Sx-1980

[SoCal Sam]

Im playing my SX-1980 and it occurs to me that this thing sounds decently good. I have the later version, the one with the sensor gain switch on the back. I've read how the 1980 sounds dark and a little muddy at low volumes. I'm playing her through HPM-100's. Maybe the brightness of the HPM's cancel out the darkness.

 

[alexkerhead]

It was never meant to play at low volume..

 

[BroonsBane]

:lmao: :lmao:

 

[SoCal Sam]

It was never meant to play at low volume..

True, I'll correct the low volume issue during waking hours...

 

[SoCal Sam]

OK, sound issue solved. Much better at high volume!!

 

[Carve it]

IMHO the 1980 is over hyped but also overly maligned. In my home the 1980 is the most played receiver. The only thing that bugs me about it is the Quartz lock tuning.

 

[slow_jazz]

i've always wanted a sx-1980... they have gone thru the roof on ebay lately...

 

[SoCal Sam]

IMHO the 1980 is over hyped but also overly maligned.

That about sums it up. IMO, the 1980 opens up nicely with volume but by then my ears are splitting.

 

[alexkerhead]

IMO, the 1980 opens up nicely with volume but by then my ears are splitting.

You're just going to have to get more speakers to spread the wattage out..

 

[SoCal Sam]

I've been thinking about a second pair of HPM-100's.

 

[SicMan]

I've heard the SX-1980 driving a set of Infinity Q2's which are power hungry speakers and it makes them sound pretty good at high volumes. You can hurt yourself with that puppy.

John ( did someone say speakers? )

 

[C J Brown]

Can anyone tell me how the HPM 100's stack up soundwise against the Infinity QB's or Q2's? Charlie