Receivers and Audio Components

  I recently took my Pioneer SX-939 receiver to the recycling center. It was 30 years old and after  a  $100 worth of repairs and a continuing problem I felt it had ran it's useful life. It had long since stopped be a main amp and was relegated to garage duties. Being bored, I googled about the amp and found that it was a respected commodity in certain circles. My question is , was I right in feeling that it had served me well and to retire it or should I have put more money into because "they don't make them like they used to" ? Thanks for your comments.

Hi,

I'm using the following components:

Comcast Cable Digital Box for HDTV (Philips Plasma 50PF7220A/37)

Sony Multi Channel AV Receiver STR-DG510 (5:1)

Panasonic DVD Recorder DMR-ES46V

Klipsch Qunitet III (5:1)

Yamaha Subwoofer YST-SW216

I'm looking for help in hooking it up so we can use the sound system when watching tv, dvd's or playing cd's.

Currently, I've got the:

cable box Y,PB, PR & audio L, R hooked up to the AV1 on the tv

the only HDMI out on the DVD to the DVD IN on the receiver

I have a problem with this receiver. All audio channels (including the headphones) except the surround sound center are dead. On integrated circuits IC501 and IC701, the +1.1 volts is missing from the +VEout at pins 2 & 12, and the -1.1 volts is missing from -VEout at pins 3 & 11.

The described voltages are present at IC601 pins 5 & 6, the center channel, which works.