Pioneer SX-1250 - EXCELLENT CONDITION!

Amazing Vintage AM/FM Stereo Receiver

LOCAL PICKUP ONLY!

In excellent condition! 

Original box and packing are not included.

Manual is easily found on line.

Here is what our tech did: All switches and potentiometers have been cleaned with deoxit and blown out. Power supply caps have been tested and passed. Both channels have been biased to 100 mv according to service manual specs. All dust has been blown out and rear connections cleaned.

Notes from it's introduction in 1976:

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.

The SX-1250 was introduced in 1976 as Pioneer's top-of-the-line receiver. It reflected Pioneers new styling of matching silver tuning dial with white background signal strength and stereo signal meters. It was Pioneer's most powerful and feature-laden receiver that year, capable of pumping out 160 watts per channel. It was beautifully finished in walnut veneers and solid walnut trim. It had a list price of $900.00 (that's over $3800.00 in today's dollars) and tipped the scales at 65 pounds. The SX-1250's beauty was more than skin-deep. As Pioneer's best receiver, the engineers lavished a major design engineering budget in designing it. There was a careful and logical layout of the receiver's hefty toroidal transformer and four massive capacitors, flanked by the component circuit boards. Pioneer designed large wrap-around heat sinks to dissipate the SX-1250's full-tilt operating Temperature. The SX-1250 was the largest receiver Pioneer had ever built up to that time. The engineers needed every square inch they could get to package the components. The receiver measured 22.0 inches wide, 18.75 inches deep, and 7.50 inches high. The quality, power and good looks of this receiver not only made it a popular choice for buyers in 1976 and 1977 when it was offered, it is one of the most sought-after Pioneer receivers today.

Notable Features:

Toroidal Power Transformer

Step Attenuator Volume Control

Massive Dual Power Supply with Step-Start Circuit

Fully Shielded FM Section with 5-Gang Tuning Capacitor

Fully Shielded Phono Section

Specs:

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)

This is on display and ready to be auditioned in our showroom. If you are in the Chicagoland area, please come by and take a look and listen.

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