Who knows, the Hipsters of the 2020's may all be collecting the brickwall-iest downloads by then so if he's bought the latest Crosley iPod clone, he'll be glad to return it to "somebody who he knows will take care of it.what. That's a chit you can call-in years down the road.and he can be instrumental in returning that favor. "Loan" a good family member who would appreciate it, the experience to enjoy his first vinyl setup, especaily if you know he'll take care of it. You want some hi-res? Get something nice with an HDMI and 6 RCA's IN, and use it like you need to. You don't give the kid your mint-condition silver 1951 mis-print variant quarter to get Ho-Ho's from the waiting room vending machine. I'm sayin', you don't show off your Picasso original by a lava lamp. And you don't go to an exclusive Phil Collins press-only show, and scream out Brand X requests. You don't serve "the good" caviar at the neighborhood 4th of July BBQ. Even if you own the original Partridge Family bus, you don't park it first-out in your driveway, under the sticky elm. That said, if you can swing an AVR that covers your needs, well, duh. (Remember, we're both ol'-skool radio freaks!) Occasionally I'll write him, send something special or critical and ask him to fire up my Junior Year Stereo, for his ear experience (platinum ears, baby - never heard any station he's worked with, sound better than his, and he's not afraid to tweak behind the engineers' backs). And we've both had some great luck with a dipole screwed into the back of that thang. But the Pioneer sits in the living room, gently glowing for late evenings of ohh-la-la, and occasionally making the television sound nice. And yes, he does most of his home listening in the office on his computer system. What did I do with my old one? I gave it away, to one of my three best friends in radio. That's a dilemma close to my heart! The Pioneer SX-737 is actually the first receiver I bought for my first system, in 1972! And sooooo worth it! If nobody here hasn't been fortunate enough to enjoy one of those old warhourses from tha day, it's got that "creamy" quality to it you'll discover from the right (and efficient) modern bookshelfers and a decent cartridge! Owning a dandy like this will get you some pretty decent sound while your careeer paychecks get you to the place you eventually want to be. If it were your choice, which way would you go? But let's try to keep the nostalgia in balance with other considerations. I get the Pioneer's nostalgia, especially since it was the receiver I grew up with. If I can find a good deal on this receiver, it and an Onkyo C-7030 CD player might cost less than restoring the Pioneer.Ī third option would be to get an AVR and use my BD player, which supports SACD. It's set up to reflect current sources (including Bluetooth), and would probably be more convenient to use. The modern Onkyo receiver isn't nearly as pretty as the old Pioneer, but it's probably much more efficient. Here is the receiver model: Pioneer SX-737 | Classic Receivers. I might be too used to the convenience of a digital tuner with presets, and this old receiver doesn't have a remote control (not necessarily a deal breaker). It has a bunch of recording controls that I'd never use (although they're interesting from a historical perspective). However, I assume it's less efficient than modern receivers. The old Pioneer was the first piece of stereo gear I became familiar with, and its beauty and build quality set the bar for my taste in audio equipment. Should I have it restored and use it in the system I've been wanting? Or should I put that money into a modern receiver like the Onkyo TX-8220? I'm about to inherit my father's 1970's Pioneer SX-737 receiver.
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