For more detailed info on the SX-1980 please check out my more recent videos: SX-1980 Deep Dive: kzread.info/dash/bejne/l2F9tLhpgLObnNI.html & SX-1980 Restoration at the Bench: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lXp1uZSfqam8YrQ.html

That beast is a thing of beauty. Luck you Ben. I see people are asking 4-5K on ebay for these things. Enjoy!!

why don't they make this quality anymore? .. I like analogue, it sounds sooooo good

@larsne

5 жыл бұрын

With "they" do you mean Pioneer og just audio gear manufacturer in general? Because theres several options if you want high quality heavy duty hifi now

Wow. That is just immaculate

Beautifulreceiver myfriend always been my dream receiver!!!

Dude you're a little hard on those controls , this is a Masterpiece of workmanship treat it with respect ........PLEASE !

Prachtige mooie receiver. 🎵🎶🎧🎤🎚👍👌

Its beautiful!

If you hook up a Pioneer SX1980 to a pair of Paradigm Persona 5F speakers, your ears most certainly will be in heaven.

Nice piece, thanks for sharing, I have a 1250 myself.

Sweet sounding speakers

Unas bellezas y unas joyas de la electrónica de 70 y parte de los 80s.

Pioneer SX-1980 hooked up to Dahlquist DQ-10 will blow your mind

unreal. super clean unit. thats some $$. one day... ill have to be content with my 980 for now.

@mt2smooth

5 жыл бұрын

I also have Pioneer SX-980. Ole vintage. Got it for 100.00 in 1980 or 81 what an buy.

@MidwestTechAndGaming

4 жыл бұрын

I have a SX-980 and I'm very happy with the features it provides. It has plenty of power for most users. The best thing is that you can get it for $400 - $1000 depending on the condition. Not $4K - $5K like the SX-1980.

what solvent do you use in cleaning potentiometers?

The controls on the front are the same as my 1250, except for the 2 phono dials above the volume control.

Badass

U should hear how good that pioneer sounds on a set Klipsch khorns.... So badass..it's enough to piss the neighborhood off.. really quick.. especially with pink Floyd ..run like hell..

Where are you located, looking for a tech,Thanks. G8700 DB

My friend has had his fixed numerous times over the years, but the power boards keep blowing out. Runs too hot!

@hilariolozano4550

4 жыл бұрын

Does your friend still have to receive it

Fantasy receiver.

Do you restore stuff for other people? I have the 1250 that’s perfect but may need a tune up.

@dougg1075

6 жыл бұрын

Ben Hase thanks for the reply man. You know mine plays amazingly and I do have a local kid/savant that I can rely on. I think there is an outfit out of Dallas that does refurb. Peace

@allhartfidelity

6 жыл бұрын

Power supply. Move the 2 hottest transistors OFF the board and over to the heat sink. Google pioneer sx1980 power supply problems. Its the #1 concern for the 1980

you need a good antena for this pioneer GOOD RECEIVER

I remember seeing the sx 7,8,9 thinking ...what happened pioneer?

Este aparelho se encontra a venda aonde e como precisamos em português.

I love my SX-1980! Do you ever have problems with the FM tuner and the quartz lock system?? Of all the cool features of this monster, I do not like the Quartz lock.

There isn't a moving coil preamp on this thing??

@frankgeeraerts6243

3 жыл бұрын

YES there is .............

I have a Sansui G-22,000, I'm thinking of selling to buy a Pioneer Sx-1980, what do you think? I think the sound of the Sansui G-22k is too shrill, I find it very flat, without bass!

@danlivni2097

5 жыл бұрын

@@NovaluxStereophonic Someone on Ebay wants 12,500 for the Sansui G 33000. No way he sells it for that. I have the Sansui AU 9900 integrated amp and the Sansui TU919 tuner which is great. I'm using JM Lab 920.1 speakers which are really good. Here's the Sansui ad www.ebay.com/itm/SANSUI-G-33000-Receiver-THE-KING/113211127261?hash=item1a5be8b5dd:rk:1:pf:0

@harrymuhammad9835

5 жыл бұрын

I see a lot of REGRETFUL Sansui sellers. I have a G8700 DB with a ill left side and it still sounds nice. I can only imagine a tune up and better quality speakers. PEACE

Where can I buy one of these receivers

@hagbard72

4 жыл бұрын

ebay. Get ready to pay the price of a good used car.

@joshdeskin6766

4 жыл бұрын

They run between $3,700-$5,500. Not hard to find you can find them everywhere.

This receiver had a power draw of 10 amps at idle (1,000 watts). If left on at idle 8 hours per day, it would reflect about $30 per month on your electric bill. So, if you have one, don't use it as your overnight radio. LOL!

@Kibwunga

4 жыл бұрын

No way in a million years. It's not a class A amp. I would doubt if idle current is much more than half an amp at 120VAC.

@RickMahoney2013

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kibwunga I would use it 24/7

What a beast. I'd love to have one, but I won't pay the $4-$6K+ price they are getting.

@marcfavell

4 жыл бұрын

nope for that price you can get separate amps and processor that will be better a better set up......used of course 🤷‍♂️🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

@M1Anut

4 жыл бұрын

For some people it's a nostalgia thing

@hmontalvo67

4 жыл бұрын

lark r then you would have a heart attack when you find out that they are asking almost $20,000.00 for a Sansui G-33000 Pure Power receiver on ebay.

@samuelnorton7012

2 жыл бұрын

@@hmontalvo67 yep , it sucks seeing such a high price tag especially after seeing one at the flea market back in 2006 for 35 bucks.

Wanna sell it?

I don't understand the point of this video? Do we need to understand how the tone controls work?

Doesn't get any finer than that....

Quanto que está o valor

These are very cool old monster receivers, but I'd still rather run a high quality set of separates.

The power supply is worth a mention, being as problematic as it is. Not sure the point of title mentioning "resroration" if no mention of work performed, cpas used, areas not done, nothing else is mentioned. Power supply, pioneer 1980 (and many Pioneer integrateds) #1 cause of failure. Yours, is a superb example of the exterior and function, baybe a single word about the interior is warrented.

@samuelnorton7012

2 жыл бұрын

Cmon, give the guy a break ok?

@NovaluxStereophonic

2 жыл бұрын

I now cover this exact detail in my new video formats. Check out my SX-1250 and 9090DB restoration reviews. I have a different SX-1980 in the queue currently and will certainly review all of those details.

@allhartfidelity

2 жыл бұрын

@@NovaluxStereophonic thats great, will look forward to the power supply stuff. I began following, and marginal participation is, restorations 16 years ago on AudioKarma, back before it was popular. Went rounds with my own 1980 for years, with current source supply mods and others invented for the 1980 on audiokarma. Worth your time, if you've not been there. Mentioning the fairly difficult to source ouputs in these, and a few other amps that used them as well as sonic differences between the 80series and 50 series Pioneer between this style output and the to3 of the others. Great fun, and been a fan of many if your videos. Thank you for your time on these. Do check out the reproduction power supplies for the 1980 and other series pioneer like the 9800 integrated (also with an upside down power supply) Once they get roasted and crispy, these new supplies out of Canada are ex. Beside having all the mods needed to relieve the supply of its heat issues as outlined on AK, its also got plus and minus 80v adjustments ect. Take care, thanks again for all you do. Allhartfidelity

@allhartfidelity

2 жыл бұрын

@@samuelnorton7012 he seems to have handled himself quite well ok? Now, if hes not aware of the information available on these thats been done in the last 16 years, then he will be all the wiser for it. I think you've not realized, im not giving him a hard time. Ive simply owned these for many years, and followed restorations for 16 years. Just trying to interject some of what ive learned. If the man already knows what i know, then im sure he can choose to ignore me. As should you.

@NovaluxStereophonic

2 жыл бұрын

@@allhartfidelity I will be doing the current source mod on the 1980 in the queue. It’s near mint with very low hours. Board is not yet toasted so a good candidate for modification rather than full replacement.

I didn’t realize the 1980 had a Moving Coil phono stage?

@allhartfidelity

6 жыл бұрын

No, rhats why he said he would have to give it some gain. Notice the volume half way up? Thiugh i use a "passive mc stepup transformer" and run my MC right in through standard phono regularly.

@brianchisnell1548

3 жыл бұрын

Fixed mag. moving coil. 2 ways to do the same thing

they sell for 5k to 6k beutiful reciever

Eu quero um

Hi- fi... Ever...

Sansui two piece on bottom

@NovaluxStereophonic

2 жыл бұрын

That was a G-22000 that I was working on at the time. Beautiful unit.

This is the holy grail of vintage hifi. But I would rather buy the Yamaha amp that retained the vintage look and not think of vintage amp that will break sooner. You have to have a knowledge or a reliable technician to maintain this awesome monster amp.

@paididoy

2 жыл бұрын

You mean modern Yamaha Amp? Why, is there a Yamaha amps nowadays that look vintage?

@iThoughtUHad2Bitch

2 жыл бұрын

@@paididoy Yeah, it just depends how much money you're wanting to spend. Yamaha A-S301 on the cheap side, Yamaha A-S3200 no expense spared. Other brands are also doing this trend with the whole "vintage aesthetic/modern technology". Companies like Jbl with the SA750 and Technics with the SU-R1000.

Wow. Must be worth 50 bucks now 🤣😂😅

@woohunter1

4 жыл бұрын

Times 100

@TheBoomerPlace

4 жыл бұрын

woohunter1 I’m sorry. 25 bucks.

Horrible song , you could have done better to do a demo with the Flagship !

It's almost too big, nahh!!!

I have no idea why people pay more then $800, even in pristine condition, for these vintage (Pioneer,Kenwood,Luxman,Sansui) receivers! especially if not fully serviced and recapped. Guess they are idiots

@NovaluxStereophonic

2 жыл бұрын

The market value of vintage receivers takes many factors into account ranging from collectibility, better build quality in comparison to modern components, near infinite serviceability, nostalgia, aesthetics, and many more factors too numerous to document here. Supply and demand also plays a big roll and with more of these ending up in the trash every day the prices should generally increase over time.

@Sans_Solo_

2 жыл бұрын

@@NovaluxStereophonic Yea I understand all these reasons as I service Vintage equipment myself.....I am commenting on the sellers, in particular, that ask an arm and a leg on Craigslist (with no fees for selling) desirable vintage units that have not been serviced or are not even in working condition. I have owned/restored all major receivers of this 1970's era (including the 1980) and have to say only 2 impressed me for sound quality: Kenwood KR-9600 but way more so is the Luxman L-1120R

@NovaluxStereophonic

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sans_Solo_ I would certainly agree with that. Lots of sellers out there claiming to sell “serviced” equipment, meanwhile the only work performed was a blowout with compressed air and all controls saturated in deoxit. It’s up to the buyer to seek out quality serviced and restored units. Someday I may put together a video with some recommend questions for buyers to ask sellers to gauge their electronic competence :). My video formats have changed quite a bit since this video. If you check out my videos on the SX-1250 and 9090DB I spend a lot more time focusing on what should be done electronically to make sure that these receivers are set up for long term reliability.