pioneer sx 1250

[bktheking]

My 1280- well, I charged myself - free....I think joe's 1250 came out to just over $500. I'm about to redo a 4400 for Vintageplus and I'll make sure he gets a deal- This is a hobby for me, I have a full time job that pays the bills, mortgage, hobby, booze, boat blah blah blah. I don't "need" to charge gobs of money to make sure the hydro is on when I wake up. Nobody around here (Ottawa) unless you count Ben, Duncan, myself and a couple of the smokers over in Gatineau who I wouldn't let clean my shovel recap entire units- it makes no logical or financial sense. Take a 1250, what's it worth in the real world, not the ebay matrix- $500??? I'm going to try and convince a guy to spend $1500 restoring his $500 receiver? These aren't copo camaro's , these are low to mid fi receivers people just want to enjoy, so I do my best to accomodate by making the restoration price fair. I make a little, the owner gets a "serviced" receiver and everyone is happy. Whoever else wants to charge more then go for it, if Glenn charges $750 to redo one then so be it- he's earned the reputation to do so and has done many folks proud around North America. Vintage audio is a hobby to me- I got into the hobby cause I took my 18 to a shop to have it repaired- it wasn't even touched after 7 weeks. I can't deal with that, spending all this money in an attempt to have something repaired and wait for it for months when I could have fixed it myself.

 

[rcs16]

bktheking,

I think you summed it up for me, I/you/others do it as a hobby, but we know electronics and have years of experience at it. Many (this OP included) at this site are looking to pay someone, they do not know, to do this task.
The 1250 is in its own class, along with a few others, that are worth restoring to original.
Personally, the only use I have for a SX-1250 is the PA section, the rest is old obsolete technology to me.
Many lower power units, ie, sx450 are just not economical to re-furb, as the cost to re-furb is considerable more (labour wise) than the cost to buy used.
I am retired these days, so I am not chasing the $. Even then, I do not work for free, even a case of beer, can serve as ample payment for simple things, unless we can barder somehow.
I certainly do not frown on Glenn(Echostar) nor anyone else, to want to earn a decent living, even if it is a hobby for him/them.
It amazes me how people think that repairing/re-furb these units, should be done on the cheap, when they themselves, are incapable of such a task and probably make more per hour, at their suspected menial desk jobs. What seems to empower these people is beyond me.

 

[Boozehound]

I am happy for the energy twards your answers and hope that there are not any hard feelings with a few of you guys. I spoke with a guy named Bill on ebay telling me what he will do for the 500.00 and it's all written out in detail. I am happy with what he has told me but I am going to wait and see if I will get it done because of finances. I have had a sx 850,950,1080...and wanted a 1980 but at the prices that they are going for I will be just fine with the 1250 even though there aren't any meters to show off. I am going to hook it up with a pair of hpm 100's and bose 601's series 1 for now. I have a pair of jbl l65 cabinets with glass tops,woofers mids...missing the tweets and they get so damn expensive...I will get them all built to specs unless I sell what I have and find a pair of altec lansing model 14's cheap. I almost got a pair on ebay for 800.00 and just missed them...love the design and deep bass sound.

Mike- I have a SX 1050 that needs restored and Bose 601 series ones
As well.
It sounds pretty good with some klipsch
On B..

Thanks for your post I now have a idea of cost
On a rebuild/restore