AVR Receivers - 1.1K budget. Help.

I thought the Pioneer having the deal sweetened by a nice discount being a year older was the clincher with other considerations fairly equal. Frankly they are both too bling driven to me! :)
 
Wait. It looks like the Pioneer Elite SC-65 only has one analog audio input.
That seems sort of strange.
I'd have to plug my turntable into that (with my Heed phono pre) and not be able to plug anything else in.
The Marantz has 5 pairs of Analong Inputs, and a friggin' Phono Input.

Hmm.
 
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Can you not mix and match the audio inputs that also have an analog video with the HDMI and other video? One thing I love about my Anthem is that it just has Audio, Component Video, Composite, HDMI, Optical and Coax inputs, but they are not linked and you can patch them in however you want. I though most new AVR's could do the same. Though I know on My Sony it was a frustrating menu to go through to do so.
 
EWizard said:
Interesting that you took from my comments that I was probably going to go with the Pioneer Elite, as I felt personally that I was tilted more towards the Marantz.:lmao:
I'm sure either one would be great!
Can always get a good mic and REW it later.:D
Thanks for all the comments..!
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Yes! That, you're right on Eric; REW is free, and a good calibrated mic is just forty dollars. :)

The Pioneer Elite SC-65 gives you the opportunity to manually adjust its parametric EQ (except below 50Hz as mentioned before), and in combination with the free REW program and a better calibrated mic it's a winning recipe. :yes:
That's the right way to put things under their best light.
Nobody is slaved to Audyssey AUTO Room Correction & EQ system.

The day that Audyssey would allow you to fully adjust manually its FIR filters (manual EQuing), that'll be the day!
 
EWizard said:
Wait. It looks like the Pioneer Elite SC-65 only has one analog audio input.
That seems sort of strange.
I'd have to plug my turntable into that (with my Heed phono pre) and not be able to plug anything else in.
The Marantz has 5 pairs of Analong Inputs, and a friggin' Phono Input.

Hmm.
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No no, not true Eric; the SC-65 doesn't have a phono preamp (you just use your own), but it does have more than just one analog input (it has five total).
It doesn't have a multichannel analog input though; but that's ok, HDMI to the rescue.
No no, the SC-65 is complete, more than complete. It's got all the connectivity, plus THX Select2 Plus certification (perfect for movies, and all that jazz).

SC-65_back_large.jpg
 
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Well, another option is to get the best AVR for movies, then get a TOTL 2 channel with HT Passthrough.
Leaning back towards the Pioneer Elite. It sounded damn good with movies..
 
EWizard said:
Well, another option is to get the best AVR for movies, then get a TOTL 2 channel with HT Passthrough.
Leaning back towards the Pioneer Elite. It sounded damn good with movies..
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Dont know if it's 'TOTL', but this is a feature that I'd like to see on more integrated amps:

The Evolution 2 operates conventionally with rotary controls for input selection and volume control and buttons for Tape selection and power On/Off. It has four inputs plus tape – including a new feature Direct AV, which bypasses the pre-amplifier and volume control to allow the power amplifier to be used in a 5.1 surround system

http://www.creekaudio.com/integrated-amplifiers/evolution-2/
 
EWizard said:
Well, another option is to get the best AVR for movies, then get a TOTL 2 channel with HT Passthrough.
Leaning back towards the Pioneer Elite. It sounded damn good with movies..
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You sure you don't desire more the Marantz SR6008, with Audyssey MultEQ XT? ;)

Hey, you're the one who said before that it sounded damn good with stereo music. :music: :D
 
That's true, but this rig will have to pull double duty since it'll live in the living room. Movie sound is just as important as music.
The SC-65 did sound damn good with movies.:scratch2:
 
Ya right, not so sure now; that's why he's asking around. :D

1. More power with the Pioneer (true RMS watts power) into more channels (up to nine). ...More reserve power, and more efficient.
2. THX certification doesn't hurt one bit.
3. Like you said; Parametric EQ (manually adjustable), with Phase control, plus future possibility of using REW with it, is a nice thing indeed (truly invaluable, and much more so than Audyssey that you CANNOT manually adjust).
4. It's a classy look, very polished, very 'elite'. :)
5. Listen to your audio/video dealer. ;)
 
The wife and kids were asleep when I started the MCACC setup.
Woke the wife up, and got a dirty look so I had to cancel the setup.
I'll try again this morning.

Thanks for listening to all my ramblings guys.:thmbsp:
 
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