Home › Pioneer › SX-1250 vs Sansui 9090DBPioneer SX-1250 vs Sansui 9090DB
The Pioneer SX-1250 is currently worth more: about $4,000 against $2,947 for the Sansui 9090DB, based on trimmed-median asking prices of current eBay listings. Below: specs, values, price history for both, and which one to buy.
Side by side
Pioneer SX-1250 Sansui 9090DB
Years produced 1976–1978 1976–1979 Power 160 wpc 125 wpc Original MSRP $900 $750 MSRP in today’s dollars ~$4,900 ~$4,100 Working value today $4,000 $2,947 Restored / serviced $4,500 $2,695
Values are trimmed medians of current eBay asking prices, updated daily. Full data on each model page: Pioneer SX-1250 · Sansui 9090DB .
Price history, head to head
$1,840 $3,000 $4,160
2026-08-08
2026-10-06
$4,000
$2,947
Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-08-08 · $3,500 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-08-23 · $3,500 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-08-24 · $3,500 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-08-25 · $3,500 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-08-26 · $3,350 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-08-27 · $3,500 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-08-28 · $3,350 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-08-29 · $3,500 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-08-30 · $3,500 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-08-31 · $3,500 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-01 · $3,500 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-02 · $3,500 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-03 · $3,500 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-04 · $3,850 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-05 · $3,850 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-06 · $3,850 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-07 · $3,500 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-08 · $3,500 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-09 · $3,500 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-10 · $3,500 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-11 · $3,500 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-12 · $3,500 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-13 · $3,850 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-14 · $3,850 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-15 · $3,850 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-16 · $3,850 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-17 · $3,850 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-18 · $3,500 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-19 · $3,500 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-20 · $3,500 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-21 · $3,500 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-22 · $3,725 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-23 · $3,725 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-24 · $3,725 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-25 · $3,725 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-26 · $3,725 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-27 · $3,725 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-28 · $3,950 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-29 · $4,000 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-09-30 · $4,000 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-10-01 · $4,000 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-10-02 · $4,000 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-10-03 · $4,000 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-10-04 · $4,000 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-10-05 · $4,000 Pioneer SX-1250 · 2026-10-06 · $4,000 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-08-08 · $2,500 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-08-23 · $2,000 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-08-24 · $2,100 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-08-25 · $2,100 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-08-26 · $2,100 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-08-27 · $2,200 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-08-28 · $2,200 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-08-29 · $2,200 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-08-30 · $4,000 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-08-31 · $4,000 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-01 · $4,000 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-02 · $4,000 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-03 · $4,000 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-04 · $4,000 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-05 · $4,000 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-06 · $4,000 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-07 · $4,000 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-08 · $4,000 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-09 · $4,000 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-10 · $4,000 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-11 · $4,000 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-12 · $4,000 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-13 · $1,999.99 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-14 · $1,999.99 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-15 · $1,999.99 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-16 · $2,100 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-17 · $2,100 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-18 · $2,100 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-19 · $2,100 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-20 · $2,100 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-21 · $2,100 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-22 · $2,200 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-23 · $2,298 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-24 · $2,298 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-25 · $2,298 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-26 · $2,298 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-27 · $2,298 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-28 · $2,298 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-29 · $2,248 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-09-30 · $2,248 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-10-01 · $2,248 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-10-02 · $2,247 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-10-03 · $2,247 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-10-04 · $2,495 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-10-05 · $2,495 Sansui 9090DB · 2026-10-06 · $2,947 Daily asking medians; days without a fresh sync are not plotted.
Which one should you buy?
Two different personalities at similar money. The Pioneer is the muscle receiver with the deep service network; parts knowledge and techs who know it are everywhere. The Sansui is the styling statement, with the rosewood-look case and machined controls, and it holds its own on sound. The catch is maintenance: a 9090DB needs the era's Sansui checks, the corrosive factory glue and DC offset above all, before it earns daily-driver trust. Unserviced, buy the Pioneer. Fully sorted, the Sansui is the one people cross the room to look at.
