Excellent Pioneer SX-850 Receiver tubes and work as they should

and work as they should

I tested this receiver through a few pairs of speakers and finally sat down to gauge it's performance with some critical listening

The machine is all original with some blemishes

The chassis does have some light corrosion

I also took artistic liberty to install LEDs behind the fan shroud and installed a manual bypass to control the fan

Excellent Pioneer SX-850 Receiver tubes and work as they shouldThis is a near mint SX850 that has been fully restored and performs flawlessly. There is one mark on the top tide of the faceplate near the tuning knob and a few of the knobs have signs of gentle use. Aside from these minor imperfections, this Pioneer is like new. The wood case is excellent, and the faceplate shines like new. The receiver has been fully restored. All electrolytic capacitors have been replaced and the small signal transistors in the