Pioneer SX-8

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Pioneer
• Model: SX-8
• Type: Receiver
• Years of manufacture: 1981 - 1983
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Champagne
• Remote control:
• Power consumption: 400 W
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 420 x 151 x 448 mm
• Weight: 15 kg
• Original price approx.: 2'200 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono MM: 2.5 mV / 50 kOhm, 150 mV max.
  • Phono MC: 0,25 mV / 100 Ohm
  • Aux / Video: 150 mV / 50 kOhm
  • Tape Play 1, 2: 150 mV / 50 kOhm
  • Antenna (FM: 75, 300 Ohm, MW: 300 Ohm).
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec 1, 2: 150 mV / 2.2 kOhm
  • Pre Out: 1 V, 1 kOhm
  • Headphones: 4 - 16 Ohm
  • 2 speaker pairs

Technical Data

Amplifier

• Continuous power
  • 8 Ohm: 2x 100 W (RMS, 20 - 20'000 Hz)
  • 4 Ohm:
• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm:
• Total harmonic distortion: < 0.005 %
• Attenuation factor: 50 (8 Ohm)
• Frequency response:
  • Phono, RIAA: 20 - 20'000 Hz, ± 0,3 dB
  • High level: 5 - 100'000 Hz, + 0 dB, -3 dB
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Phono MM: 80 dB

Phono MC: 67 dB

• • High level: 110 dB
• Tone control:
  • Bass: ± 10 dB at 100 Hz

Treble: ± 10 dB at 10 kHz

• Loudness: + 6 dB at 100 Hz, + 3 dB at 10 kHz
• High Filter:
• Low Filter (Subsonic): - 6 dB / octave at 15 Hz
• Mute: - 25 dB

Tuner

• Reception: FM, MW
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 88 - 108 MHz
  • MW: 525 - 1605 kHz
• Input sensitivity:
  • FM: 1.6µV

MW: 300µV

• All other specifications for VHF
• Frequency response: 20 - 15'000 Hz, ± 0,5 dB
• Distortion factor:
  • Mono: < 0.07 %

Stereo: < 0.1

• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Mono: 80 dB

Stereo: 76 dB

• Channel separation: 45 dB (1 kHz)
• selectivity: 65 dB
• Co-wave selection: 1.5 dB
• Spurious wave selection: 80 dB
• Image frequency attenuation: 90 dB
• IF attenuation: 90 dB
• AM suppression: 55 dB
• Station memory: 8x FM, 8x MW

Special Features

• LED peak display
• Clock

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Amplifier:
• Pioneer A-5
• Pioneer A-6
• Pioneer A-7
• Pioneer A-8
• Pioneer A-9

• [[Tuner:
• Pioneer F-5
• Pioneer F-7
• Pioneer F-9

• [[Receiver:
• Pioneer SX-4
• Pioneer SX-5
• Pioneer SX-6
• Pioneer SX-7
• Pioneer SX-8
• Pioneer SX-9

• [[Tape Decks
• Pioneer CT-3
• Pioneer CT-4
• Pioneer CT-5
• Pioneer CT-6 R
• Pioneer CT-7 R
• Pioneer CT-8 R
• Pioneer CT-9 R

• [[Record Player:
• Pioneer PL-2
• Pioneer PL-4
• Pioneer PL-5
• Pioneer PL-7
• Pioneer PL-8
• Pioneer PL-L 800

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Pioneer SX-8