PIONEER SX - 1280 STEREO RECEIVER FOR REPAIR/RESTORATION
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:29703096 | Model: SX-1280 |
| Brand: PIONEER | Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan |
This listing is for aPioneer SX-1280 Stereo Receiver Serial No: YC26002569. Of note this unit is theinternational version with adjustable line voltage.
Cosmetically, the frontvertical portion of the faceplate, knobs and switches, wood case and front corners, metal top grill, heat sink and rear panel are in a very nice condition. The tophorizontal edge of the face plate has numerous scratches some of which are hardto photograph but are clearly apparent to the eye. Please r...ely on thephotographs in assessing overall cosmetics. Before testing I brought the1280 up slowly on a VARIAC over about 24hrs. Electrically, the unitpowers on and both the surge circuit and speaker protection relays click in. Iused an mp3 player plugged in to the Main-in jacks to assess the condition ofthe Power-amp section of the 1280 and cycled the power on and off a dozen timesor so while carefully listening for any change in L-R volume level and/orimaging to asses the condition of the speaker relay. To my ears the 1280 Power-amp sounded very-verygood with excellent stereo separation, imaging and stereo balance whichremained unchanged with power off-on cycling. The linear gain of the 1280 Power-ampis about 38 and it could play very loud driven directly by the mp3 player. NextI powered down and unplugged the 1280, re-inserted the Pre-Main jumpers andplugged the mp3 player into the Aux inputs. The line level section (i.e pre-amp)of the SX-1280 exhibited some issues and needs servicing/ repair. On repeatedturn-on's the R channel is sometimes significantly lower in volume than theL-channel and other times completely silent. The function, tone amp, tapemonitor and stereo/ mono switches are dirty and wiggling/ pushing on andoperating same would sometimes modulate the volume imbalance but most times didnot. Additionally, I sometimes heard distortion and other times did not. Mybest guess is that the pre-amp issues are due to a combination of dirty switchesand a component problem on the flat-amp board. The radios pull in stations butexhibit L-R channel issues identical to the aux-in issues. Also, while I didnot fully test the Phono inputs I listened to phono-amp noise as I turned thevolume to max and the phono-amp noise exhibited the same issues as the Aux andRadio inputs. Additionally, the two leftmost dial lamps are out as are thepower meter lamps. The function lights work but although I believe I heard FMstereo I did not see the FM stereo light come on. The preceding constitutes mybest effort to characterize the condition of this unit, but I am not a repairprofessional and there may/may not be other issues such as out of spec caps, ect. Due to the line level/lamping dirty swich issues described above I am selling the SX-1280 AS-IS NO RECOURSE forrepair/restoration. I will accept no returns on the sale of this item. Havingsaid that, I believe this unit is an excellent candidate for restoration/repair.Scratches on the horizontal face plate edge can likely be sanded/polished andthe line-level repair/lamping/switch cleaning issues would normally be includedas an element of a competent restoration at little or no charge if not addressed as a service/repair onlymatter. The SX-1280 will beprofessionally packed by a UPS Pack & Ship store and will be insured for sellingprice plus shipping. (shippingwill be expensive as the packed 1280 will be over 70lbs in weight and oversizedin girth). The fixed price for packing, insurance, and shipping charges is $250.00. Adult signature is required. If shipping to YOUR location is less than the $250 flat rate I will refund the difference. FREElocal pickup is also available. In the event of shippingdamage the buyer is protected by the UPS Store Pack & Ship Guarantee andagrees upon buying, to cooperate with me as shipper in pursuit of any claim. This item is intended forsale to USpurchasers serviced by UPS Ground. If you are in Alaskaor Hawaiiadditional shipping fees may apply. Payment acceptedvia PayPal or Credit/Debit Card thru PayPal per ebay standardrequirements.
Cosmetically, the frontvertical portion of the faceplate, knobs and switches, wood case and front corners, metal top grill, heat sink and rear panel are in a very nice condition. The tophorizontal edge of the face plate has numerous scratches some of which are hardto photograph but are clearly apparent to the eye. Please r...ely on thephotographs in assessing overall cosmetics. Before testing I brought the1280 up slowly on a VARIAC over about 24hrs. Electrically, the unitpowers on and both the surge circuit and speaker protection relays click in. Iused an mp3 player plugged in to the Main-in jacks to assess the condition ofthe Power-amp section of the 1280 and cycled the power on and off a dozen timesor so while carefully listening for any change in L-R volume level and/orimaging to asses the condition of the speaker relay. To my ears the 1280 Power-amp sounded very-verygood with excellent stereo separation, imaging and stereo balance whichremained unchanged with power off-on cycling. The linear gain of the 1280 Power-ampis about 38 and it could play very loud driven directly by the mp3 player. NextI powered down and unplugged the 1280, re-inserted the Pre-Main jumpers andplugged the mp3 player into the Aux inputs. The line level section (i.e pre-amp)of the SX-1280 exhibited some issues and needs servicing/ repair. On repeatedturn-on's the R channel is sometimes significantly lower in volume than theL-channel and other times completely silent. The function, tone amp, tapemonitor and stereo/ mono switches are dirty and wiggling/ pushing on andoperating same would sometimes modulate the volume imbalance but most times didnot. Additionally, I sometimes heard distortion and other times did not. Mybest guess is that the pre-amp issues are due to a combination of dirty switchesand a component problem on the flat-amp board. The radios pull in stations butexhibit L-R channel issues identical to the aux-in issues. Also, while I didnot fully test the Phono inputs I listened to phono-amp noise as I turned thevolume to max and the phono-amp noise exhibited the same issues as the Aux andRadio inputs. Additionally, the two leftmost dial lamps are out as are thepower meter lamps. The function lights work but although I believe I heard FMstereo I did not see the FM stereo light come on. The preceding constitutes mybest effort to characterize the condition of this unit, but I am not a repairprofessional and there may/may not be other issues such as out of spec caps, ect. Due to the line level/lamping dirty swich issues described above I am selling the SX-1280 AS-IS NO RECOURSE forrepair/restoration. I will accept no returns on the sale of this item. Havingsaid that, I believe this unit is an excellent candidate for restoration/repair.Scratches on the horizontal face plate edge can likely be sanded/polished andthe line-level repair/lamping/switch cleaning issues would normally be includedas an element of a competent restoration at little or no charge if not addressed as a service/repair onlymatter. The SX-1280 will beprofessionally packed by a UPS Pack & Ship store and will be insured for sellingprice plus shipping. (shippingwill be expensive as the packed 1280 will be over 70lbs in weight and oversizedin girth). The fixed price for packing, insurance, and shipping charges is $250.00. Adult signature is required. If shipping to YOUR location is less than the $250 flat rate I will refund the difference. FREElocal pickup is also available. In the event of shippingdamage the buyer is protected by the UPS Store Pack & Ship Guarantee andagrees upon buying, to cooperate with me as shipper in pursuit of any claim. This item is intended forsale to USpurchasers serviced by UPS Ground. If you are in Alaskaor Hawaiiadditional shipping fees may apply. Payment acceptedvia PayPal or Credit/Debit Card thru PayPal per ebay standardrequirements.
