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View Full Version : Pioneer SX-34B Receiver from 1966 Dr. Strangelove 10-09-2006, 09:54 AM There is a SX-34B tube receiver on the bay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Pioneer-SX-34B-AM-FM-Stereo-Receiver-w-Manual_W0QQitemZ200035369278 The serial number ("ML") would make it a December 1966 component. Standard disclaimers apply. Doc Clmrt 10-09-2006, 10:23 AM I wonder, then, how old the original 34 would be, with the tuning eye. 34 music watts of house-shaking power. Heh. mhardy6647 10-09-2006, 10:34 AM Ca. 8 wpc (continuous, "sine wave" power) from PP 6BM8's. Not bad little receivers; also sold by Allied as Allied or Knight 333's. Even the "magic eye" versions must be mid-1960's (I would think); the overall cosmetics are just too modern... A little cramped above and below decks :-( http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/mhardy6647/Knight333underneath.jpg onepixel 10-09-2006, 01:11 PM That looks like a very nice collectible piece. How would that thing sound? mhardy6647 10-09-2006, 01:46 PM How would that thing sound? It' ain't a Fisher :-( It sounds OK... it looks quite nice, and it's well built (although not for fat Western hands like mine). Disclosure: I don't own one of these; I re-capped the one in the photo I (re)posted for a co-worker. GADog 10-11-2006, 08:50 PM I have a Pioneer c-2000 receiver that I got a few years ago. The face has the same control setup as that one and uses the 6bm8 outputs. Some of the script is worn off and is somewhat different. I really don not know much about it. I use it for my PC system with a pair of Polk RT25i bookshelfs. Also have a CT-F615 deck I found recently. Nice warm pleasing sound and warms up the room too. No it is not a Fisher but is nice little piece. Tedd |