Vintage Pioneer SX-1250 AM/ FM Stereo Receiver AUDIOPHILE SERVICED EXCLNT COND

Description

PIONEER SX-1250 AM/ FM STEREO RECEIVER
OVERALL CONDITION: EXCELLENT
Excellent A+, Unit presents extremely well!
Fully serviced and bench tested. Scored 100%
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Owner’s Manual
Description
When you go to buy a new receiver, ask yourself these questions:
Does its FM tuner section guarantee high performance of spurious rejection as well as high sensitivity?
Does it include the very latest electronics circuit technology to assure a constant stable and high quality sound reproduction from small to large power output?
Are you going to be proud to own it for a long, long time?
Pioneer's new and elegantly designed SX-1250 AM/FM receiver provides a resounding yes to each of these questions - and then some.
No other Pioneer receiver provides such incomparable FM performance and sensitivity and then combines it with mammoth continuous power output of 160W per channel, min RMS at 8 Ohms, from 20 Hertz to 20,000 Hertz, with no more than 0.1% total harmonic distortion.
Specifications
Tuning range: FM, MW
Power output: 160 watts per channel into 8Ω (stereo)
Frequency response: 10Hz to 50kHz
Total harmonic distortion: 0.1%
Damping factor: 30
Input sensitivity: 6.5mV (mic), 2.5mV (MM), 150mV (DIN), 150mV (line)
Signal to noise ratio: 75dB (MM), 90dB (line)
Output: 150mV (line), 30mV (DIN), 1V (Pre out)
Speaker load impedance: 4Ω (minimum)
Dimensions: 556 x 186.5 x 464.5mm
Weight: 29.2kg
Year: 1976
SERVICED
BENCH TESTED A+ / SCORED 100%.
FULLY FUNCTIONAL, EVERYTHING WORKS AS IT SHOULD.
- All dust has been carefully removed from the interior of the unit and all exterior surfaces have been meticulously cleaned.
- Adjusted Bias & DC Offset.
- Cleaned and lubricated variable tuning capacitor.
- FM Alignment touched up.
- Realigned tuning pointer.
- The faceplate was removed, thoroughly cleaned and polished.
- Upgraded dial lamps to cool blue LED’s.
- All knobs were removed and polished.
- Control pots & switches have been cleaned and lubricated and operate flawlessly.
- All solder joints have been checked with a jewelers loupe for cold solder and reflowed where necessary.
COSMETICS
- Fully detailed and cleaned inside and out.
- The control panel is very good.
- The cabinet is near mint.
- From a non-smoking environment.
A Word About Vintage HiFi Audio Gear
I deal primarily in vintage HiFi audio equipment from the 60’s, 70’s, and early 80’s. I believe this was the golden era of HiFi audio, where much of it was built heavily, with a good design, great sound, and stunning appearance.
The audio equipment I sell is generally refurbished with a minimal amount of intrusion. This reflects my negative attitude towards the wholesale “recapping” or replacing of capacitors used in vintage audio gear.
In professional electronics circles, component replacement is determined by failure to function or to meet an element of the unit spec. That includes vintage audio, excluding of course those who see recapping as a profit center in their business. Yes, capacitors age and some brands are well into their wear-out period, but most of the quality vintage brands did not use those time-bombs and those who advocate wholesale recapping are usually unable to state what percentage of variation from nominal value was allowed for in the original design. Component failure as opposed to drift is a random process and the probability of any component failing tomorrow is much the same as it was when the unit was built 50 years ago. Exceptions exist of course, but the above are the facts from inside the profession with decades of experience in a world where electronic reliability was safety-critical.
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