Dogs and dog
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Sorry about the late reply. I bought it back in ‘73 inGlenview at playback. I live north of San Francisco now.
1973 Pioneer SX 727,
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Dogs and dog
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Thanks for the advice. At one time I was in the ham radio, and I have several vintage fender amplifiers. The last time I had my 64 fender amp serviced the tech told me to never plug it in if it’s been sitting for a long time.That thing's chemical-dependent bits (electrolytic caps) might be ossified by that long of inactivity, not to mention lack of movement of the various controls & switches. It could conceivably be reawakened by a thorough cleaning of said controls & access to a variable voltage source, aka variac to s l o w l y
ramp up voltage over a day or so. This is a proven method of "reforming" electrolytic capacitors to operational status. May lead to success, but its a long shot as your item has been inactive for so long. Your results may vary , but worth trying, given your ability to do this or finding someone locally who can. Bottom line: Do not just plug it in & turn it on! (Imagine a sleeping drunk who gets a bucket of cold water dumped on he/she/it. Same effect)
Dogs and dog
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I used to live in the Chicago area. I emailed a place called in Chicago called Stereo Rehab.
They don’t take shipped items. I do have a sister that lives in a in a suburb of Chicago, after New Year’s I might see if I could talk her into take taking it to them.
mea2112
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Stereo Rehab is a great choice. They do great work!
Another suggestion — buy a few (set of 5?) proper fuses for it.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Nordfors
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Hope things worked, or work out with your SX727! I have one and I love it. Great sound. In my opinion it's the best built, by far, of all my receivers of any make. Total quality. I did have the "speaker plug" connectors professionally switched out for banana plugs. I think this is the only thing keeping the X2X series at a lower value, the silly plugs. It's not the sound quality. Mine looks great with the modification, like it came from the factory that way, and I assume for anyone in the know, this would increase it's value a bit. In my care it has paired exellently with EPI 100's, BA A70's, and when in a smaller space, series 1 ported Polk Monitor 5jr.s. While it's not currently in any of my systems, (got a few new nice pieces I'm exploring and enjoying)I feel like its a keeper that I won't part with due to its sound quality and beauty.
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I love the SX-727s, I have 3 right now that I'm refurbishing. I'm just a little younger than OP at 71. I bought a SX-770 new in 1969, my brother picked it up for me in Okinawa, just finished bringing it back to life. I also have an SX-939 and a QX-747 but the 727's are my favorites. Built well and fairly easy to work on. I would get the switches and potentiometers cleaned, then have all of the electrolytic capacitors replaced. While they have it apart, have them add a Bluetooth adapter to the inside, pretty simple add on. On the LED bulbs, get them but not the blue, get the warm white, they look like the originals just a little brighter. Consider using film Capacitors to replace the electrolytics in just the audio path. Have them adjust the bias and DC offset. Gonna cost some money but we'll worth it. I like to pay around $200 to $250 for working but original SX-727, but refurbished as I described are selling for up to $1000. Add to that the sentimental attachment and it's a no brainer. Very few receivers look better than this one or sound better. Go for it dude, lol.