Vintagegeek
Well-Known Member
Recently picked one up in excellent cosmetic shape. The original owner brought it back from Nam. When I hooked it up at first and listened I could hear some noise and all the knobs were stiff. So I disassembled the receiver and cleaned the pots and the inside of the unit. Once back together the noise was more prevalent. From what I read it could be the reverb unit which I would never use. Honestly it sounds really good. Driving a set of Andrew Jones SF 52's and the setup sounds really good. Looking for direction here on where to start on this receiver to eliminate the noise.
I had a similar problem and it turned out to be the coupling switch on the rear panel that needed some TLC with lots of Deoxit and movement ( up & down)..You can trace the lead from the volume pot to the switch:thmbsp: The Pioneer forum is your friend with this beast:thmbsp: Here it is from my Pioneer collection with the fold down front panel & brochure:thmbsp: And wood case, Heavy receiver too boot
