It's looking more and more like my only regret with trading for the SC-07 will be that I didn't do it sooner.

I'm jealous of all you owners in here....

Thanks...I find myself constantly changing between all three and then trying them with the EQ dis-engaged. Sometimes I prefer if "off" and other times "on". I think I should just leave it "on" for a week or so of listening and maybe that would give me a better idea of which I prefer.

135 watts per channel with seven channels driven at the rated .09% distortion.....These things are brutes!


....funny in the first three paragraphs he mentions one of my small gripes as well....Why no detachable power cord?!? Sorry for mentioning it again....

SC-07 here. Will NOT upconvert DirectTV HR-20 component at 1080i to
1080p

(connection as follows: VConversion = Automatic
Component cables from HR-20 to SC-07
HDMI control on
HDMI connected to PDP-111FD)

1080p reports "NOT Support" when I attempt to set the conversion to 1080p
and defaults to 1080i.

What am I doing wrong? Filmixer has the same issue.

Ok so I am happy now - I am a big believer now in leave the HDMI video alone.. People like myself who have a receiver this good most likely have a great TV which is going to scale very well.

The 141 and 151 I have both do amazing jobs at bringing 1080i content to 1080p !! They have to considering the panel is 1080P so its just great !

The audio quality out of this thing is amazing.. Keep in mind I install and setup Theta/Aerial and lots of high end equipment but for the lower end this is unreal. Does it sound like my Casablanca 3's ? No of course not but at 1/10 the price, its unreal.

I am running Era D4's and let me tell you , this is some combination of sound.. OMG , sounds like a 25K system..

Thanks for all the help

Ps.. How do you boost the diag channel up ? I see it says diag norm -2 ? Can this be manually raised ?

http://www.icepower.bang-olufsen.com...er/ASH7_SERIES

I was one of the people questioning the 140 watts/channel with 7 channels driven rating. I had assumed that the SC-05/SC-07 used the ICEpower150ASH7 module, which is only rated at 65 w/channel with 7 channels driven. I was then informed by a fellow AVSer that B&O had designed a customized solution for these new Pioneer receivers. I was genuinely curious and was not trolling.

I now own the SC-05 and it is paired with Gallo Ref 3.1 mains. My speakers are said to require a lot of current to sound their best and this relatively affordable receiver is doing a great job so far. I can't wait to finish off my sound system and am now just waiting for the release of the Gallo Strada.

BTW: Does anybody know if Pioneer is planning any future ICEpower products? I would love to add a matching 300 w/channel stereo amp just for that little bit of extra headroom.

glad you are happy with it...

i think you are referring to "dial norm"... dialog normalization is part of the dolby spec... without getting into a lot of technical detail, it's set by the broadcaster to keep listening levels equal across programming (overly simple description, but it'll work)... i'm not aware of any way of adjusting it or disabling it...

not sure, but if you are looking for a 2 channel icepower amp, d-sonic seem to be the best priced of the bunch...

that's what i would do... give your ears a chance to "adjust" to what they are hearing... dependent on what you were using before, you may be "used to" the unequalized sound and it sounds "better"... of course, the unequalized sound may REALLY sound better too...

i think it may be a bit like display calibration... many people prefer the way their display was "before" calibration, since that's what they were used to seeing for so long... once they've had a chance to adjust to it, they tend to like it more as time goes on...

ymmv... like i said, it's entirely possible that it DOES sound better unequalized... it only really matters what your ears think...

Thanks for the advice. I will do just that

I think this is one of my favorite quotes from the review...

"My M&K speakers never sounded strained for power, even with their heavy 4-ohm load. "

Blue

Just curious how you all are using the mcacc...

1 position? 3?

Anyone compared?

Thanks for the response guys.
My local dealer can give me roughly %25 off retail for the SC-05, I think that's hell of a deal for a new product. After reading the review for ultimatAVmag this thing looks like a powerhouse....


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Originally Posted by ccotenj
yes...

you expected a different answer in this thread?

LOL, good one

Seriously, gabor1, you may want to look on the first page of this thread and click "members reviews", I think aquafire upgraded from the 94thx.. It's an excellent machine, but I think the SC series are better, ICE Amps make the largest difference. These are a whole new technology compared to previous Pioneeer AVRs.
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Sounds like a heck of a deal from a local BM dealer, gabor1
If you're comfortable buying online, you may want to call a few AVS forum sponsors and compare.
Either way, don't think you will regret owning one of these beast.

Congrats on your SC-05, Mikazaru
Sounds like one sweet system!
I'm not sure about Pioneer planning any future ICE amp products, but I don't see why they wouldn't.. they've been making ICE AMP systems for cars for awhile, now with 3 winners (SC-09,07 and the 05) it would seem they would continue with the trend.

I called up Pioneer this morning asking about the SC-07 and SC-05 differences, and the tech guy said it was really the power and the outputs (2-zone, 2-hdmi). He was totally convinced the audio and video sections were identical. I'm not sure he understood all the nuances of the architecture. Since I can't seem to find a reason I need the SC-07, I guess I will get the SC-05 and use the money for a BD player.

Thanks, I appreciate you starting this thread and keeping it going strong (it's been very informative). Hopefully you're right about Pioneer continuing with this trend. I'm thinking that with the multizone capabilities of modern receivers, it would be a good idea for Pioneer to start providing their own stereo amps. If they don't, luckily there are some affordable alternatives for me to consider (d-sonic, wyred4sound -- thanks, ccotenj). I don't particularly like the cosmetics on those units though.

I'm bumping my own question once... as an update, I've now tried a 1st gen Nano and a 1st gen Touch, each with two different Apple USB cables to the SC-05 (front panel USB input). Same result: everything appears to work in the HMG, selecting songs, play progress bar, etc. Still no audio.

These iPods are supported, according to the manual. What gives?

Make sure those iPods have the latest updates.

If you are looking at icepower amps with more power, the now discontinued but still supported NHT amps (Power2 and Power5) offer 230-250wpc into 8ohms and can be had much cheaper than the equivalent D-sonic/W4S amps.

Sorry to highjack this thread, but I am considering switching from the Yamaha 3900 to the SC-07 because I am getting the dreaded HDMI dropped signal loss (blu ray connected HDMI to reciver then HDMI out to TV) as has been reported in other threads such as the Denon 3808. I have the signal passing through without any conversion. I would like to know if anyone who has the SC-05/07 has it connected via HDMI to a Sony XBR TV and has or has not experienced this problem? Thanks in advance. (Maybe a new ICE member in the making)

Thanks Vulture. I had assumed the NHT amps had been all sold out by now, but I will keep an eye out for them.

+1 on what Juan said. My SC-05 would not recognize my wife's Classic ipod. Once I plugged the ipod in our desktop and received the latest updates, it worked fine with the SC-05. Blue

I sure thought my Touch was up-to-date, but I'll give it a try. Thanks...

Has anyone compared the VSX-03TXH with the SC-07/SC 05. How does the sound quality compare between thesee two models.

Is anyone using an external amp with the SC 07/SC 05.

I happend to notice that the latest review of the SC 05 mentioned that the sound quality of the SC 05 is the smae as the SC 09.
To me it basically says that the SC 09 has many extras for those people that need the extra features like 6 hdmi, 10 channels, multi zones but the sound quality is the same.

Since I already have an external amp, I wanted to see if the VSX-03TXH has the same sound quality as the SC 05 it just that the SC 05 has features not found on the VSX-03TXH like ethernet and so on.

I would think the sound would be different as the amps are different, the Dacs are probably different as well.

Thank CHP_VR. My main surround set up in my TV room is 7.1 and I am using all 7 speakers. However, I found that if I put Zone 2 on FIRST, before putting on the main receiver, Zone 2 works fine! I then power up the main receiver and all is well. Go figure... Anyway, off to do more set up with networking, I am sure I will be back with more questions soon.

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Cool, doodles, glad it's working.
Let us know what you think when it's all working for you the way you want.
Main thing now is to have fun!

Hello all,

Just wondering about this on my 07;

I am thinking that the second HDMI out gives you whatever your getting through the first, and Zone 2 component out lets you choose a different input....

Am I right about this?

That's the way I read it, wildroamer.
HDMI output 1 and 2 will have the same video image (great if you have a display and projector) Zone2 out is for an additional independant display.
So, you could watch tv in zone1, and play a dvd in zone2..
Zone 2 is component only, you have to connect to the additional display with component or composite..
page 67 shows two ways of connecting a display with zone 2, one with and one without an additional amp.

Robert George uses both HDMI outputs and doodles (above) uses zone 2 with an amp.