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PR-SC5507, check this new Prepro out

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#1 ·
Just found this on the Europe Onkyo site...I was ready to upgrade my 885 to an 886. Not now!


9.2-Channel A/V Network Controller

PR-SC5507

The PR-SC5507 is designed specifically for the serious home theatre enthusiast seeking a sophisticated pre-pro to partner a high-end power amp. You get the very best in video processing, with HQV Reon-VX and 1080p upscaling of all video sources via HDMI™ 1.3a, plus ISF calibration for fine-tuning of video parameters. Along with the latest high-def audio formats from DTS and Dolby, the PR-SC5507 handles Dolby® Pro Logic® IIz and Audyssey DSX™—


AUDIO & VIDEO FEATURES


9.2-Channel Balanced Line-Level XLR Pre Outs (with Front Bi-Amping Capability)

2-Channel Balanced XLR Audio Inputs

Dual IR Inputs with Common Output

Linear Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry

Neural-THX® Surround Decoder

Music Optimizer™ for Compressed Digital Music Files

Theater-Dimensional Virtual Surround Function

RIHD (Remote Interactive over HDMI) for System Control

Direct Mode and Pure Audio Mode

Tone Control (Bass/Treble) for All Channels

Front-Side Auxiliary Inputs (for Camcorders, Game Consoles, etc.)

2 USB Ports (Front/Rear) for MP3 Audio Devices (Audio Only)

Component Video Upscaling (Up to 1080i)

Component Video Switching (3 Inputs and 1 Output)

5 Composite Video Inputs and 2 Outputs

Color-Coded, 9 Multichannel Pre Outs

7 Digital Inputs (4 Optical and 3 Coaxial)

Independent Crossover Adjustment for F/C/S/SB/FH/FW (40/50/60/70/80/90/100/120/150/200 Hz)

A/V Sync Control Function (Up to 250 ms in 5 ms Steps)

40 FM/AM Random Presets with RDS (PS/RT/PTY/TP)


OTHER FEATURES


Gold-Plated A/V Inputs and Outputs

High-Rigidity Flat Chassis (1.6 mm Thick)

4 S-Video Inputs and 1 Output

5 A/V Inputs and 1 Output

Monitor Outputs (Component Video, Composite Video, and S-Video)

3 Audio Inputs and 1 Output

Phono Input

Gold-Plated, Machined Solid Brass, 19 mm-Pitch Audio Inputs (CD and Phono)

Color-Coded, 7.1-Multichannel Inputs

12V Triggers (A, B, and C) with Adjustable Delay

Onscreen Display (OSD)

IntelliVolume

Aluminum Front Panel and Volume Knob

Firmware Updates via Ethernet and USB

Bi-Directional Ethernet Port and RS232 Port

Compatible with RI (Remote Interactive) Dock for the iPod

Bi-Directional, Preprogrammed, and Customizable RI Remote Control with Backlight, Onscreen Setup, Mode-Key LEDs, and Macro Presets for Four Activities

ADVANCED FEATURES


THX® Ultra2 Plus™ Certified

DTS-HD Master Audio™, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio™, Dolby® TrueHD, and Dolby® Digital Plus Decoding

HDMI™ Version 1.3a to Support Deep Color™, x.v.Color™, LipSync, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD, Multichannel PCM, and CEC

HDMI Video Upscaling to 1080p with HQV Reon-VX

DSD Direct for Super Audio CD

Audio and 1080p Video Processing via HDMI (1 Front/7 Rear Inputs and 2 Outputs [Main/Sub])

Burr-Brown 192 kHz/32-Bit DACs (PCM1795 x 6) for All Channels

Ultra-Low-Jitter PLL (Phase Locked Loop) Circuitry to Improve Audio Quality

Three TI (Aureus™) 32-Bit DSP Chips (DA830 x 1, DA788 x 2) for Advanced Processing

VLSC™ (Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry) for All Channels

ISF (Imaging Science Foundation) Video Calibration

Audyssey DSX™ and Dolby® Pro Logic® IIz for New Surround Channels

Audyssey MultEQ™ XT to Correct Room Acoustic Problems and to Calibrate Speakers

Audyssey Dynamic Volume™ to Maintain Optimal Listening Level and Dynamic Range

Audyssey Dynamic EQ™ for Loudness Correction

Dolby® Volume for Reference-Quality Listening Experience at Any Volume

Network Capability for Streaming Audio Files (MP3, WMA, WMA Lossless, FLAC, WAV, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, LPCM)

Internet Radio Connectivity (Last.fm* and vTuner)

Certified with Windows 7 and DLNA Version 1.5

Bi-Amping Capability

Zone 2 and Zone 3 for Playback of Separate Sources in Other Rooms

Zone 2 Monitor Outputs (Component and Composite) and Zone 2/3 Subwoofer Pre Outs

D-sub (15 pin) Input for PC or Analog RGB

Universal Port for Single-Cable Connection of Optional Onkyo Dock for the iPod or DAB+ Radio Tuner

4 DSP Modes for Gaming: Rock, Sports, Action, and RPG (Role Playing Game)

2 Independent Subwoofer Pre Outs

* Firmware Updates over Internet





HD Radio Module- manual: http://www.us.onkyo.com/model.cfm?m=...=Accessory&p=f




IPOD/IPhone Dock- Manual: http://www.us.onkyo.com/model.cfm?m=...=Accessory&p=i



9/16/09- NEW: Comparison Chart between SC5507 and 886: post #479
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...2#post17541232


Benchmarks:

1) Announcement on Onkyo EU Site: 8/17/09

2) First EU Owner Review: 11/7/09...well the first one I know of


3) Announcement on US Onkyo Pro Website: 11/14/09

4) Joerod posted that he purchased New Unit: 11/15/09

5) First US Owner Review: ???????



Download Brochure: http://www.intl.onkyo.com/downloads/...ex_leaflet.pdf


Intl Onkyo- Download English Manual: http://www.intl.onkyo.com/downloads/...7_manual_e.pdf

US Onkyo- Download Manual/may not have the manual at this time: http://www.onkyousa.com/download/own...t=Preamplifier



Here are some website:


11/3/09: AVS Forums, review of SC5507: http://www.avforums.com/forums/onkyo...ontroller.html


Video from IFA 2009: Display of SC5507 and more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GzKD...e=channel_page



The SC5507 webpage
http://www.eu.onkyo.com/products/PR-SC5507.html


AV Entusiast
http://www.aventhusiast.co.uk/new-on...3.htm#more-893


9/29 I also updated with better pic's


 
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#2 ·
B&W,


Old news, well over a week anyhow
.


Bill
 
#3 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill Mac /forum/post/17077172


B&W,


Old news, well over a week anyhow
.


Bill

Is there a thread on this? If there is I WILL delete it! I searched under the model number....nothing
 
#4 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by B&W700guy /forum/post/17077178


Is there a thread on this? If there is I WILL delete it! I searched under the model number....nothing

Nope, no thread yet you can have the honors
.


Bill
 
#7 ·
j/k!



I sometimes hated Onkyo for issues I have had in the past but they just get it.....they simply get products to the market when others fail. When will the high end uber brands get DSX or the latest Dolby stuff....2015?
 
#8 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by penngray /forum/post/17077290


B&W700guy, you are such a fanboy

LOL! If I purchased one, it would be the first time I purchased a receiver or a prepro from the same mfg consecutively, ever. Hey, but you never know
 
#9 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by penngray /forum/post/17077312


j/k!



I sometimes hated Onkyo for issues I have had in the past but they just get it.....they simply get products to the market when others fail. When will the high end uber brands get DSX or the latest Dolby stuff....2015?

I agree, before I purchased my 885 I never liked Onkyo ether. Also, WTF...9.2 XLR Preouts. This thing is sick.
 
#12 ·
I had a 707 on order, but canceled after I decided to splurge and hold out for the 5507.


I will be using this with a pair of UPA-7 amps in either a 9.x or 11.x configuration.


But even at this point (the 11th hour), I'm unsure about whether or not 11.x is possible with DSX, PLIIz, or the 5507's pre-outs. I'd like to run 1x C, 2x F, 2x FW, 2x FH, 2x S, and 2x SB. From what I've read so far, it looks like I'll have to ditch the SBs and run 9.x. Hell, I'm not even 100% sure I can use FW and FH at the same time even though it's well documented on Audyssey's site. Can someone give me the bottom line?
 
#14 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by Norem /forum/post/17078015


I had a 707 on order, but canceled after I decided to splurge and hold out for the 5507.


I will be using this with a pair of UPA-7 amps in either a 9.x or 11.x configuration.


But even at this point (the 11th hour), I'm unsure about whether or not 11.x is possible with DSX, PLIIz, or the 5507's pre-outs. I'd like to run 1x C, 2x F, 2x FW, 2x FH, 2x S, and 2x SB. From what I've read so far, it looks like I'll have to ditch the SBs and run 9.x. Hell, I'm not even 100% sure I can use FW and FH at the same time even though it's well documented on Audyssey's site. Can someone give me the bottom line?

I will be posting my report of the 707 tonite....
 
#19 ·
www. aventhusiast.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/OnkyoSC5507rear.jpg shows the back panel of the pr sc887. This is obviously a picture of a US model shown on a British website. In Europe it'll no doubt be called the PR SC5507 and is rumored to have a MSRP of 2,000 Euros. When you subtract the European VAT tax it'll probably sell for a MSRP of $2,000 in the states or even more if ordered through Integra.
 
#20 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by dropzone7 /forum/post/17081045


Wow! 7 HDMI inputs? 9.2 and XLR, so how much is this thing going to be?

7 HDMI ports and 9.2 XLR's...isn't that the minimal standard? LOL!


I would presume a US MSRP of $2k. Then around $1500.00 in 6 months. Just a stab in the dark



Oh, every time I see your tag line under your pic, I must whistle the Sanford and Son Theme.... When I was in the junk PC/LCD market I whistle that jingle all the time
 
#22 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by joerod /forum/post/17083298


Either way it will go great with the B&K 200.7 AMP...

I would think much better with a Sunfire amp and B&W Speakers
Penn, now you can really call me a fanboy
 
#23 ·
I recall reading in Stereophile that the older SC886 processor was being tested with MultiEQ Pro or something. But I wasn't sure if the writer was referring to the MultiEQ Pro being integrated inside the 886 or was it a standalone box.


From the specs here, it seems the SC5507 is "only" EQ XT.


APPENDED:

The SC886 webpage
http://www.eu.onkyo.com/products/PR-SC886.html


In the features list, you can find:

*Including installation with MultEQ Pro software application and Audyssey Installer Kit


The SC5507 webpage
http://www.eu.onkyo.com/products/PR-SC5507.html


No mention of the MultiEQ Pro software.


Hope it's an oversight. I have heard the standalone MultiEQ Pro which needs the PC software to run (a cutdown version is available from SVS for sub calibration alone) and it does seem much more seamless.


The Stereophile review was done on an Integra (which is a rebadged version of the SC885)
http://www.stereophile.com/musicintheround/508mitr/


BTW, does MultiEQ now work on all 9 (or 11) speakers that you have hooked up?
 
#25 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by B&W700guy /forum/post/17083194


7 HDMI ports and 9.2 XLR's...isn't that the minimal standard? LOL!


I would presume a US MSRP of $2k. Then around $1500.00 in 6 months. Just a stab in the dark



Oh, every time I see your tag line under your pic, I must whistle the Sanford and Son Theme.... When I was in the junk PC/LCD market I whistle that jingle all the time

Probably waaaay overkill for my modest room and setup but hey, excess is what this hobby is about right? Tomorrow it will be something different I'm sure. I'm hooked on the Emotiva stuff now so I will probably wait for the UMC-1 and then the higher end model, can't remember the name of it right now.


Yeah, I added that tagline when I started getting into CRT projectors. I love CRT and even though I have owned as many as 5 of them over the last few years, my total investment is still less than the little 480p digital projector I started out with. I guess most people go in the other direction but I quickly saw the difference between the two display types and while I won't stay CRT forever, I'm hooked for now.
 
#26 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by Woof Woof /forum/post/17083640


I recall reading in Stereophile that the older SC886 processor was being tested with MultiEQ Pro or something. But I wasn't sure if the writer was referring to the MultiEQ Pro being integrated inside the 886 or was it a standalone box.

The Pro refers to software and can be used with any of the Integra/Onkyo prepros, if you have the appropriate kit and licenses.

Quote:
Hope it's an oversight. I have heard the standalone MultiEQ Pro ...

No such thing exists. You probably mean the Audyssey Sound Equalizer. Pro, at the moment, refers only to software.

Quote:
The Stereophile review was done on an Integra (which is a rebadged version of the SC885)
http://www.stereophile.com/musicintheround/508mitr/

Thanks for posting my link.


Quote:
BTW, does MultiEQ now work on all 9 (or 11) speakers that you have hooked up?

I would be highly surprised if it did not.
 
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