specially designed shiatsu pressure point nodes in some of the airbags to hit your trigger points. These trigger points are based on acupressure massage and help induce full body relaxation. The air bags provide an effective squeeze to loosen and invigorate tight muscles of the thighs, calves and feet. Sanyo has also included a heater element in the foot wells to warm the soles of your feet.

We like the SA 5000 massage recliner from Sanyo. It has some great integrated technology like the pulse and perspiration sensor and the GK roller system. These are innovations you would expect from a large electronics company. We are less impressed with the look of the chair as it is a bit industrial in design. The warranty is fair and the 1 year in home service is an added benefit. You should really look at an extended warranty if it is offered for additional protection. If you are looking for a mid range massage chair, then this one should be on your short list.

Massage chairs are a competitive market and to of the biggest powers are Sanyo and Panasonic. We compare two of their higher and chairs and a back to back breakdown. The SA 5000 is the contender from Sanyo and the Panasonic 30004 is the heavyweight from Osaka. We will match up some of their top-notch features and layout their warranty coverage.

First up is the SA 5000 from Sanyo. The tale of the tape is a quite impressive list of features. Sanyo unveils its GK roller system and this massage recliner. This roller system enables the grip massage to reach around the neck and shoulders. This provides a very relieving squeezing type massage to soothe the upper body.

The Panasonic 30004 also comes with some fantastic features. The Panasonic recliner comes with its advanced Junetsu massage therapy. Junetsu is a micro kneading program. This deeply penetrating massage soothes the tightness of muscles and knots. This is one of the most advanced massage therapy programs on the market today.

Now if you need a good shoulder and neck massage, turn to the SA 5000. The GK rollers drive the stiffness program for relief of the shoulders and neck. These specialize rollers come out and around the shoulder or neck and provide a gripping massage. Target this area for relief.

Panasonic puts in five automatic programs into the 30004 massage chair. Panasonic provides a good diversity of automatic programs for many types of release. They have automatic programs for shiatsu and Swedish massage. Also use their deep massage for deeper penetration into the muscle tissue. They are shiatsu massage incorporates a body scan to identify your specific acupoints.

Got stress? Sanyo actually incorporates a stress detector inside of the SA 5000. They transferred technology from there lie detector division. This same technology is used to identify where tension is in your body. The computer then utilizes this information to target your massage for relieving your areas of tension. The massage chair systematically attacked these stress points.

Need a good stretch? Try the Panasonic 30004 massage chair with its upper body stretching capability. This amazing technology actually can stretch your arm and shoulder areas. A lower body stretch capability is also incorporated into this massage recliner. This is an excellent way to relieve tension and the joints and to help increase flexibility.

The manual massages of the SA 5000 allow the user to choose the massage technique. There are four manual massage techniques and this recliner. This comes with kneading, tapping, rolling and combination massage. Also, manual massage courses are available to massage a specified region or point.

With the 30004 massage chair you get eight manual massage techniques. This is an amazing variety of massage techniques in one chair. The eight massage techniques include Swedish, shiatsu, Junetsu, kneading, stretching, rolling, tapping and grip massage. You can also select from a number of preset manual massage courses. Use the up and down arrow keys to target exactly where you want a particular massage to concentrate.

The warranty coverage of the Panasonic is quite good. You get three years of parts protection on the 30004 massage therapy recliner. Also, Panasonic includes in home technician service for the first year. Sanyo also matches Panasonic on the one-year in-home service. However, Sanyo covers only the roller mechanism for three years. The other parts are covered only for one year.

Both of these massage chairs by Panasonic and Sanyo have some of the latest technology features. Massage therapy of both of these chairs are invigorating and intense. If you need relief, both of these chairs will deliver. We favor the Panasonic 30004 with it stretching capability but we enjoy the shoulder and neck massage with GK rollers and the gripping massage. Both of these massage chairs are worth checking out and determine which one is right for you area.