pioneer sx1010 for 100.00

boston1450

a friend of mine asked if i wanted to buy the reciever for 100.00. im going to look at it tomorrow morningish. what things should i be aware of. he had just got it recently only to find it wont fit into the area he needs it to. i have shopped around. price is awesome. i have seen picture thats it. he states it works great. i dont know electronics that well. what should i look for. i will be hearing it hooked up. so im excited but wanna make sure i do the right thing. it may be a good vintage piece.....i do know he said the woodwork needs attn.....any tips would be thankful......thanx all

schwarcw

If it works and is in good cosmetic shape, BUY IT! The price is right!

boston1450

well thats what i was thinking also. i will try all the buttons and adjustments. it appears all lights work from what i can see in picture. i talked to my friend tonight about it. but where he doesnt know much about unit also. i thought id ask if there were other little things i could do before i do buy it. sometimes i would think that there may be issues that are known on certain products that usually you can look for right off the bat. kinda stuff....any feedback is welcome. thanx...i wasnt in the market for buying. but at 100.00 for a pioneer sx1010 it may be worth looking at....i will check back later here. and if i decide in mid morning to pick this up i will comment. if youall have feedback please do. thanx

boston1450

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boston1450

got it in car. yessssss

boston1450

well i can see why there wasnt many responces. the reciever turnt out to be a 100.00 junk. the good thing here is it was a friend that said try it. so i did. after it was on for a few minutes the right channel kept going in n out. i personally didnt want to be bothered by this. i guess ill stick with newer models as i dont know what it is im doing. sorry to have been a disappointment on this reciever. thought id hit the jackpot. thanks all.....oh. one more thing. my friend did apoligize. hes a cool guy too

sda2mike

deoxit the controls and switches before giving up...you could be in for a suprise...radio shack has it if you can't wait..or just order it online...they built them like tanks...35 years of dust and grime will make performance suffer...so give the deoxit a try and let us know


mike

boston1450

i will try. i like it. the right channel worked. then i brought it home. hooked ir to rta15TL's to hear the reciever. all of a sudden no right channel .....i have some radio shack cleaner and lubricant...control contact. is that the same as deoxit....do i spray it where the balance control button goes in. or do i take top off....i do have some can air also on hand.........thanx

boston1450

i hooked it back up. left channel is working perfect. but right is out. i turn balance knob and it crackles a little. i sprayed a little bit of contact cleaner in knob area after i removed knob. i will try to work it through. maybe movement will trig something loose........trying. i do like this reciever. its sound is very nice. minus the issues. lol

boston1450

i dont get it. it caught. now its working. i will keep playing with the knobs. ill keep you updated

cnh

That's a beautiful receiver, well worth restoring. It has one of the "warmest" and most musical sounds of the Pioneer classics.

Like Mike said...deoxit, work the controls dozens of time. Let it dry out and test. Hit everything, all controls. And if you can check the fuses. And if after all that you still don't have the other channel. I have a guy in Augusta who does all my work and can probably fix it for you without taking you to the cleaners. Though, I warn you, Pete is very very slow because of the backlog so if you give it to him don't expect it back for a while.

Take care..

cnh

boston1450

out again. ill play with it more......

boston1450

cnh. thanx. i will not give up......is that guy in augusta maine.....the stereo doctor on water street. if so ill check it out. thanx...... i live near in the woods

cnh

You need to open the unit up and hit the pots from within. There is usually a little opening there that you spray into. Do a youtube search on deoxit use. There are some great videos that show you "exactly" what you need to do!

cnh

boston1450

good advice. ill check it out. thanx

boston1450

got it.....darn it i got it. wow does this thing crank.....oh my

sda2mike

that's great! enjoy a few more decades with it

boston1450

i have this thing working now. it came loose. i am still going to invest in this reciever....i have tried to put it at half volume and i cant. it will blow my eyeballs out.....wow.....insane.....there hooked to RTA15TL's. unreal. thank you very much. i will call PETE and get this thing done correctly....almost want to buy the one on ebay for big money......thanx all

boston1450

thank you all for help with a newbee that has not much experience with stereo stuff. im willing to learn. lol. thanx.....i would post pics but i have no idea how..im not good with computers. if im allowed to give email i can send pictures

schwarcw

I love this story!

In just three hours this classic Pioneer went from a piece of non working junk to a fabulous sounding receiver and a very happy Polkster. Good luck on your classic Pioneer. Get some pictures up for us Boston!

Congrats again!

boston1450

u can g mail me. i dont know how to post pictures. ill be glad to. maybe someone can do it for me.

boston1450

UPDATE....i think i will be putting this in for service soon.....i noticed i hooked cd player to aux in. i listened to cd's no problem. then i switch over to fm and i loose my right channel speaker. i think its best that i service this thing by someone who knows to do it correctly. i noticed all bulbs work. but one is dimmer. so that can be addressed at that time too....i listened to it for 2 hours on cd it worked perfect. then i switched over n boink!!!!!!!!!! lol.... im thinking it needs a nice cleaning..... i can understand why people like the older model now. to think i could of had tons of these in the 70's...thanks all. cnh i will be calling him also thanx

Joe08867

Probably just needs a cleaning. Make sure your go to someone reputable.

schwarcw

PM sent. Email me the pics and I will post them for you!

Regards,

boston1450

i sent pictures to carl...thank you very kindly....pictures arent the best. there is a few battle scars on it. but it gives its age. but its in overall good condition. one dim light. one scratch. but i am def getting it serviced....thank you for posting pictures and taking your time to do so. boston1450 i also sent pics of my sda2b and rta15TL's...your the first on polk to see my speakers.....oh one more thing. i listened to the unit for 3 plus hours today with no problems on cd mode hooked to the rta's

boston1450

there is a local guy in area called the stereo doctor. i have heard he is very good so it taking a trip there soon.

schwarcw

Here are a couple of photos of Randy's new Pioneer and his lovely Polks. Very nice setup!

boston1450

thanks carl. the pioneer is only hooked to the rta......thank you and i will be having the misses help me to be able to post....randy...........lights on reciever. dimmer switch was at low on the button....oppps

Joe08867

Hey Boston, Pull those 2b's off the wall about a 8 inches and tell me how it sounds? They like a touch of breathing room. Only the big boys like to be against the wall. This is from personal experience.

That is a nice Pioneer you got there. The Rta's look real nice too.

mrbigbluelight

Love a good story with a good ending. Nice work, Boston.


In the future, perhaps it wouldn't be a bad idea to hook up some SoundDesign/Magnavox/El Cheapo speakers instead of RTA's while testing electronics out. Just in case a vintage receiver decides it wants to turn into an arc welder.

boston1450

i apoligize. i had problems getting on site for a couple of days.............the manuel for the sda2b's i thoight stated against wall. i will try as you say....maybe it will preform better.....i didnt know that.....so maybe its def worth a try....i have them about 8 ft apart or so.....its a 16 ft wide room with a doorway at that end......if it was at the other end of room i could put it 10ft apart but coming into the room would be problem as there is a couch n love seat on other end......thank you. i will try that.......thanx