Skyscraper wrote:Close, its a Pioneer SX-1250! :) […]
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sf78 wrote:
Close, its a Pioneer SX-1250! 😀
A somewhat grainy image showing a Pioneer SX-1250.
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Hey, I've got one of those! It powers my basement "home theater" system, which is used primarily for my old consoles, turntable, and Laserdisc player. The SX-1250 has some insane output. It drives a pair of Infinity Kappa 6 speakers and a passive Dahlquist subwoofer. When I fire up Jurassic Park on laserdisc, that old subwoofer shakes everything in the room, and it's completely powered by the SX-1250!
I'm also quite fond of my brand new, made-in-Japan Denon AVR-X6200W receiver. I use it upstairs to power a 7.2 channel system for Blu-ray, new PC/console games, and my non-vinyl music collection. With a pair of SVS PC12-Plus subwoofers handling everything below 60Hz, the modern system does dig much deeper and play much louder than the SX-1250/Kappa/Dahlquist combination. Heck, the modern system can even make the lights dim during the Super 8 train explosion scene. 😲
Now, when it comes to driving the old Kappa 6's and passive Dahlquist, the SX-1250 does outperform the Denon. Don't get me wrong, the Denon can drive the old speakers and subwoofer to surprisingly high levels. But the massive driver in the Dahlquist takes some power to run and the SX-1250 definitely does a better job of handling it.
But as awesome as the SX-1250 system is, I do enjoy the modern setup quite a bit more. Today's subwoofers definitely pack more punch than yesterday's, and the midrange/high frequency response of the new system is just as good, if not slightly better. Plus, Deadpool is so much more fun in surround sound!
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