Strongbow26
New Member
Hello there,
I'm pretty new here and hope I can pose a question or two to you.
I recently bought a vintage Pioneer SX-434 Receiver and am really having some fun with it.
I am running into a couple of issues however.
I am not sure if the problem is with me or it : >
I have a pair of decent bookshelf speakers (PSB 400 ((100watts)) hooked up to it and they sound good. However, I'm very confused with the set up of things. When I change the speaker source knob, I am able to hear both speakers with the A+B selection, and able to hear the A and B Speaker if I change it to Speaker A or Speaker B. However, if I turn the Source Knob back to A+B Selection, and I tune the Balance Knob to the left (Speaker A) it sounds fine...but if I tune the Balance Knob to the right (Speaker B) no sound...
I am not certain if something is wrong with the receiver given its the same age as me, or...if I have the speakers set up wrong somehow. The thing that makes me wonder this, is there are two rows of speaker connections to accommodate two sets of speakers. I downloaded the manual and it shows a graphic of two speakers connecting on the top row, and a second of the bottom row... What I have found works for me is I have Speaker A (left) connected on the top row, and Speaker B (right) connected on the bottom row. When I connected both speakers to the top row as it appeared to show in the manual, there is no sound out of speaker B at all...The way I have set it up only seems to give me issues when I move the Balance knob...
I bought this receiver online from an older couple on a Craigslist type set , and think it's pretty decent considering its age, and like wise the speakers from a respectable seeming fellow for 40 (no white vans), so I don't have the world invested in this set up by any means. Although you may laugh, I purchased some cheap 14 gauge speaker wire at the Home Depot to hook it all up but it seems to have done the trick.
So - do you think I have an issue with set up, or something else? I'd be very interested in hearing your thoughts especially if you own or have used this receiver. If the consensus is a problem with the receiver, can anyone recommend a technician or individual in the Greater Toronto Area?
Thanks very much!
I'm pretty new here and hope I can pose a question or two to you.
I recently bought a vintage Pioneer SX-434 Receiver and am really having some fun with it.
I am running into a couple of issues however.
I am not sure if the problem is with me or it : >
I have a pair of decent bookshelf speakers (PSB 400 ((100watts)) hooked up to it and they sound good. However, I'm very confused with the set up of things. When I change the speaker source knob, I am able to hear both speakers with the A+B selection, and able to hear the A and B Speaker if I change it to Speaker A or Speaker B. However, if I turn the Source Knob back to A+B Selection, and I tune the Balance Knob to the left (Speaker A) it sounds fine...but if I tune the Balance Knob to the right (Speaker B) no sound...
I am not certain if something is wrong with the receiver given its the same age as me, or...if I have the speakers set up wrong somehow. The thing that makes me wonder this, is there are two rows of speaker connections to accommodate two sets of speakers. I downloaded the manual and it shows a graphic of two speakers connecting on the top row, and a second of the bottom row... What I have found works for me is I have Speaker A (left) connected on the top row, and Speaker B (right) connected on the bottom row. When I connected both speakers to the top row as it appeared to show in the manual, there is no sound out of speaker B at all...The way I have set it up only seems to give me issues when I move the Balance knob...
I bought this receiver online from an older couple on a Craigslist type set , and think it's pretty decent considering its age, and like wise the speakers from a respectable seeming fellow for 40 (no white vans), so I don't have the world invested in this set up by any means. Although you may laugh, I purchased some cheap 14 gauge speaker wire at the Home Depot to hook it all up but it seems to have done the trick.
So - do you think I have an issue with set up, or something else? I'd be very interested in hearing your thoughts especially if you own or have used this receiver. If the consensus is a problem with the receiver, can anyone recommend a technician or individual in the Greater Toronto Area?
Thanks very much!