the SX-990, like many of the other Pioneer models at that time used speaker plugs. These allowed the user to attach the speaker wires to the plugs and then insert the plugs into the back of the receiver. This
Speaker Plugs The Pioneer SX-2500 is a well built stereo. It’s a cap coupled amp which, according to legend, results in a fat, rich sound as opposed to the more neutral sounding direct coupled amps that followed. The styling is nice too, unless you prefer the silver face receivers that...
Annoyingly the speaker binding posts have been filled to prevent the use of banana plugs, no doubt pandering unnecessarily to some Euro-legislation — so it was fiddly bare-wire speaker connections only, until our learned colleague at Australian Hi-Fi magazine inserted a wood-screw and yanked ...
So if you hook your speaker up to the booth output (the TRS plugs) then set it to send master to channel 5 & 6, click Apply and voila :-) Great feature also is the support of the aux in :-) You can either bypass the software (in case of emergency) or use the it as an aux...
The panel on the right side of the receiver case opens up to allow the insertion of a phono input transformer (Pioneer PP-402). This transformer is only used when you are using a turntable MC cartridge though. Also, notice that the Pioneer SX-828 has the weird speaker plugs on the back...
Of course, we have to mention Pioneer’s unique speaker connectors. They use plugs for connectors and, while the idea is good, the fact that the plugs get lost over the years tends to be a problem. Fortunately, originals as well as new speaker plugs can be found on eBay easily. ...
If you’re looking for a smaller low power stereo for a room or office the Pioneer SX-424 is definitely one to consider. Just be sure to pick up some speaker plugs if the unit doesn’t have them. Pricing on the SX424 is very reasonable so you don’t have to break the bank to ge...
Nonetheless, the SX-626 is a great little stereo and can hold its own with all the other top end brand names of the time. It is capacitive coupled, which gives that rich sound. Later Pioneers receivers were direct coupled. Uh oh! As you can see it has the dreaded Pioneer speaker input...
If you find a Pioneer SX-440 for sale make sure it has the speaker plugs in the back. Many times they are missing and are needed to hook up a pair of speakers. It’s not a deal killer if they aren’t included as you can find them on eBay occasionally. But, it is an extra exp...
The FM tuner in the SX-9000 is well designed and aligned. Pioneer claimed 65dB signal to noise ratio but the SX-9000 tested at 75 dB and that was through the entire FM band. You’ll notice that the speaker connectors on the back panel are those infamous plugs that tend to get lost....