Classic AM/FM Stereo Receiver
All pre-owned product is tested in our service department and have been passed for sale... and comes with a 90 day warranty!
In nice condition for its age and works great!
A few scratches on top plate front of silver bezel and wood, sides have a few very small chips in wood, and back has some paint discolor.
Note: The dark shadows on face plate in center is shadow from camera. Overall this is a great unit in nice shape - Get it while you can - these don't last long;)
Check out the beautiful pix in the low light showing it all lit up!! Original box and packing are NOT available, but we will pack carefully.
A classic in it's day and a highly coveted model! The SX-980 was introduced in 1978 and manufactured through 1979, the last year for the 900 series in Pioneer's line of receivers. Features, separate bass and treble controls with turnover switches from 200hz and 400hz bass, 5k and 25k treble, also tone on/off, filters 15hz and 8khz switches, FM muting, two tape in/outputs, duplicate switch, two phono inputs and one aux input, phono two selector is also the mic selector, mode stereo and mono, loudness on/off, mic input and muting switch, both Signal and tuning meters, also both right and left channel output meters, which shows how much the stereo is putting out. Features a constant current loaded 2-stage differential amplifier, and direct coupled 2-stage Darlington single push-pull DC configuration power amplifier.
Rated at 80 watts per channel into 8 ohms.
The SX-980 was basically a subtle restyling of the SX-950 with a switch to black meter faces for better legibility, as was done with the other receivers in the late 1970s.
Specs: (full specs are last two images)
Tuning range: FM, MW
Power output: 80 watts per channel into 8Ω (stereo)
Frequency response: 5Hz to 100kHz
Total harmonic distortion: 0.05%
Damping factor: 30
Input sensitivity: 7.5mV (mic), 2.5mV (MM), 150mV (DIN), 150mV (line)
Signal to noise ratio: 76dB (MM), 90dB (line)
Output: 150mV (line), 30mV (DIN), 1V (Pre out)
Speaker load impedance: 4Ω (minimum)
Semiconductors: 3 x FET, 8 x IC, 35 x transistors, 45 x diodes
Dimensions: 526 x 176 x 440mm
Weight: 18.8kg
