Anyone Else Have A Pioner Elite VSX-92TXH

[john5469]

Just purchased a Pioneer Elite VSX-92TXH for my home theater setup. I replaced my Yamaha receiver which had problems with outputting video via HDMI. Just curious to see what somebody else thinks of this new Pioneer I bought.

John

[MATTYBLU2]

Originally Posted by john5469

Just purchased a Pioneer Elite VSX-92TXH for my home theater setup. I replaced my Yamaha receiver which had problems with outputting video via HDMI. Just curious to see what somebody else thinks of this new Pioneer I bought.

John

hi, there are alots of people in this forum with that receiver and i am going to be buying one soon i hope. its a great receiver, congrats

[Jim L]

I'm now using this receiver and have had it for about 2 weeks.

The sound is wonderful. I enjoy the array of Advanced Surround modes.

They are very useful for different types of program material.
The ones I will use most often are CLASSICAL, STADIUM, and GAME.

The remote is not as responsive as I would like since it is very directional. However, I placed the receiver on the bottom shelf of my TV credenza.

In the manual it states that you need to allow ~12" of clearance above the unit for ventilation. My setup only has room for around 5" all around. But that seems to be sufficient. Even after hours of use it runs very cool.

This receiver does not have a "harsh" or "bright" sound like some others. It is maybe even a little "warmer" sounding than my previous Denon (AVR-3805) was. By the way, I'm using it directly with the PS3 and my TV.

When you get it, use the MCACC to do the initial calibration. I had to tweak it from there a bit, but it is very good at automatically setting all of speaker distances and delay. I sensed that all of my speakers were large, but changed them to small so that the subwoofer did more of the bass than just LFE.

So far, no problems.

[john5469]

Thanks for responding to my post. Have you noticed that this receiver does not have the volume level of other receivers? By the way, when I used the Auto Setup, it recognized all of my speakers as Large, had to switch them.... Do you have the receiver set up to automatically default to the correct decoding from the blu-ray player. Im getting ready to pick up my new Pioneer BD player, the new 95 that has DTS - HD MAster Audio. Cant wait....

Thanks,

John

[quetzalcoatl]

Originally Posted by john5469

Thanks for responding to my post. Have you noticed that this receiver does not have the volume level of other receivers? By the way, when I used the Auto Setup, it recognized all of my speakers as Large, had to switch them.... Do you have the receiver set up to automatically default to the correct decoding from the blu-ray player. Im getting ready to pick up my new Pioneer BD player, the new 95 that has DTS - HD MAster Audio. Cant wait....

Thanks,

John

Well I cannot speak for the 92 but not sure what you mean about volume. My 94 can bring the walls down. And once you get your 95 blu-ray you will have almost the perfect combo.

I just have mine setup to HDMI for the audio. And change the track to match what I want.

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by john5469

Just purchased a Pioneer Elite VSX-92TXH for my home theater setup. I replaced my Yamaha receiver which had problems with outputting video via HDMI. Just curious to see what somebody else thinks of this new Pioneer I bought.

John

I've had this receiver for about a week now. I love it. I left my speakers as large (from the MCACC setup) and adjusted my sub to "plus". Sounds a bit better than setting speakers to small and leaving sub as normal. But you can play around with it and find your favorite setting. I have both a BD and HD DVD player and even though I don't have an HDMI 1.3 player, TrueHD tracks sent via PCM sound great. I'm still fiddling around with it to try and get the best possible sound out of it but so far it puts my old JVC 702b receiver to shame as far as AQ is concerned.

[MATTYBLU2]

Originally Posted by quetzalcoatl

Well I cannot speak for the 92 but not sure what you mean about volume. My 94 can bring the walls down. And once you get your 95 blu-ray you will have almost the perfect combo.

I just have mine setup to HDMI for the audio. And change the track to match what I want.

wow you have the pioneer elite 95 BD player already? what did you pay for it if you dont mind me asking? the reviews have been kick a$$ on this player.

[quetzalcoatl]

Originally Posted by MATTYBLU2

wow you have the pioneer elite 95 BD player already? what did you pay for it if you dont mind me asking? the reviews have been kick a$$ on this player.

Retail from the pioneer store in Coata Mesa.

[MATTYBLU2]

Originally Posted by quetzalcoatl

Retail from the pioneer store in Coata Mesa.

cool, i wish they had stores like that around here. i have never seen a pioneer store or a sony style store either. they just dont have them over here in NH.

i am certainly interested in getting one on these players. i was holding out on buying the panny 10a player in hopes to check out this one and the new panny coming out soon.

[quetzalcoatl]

There is only one Pioneer store for now and it is here in CA. I am sure if it works they will open more. But they do take phone orders and ship them.

[jcs913]

I have the 92 also and have had nothing but good luck with Elite's for years now. Their sound is very warm and full. I do not know what type of music or movies you prefer, but there is nothing better than some Miles Davis on the Elite. I hope you have some good speakers to mate it with.

By the way, my local Magnolia had the 95 in stock. They are selling for $999. The best way to get one is through the Pioneer store in Ca, The guys name is Jeff that will take care of you. They had some in stock as of a few days ago. I will tell you that ever since this buzz has started with the new Panasonic player, waiting might be better. The Elite 95 is very nice, but it is very pricey. If that Panny player is $499, and it does the same things, then I would wait. The PS3 is more than enough for now. But if they do not get that DTS-HDMA firmware going, people are going to become impatient.

[almy]

I purchased a 92 back in September and have one ongoing problem that maybe someone here can solve. I use it along with a Sony BD300 disc player and a Samsung DLP TV. When I use an HDMI cable from the output of the BD300 to any of the receiver's HDMI inputs I get the disc's audio, but no picture. The TV does display the player's blue warm-up logo and the gray window that shows disc/player status - so the receiver is getting some signal from the player. I've spent hours on the phone with both Pioneer and Sony, and although they both tried to help, there was also a bit of blame-game being played. So, I have a 25 ft. HDMI cable going from the BD player directly to the TV and use optical cables for the audio to the receiver. This configuration gives me a crystal clear picture. I've tried replacing the HDMI cable, using different HDMI inputs, turning the components on in different order. What else is there? Interestingly, in a review of the Elite 91 (Stereophile Guide for Home Theatre - link at the Digital bits) the reviewer encountered the exact same problem. I kept the receiver in hopes for a Pioneer firmware upgrade of some sort. I get great picture, but I wonder if the optical audio connection will handle all of the advanced audio codecs.

[quetzalcoatl]

Originally Posted by jcs913

By the way, my local Magnolia had the 95 in stock. They are selling for $999. The best way to get one is through the Pioneer store in Ca, The guys name is Jeff that will take care of you. They had some in stock as of a few days ago. I will tell you that ever since this buzz has started with the new Panasonic player, waiting might be better. The Elite 95 is very nice, but it is very pricey. If that Panny player is $499, and it does the same things, then I would wait. The PS3 is more than enough for now. But if they do not get that DTS-HDMA firmware going, people are going to become impatient.

The 95 and the new panasonic will not do the samethings. The 95 will decode all the way up to DTS HD HR and TrueHD to send via PCM if you needed it. Where the panasonic will only decode up to DTS core and DD+.

[quetzalcoatl]

Originally Posted by almy

I purchased a 92 back in September and have one ongoing problem that maybe someone here can solve. I use it along with a Sony BD300 disc player and a Samsung DLP TV. When I use an HDMI cable from the output of the BD300 to any of the receiver's HDMI inputs I get the disc's audio, but no picture. The TV does display the player's blue warm-up logo and the gray window that shows disc/player status - so the receiver is getting some signal from the player. I've spent hours on the phone with both Pioneer and Sony, and although they both tried to help, there was also a bit of blame-game being played. So, I have a 25 ft. HDMI cable going from the BD player directly to the TV and use optical cables for the audio to the receiver. This configuration gives me a crystal clear picture. I've tried replacing the HDMI cable, using different HDMI inputs, turning the components on in different order. What else is there? Interestingly, in a review of the Elite 91 (Stereophile Guide for Home Theatre - link at the Digital bits) the reviewer encountered the exact same problem. I kept the receiver in hopes for a Pioneer firmware upgrade of some sort. I get great picture, but I wonder if the optical audio connection will handle all of the advanced audio codecs.

Sorry about your problems and I am not sure what is going on. But I would suggest changing HDMI cables and see if that makes a difference. As to the audio the optical will not do the newer codecs so you need to try to find a fix.

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by quetzalcoatl

The 95 and the new panasonic will not do the samethings. The 95 will decode all the way up to DTS HD HR and TrueHD to send via PCM if you needed it. Where the panasonic will only decode up to DTS core and DD+.

I am not talking about any internal decoding. I am aluding to the bitstreaming of all the audio codecs. Both units bitstream all the codecs. The internal decoding is moot if you have the Pioneer Elite receivers, like in this thread.

[quetzalcoatl]

Originally Posted by jcs913

I am not talking about any internal decoding. I am aluding to the bitstreaming of all the audio codecs. Both units bitstream all the codecs. The internal decoding is moot if you have the Pioneer Elite receivers, like in this thread.

I know what the 92 is capable of and so do you but have the specs of that receiver been posted in this thread. And saying something is will do the same thing is a very wide brush. Someone reading this thread and not knowing what the specs of the 92 are might pick up the panasonic thinking it will do everything that the 95 can do. And that is just not the case. Yes both can do bitstream decoding of all the codecs, but that was not made clear that was the only thing being talked about.