Pioneer SC-1222-K Anyone? - Page 13

Originally Posted by jake48 

ON the rear of the subwoofer the setting are for digital surround or pro logic. Which setting is the better option for the 1222k? I don
t have a clue.

Originally Posted by g4s 

Not sure about your subwoofers settings. But you'll need to run MCACC again. Also there's some good tips in this pdf if you're not happy with the bass output. https://www.dropbox.com/s/wcvouknssbseg0m/MCACC_SUB_EQ_1_3.pdf

Originally Posted by red71rum 

Interesting article, I will have to try it out.

Originally Posted by g4s 

Yeah. One thing I did that was different, instead of adjusting the standing wave trim, I raised the sub level. I guess because I'm not completely clear on what changing the standing wave trim does. Anyway this system has never sounded better.

Originally Posted by ragincajun5220 

I have a weird problem that I cannot figure out........

in any source that is in stereo mode, or when I choose stereo mode, for music for example, the source is very muffled and sounds like a horrible recording. I cannot figure out why this is. If I listen to a any source and swap from stereo to some sort of enhanced or theater effect, it sounds normal again. But any feature that uses ONLY my two main speakers sounds awful and very muffled and wrong. I will say that I AM bi-amping the fronts, and the receiver detects everything OK when I run MCACC.

Anyone have any ideas on what this could be? I am thinking of just resetting the receiver? I already did the software update and it didn't help this issue. Speakers are set to small, and subwoofer and everything else works fine.

Any help would be very useful, this really sucks

Originally Posted by red71rum 

I adjusted the standing wave trim, it seems to sound great to me, not too much bass, just enough. I have a two sub setup.

Originally Posted by scoobdude 

Try running a single amp for them and changing the speakers settings accordingly in set up. You do trek the receiver that you were bi-amping right?

Originally Posted by mangamonster 

May be a bit late, but I stumbled on the SC 1222 after looking all over the place for the Elite SC-61 reviews. The SC1222 is a SC-61 ninja in disguise it seems! I can't believe that it's the SC-61 minus a few options and a few hundred bucks cheaper. So, after checking out Newegg, they are still offering it at the same price, BUT they also have a -$50 promotion upon checkout. I wasn't planning on getting the SC-61 until a few months from now after saving money, but at $500, it's stupid ridiculous not to buy this. For those of you who have been on the fence, now is the time folks.

Here's my order receipt from a few minutes ago.

+ $50 off w/ promo code EMCYTZT3419, ends 5/14

Pioneer SC-1222-K 7.2-Channel Network Ready AV Receiver
Item #: N82E16882117412
Standard Return Policy
$1,099.99
$549.99
Subtotal $549.99
Tax $0.00
Newegg 3 Business Days $1.99
Promo Code -$50.00
Order Total $501.98

This made my day!!!

Originally Posted by GusGus748s 

Or you can get the SC-1522 at Costco for $599.99.

Originally Posted by mangamonster 

Hmm, I have a 5.1 system. Are there any real benefits by getting the 1522 over the 1222? My fronts and surrounds are capped at 100 watts each. But, I want room for upgrading my speakers down the road. My theater room is smallish, so I can't go too big should I choose to upgrade. Also, I would have to pay taxes at Costco which would be around $650 at checkout.

Originally Posted by mangamonster 

Hmm, I have a 5.1 system. Are there any real benefits by getting the 1522 over the 1222? My fronts and surrounds are capped at 100 watts each. But, I want room for upgrading my speakers down the road. My theater room is smallish, so I can't go too big should I choose to upgrade. Also, I would have to pay taxes at Costco which would be around $650 at checkout.

Originally Posted by red71rum 

Would this work with my SC1222 as an Ethernet bridge?: http://1saleaday.com/main/

I can connect my receiver via cat5 cable, but was interested if the above was a viable option considering it was a decent price and much cheaper than the official Pioneer version.


Edit: I bought it, looks like it will work fine.

Originally Posted by Tesla1856 

Nice find, but it doesn't actually say it's a true universal bridge (that can used with anything with a wired port). If you can handle the setup complexity, bridges are usually better than a single-use host controlled dongle.

That said ... if you can run a wire, my experience is that it's always better (especially if doing video or un-compressed audio). Wireless has higher latency and speed is not guaranteed but wired pretty much is. Wired gigabit (1000) backbone (Cat-6 or better) is what I install these days. Even old Cat-5 (running at 100 full duplex) is better than most wireless. If you must, you can install a $15 5-port 100 speed desktop switch at the end of a single 1000 run, and it will handle multiple 100 streams.

Edit: If running new (permanent) cable or buying patch cords ... get Cat-6 or better (Cat-6a or Cat-6e). You can run gigabit/1000 over older (pre-installed) Cat-5e ... just don't push the length limit. For most residential installs, you should be fine.