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An acquaintance at the dog park I take my dog to gave me a Pioneer SX-780 is good condition. It sounds fabulous. Much better than the old Marantz SR-4023 receiver I was using in my bedroom system. The Marantz is a bit more clear but I suspect with some deoxit and replacing any marginal caps will improve that. I love the typical 70's vintage Pioneer warm sound.
What really impresses me is how musical and dynamic it is and there is no fatigue at all. The air and transparency really impressed me as I was not expecting it. The sound stage also has very good depth. My son was astounding at how good it sounds. The sound kind of reminds me of the Marantz PM-KI Ruby integrated that I had for a couple of months this past summer. I could listen to this amp for hours. Obviously it is not the most accurate but it is so much fun to listen to. It does have that typical bass bloom from that era and I actually like it. My Luxman DAC gives me that in my reference system.
There are only 2 issues. The gain is crazy high. I can only turn the volume up to the 3rd hashmark and there is no remote although, I just may buy a WiiM Ultra streamer and use its digital volume control.
It really is a beautiful piece of kit. All the meters work. The knobs and switches are all heavy metal and are precision smooth to operate.
I am probably going to do a full refurb on it. Cap kits and other parts are readily available for it and you can buy a full wood chassis for about $160 if I do not decide to build one myself. The front panel is in near mint condition but the particle board chassis has some chips.
I forgot how good this vintage gear can sound.
What really impresses me is how musical and dynamic it is and there is no fatigue at all. The air and transparency really impressed me as I was not expecting it. The sound stage also has very good depth. My son was astounding at how good it sounds. The sound kind of reminds me of the Marantz PM-KI Ruby integrated that I had for a couple of months this past summer. I could listen to this amp for hours. Obviously it is not the most accurate but it is so much fun to listen to. It does have that typical bass bloom from that era and I actually like it. My Luxman DAC gives me that in my reference system.
There are only 2 issues. The gain is crazy high. I can only turn the volume up to the 3rd hashmark and there is no remote although, I just may buy a WiiM Ultra streamer and use its digital volume control.
It really is a beautiful piece of kit. All the meters work. The knobs and switches are all heavy metal and are precision smooth to operate.
I am probably going to do a full refurb on it. Cap kits and other parts are readily available for it and you can buy a full wood chassis for about $160 if I do not decide to build one myself. The front panel is in near mint condition but the particle board chassis has some chips.
I forgot how good this vintage gear can sound.
