i still have my silver faced pioneers (vintage ones, as they call it)
1.SA-7800II (w/ VU meters) -powering my HT fronts in ST mode
2.SA-7800 (also with VU meters)- powering my 'artificial' surrounds at the back, in ST mode also.
3.SA-8800II - matched with Victor SX-3, 5II in A+ B ST mode.Also, using the lineouts to avail of phono stage and connected to SET amp
4.SA-8800- back up/tambay
5.UK-3II ('similar' to A400, just volume and selector knob, no B/T controls)-black faced panel, powering up my recently acquired toy, SX-100 single driver speaker sys.
Also have some silver faced tuners.
as you can see,di ko masyado type pioneers (esp. the silver faced ones). konti lan
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soundwise, just match them and fine tune to your taste.