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The Pioneer SX-1980 is currently worth more: about $11,025 against $4,000 for the Pioneer SX-1250, 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 Pioneer SX-1980
Years produced 1976–1978 1978–1980 Power 160 wpc 270 wpc Original MSRP $900 $1,500 MSRP in today’s dollars ~$4,900 ~$6,950 Working value today $4,000 $11,025 Restored / serviced $4,500 $12,497
Values are trimmed medians of current eBay asking prices, updated daily. Full data on each model page: Pioneer SX-1250 · Pioneer SX-1980 .
Price history, head to head
$2,680 $7,540 $12,395
2026-08-08
2026-10-06
$4,000
$11,025
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 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-08-08 · $11,500 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-08-23 · $11,150 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-08-24 · $10,800 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-08-25 · $10,800 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-08-26 · $10,800 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-08-27 · $10,800 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-08-28 · $11,150 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-08-29 · $11,150 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-08-30 · $10,800 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-08-31 · $10,800 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-01 · $10,800 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-02 · $10,800 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-03 · $10,800 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-04 · $11,150 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-05 · $10,800 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-06 · $11,150 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-07 · $10,800 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-08 · $10,800 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-09 · $11,150 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-10 · $10,800 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-11 · $10,800 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-12 · $11,150 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-13 · $11,150 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-14 · $11,150 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-15 · $10,800 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-16 · $10,800 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-17 · $10,800 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-18 · $11,725 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-19 · $11,725 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-20 · $11,500 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-21 · $11,150 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-22 · $11,150 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-23 · $10,800 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-24 · $11,150 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-25 · $11,500 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-26 · $11,150 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-27 · $11,500 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-28 · $11,500 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-29 · $11,500 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-09-30 · $11,500 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-10-01 · $11,150 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-10-02 · $11,500 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-10-03 · $11,725 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-10-04 · $11,150 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-10-05 · $10,800 Pioneer SX-1980 · 2026-10-06 · $11,025 Daily asking medians; days without a fresh sync are not plotted.
Which one should you buy?
The SX-1980 is the bigger trophy and the harder purchase. It outguns the SX-1250 on paper and it is rarer, so clean examples command a premium and sell fast. The SX-1250 is the sweet spot of the flagship market: nearly the same experience, far easier to find, and easier to have serviced. Both run hot and both deserve a power supply that has been gone through before daily use. Collectors chase the 1980. Almost everyone else is better served by a strong 1250.
