Everything about this turntable works; it’s simplicity at its finest. The single, multi feature button takes some getting used to but in the end it’s simple too. If your budget won’t afford you that Thorens you always wanted then be sure to look at Bang and Olufsen Beogram turntables. EBay usually has a few auctions going. Try to get one with a good cartridge and needle or you may push yourself out of the price range you were looking for.

A great stereo receiver that never gets old. What a workhorse. When I was a teenager I sold an old 1969 Grand Prix to the junkyard just to get up the cash to buy this stereo. I wasn’t sorry. It was underrated for power at only 45 watts per channel. I used it to drive some big 15 inch AAL (American Acoustic Labs) speakers that were soon replaced by Infinity RSA speakers and eventually some Infinity RSB stereo speakers.

After about 5 years of use I was able to replace the old Pioneer with some sweet Phase Linear Series II stereo equipment. 25 years after I first owned the Pioneer SX-780 I purchased one on eBay. I now use it as my home-office stereo along with a pair of Infinity RSA speakers I also picked up on eBay. You just can’t beat the sound per dollar of the vintage Pioneer SX-780 stereo reciever (intentionally spelled wrong so we don’t discriminate).