Due to rising prices, I haven’t purchased much vintage gear lately. I’ve been pretty happy knowing I own a Marantz 2270 receiver along with a McIntosh MC 2505 amplifier. And yet, in a moment of weakness, here I am, now the proud owner of a Pioneer SX-980 receiver.
The Pioneer SX-980 was released in 1978, almost fifty years ago, as a moderately upgraded version to their previous model, the SX-950.
My local record store posted this unit for sale, at what I thought was a price too good to pass on. Let’s highlight some of the receiver’s features next.
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