Pioneer SX1250

rromeo923
rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
edited February 2014 in 2 Channel Audio
I scored one of these yesterday! A great deal. I am very impressed with this monster. Playing some Deep Purple Machine Head vinyl thru some Infinity QB speakers. Cranked up and hell yeah!!
I got static in my head
The reflected sound of everything
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,899
    edited February 2014
    wow....the big boy...160wpc. I had the SX1050 when I was stationed in Germany '76-'79 powering some Bose 901 Continentals in a tiny off-base basement apartment in a three-story building with 2 German families above. Good thing they liked music :^ ) That SX1250 is a monster and probably weighs close to 60 lbs.
    2 channel - Willsenton R8 tube integrated, Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE DAC, audio optimized NUC7i5, Windows 10 Pro/JRiver MC29/Fidelizer Plus 8.7 w/LPS and external SSD drive, PS Audio PerfectWave P3 regenerator, KEF R3 speakers, Rythmik F12SE subwoofer, Audioquest Diamond USB cable, Gabriel Gold IC's, Morrow Audio SP5 speaker cables. Computer - Windows 10/JRiver, Schiit Magni 3+/Modi 3+, Fostex PMO.4n monitors, Sennheiser HD600 headphones
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  • Hofy
    Hofy Posts: 169
    edited February 2014
    Congratulations! That is my dream receiver.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,802
    edited February 2014
    Nice piece - toroidal power transformer.
    You should post a photo!

    I have its slightly stunted brother (the 1050) - my one-and-only 'silver faced' Pioneer. FWIW, I am not a big fan of the Pioneer's sonics, but they are well made and look nice in an oh-so-seventies way, so... I gotta have one :-P

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    ss infidels by mhardy6647, on Flickr
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited February 2014
    Congrats on your find. +1 on photo. Enjoy that monster
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  • pglbook
    pglbook Posts: 2,222
    edited February 2014
    Congrats on a great receiver! That is a beast!
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  • gmjungbluth
    gmjungbluth Posts: 232
    edited February 2014
    Very cool! Congratulations! I love mine. I think that the Infinitys with the EMIT tweeter will be a good match - that tweeter will give back some high-end sizzle that the Pioneers may not volunteer, and the wattage will definitely fill out the bottom end.

    If you're thinking of holding on to it for the long haul, I would definitely recommend considering a full recap - the value of these receivers supports the investment which is not always the case with 70s Pioneer gear. You'll be impressed with what you get out of it and the peace of mind is important. If you're interested in can put you in touch with the gentleman who recapped my 1250 - did a great job, made some important changes (i.e. going with smaller but better-suited main caps) and really improved the sound.

    Enjoy and get going with the pics!! :)

    G
    rromeo923 wrote: »
    I scored one of these yesterday! A great deal. I am very impressed with this monster. Playing some Deep Purple Machine Head vinyl thru some Infinity QB speakers. Cranked up and hell yeah!!
    HT System:
    Marantz NR-1403
    Front: Klipsch CF-4
    Rear: Paradigm Atom V3
    Center: Boston Acoustic VR12
    Sub: Bowers & Wilkins ASW600

    2Ch:
    Restored Fisher 500C
    Yamaha P-500 Turntable

    Living Room:
    Harman Kardon 3380
    Restored Polk Monitor 7B

    Bedroom:
    Harman Kardon VR-3750
    Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble
    Polk PSW10

    In and out of rotation:
    KLH Model 6,
    Polk LSI7
    NAD 7100
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited February 2014
    I gave it a work out yesterday playing a number of albums. Awesome!!!

    This was the first one.

    pioneer and garcia.jpg
    I got static in my head
    The reflected sound of everything
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited February 2014
    rromeo923 wrote: »
    I gave it a work out yesterday playing a number of albums. Awesome!!!

    This was the first one.

    pioneer and garcia.jpg

    Good choice, that's a great album. Cool picture, too!
    Wristwatch--->Crisco
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