Name: Vintage Pioneer SX 980 // Stereo Receiver
Brand: Pioneer
SKU: 7638835855581
Availability: OutOfStock

If you love vintage gear the way we do, you could look at an SX all day and listen even longer. This particular little beauty just had her preamp rebuilt. My Cherie amour...

Production

1976-78

Condition

9/10

Serial No.

YK3620468S

Orig. MSRP

$900

Restoration

Full 30-point service check
Fully rebuilt preamplifier circuit
Cleaned controls, switches, and chassis
Installed MPX lamp

Factory Specs

Type Solid State Receiver

Tuning range AM/FM

Power output 80 watts per channel into 8Ω (stereo)

Frequency response 5Hz to 100kHz

Total harmonic distortion 0.05%

Damping factor 30

Input sensitivity 7.5mV (mic), 2.5mV (MM), 150mV (DIN), 150mV (line)

Signal to noise ratio 76dB (MM), 90dB (line)

Output 150mV (line), 30mV (DIN), 1V (Pre out)

Speaker load impedance 4Ω (minimum)

Semiconductors 3 x FET, 8 x IC, 35 x transistors, 45 x diodes

Dimensions 21.75"W 11/16 X 6.5"H X 17.5"D

Weight 42 lbs.

The History of Pioneer

Pioneer was founded by Nozomu Matsumoto in 1938 in Tokyo as a radio and speaker repair shop. In December 1953 Mr. Nozomu Matsumoto succeeded in developing the first domestic dynamic speaker made of original parts. It was named A-8 and marketed in Japan under the Pioneer brand. It later became the origin of the HiFi ...
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Stock No.

7638835855581

If you love vintage gear the way we do, you could look at an SX all day and listen even longer. This particular little beauty just had her preamp rebuilt. My Cherie amour...

Production

1976-78

Condition

9/10

Serial No.

YK3620468S

Orig. MSRP

$900

Restoration