best buy price match pioneer sc 05

[cembros]

ok im looking to pick up a pioneer sc 05 at best buy today to take advantage of their 2 yrs no interest financing. They have it listed at 1800, does anyone know of anywhere else selling this unit to where i can have bestbuy price match. Im so fed up with my sony receiver and iv finally decided to pull the trigger an switch to pioneer, any help appreciated

[saprano]

Im planning on getting that receiver to. thats the only price i've seen though.

[cembros]

ok well i just got back from best buy with my new sc05 receiver. I asked them if they could give me a better price and i got it for 1599 before tax with 18months no interest finance, ohhh so excited

[nezff]

are you dead set on the pioneer elite? why? I think there are better receivers out there with more power and cheaper.

[zicmubleu]

Originally Posted by cembros

ok im looking to pick up a pioneer sc 05 at best buy today to take advantage of their 2 yrs no interest financing. They have it listed at 1800, does anyone know of anywhere else selling this unit to where i can have bestbuy price match. Im so fed up with my sony receiver and iv finally decided to pull the trigger an switch to pioneer, any help appreciated

A google shows broadwayphoto.com selling it for $1059 plus $67 for shipping but I am not familiar with the company. Vanns lists it for $1800 which makes your deal much better.

[cembros]

Originally Posted by nezff

are you dead set on the pioneer elite? why? I think there are better receivers out there with more power and cheaper.

ya i had been looking around for a while, i had enough of my sony, i was considering getting a pre/pro but thought i would get better value with a high end receiver especially since my amp is only 5 ch and i want to eventually move to 7 ch but i dont want to get another 2 ch amp

[ZIPPO]

what problems did you have with the sony?

[cembros]

Originally Posted by ZIPPO

what problems did you have with the sony?

it wasnt a bad receiver by any means, infact i liked it very much but i had to send it to be repaired because the video on hdmi would cut out for several secconds. I also wasnt fully satisfied with the sound quality and found that the pioneer was much more pleasing and also had enough power to drive a pair of polk lsi 7's that i plan on getting in the near future for my 6th and 7th ch

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by nezff

I think there are better receivers out there with more power and cheaper.

...manufacturer listed specs don't always tell the whole story. Not to mention you'd have to double overall wattage to notice any significant difference.

What it comes down to is overall quality, and Pioneer Elite makes some of the finest in the world.

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by cembros

I asked them if they could give me a better price and i got it for 1599 before tax

excellent price.

[naturephoto1]

Originally Posted by cembros

ya i had been looking around for a while, i had enough of my sony, i was considering getting a pre/pro but thought i would get better value with a high end receiver especially since my amp is only 5 ch and i want to eventually move to 7 ch but i dont want to get another 2 ch amp

I still think that ultimately, it would have been better to get a good Pre/Pro now and a 2 channel Power amp later. No question in my mind that you would have had better sound from your system. Using the receiver is a waste of the amps and electricity. Also, in the future, had you had a really good 2 channel amp, you could have used it alone if you were listening to channel sound with better sound reproduction and a much lower expenditure of electricity.

Rich

[nezff]

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

What it comes down to is overall quality, and Pioneer Elite makes some of the finest in the world.

matter of opinion

[Blu-Dog]

Originally Posted by nezff

matter of opinion

And experience. I agree with crackin; I have two Elites, and didn't settle on them lightly.

[cembros]

Originally Posted by naturephoto1

I still think that ultimately, it would have been better to get a good Pre/Pro now and a 2 channel Power amp later. No question in my mind that you would have had better sound from your system. Using the receiver is a waste of the amps and electricity. Also, in the future, had you had a really good 2 channel amp, you could have used it alone if you were listening to channel sound with better sound reproduction and a much lower expenditure of electricity.

Rich

that was i was going to do, but after much research i found that the pioneer was my best choice. The integra pre pro was the only unit in the same price range as the pioneer and i really felt that it was of lower quality. Additionally i would still have to spend atleast 400 dollars on a seperate 2ch amp for the rears once i get my lsi7's. Also the elite is just beautiful, eaisly the best looking peice of electronics i have.