Stevescivic
Active Member
So today I had a rare opportunity to buy a decent condition Pioneer SX-1980 that had some service work done to it by a reputable shop. Had new veneer done, powder coated heat sink fins, new filter caps and a few new caps here and there including a tuner alignment.
Faceplate was okay, definitely had some scratching on the edges and I’d say probably a 8/10 condition.
Seller want $5800 CAD for it. I listened to it and it definitely was insanely nice. Best receiver I have heard and I can now fully understand why people list for this monster. Everything functional and repairs done on it were definitely not from a hack. I think the price is quite steep and I wish it were in better shape. Although nothing damning about theinit that at that price I would expect it to be absolutely pristine. The connectors on the back while good had speckles of corrosion pitting and the AM antenna plastic shell was cracked but glued back together.
Anyone thoughts on the price? Is the vintage price bubble going to pop soon? Regretting not buying a bunch of 1980s 10 years ago when there were relatively cheap but it seems that year over year that this thing keeps going up and up in cost.
Trying to be realistic that for that price that I am getting into much newer McIntosh gear I could’ve picked up for example a C2500 tube pre amp that was less than a year old for just $5k CAD. I’d of course need a power amp to go with it but that can be had for $ 2-3K used.
The prices being demanded are almost insane pricing and although the receiver is good that could there truly be something much better than the venerable SX-1980?
Faceplate was okay, definitely had some scratching on the edges and I’d say probably a 8/10 condition.
Seller want $5800 CAD for it. I listened to it and it definitely was insanely nice. Best receiver I have heard and I can now fully understand why people list for this monster. Everything functional and repairs done on it were definitely not from a hack. I think the price is quite steep and I wish it were in better shape. Although nothing damning about theinit that at that price I would expect it to be absolutely pristine. The connectors on the back while good had speckles of corrosion pitting and the AM antenna plastic shell was cracked but glued back together.
Anyone thoughts on the price? Is the vintage price bubble going to pop soon? Regretting not buying a bunch of 1980s 10 years ago when there were relatively cheap but it seems that year over year that this thing keeps going up and up in cost.
Trying to be realistic that for that price that I am getting into much newer McIntosh gear I could’ve picked up for example a C2500 tube pre amp that was less than a year old for just $5k CAD. I’d of course need a power amp to go with it but that can be had for $ 2-3K used.
The prices being demanded are almost insane pricing and although the receiver is good that could there truly be something much better than the venerable SX-1980?