I am really upset that I could have got a very nice sx 838 off ebay for 65 plus shipping. I decided to pass on the Sony 745 because the sx 838 seems to have all the features I want plus a great tuner. Just have to wait until another one comes along.

Have some patience, your time will come.

Know how that goes....

I let a nice Pioneer SX-626 go for $1.25 last week I wasn't paying attention :dammit:

My bad :o
Army

I'm getting a tad impatient to get my 1st vintage stereo and the pickings are mighty slim on ebay right now. Should I gamble and take a chance with a Fisher 250 receiver that has a starting bid of 9.95. How good are these units. Will it come close to the performance of a Pioneer sx-838. Maybe I should just wait.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5708247164

I'd pass on that Fisher and take a look at the SX-737. I have one and it's quite nice; I use it in the bedroom with some DCM TimeWindows.

Here's a link to the current Ebay auctions (none mine):


Pioneer SX-737s (http://search.ebay.com/sx-737_Home-Audio_W0QQsofocusZbsQQsbrftogZ1QQcatrefZC6QQsocomp arecolumnlayoutZ1QQfromZR10QQsorecordsperpageZ50QQ socolumnlayoutZ3QQsatitleZQ22sx-737Q22QQsacategoryZ14969Q26catrefQ3DC6QQsosortprop ertyZ2QQsosortorderZ2)

Thanks Andyman I have my bid in. Nice blue lights.

What's wrong with this (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=39789&item=5707670279&rd=1)? The 939 has a lot of advantages over the 838, and (so far) it's going cheap.

The 939 sounds nice. The current bid is up to 80 dollars. The 737 I bid on is only 35 dollars so far.

Comments on the 737 from the seller

I have owned this
awsome reciever since 1975, it is in perfect working condition and cosmetically perfect, no scratches.

When I just went to take a picture of it, I noticed the diode that makes the station indicator light up is out. Perhaps you can fix it. It is in otherwise excellent shape.

(does anyone know what the cost would be to fix the bad diode.)

With most Pioneer's a small lamp is used with a piece of plastic acting as a lightpipe...no diode.

PITA to replace, but I can think of a lot of things that might be worse.;)

Amazing that a small lamp would be so difficult to replace. How much do the lamps usually cost. Thanks

Not terribly difficult I guess...but it means splicing wires...I hate splicing wires.;)

The lamps are perhaps a buck apeice...prolly got a few laying around. I know Parts Express sells an appropriate lamp.