Written by Pioneer has made 2 latest additions to their Elite receivers with the launch of the Pioneer SC-27 and the Pioneer SC-25. With such elements as ICEPower amplification, Internet streaming, iPhone control, and lots more, Pioneer is seeking to convince you to upgrade whether you are ready to or not. With prices ranging from $700 to $2000, there undeniably is something for everyone in this latest group of launches from Pioneer.
The gloss black front plates of the Pioneer Elite receivers has been reputable to lure in many trusting fans to an investment they were not quite equipped to make. These new Elite models persist that tradition was fantastic, if rectangular, aesthetics. The new SC models are really the pinnacle of the Elite line. At $2000 and $1700 respectively, the Pioneer SC-27 and SC-25 are jam packed with features. Probably the most noteworthy is that the SC-27 is the pioneer and only to achieve THX certification with digital amplification. They both utilize Bang & Olufsen designed ICEPower modules providing 140 watts per channel into seven channels.
Also, the SC-27 has achieved the AIR Studio Monitor certification. While this is not the highest level of certification that AIR Studios offers (Monitor Reference is), it is quite an achievement. For those that have never heard of AIR Studios, they listen to and evaluate gear based on a number of criteria. For the Pioneer SC-27, they made sure that the stereo must sound the best and multi-channel should be just as good. This needs similar, independent, discrete power amps for each channel. There is no dispensable digital processing. ‘Direct’ modes that really offer as clean a signal path as possible. Mixing room monitors are aligned for correct distance, SPL and frequency response. Such adjustments are necessary at home without recourse to a professional acoustician.
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