Pioneer SX-1250 Receivers
Pioneer SX-1250 Receivers
USER REVIEWS
[Jun 26, 2023]
mayo72218
Strength:
I have never used this receiver product. I will consult more before buying it to use for my Super Mario gameplay Weakness:
Is this product suitable? Purchased: New
Model Year: 2023
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[Jun 22, 2023]
chaples19
Strength:
That suggests to me that the amplifier has the ability to do whatever you want it can do, but it needs good quality components to do it. That also suggests that those reviewers that have low marked it have not matched this brilliant powerful amp to a decent source or speakers. tow truck service Weakness:
None . . Purchased: New
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[Feb 06, 2023]
MadisonWilson
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In fact, this is probably one of the best amps you can buy for money. I am very satisfied and I will keep this amp for a long, long time. Cedar Park Towing Company Weakness:
None . . Purchased: New
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[Oct 27, 2022]
togolese273
Strength:
I found these in a thrift shop last year for $39. They were in like-new condition except for smelling like cigarettes. I put them into a “vintage” setup all my with a Pioneer turntable and amplifier (not a receiver) from the same time period. Gainesville Garage Service Weakness:
None . . Purchased: New
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[May 06, 2021]
olivernicholle
Strength:
Highly satisfied since the first day! The sound is way better and warmer. Pioneers legacy will be remembered through this piece it was like a work of art!! | San Diego Fence Company Weakness:
Heavy due to the massive and amazing build but you will get over that. Purchased: New
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[Dec 14, 2020]
flyer8817
Strength:
Flat out one of finest receivers pioneer made. I run the receiver flat no treb or bass and the sound is Awesome. Power out the a##, 2 turntable inputs and 2 tape deck inputs along with an auxiliary input. With 3 sets of speaker outputs and all your equipment it looks intimidating. The sound is crisp smooth and clean. The only system I would consider to be better is the sx1980 but you need a little tone adjustment to make it sound the same as a flat six-1250 Weakness:
The only weakness it weighs about 65lbs. Price Paid: 1500
Purchased: Used
Model Year: 2018
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[Oct 02, 2019]
Kodiak918
Strength:
The SX 1250 is a beast. Well designed and engineered. High grade components that last. Over 40 yrs old, it's been recapped and tuned up. It just plain sounds great. Weakness:
It does need a tune up, pots and switches cleaned ever few years, but it's old enough to have earned it! Price Paid: $500
Purchased: Used
Model Year: 1976
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[Aug 18, 2019]
pauleyh
Strength:
This is the all time greatest receiver pioneer ever made!! It’s robust class of engineering and performance edges it over its big brothers the 1280 and 1980. The sound is way better and warmer. Pioneers legacy will be remembered through this piece it was like a work of art!! Weakness:
There’s none really I can detail but it’s very akward and heavy due to the massive and amazing build but you will get over that. Price Paid: 1000
Purchased: Used
Model Year: 1976
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[Oct 16, 2010]
sescds
AudioPhile
Last week I picked up an SX-1250. My brother had a mint condition one and I have generally been a Sansui man, but I still had a yearning for a bix SX. Well thanks to Craigslist, I found one nearby. It didn't work and it was filthy and crappy looking. I ended up paying $160 for it, but I wanted the challenge. Soon I discovered it needed 3 main filter caps, so I decided to recap the entire unit. I changed out the main filter caps with 4 new 80V 35,000UF Cornell Dublers and got the rest of the caps from Digi-key. I completely disassembled the unit, painted the heat sinks, top cover, bottom cover, refinished the wood case and did the recap job. cleaned all knobs, switches and controls (pots), and adjusted the center of tuning meter. After a box of q-tips and using a toothbrush and rags and just about anything I could find small to clean out all the nook and cranny's , it became a clean respectable unit. Best of all, after powering it up, and with no bench equiptment to adjust it with, it came back to life after what I suspect was many years of sitting as a door stop. I'm preforming the "burn-in" of the unit now, and I couldn't be happier with it, even though I have slightly over $300 total investment in it now. I hope it lasts for another 30 years! |
[Dec 19, 2009]
Allen
AudioPhile
My score is the average as of this date, 4.84. Close enough to it. The unit is very heavy. It is large and solidly built. The amplifier is sweet, smooth, crisp and powerful. The switches have a distinctly good feel of quality. The flywheel tuning does just that, with one turn, the slide rule covers the entire tuning dial. The amp sounds like a powerful tube amp. The FM tuner is excellent. I suspect that many of these units have a slight tuning calibration problem. I have never used the AM section. I own two of these and use them daily. The two units have differences, for example only one of the units has a flying flywheel! The other one has a regular, slightly less enthusiastic response. I believe that many of these units have been rebuilt over the years which accounts for the variations between the two I own. My overall feeling about the SX-1250 is that it is about as good as I am willing to spend and still enjoy what I consider to be perfect quality musical sound. The purity and clarity of the amplifier makes all of my components sound so much better than the many other systems I own and use every day. I own and use enough other stuff that I can make somewhat of a comparison. To summarize, I like this product because it is rock solidly built, heavy-duty, powerful, sweet-sounding and actually, it is a good looking product. This is my favorite overall audio component. That is quite a compliment! |