Pioneer SX-880 Stereo Receiver | 60 WPC | Cherry Cabinet
$1,595.00
Enjoy legendary Pioneer sound with the SX-880 (60 WPC) — fully serviced and housed in a refinished Ottawa Valley cherry cabinet.
- ✔️ Professionally restored — Level One service complete
- ✔️ Classic late-1970s silver-face design with illuminated twin power meters
- ✔️ Covered by Radique Warranty
- ✔️ Includes Perpetual Trade-Back Program eligibility
- ✔️ Expertly packed for safe shipping
🪵 A meaningful step up from the SX-780 — more authority, more headroom, same golden-era Pioneer swagger.
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Pioneer SX-880 Vintage Stereo Receiver – Serviced, 60 WPC, Ottawa Valley Cherry Cabinet
A Made-in-Japan Pioneer SX-880 from 1978, this is one of the strongest all-rounders in Pioneer’s legendary x80 receiver series — a sweet spot model with real muscle, elegant silver-face styling, and the kind of engineering that makes late-1970s Pioneer gear so addictive. Rated at 60 watts per channel into 8 ohms, the SX-880 delivers clearly more authority than the SX-780 while keeping the same clean, lively, highly musical character that made the line famous. This example has had its original cabinet refinished by Radique Audio in genuine Ottawa Valley cherry veneer, giving it the warm, furniture-grade presence the factory vinyl wrap could only dream about.
Pair it with our RA-Twin II Bluetooth streamer and you get the best of both worlds — classic Pioneer power and control with dead-simple streaming from your phone, tablet, or laptop. If you want the slightly smaller sibling, see our Pioneer SX-780 listing. Want more headroom still? Step up to the Pioneer SX-980.
Service & Condition
- Level One service and testing completed
- Controls cleaned and verified for smooth, quiet operation
- Tuner, inputs, outputs, and speaker sections tested
- Original cabinet refinished in genuine Ottawa Valley cherry veneer by Radique Audio
- Very good cosmetic and functional condition
Features
- 60 watts per channel into 8 ohms; 90 watts into 4 ohms
- Direct step up from the SX-780 with a more powerful output stage and expanded semiconductor count
- Excellent FM tuner sensitivity at 1.8 µV for strong reception of weaker stations
- Twin power meters with signal strength, centre-tune, and stereo indicators
- Bass and treble controls with tone defeat for a cleaner signal path when desired
- MM phono stage, line inputs, tape loop, and dual speaker outputs
- Classic late-1970s Pioneer silver-face styling with illuminated dial and meters
Specifications
- Tuning range: FM, MW (AM)
- Power output: 60 watts per channel into 8 ohms; 90 watts into 4 ohms
- Frequency response: 5 Hz – 80 kHz
- Total harmonic distortion: 0.05%
- Damping factor: 30
- Input sensitivity: 2.5 mV (MM phono), 150 mV (line)
- Signal-to-noise ratio: 76 dB (MM), 95 dB (line)
- Output: 150 mV (line)
- Speaker load impedance: 4 ohms minimum
- FM sensitivity: 1.8 µV
- Semiconductors: 5 x FET, 9 x IC, 37 x transistors, 37 x diodes
- Phono input: 1 x MM
- Tape loop: 1
- Speaker outputs: 2 pairs
- Power meters: 2
- Country of manufacture: Japan
- Cabinet: Original cabinet refinished in genuine Ottawa Valley cherry veneer by Radique Audio
- Dimensions (W × H × D): 18.9 × 5.5 × 12.6 inches (480 × 140 × 320 mm)
- Weight: 26.9 lbs (12.2 kg)
🌳 Caring for Your Cherrywood Cabinet
Each refinished cherry cabinet is prepared to highlight the natural warmth and grain of real wood. For tips on keeping it looking its best for decades, including safe cleaners, what to avoid, and how to manage sunlight exposure, see our Cherrywood Cabinet Care Guide. 👉
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Why Choose Radique?
At Radique Audio, we specialize in giving used and vintage components a proper second life. Every receiver is carefully tested, serviced where needed, and packed in 275 lb-test double-wall packaging built for the journey. We do this because sustainable hi-fi beats disposable black-box nonsense every day of the week. See how we pack these beauties in our unboxing video.
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⚡ Voltage Information
This Pioneer SX-880 is configured for North American 110/120 V mains. Buyers outside North America will need a suitable step-down transformer.
Radique Advantages
- Backed by the Radique Warranty
- Eligible for our Perpetual Trade-Back Program
- Furniture-grade Ottawa Valley cherry cabinet refinishing by Radique Audio
- Expert packaging for safe Canada-wide and international shipping
- Looking at siblings? Compare with the SX-780 or move up to the SX-980
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| Weight | 26.9 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 12.6 × 18.9 × 5.5 in |
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