Pioneer SC-55, SC-57 now on Pio website!

I have one already.










Its schhhweeeeet! And i didnt pay a thing for it....well i had a SC-05 in for warranty repair and they were unable to fix it so they sent me out this as replacement.



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My god thats the ugliest thing i've ever seen. Compleatly devoid of any high end powerful look or feeling. looks like a $200 sony receiver.


So glade i bought the SC37 last week. You disgrace me pioneer.

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Nice way to make new owners feel good about their purchase.


Who cares what it looks like?


How does it sound?


While the videos on the Pioneer site are definitley from marketing, I expect the improvements in the D3 amps to push these AVR's to the next level.


I also think the reduction in MSRP might be due to the lack of the RF remote...... If that is so, they may be spending more on the actual thing that matters most.....


Sound quality.


I've owned the SC 09, SC 27,and SC 37........ I won't be surprised if this gives the SC 09 a run for the money based on my experiences with these models over the years.


I might give this a try with the RF remote. Should be killer.

The sound from this unit is superb. Clean and strong. Just as good if not better than the ICE amp in my SC-05 and it supposedly has better circuitry and cooling. The configuration options are great, whether 9.1 or 7.1, 5.1 bi amp and zone 2 or 5.1 zone 2 and 3, dual subwoofers. Overall i am very happy with this unit over my not so old SC-05.


It took Pioneer about two months to come to the conclusion that it was not going to get fixed. The place i took it to is a joke (didnt know that before i took it there) and a couple weeks in i started calling Pioneer to question this repair centers knowledge and skill. When i would talk to the tech it sounded like he had no clue what was wrong with it and expressed that concern to Pioneer.


BTW this unit looks just about the same as my SC-05 and even your SC-37 Saprano. The only difference are the stickers on the bottom front.


I was disappointed that it only has a front port for the Iphone/Ipod. I was hoping for a rear input so i could put a Ipod stand on my entertainment center and just attach/dettach the Ipod instead of leaving the front door open.



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Originally Posted by FilmMixer /forum/post/20786648


Nice way to make new owners feel good about their purchase.


Who cares what it looks like?


How does it sound?


While the videos on the Pioneer site are definitley from marketing, I expect the improvements in the D3 amps to push these AVR's to the next level.


I also think the reduction in MSRP might be due to the lack of the RF remote...... If that is so, they may be spending more on the actual thing that matters most.....


Sound quality.


I've owned the SC 09, SC 27,and SC 37........ I won't be surprised if this gives the SC 09 a run for the money based on my experiences with these models over the years.


I might give this a try with the RF remote. Should be killer.

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Hello,

Interesting. I was thinking the main reason for the decrease is Pioneer no longer using the B&O ICE Power Modules combined with a Linear Power Supply.

Cheers,

AD



Quote:
Originally Posted by FilmMixer /forum/post/20786648


Nice way to make new owners feel good about their purchase.


Who cares what it looks like?


How does it sound?


While the videos on the Pioneer site are definitley from marketing, I expect the improvements in the D3 amps to push these AVR's to the next level.


I also think the reduction in MSRP might be due to the lack of the RF remote...... If that is so, they may be spending more on the actual thing that matters most.....


Sound quality.


I've owned the SC 09, SC 27,and SC 37........ I won't be surprised if this gives the SC 09 a run for the money based on my experiences with these models over the years.


I might give this a try with the RF remote. Should be killer.

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I care about both looks and SQ equally. If a AV product is going to sit in my cabinet it should at the least look good. The SC37 compliments my 151 beautifully. They both just scream "high end".


I didn't intend to to offend butcherboy78, or any new owner, in any way. Its just the way i feel.


The RF control on the 37 is real nice. While i run MCACC i sometimes take the remote with me in the kitchen to make a snack to see its progress.


Speaking of MCACC. I actually prefer it to audyssey besides the no sub EQ. But i'll be getting an AS EQ1 for that. Problem solved. I think the muffled sound people say they experience after MCACC is just the reduction of the reverb it tries to fix. I used 30-50ms and everything now sounds milky smooth.

FM


Yours is fine! And a great start.

I thought he might want the bragging rights but the main thing is one got started


And yes, there is a time "obligation" to try to not let the thing die. I found that out


I think once these new SC's get out there, they'll be popular. The main thing that would interest me is NeoX.


Now that I'm thinking about it, there is one feature described in the manual I don't recognize from past models - Phase Control Plus....


Any idea what that's supposed to do differently than normal Full Band PC? I read what the manual says but I can't tell for sure what it does. Maybe to more time align all the speakers, be more like Audyssey??