This followed me home.
oldrocker
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While out getting the Sunday paper, a lady I know where I get my paper from asked me if I was still into older stereo equipment? She told me a story about an elderly gentleman who was moving and had some stuff he wanted to get rid of. As he told me, his kids didn't want any of that "old" looking stuff. Visited for quite a while with the guy and brought this home with a few more items.
Don't know much about the Pioneer SX 950 but seems worth owning at this point for what I paid. He said just take the stuff, I said no, I have to pay something for it, which I did.
A few pics.
It's very clean, has a bit of tape adhesive on the cabinet from where he had the power cord taped to the top. The bass dial needs a quick deox on it. She's been running for about an hour now and seems to be clearing up a bit..
Lights, all buttons function, has the original antenna, cabinet other than the tape residue is in great shape.
Funny part is, that the unit was kind of buried behind a bunch of stuff, all I could see was the pre out jumpers on the back so I knew it had to something worth looking at
Don't know much about the Pioneer SX 950 but seems worth owning at this point for what I paid. He said just take the stuff, I said no, I have to pay something for it, which I did.
A few pics.
It's very clean, has a bit of tape adhesive on the cabinet from where he had the power cord taped to the top. The bass dial needs a quick deox on it. She's been running for about an hour now and seems to be clearing up a bit..
Lights, all buttons function, has the original antenna, cabinet other than the tape residue is in great shape.
Funny part is, that the unit was kind of buried behind a bunch of stuff, all I could see was the pre out jumpers on the back so I knew it had to something worth looking at
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Wow!!! Lucky you, you must live right...Some final words,
"If you keep banging your head against the wall,
you're going to have headaches."
Warren -
One of those older Pioneer SX receivers was the first receiver I ever bought with my own money. I want to say I only had the SX650 or somewhere there-a-bouts. Used it daily through high school and never had an issue with it. I do miss it out of nostalgia sometimes, along with my first speakers that I ran off it, Acoustic Research 218V
That one looks to be in very nice shape, congrats and enjoy!afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
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They seem to sell for somewhere between $400 and $500 or so, I'm sure you got a heck of a deal.afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
Village Idiot of Club Polk -
Thanks,
Man I'm an idiot, I was starting to work the knobs back and forth as I'm getting ready to full the face plate off and deoxit as much as I can.
The last switch to the right, the muting switch was in the -20dB position and I didn't notice it, it was still running as I flipped that switch and man did she really come alive and wake up. Made my little 5jr's say, well hello there.
Glad I had the volume down. SHEESH....
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Those receivers were well made.
I'm guessing it puts out about 30 to 60 watts per channel based on the size of the power supply. -
It probably sounds GREAT with those 5jr's!
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Face plate was a breeze. I got to get the pots and get them sprayed.
I think hi fi says 85 wpc.
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What are your plans for it?afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
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Not sure at the moment. Kind of thinking running one my old Akai GX 280D-SS rtr with a set of SDA 2's.???
Found 6 internal fuses so far. I better go find a manual before I get to far.
Bottom plate off.. This thing is remarkably clean. The guy's house had virtually no dust anywhere I noticed..
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Never seen this before. Behind the volume dial is the numbers OBA3971.
Bad picture.
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Indiana is a great place to live!
Nice find.Family Room, Innuos Statement streamer (Roon Core) with Morrow Audio USB cable to McIntosh MC 2700 pre with DC2 Digital Audio Module; AQ Sky XLRs to CAT 600.2 dualmono amp, Morrow Elite Speaker Cables to NOLA Baby Grand Reference Gold 3 speakers. Power source for all components: Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One with dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel.
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honestaquarian wrote: »Those receivers were well made.
I'm guessing it puts out about 30 to 60 watts per channel based on the size of the power supply.
85 a side into 8 ohms. I grew up with my step dad's SX 950 running Infinity Rsb. I was sure it was the best sound you could buy.
Nice find.Polk Lsi9
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Moose68Bash wrote: »Indiana is a great place to live!
Nice find.
Not to bad. Hope you folks up there are doing well. Actually I was suppose to be making some new doors for a shed today and this happened..
FYI, the guy I got this from is an old clock maker. He has one abut 4 feet tall, wood scribe work that is just out of this world. Sadly his eyes are going and he doesn't make them anymore but the best thing about all this is I've made a new friend.
Really a neat guy..
Deoxit is done, put back together and she's purring some old Queen right now sounding sweet. Might even stretch her legs in a bit.
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Not to bad. Hope you folks up there are doing well. Actually I was suppose to be making some new doors for a shed today and this happened..
We're doing well. Finally getting some spring-like sunny weather -- albeit a bit chilly at 51 degrees.
Sounds like you are subject to the same sorts of distractions that I am when I'm a bit reluctant to begin a job that I'm not really too excited about doing. However, my distractions don't lead to the kind of find you had today -- new-to-you receiver and anew friend. Family Room, Innuos Statement streamer (Roon Core) with Morrow Audio USB cable to McIntosh MC 2700 pre with DC2 Digital Audio Module; AQ Sky XLRs to CAT 600.2 dualmono amp, Morrow Elite Speaker Cables to NOLA Baby Grand Reference Gold 3 speakers. Power source for all components: Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One with dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel.
Exercise Room, Innuos Streamer via Cat 6 cable connection to PS Audio PerfectWave MkII DAC w/Bridge II, AQ King Cobra RCAs to Perreaux PMF3150 amp (fully restored and upgraded by Jeffrey Jackson, Precision Audio Labs), Supra Rondo 4x2.5 Speaker Cables to SDA 1Cs (Vr3 Mods Xovers and other mods.), Dreadnaught with Supra Rondo 4x2.5 interconnect cables by Vr3 Mods. Power for each component from dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel, except Innuos Statement powered from Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One. -
Great find. I have the SX650 & a SX750 running my garage / patio rig with monitor 10a's . Great set up . I am sure yours will sound great with whatever you match it to. Peace.MIT Magnum MH-750, Monster HTS 5100MKII, Sony 77" Class - A80CJ Series - 4K UHD OLED,PS4, Def Tech 15” sub,LSIM 706c, Sunfire Signature Grand 425 x 4,Parasound hca 120, LSiM 702 x 4, Oppo 103D, SDA SRS 1.2, Pioneer Elite SC63 , Pioneer Elite BDP-05 “Why did you get married if you wanted big speakers?”
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You suck sometimes lol....
Glad it went to ya. Make your addiction continue to fester and grow heheheheh"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
Great Pioneer! So, what other pieces of audio goodness did you bring home?? Computer room Hegeman 1 SpeakersM&K VX-80 subKenwood DP-7010Cambridge Audio CXC Transport Rega DACPrimaLuna Prologue Four AmpAric Audio Tube PreampGarage Jennings Research SquareCustom tube preampCrown XLS-1000Denon DCD-1500II Modded MSB Link DAC
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EndersShadow wrote: »You suck sometimes lol....
Glad it went to ya. Make your addiction continue to fester and grow heheheheh
Yah, well you suck more, cause you got that sub that sounds like a 747 taking off..
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starkiller wrote: »Great Pioneer! So, what other pieces of audio goodness did you bring home??
He had a set of speakers that have almost identical top cabinets to the SDA series.
So I'm standing there and all I can see is that top edge thinking, oh man are those what I think they are?? However, it was an old set of optimus speakers. He tried to throw in some vcr's, casstete decks really just low fi stuff that I passed on. There might be an old pioneer tt somewhere he thinks that was purchased when the 950 was bought, he's going to look for it next week. -
Not a real big fan of the orange lights as of yet, maybe when things get darker it will grow on me some. Sure would be nice if she had wattage meters, love how those things bounce.
And yes, I did stretch her legs a bit, hit about 10 o'clock on the dial, she just purred right along with no face lights dimming, at least at what I could see. -
I believe you have to get a model that ends in 80 instead of 50 to get VU meters, and they're quite small meters.afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
Village Idiot of Club Polk -
Holy moly, can't think of a better owner for a piece like that.I disabled signatures.
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Yeah I know this is the worst place to put her, it's only temporary.
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I believe you have to get a model that ends in 80 instead of 50 to get VU meters, and they're quite small meters.
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Holy moly, can't think of a better owner for a piece like that.
Thanks M, she will be pampered...
Oh, a lil AC/DC just hit the airways, time to stretch her legs a tad bit more..hehe.. -
EndersShadow wrote: »You suck sometimes lol....
Glad it went to ya. Make your addiction continue to fester and grow heheheheh
Yah, well you suck more, cause you got that sub that sounds like a 747 taking off..
Everyone doing good over your way?
Yeah the usual, the little one is teething so lot a lot of sleep...
And is it bad one 747 isn't enough? I want a f'd aircraft carrier taking off lol
"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
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Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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SO its 99% of 'merica. Its kinda a requirement to be a citizen "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
Tried to find a nice blurb on the SX-950 but came up kind of dry.
If you (the OP) needs any docs:
Hi-res SM: http://www.kallhovde.com/pioneer/sx-950smhires.pdf
brochure: http://www.kallhovde.com/pioneer/sx-950-b.pdf
The SX-**50 line of Pioneer receivers are certainly cosmetically impressive and sturdily built.
Only one of 'em here -- a re-habbed SX-1050 (FYI & FWIW):
Semi-monstrous 1970s soiled state receivers by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
Warehouse Sound skipped from the 850 to the 950 in their catalog systems of its time (for whatever reason):
altec9 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
altec9001 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
bic002 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
