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The workmanship, thought and planning put into these products was incredible. It's a great loss to see mighty companies like Pioneer split apart, sold off due mainly to the consumer addiction of convenience and low cost over quality.

@RadioAirchecks

2 жыл бұрын

I concur. I've heard from so many people who regretted selling their music systems.

@robertliskey420

2 жыл бұрын

Right you are I have a Marantz 1200-b integrated built in ca. still pumps out a very conservative 100 rms/ch never serviced pilot light still works and quiet!

All I could swing In 1980 was a SX-780, CTF-650, PL-530 and HPM-100's. I was 22 years old. 40 years later..... I still have it all in the man cave! Works like brand new. Never felt the need to upgrade. Love Pioneer!!

@LennyFlorentine

3 жыл бұрын

Thats a great set!

@patriciawilson9666

Жыл бұрын

I still have my 780 too since '80.

@joecalhoun5303

6 ай бұрын

No need to upgrade!!! You rock!!!!

@nyc10021

3 ай бұрын

Same here. Same age bought my SX-780 in 1978 - it was the best I could do, but was more than enough. However years later I bought a LNIB SX-1980 and I still have both.

The quality of engineering seen on these machines is absolutely incredible. Japan changed the world with their commitment to perfection. To us hi fi yearners of the 70s these receivers were beyond description in their beauty.

@mjh5437

3 жыл бұрын

"hi-fi yearners" lol

@alpzepta

2 жыл бұрын

And China try to prevent us from having an engineering perfection. Like who want to use OPPO SACD player over a Pioneer SACD player.

These "golden era" of vintage stereo receivers are like investing in gold...prices will probably never go down.

I wish receivers were still made like that. Beautiful.

@LennyFlorentine

3 жыл бұрын

They sure are! Thabks for watching!

My “Holy Grail” receiver was always the Marantz 2385 because it was produced in enough numbers to make it attainable on the secondary market and I was lucky enough to find one! Everyone wanted that glowing face and horizontal weighted tuning dial!

This thing is an arc welder and space heater. Any load - even a plasma speaker - is no problem for this receiver to drive. Engineers were running Pioneer until 1979 and this beast is the result. Weighs 100 pounds. Will drive any speaker. Preamp flexibility for 3 speaker pairs, 2 tape machines, 2 turntables. Oct 2021 price is well over $10k USD.

Wow just brought back memories I was 12 years old in 1980 and I remember going with my dad to buy this particular receiver I remember that like the back of my hand my dad was very much into music and collecting different component sets and that's how I am to this day I love LPS reel-to-reels component sets turntables all of the classics

Had a Fisher stereo as a kid & miss it terribly. I remember never coming outta my room with friends just spinning vinyl! Miss those days in early 80’s.

@gerrygreene6354

4 жыл бұрын

Uncle Remus “The Fisher “

The glory years of audio for sure. I still have my Kenwood KR-4070 I bought new in 1977.🎶🎼

I still own my Yamaha CR-3020, which is still beautiful. I was able to purchase it because I worked at Yamaha, otherwise I would never have been able to treat myself to such a luxury! The seventies produced such beautiful and wonderful sounding audio gear of all sorts. It was a real treat to enter audio stores in the seventies and early eighties. Then the big dopey box stores started to emerge, and that all but killed the market. The home theatre craze revived it. Specialty store were in vogue again! Thank goodness for that.

You cannot compare those beautiful pieces of equipment to today's amplifiers. They were a work of art! Too bad I don't have mine anymore.

@jogmas12

3 жыл бұрын

Good looks is never a criteria for how an amplifier sounds. You judge a book by its cover????

@bidenneedshisbuttwiped

2 жыл бұрын

@@jogmas12 "a work of art" doesn't necessarily mean by appearance only.

@rosssmith8481

2 жыл бұрын

They still show up at Auctions, garage sales and second hand stores. Although a lot more rare nowadays.

@Deeky76

Жыл бұрын

@@jogmas12 I agree with that statement to a degree but in this case, It really does sound fantastic, I've heard this monster on more than one occasion

One gnarly beast. Pioneer ruled and I can personally attest that while not for this unit specifically, I know of quite a few models that definitely outperformed their rated spec. This was back when audio really mattered and there wasn't nearly as much smoke and mirrors as there is today. They just put out, and clean.

I got extremely lucky to find a mint 1980. And the crazy part it was going to be thrown away at a local tv repair shop. The tech claims the power transformer was shorted. Upon looking at it when I got it home and found out that one of the power supply caps was shorted. Easy fix and a super good find. Just being at the correct place at the correct time.

Still in the late 70's to the early part of the 80's 'BIGGER WAS BETTER' when it came to stereo sound systems. When I was a teen in the early mid 70's I met guys who were in their mid 20's, early to mid 30's who had money, their stereo sound systems were pre amps, amps, tuners, turntables, reel to reel and dual cassette decks, and massive speakers. And quite the LP collection! Once I was working I bought a Kenwood sound system except for the speakers, they were Quadraflex. Fist I bought a 40 watt Kenwood amp, then around 1979 or 1980 I decided to by an 80 watt Kenwood amp. I can't even remember what the total price I spent on my stereo sound system. My turntable was a Kenwood, belt driven with a limestone base, maybe about 24 lbs., Kenwood tuner AM/FM Stereo, and a Kenwood dual cassette deck. I still miss my old Kenwood stereo sound system to this very day and my LP collection.

@LennyFlorentine

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story!!

I just cried a little. Well, maybe a lot. My Dad had one. He gave it to me after I had gone in the Navy and I had no way to lug it around so I gave it to my little brother for safe keeping. His "then" wife sold it to a collector without his knowledge. God, I loved that thing. Even on the lowest volume setting, it would make our two story home rumble.

We had a Awesome Pioneer stereo when i was a kid! the type with the cabinet glass front door which you pushed in and would pop open! Good times...

My dad has one lol, i used to play with it as a kid because of the lights and indicator pins. We recently found out its value and he stored it away in perfect working order!

@LennyFlorentine

2 жыл бұрын

Crazy how the value has gone through the roof!

I was looking for a vintage receiver about 6 years ago at Innovative Audio. Listened to a few Marantz units (what I really wanted was a 2325 as my Dad had one and was amazing). Thing is I really needed some power, at least 100+ watts. The guys at the shop walked me over and said if you want power we just got in one of these SX-1980’s. I wouldn’t have thought I’d ever hear one or see one ever in my life. So they grunted and carried the beast up stairs to hook up to some bigger speakers. Within the first few notes I knew I was in trouble. We all listened and giggled at the effortless power and clarity. At about 2 minutes in I said SOLD!!! Way more than I went in wanting to spend. It was all original and they offered to do a service on it. That took a week, oh god the horror, I wanted it home now! About 3 years ago I was searching through Canuck Audio Mart and saw one for sale in Toronto. I contacted the seller and had it shipped to the West Coast of Canada where I live. This one was all original as well so I had it serviced. Call me crazy but, I have them bi-amped to a pair of Legacy Audio Focus 20/20s. I push the Receivers hard and they just don’t let up. Amazing clarity and power. The sound is effortless at any volume. I’ll never sell these, they will stay with the family forever. Anyone that hears the stereo initially look confused, I think it’s actually shock. The comments are usually that they have never heard sound so clear at all volumes and the bass is refined and super punchy. None of my friends care about stereo stuff until they sit in the living room, it’s fun to see them relax and enjoy music like I do.

A monster, for sure. I had a Marantz 2325 receiver with 125wpc into 8 ohms and a speculated 225wpc into 4 ohms, and the low end had a presence that was incredible.

@jmcbeady8210

Жыл бұрын

The 2325 was a beautiful beast. Incredible sounds.

Thanks for the review, I purchased a Pioneer SX-1250 in '77', had it for years, loved it, could not say enough good about how great it sounded. It powder a pair of Marantz hd77's, & Bose 901's depending on my moods. Still had room for a 3rd set of speakers!!!

Wow! This was and still is a beast!

I love to visit this dream machine here often!!! Lol... because that is the only way I am ever going to spend time with one. Great video.

@LennyFlorentine

2 жыл бұрын

May have a new video on one soon!

I bought a SX980 new in 1978 and its still cranking out the tunes today. Only thing I have had to do is last year I took out all the switches and hosed them down with a good contact cleaner. Gently blew them out with compressed air and reassembled. It sounds and functions just as it did 43 years ago when new. For less than $25 you can get a bluetooth to rca receiver. Kinda brings it into the modern age.

What about the Sansui G-33000? That one had 300 watts per channel, both channels driven, guaranteed minimum RMS into 8 ohms with only 0.009% distortion, (and that's WELL below clipping), with a full power bandwidth of 5Hz-20KHz and an overall frequency response of DC-300KHz at 1 watt output, along with a signal-noise ratio of 120dB and a channel separation of 100dB... ALL VERY killer specs!... THAT Sansui receiver is actually touted by many sources to be the most powerful receiver ever made... But the Technics SA-1000 one you mention in passing in this video seems to be very comparable, with 330 watts per channel RMS, but it only did that much at 0.03% distortion, (considerably higher distortion than the Sansui's 0.009% distortion rating at 300 watts output), and a full power bandwidth from only 20Hz-20KHz, instead of the Sansui's even better 5Hz-20Khz, so they are probably actually pretty comparable side by side, with all other things being equal... In any case, just imagine how awesome it would be if the newest receivers were ACTUALLY that powerful nowadays, not just totally bullshit rated at like a ridiculous 10% distortion or whatever, like most are now! Lol!

I got the Pioneer receiver right now Pioneer Elite vsx 703 from 2019 and I love it this is my third Pioneer receiver I change them out every 10 years including the TV and speakers I noticed you can get some good money for older stuff

The Hitachi sr-2004 was the King and winner of the receiver power war!! It put out well over 400 watts per channel with its Ckass G amplifier.

What a monster! I had no idea Pioneer made such a big one. I had an SX 838 back in the day and it was awesome until the phono circuit started cutting out on me and my local dealer couldn't fix it. I ended up trading it for a Yamaha CR 2020 which I still own today. Loved that era of hi-fi.

Ahhhh, memories of those days also include the famous pioneer triaxial car speakers, which allowed me to hear Eddie's mid-range during those Van Halen cassettes I wore out.

@mjh5437

3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P Eddie

This is so cool. The receivers from the 70's really looked and sounded great - even with crappy speakers. I detest the move to digital receivers and tuners, especially the way almost all of them have black fronts with TINY fonts so you can't read them at all in poor lighting conditions. And don't get me started with the digital tuning/memory stuff. Ugh!

I love those big toggle switches which make a reassuring "Clunk" when you flip them up and down.

I love your store! Yes this ampli-receiver is a monster and I hope I can buy one in the future! Problem: there are not so many available in France/EU and the price is today quite prohibitive... My personal ampli/receiver is a little brother, the Pioneer sx-636 that has been restored and gives full satisfaction. It is coupled to a network DAC and this sounds great to me. I like to marry vintage analogic with modern digital. I try to convince my teenagers that bluetooth speakers are definitely not the solution 😉

The radio frequency numbers and lines are a work of art.

Those glorious days when companies competed to make the best product and not the cheapest as they are doing today!

Wow...my SX-535 1975 model is still running today!!!! Cheers from Toronto....

Wow! What an attractive beast of a stereo! I just recently bought a Pioneer SX-780, in mint condition for $350 from a local individual who's sister bought brand new. I believe I got an awesome deal on it. It's been serviced and cleaned. And, I absolutely love it!

Excellent! I'm 58, and remember the 'Golden Age Of Hi-fi' well! I was first exposed to great sound by listening to music my father played on his FISHER 500 tube receiver, sitting in one of those huge wooden consoles in the living room (next to the furniture wrapped in thick plastic). I was just a kid, but mesmerized at how the unit looked and sounded. My first stereo unit was a cheap Magnavox 'all in one' unit (turntable, AM/FM, 8-track) my mom got me for Christmas with her S&H green stamps she saved from grocery shopping. I quickly realized the limitations of that unit, and I dreamed of getting at least a Pioneer SX-580, which I did at 16, bussing tables at a restaurant. As I descended into this audio 'rabbit hole', I then purchased a pair of Polk Audio Monitor 10B speakers a few years later, then an Onkyo M-504 amp, and I never looked back! I now have about 10 stereo systems hooked up throughout the house, and one of them is a Pioneer SX-780. You may say i'm obsessed with audio. And let's not get started about my Amateur Radio (Ham Radio), shortwave radio, and vintage radio collection. Anyway, I just subbed to your channel. Keep up the great work!

@LennyFlorentine

4 жыл бұрын

M-504 and the 10B's are classic. Being in Baltimore we see a lot of Polk.

@jimc3688

4 жыл бұрын

Glad I have my 10B also.

@janath9118

4 жыл бұрын

I read your story, but i didn't have at least a cheap Magnavox all in one unit at that age.

@aquilomanganelli175

3 жыл бұрын

Careful, once AOC and the greenies have their way the govt will be taxing you with special penalty fines for all the extra energy you need to run all that "useless" white-privilege" equipment, LMAO.

@AudiophileTubes

3 жыл бұрын

@@aquilomanganelli175 Oh, go watch your Q Anon videos!

Those were the days! Thank you for posting.

@LennyFlorentine

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

A friend of mine back in the 70s had the pioneer 1980 best stereo i have ever heard.

i had one of these bought it new had it for 20 yrs or so it was awesome bought it around 1979,80

Very good equipment! And it looks very beautiful! The golden era of the release of radio equipment.

@LennyFlorentine

4 жыл бұрын

It sure is!

Great video, I picked up a 780 a few years ago just to get back into audio and build my setup. I plan on making a change and going for a 1980. The beast is amazing,

I am learning about these late 70’s Pioneer receivers, currently I have a Harmon Kardon 330B. I need a much more powerful receiver to match my Pioneer CT-F900 Cassette, and RT-707 Reel to Reel. I was very fortunate to find these in restored condition with an elderly neighbor. I had been helping him each year for some time with his yard and other things. One day he told me of this vintage stereo he had in storage for many years, he insisted I take them as thank you for all the help. Respect and help the elderly, it will make you a better person, and you may also be rewarded for your kindness.

I have had several ones from that era and still have Sx-980 that still runs awesome

Honestly I need a radio tuner very badly, watching from Jamaica West Indies !!

Beautiful receiver! Mine is the Fisher Studio Standard Model RS-2010 along with its turntable the direct drive MT-6250 which has the quartz lock linear motor with magnetic brake. Not many of these around anymore and I thank my dad for buying them way back in the '70s. Still going strong.

That’s my dream receiver, beautiful one. Thanks for the cool video!!

@LennyFlorentine

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and subscribing! Great to have you!

I used to own lower power Pioneer receivers and liked them, but this thing is beautiful.

Worked for Pioneer and had one! It was truly a Rolls Royce !

Saw these types of awesome receivers in my Stereo Review magazines while I was in the navy....

What a monster! I have a 650-SX that I just had refurbished (for twice what the amp/receiver originally cost!) and I love it. Would love to own this beast. Great shop, great video! Thanks.

@LennyFlorentine

3 жыл бұрын

650 is great! Thanks for watching!

Thanks 4 The Video I think we all were waiting 2 hear 👂 how it sounds.. 🎶🎵

TBH..I really miss the times were the F.M. dial was full of fantastic music! 24 hours a day 7 days a week all year long! The best music with all the best bands and the newest underground tunes every Sunday night opposite the King biscuit flour hour! I have my Marantz 4400 somewhere boxed away in my hall closet still!

@LennyFlorentine

3 жыл бұрын

Pull it out!!!

WoW ! Wonderful receiver !

Perfectly made. Pioneer should make this reciever again.

I own a 980 and love it to bits !

I have owned 2 SX-1980s and had them both restored. I sold them both because I couldn't get over the overall cost and what they produce relative to the SX-1250 and SX-1280. I just can't justify having a $5000 stereo for my personal use. I have a SX-1280 since I am an 80 series guy and it sounds very nice to my ears. The 1250 is awesome too. You truly can't believe how nice the SX-1980 sings, especially at high volumes. Thank you for making these videos!!

@LennyFlorentine

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I totally understand the 1280 point of view.

@secondaryunit

3 жыл бұрын

Just Audio, You can’ go wrong with any of the big three here. The 1280 to me has been the best value for me. If I can afford it I really want one 1980 some day.

I love the vintage gear and love all the buttons

That immensely satisfying "Clunk" sound when all those cylindrical toggle switches are flipped up and down.

It was truly the pinnacle of analog power! I myself still treasure my Marantz 4400 "quad" receiver. Matched with one of their pre-amp. A pair of advent speakers and another set of JBLs. I have a newer turntable and cartridge/needle. It's still sounds great!

I inherited my stepfathers 1280 and other vintage goodness, that I listened to as a kid. I need to get it serviced before resuming daily use. But it’s definitely one my favorite pieces in my collection. ✌🏾👍🏾 WOW, you guys are pretty close. Once things clear up, I’ll have you guys look at some pieces for me.

In the late 80’s early 90’s I remember hi fi’s just like these down the car boot sale going for a few pounds. I was really into hifi at the time but wanted a brand new set up. If I could turn back time I’d have snapped them up . Worth money now I bet and just as good sound .

@LennyFlorentine

2 жыл бұрын

Great story, yeah these sure have went up in recent years.

The QRX-3500 Sansui was my thing My brother bought it in the 70s gave it to me in the 80s, Best Stereo I ever had, Quad sound.

9 minuts izostat. krásny. zdravím z české republiky a fandím ti

We had an SX-50 series in my house when I was growing up

I love Pioneer, I have an SA-950 reciever with tuner and PL-5 record player. Picked them up at estate sell for $60. Sounds awesome!!

Hell ya ! Finally a Channel for us .

@LennyFlorentine

4 жыл бұрын

👍

beautiful receiver,greating from Poland.

I have sx-780 from 1981 for 3 years in South Korea.(21 years old) Speaker is HP series. Really sound was very very nice.

@kirkyorg7654

3 жыл бұрын

i had the same also PL 200 turntable still have turntable works great

@johnhoward3042

3 жыл бұрын

The sx-780 is a beautiful receiver with a practical amount of power.

I had the SX 1280. Awesome receiver as well !

What a beautiful device with such amazing and useful features. This would go along very well with a CT-F1250 tape deck 😍

@cardtrix1970

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you, except...I believe the CT F1000 Cassette deck was better built and a more solid performer AND...easier to repair. Indeed, the SX 1980 and CT F1000 match up well aesthetically(I have both a CT F1000 and a CT F1250; The CTF 1000, while better matched with, say, the Pioneer SX 1250 is paired up with my SX 1010, my SX 1250 & QX 949A. My CT F1250 is a great deck...when it is working, but-more often than not-is constantly breaking down. My Tech...can no longer get certain parts FOR the CT F1250. The CT F1000...plays on...flawlessly! Just...a few thoughts. I never owned an SX 1980, though.

Господи, это просто потрясающе. Насколько качественную и продуманную технику делали раньше, не просто так 70 и 80 названы золотой эрой звука. Сейчас, наверное и не купить, такую качественную вещь, даже сейчас аудиотехника довольно высокого сегмента не может сравниться с средне-высоким сегментом вещей из 70 и 80 годов. Спасибо за видео, было очень интересно. Автор, успехов тебе.

My dream receiver, thanks for this video

@peterkay2406

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah forgot.... In this era I have owned a SX-980, SX-780, and the biggest I've ever owned was a SX-1250, loved every one of these.

@LennyFlorentine

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

1st time I've seen that. I had an SX300, which was still going after I gave it to some friends in 1999. Purchased in 1973, a couple of the festoon lamps were gone and the stereo beacon lamp, but the rest was fine. Bought a VSX 898 a few years back and it blew up 18 months later ! Still love Pioneer though.

I've owned the following: Pioneer spec 1 and 2 Sx1980 Pioneer sa-9900 sa9800 sa508 and 608 For me pioneers were the best looking. After 20 years collecting I have my pioneer-sa9800 with original box and inserts cost £1000 6 years ago will never let her go

@jamiesmith6838

4 жыл бұрын

I'm a Sansui fan. They just always sound best to me. Pioneer were probably more stable? Marantz more durable. You just can't abuse a Sansui. But when it's in its zone, euphoria! Never thought I'd be even talking about such things? Funny, never owned a Pioneer except for their classy CS-R300 speakers!

What a beast

My dad owned this receiver and it was hook up to a Pioneer SG 9500 equilizer, a Garrar turntable (made in England), a Pioneer reel to reel RT 707, a Pioneer CTF 700 casssette deck and a pair of B&W speakers…..He owned this rig from the early 70s to the middle of the 90s, at the time he owned all this, our family still live in our home country Brasil, but moved to Canada in 1985, and he brought all this equipment with him 😂, but sold it in the 90s in favor of one of the new Pioneer surround receiver of the day, I grew up listening a lot of music at home, most of it classical. Since then I had followed his foot steps buying Pionner Elite receivers. We always owned at least one piece of Pioneer electronics since I remember

Beautiful stocks. How I wish I can afford one.

Thank you.

Nickolas Ostenbacken, I admire your commitment too ! And you are very lucky to have USD 2500+ to spend for this ! I had similar dreams but i don't have that big budget and i'm from Sri Lanka.

I could have done with your expertise here in New Zealand my AKAI AA1020DB, it was to be thrown out about 22 years ago by the woner, they said it kept blowing the speaker fuses, which it would do , I had it checked out but the repair shop could not get it sorted. I got some more fuses for it, turned it on but no sound and then it started smoking so turned the unit off, so now it has died, a real pity i liked this old beast, I am lucky to have another unit a pioneer SA 508 plus its tuner, aprt from a scratchy volume pot it goes well, I must keep an eye out here in this country as much of that older gear came to this country in the mid 70s to 80s

This was the Rolls Royce of receivers !

I took a Greyhound bus into NYC in 1979 and bought a Sansui G6000 receiver and some speakers. The purchase went back with me in the bottom of the bus to Syracuse where I was going to school at the time. For all the cell phone lovers, there were no cell phones in those days, there were stereo systems. The quality of the gear was so high, the sound so good, it was a magic time. In those times, a piece of stereo equipment could be considered "furniture" because of its size and presence in a room. I still have that 1979 Sansui and it still works in the year 2020. the late 70's was a golden era of stereo manufacture. When i see that brushed aluminum face, and some power meters, it is a transformative experience. enjoy your cell phones which are truly a miracle, but in simpler times having a great stereo receiver , speakers, a turntable and a tape deck were great fun. The thrill of putting a fresh TDK SA90 cassette into a JVC KD85 cassette deck and making a recording with all the lights and meters was fantastic. Although you can still relive those days, I do miss them and the ability to buy that gear new. Buying a package of cassette tapes was a ritual, and a joy. You cant even get decent cassette tapes today, they are no longer made. Those were great days. I dont think todays generation , except for those audiophile types, can understand how great that era was. Long live Sansui, Pioneer, JVC, Technics, and so many others that made us so happy.

Beautiful

I love the pioneer system , i was statio ed okanawa japan where i was able to purchase the receiver for bout $400. It was a good deal. I will eventually start my pioneer system back up . I sold the one i had back in the 80's

OMG! What a beast!!!

I had a sx838 with a 2 size up amp put in it man with every beat every light in the house would draw dem, i loved that receiver. I built it with all different components till I got the sound I liked everyone in town said it was the baddest stereo they ever heard... I would agree.

@williamraye3342

3 жыл бұрын

I want another one

@LennyFlorentine

3 жыл бұрын

Keep an eye out on our catalogs :)

A MONSTER!!

I’ve got a sx850 with slight roach burns on top, takes a little while longer to warm up than when new but still sounds great. Dual turntable and hpm100 speakers. Gonna leave to my grandson.

This is one my dreams to have this vintage amplifier

I wished I had one of those 1980 pioneer stereos

@LennyFlorentine

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

What a beast. Ive still got my Pioneer VSX-9700S in my cabinet which came out if 1988 I believe and it is very powerful, but nothing like that. The LED panel on it is finally starting to dim out in spots though, but not bad for over 30 years. Very reliable unit.

@Sirflatch

2 жыл бұрын

I too have a Beautiful Pioneer VSX 49TXi HTS Receiver, just incredible.

@RUfromthe40s

2 жыл бұрын

that was a incredible receiver , the only to have some features that other references didn't had

Que bueno que vuelvan estos equipos de sonido, son excelentes en sonido 👍

That's just a thing of beauty.

Amazing collection of old model amplifiers 👌👌 Please upload about speakers ..

love 1980 with the blue meters

I had the 750. Awesome.

Ah yep, good ole analog days, toroidal psu - not the "switcher" supplies today. Huge caps too, right? Remarkable home entertainment for the day :)

Bought my SX-780 in 1978 - it was the best I could do, but was more than enough. However years later I bought a LNIB SX-1980 and I still have both.