pioneer sx-950

Frankly, if surround sound did not exist, I would never have “upgraded” from the Pioneer SX-1250 that I have. The Pioneer SX-1250 sits in my living room for stereo music listening, and my surround receiver is in my home theater room. I do not plan on ever parting with my Pioneer SX-1250; I have never owned anything with a better tuner, including the separate tuners I have owned. (The Pioneer SX-1250 does not have the best tuner ever made, but it is not too far from the best ever made.) And it is easy to use, and looks good for the living room, unlike the black box I have in my home theater room. (For a black box, my Yamaha RX-V2700 looks good, but it cannot compare for beauty with those old Pioneer units. Of course, I do not have the surround receiver for how it looks.)

If you ever have problems with “crackling” sounds from adjusting the volume (or any other control), you can spray it out with DeoxIt. In fact, if it has not been serviced recently, it is not a bad idea to spray out all of the controls, if you are a little bit “handy”.

You will find many admirers of those old units at:

http://www.audiokarma.org/

You might even be able to download an owner’s manual for your unit, if you join them. I do not know if they have your particular owner’s manual in pdf form, but they used to have quite a few old Pioneer manuals available as free downloads.

If it is in good condition, it is a fine receiver. I have three old Pioneer units, the SX-1250, SX-450, and SX-780. The SX-780 is the immediate replacement for the SX-750. Yours is better than two of mine (assuming yours is in good condition). Those old units have good tuners in them, which are better than almost anything made these days. I also rather like the styling of the SX-*50 series, which is elegant and clear. It is very easy to see how the controls are set, unlike modern receivers that require one to scroll through a complicated on screen display to see how things are set. And they are very solidly constructed, which is nice (though irrelevant to sound quality).Frankly, if surround sound did not exist, I would never have “upgraded” from the Pioneer SX-1250 that I have. The Pioneer SX-1250 sits in my living room for stereo music listening, and my surround receiver is in my home theater room. I do not plan on ever parting with my Pioneer SX-1250; I have never owned anything with a better tuner, including the separate tuners I have owned. (The Pioneer SX-1250 does not have the best tuner ever made, but it is not too far from the best ever made.) And it is easy to use, and looks good for the living room, unlike the black box I have in my home theater room. (For a black box, my Yamaha RX-V2700 looks good, but it cannot compare for beauty with those old Pioneer units. Of course, I do not have the surround receiver for how it looks.)If you ever have problems with “crackling” sounds from adjusting the volume (or any other control), you can spray it out with DeoxIt. In fact, if it has not been serviced recently, it is not a bad idea to spray out all of the controls, if you are a little bit “handy”.You will find many admirers of those old units at:You might even be able to download an owner’s manual for your unit, if you join them. I do not know if they have your particular owner’s manual in pdf form, but they used to have quite a few old Pioneer manuals available as free downloads.