Eywadude
Lunatic Member
I picked up a little SX-434 for $10 a few months ago, and I have been pleasantly surprised with its performance. I have owned and listened to several larger 70's SX models in the past, and I can honestly say I'd rather have this little SX-434 over any of them. It's warm, musical, bold and dynamic, and it has surprisingly decent bass performance and clarity (really didn't expect that), as well as nice soundstage depth and width. I know I might get flack from other people on AK for liking it (for varying reasons I'm sure), but I don't know, I just like it.
Is it technically better in its overall presentation than other pieces I own though? Nope. However, IMHO it's better than a bunch of other vintage and modern gear I've owned, including some TOTL pieces, that I can honestly say with a straight face that I would not choose over this little thing. Honest to goodness. It certainly won't beat my "reference" pieces, but a satisfying listen always seems to be the order of the day when I have music playing through it, and there's certainly nothing wrong with that. Overall, color me surprised.
So, are there any other SX-434 fans out there? Anyone else here been surprised by an SX-434? What say you?.....
Is it technically better in its overall presentation than other pieces I own though? Nope. However, IMHO it's better than a bunch of other vintage and modern gear I've owned, including some TOTL pieces, that I can honestly say with a straight face that I would not choose over this little thing. Honest to goodness. It certainly won't beat my "reference" pieces, but a satisfying listen always seems to be the order of the day when I have music playing through it, and there's certainly nothing wrong with that. Overall, color me surprised.
So, are there any other SX-434 fans out there? Anyone else here been surprised by an SX-434? What say you?.....
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