Pioneer Elite SC-05 Receiver Thread

[got rice]

Hey guys, Please forgive me for not acknowleding each of you for your responses. I was driving home and realized i f' up. No excuse other that I was so excited that i wasnt thinking.

Originally Posted by DBlackGT

But truthfully I have owned top of the Yamaha RX-V series receivers, Onkyo 805 and 905 and have heard many others and I can confidently say that this is by FAR the best receiver I have ever heard, yet be lucky enough to own!

This was played a large factor in my decision. Having the past experience with the other brands was something that I felt held credibility.

I would love to answer any other questions you have about it, theres just to much to list without being specific haha. Check out my HT gallery and you can see my modest setup and give you a better idea of how its used and stuff. Hope any of this info helps.

DBlackGT

DBlackGT, Thanks for extenting your help....I will take you up on that.

Originally Posted by DBlackGT

Also wanted to mention that this was my first Pioneer receiver and I must say if they continue to make products like this I will be a fan for life.

This closed the deal for me. I really was skeptical with the Pioneer brand, but with your hands on experience, this is the vote of confidence I was looking for. Good lookin out...my friend.

Originally Posted by cbo

I had the same dilemma last week and had to choose between the SC-05 & Marantz SR6003. After reading countless reviews & auditioning both, the SR6003 was the clear cut winner for my listening & viewing needs. As many have pointed out you really can't lose with either & it comes down to your personal preferences & what you need out of the receiver. A couple words of caution, as with the Marantz (industry best 3 year warranty ), be sure that if you do decide on the SC-05 that it is from an authorized dealer so in the event you have a problem it will be covered under the 2 year Pio warranty.

Good luck!

CBO, I remeber reading your thread. I listen to the 03 briefly, but didn't know the quality build of Pioneer, so I would consider this a blind buy. I have the warranty covered. apreciate that.


and Last, cembro you really went the extra mile with answering the questions ans posting the MCCAC thread. You da man.

Man I am so stoked about this, I ahve to be honest the wife thought I was getting the 05 and told her that they made an offer I couln't refuse. Shes cool with it, which makes this so much sweeter.

[cembros]

Originally Posted by got rice

Hey guys, Please forgive me for not acknowleding each of you for your responses. I was driving home and realized i f' up. No excuse other that I was so excited that i wasnt thinking.




This was played a large factor in my decision. Having the past experience with the other brands was something that I felt held credibility.




DBlackGT, Thanks for extenting your help....I will take you up on that.






This closed the deal for me. I really was skeptical with the Pioneer brand, but with your hands on experience, this is the vote of confidence I was looking for. Good lookin out...my friend.



CBO, I remeber reading your thread. I listen to the 03 briefly, but didn't know the quality build of Pioneer, so I would consider this a blind buy. I have the warranty covered. apreciate that.


and Last, cembro you really went the extra mile with answering the questions ans posting the MCCAC thread. You da man.

Man I am so stoked about this, I ahve to be honest the wife thought I was getting the 05 and told her that they made an offer I couln't refuse. Shes cool with it, which makes this so much sweeter.

my pleasure, your lucky though cuz i know you rep the gators. You should def feel privileged

[got rice]

Originally Posted by cembros

my pleasure, your lucky though cuz i know you rep the gators. You should def feel privileged

True I bleed orange and blue...Gooo.Gators!! Defending Nat'l Champs.

Cembros. Did you follow the work flow of the thread you posted about the MCCAC?

[cembros]

Originally Posted by got rice

True I bleed garnet and gold...Gooo.Seminoles!! Two time Nat'l Champs.

Cembros. Did you follow the work flow of the thread you posted about the MCCAC?

well i havent looked at it in a while and only went passed the first couple of pages. I will however go back and try to go through the whole thing when i finish my room and redo mcacc. I did get alot out of it though and love the results

[got rice]

alright.. I got nothing but time to read this stuff, hopefully I can figure it out.
later.

[DBlackGT]

got rice - no problem I was just glad to help. I just didn't want it to come off as me being a fanboy or super biased towards the product, so I wanted to give my reasonings and im glad you really understood what I was trying to point out. I am stoked for you on your purchase however...You will be extremely happy with it and with those Paradigm speakers it should be oh so wonderful.

Cembros - I think the quote goes like this:

Goo Gators!! three time Nat'l Champs

hahaha

Much love to our instate rival though for real...at least your not part of the little 10 or 12 and pac (I mean Wack) 10.

[cembros]

Originally Posted by DBlackGT

got rice - no problem I was just glad to help. I just didn't want it to come off as me being a fanboy or super biased towards the product, so I wanted to give my reasonings and im glad you really understood what I was trying to point out. I am stoked for you on your purchase however...You will be extremely happy with it and with those Paradigm speakers it should be oh so wonderful.

Cembros - I think the quote goes like this:


hahaha

Much love to our instate rival though for real...at least your not part of the little 10 or 12 and pac (I mean Wack) 10.

haha glad you caught that

[JJ]

Sorry it took me so long to respond to you, but here it goes.

I know you have the 03 and was curious on your thoughts with regards to Pioneer sc05. I've never owned anything Pioneer, no particular reason, just haven't and wanted to know your opinion. I've read alot of your posts and feel you could offer a solid answer.
Are they reliable? Is the MCACC pretty accurate? How is the upconversion? Compared to Denon 3808?
Last I was offered 699.00 through 6th ave. any feed back will greatly be appreciated.
thanks

I'm upset your 05 will cost you less than my 03 did back in December! As far as reliability goes, I had a lot of issues with a Marantz unit I owned prior to this, and so far, the 03 has proved very reliable - no issues at all. None. I can't think of one. MCACC, I thought, was far more in-depth and customizable than Audyssey. Hooking it up to your computer to get detailed results I also thought was a pretty damn cool feature. Upconversion, I don't know, all I do is watch Blu's and play old school 480i games,

I've never owned a Denon product, or tested one outside of simply speaker listening. Sound is all subjective anyway, I could only tell you technical differences. But now being a Pioneer fanboy (TV, Rec, SACD, HTiB) - I would say strongly go for it. I have had 0 issues with any of their products as far as I've owned them, and I've dealt with moody Philips, Samsung, Marantz, and Toshiba electronics. Put your trust in Pioneer. I'm going into separates soon, so the ol' girl will be only doing processing - but I recommend it heavily.

And I didn't read the rest of this thread before posting this. I bet you bought it already. Let me check back.

[got rice]

Originally Posted by DBlackGT

got rice - no problem I was just glad to help. I just didn't want it to come off as me being a fanboy or super biased towards the product, so I wanted to give my reasonings and im glad you really understood what I was trying to point out. I am stoked for you on your purchase however...You will be extremely happy with it and with those Paradigm speakers it should be oh so wonderful.

Cembros - I think the quote goes like this:


hahaha

Much love to our instate rival though for real...at least your not part of the little 10 or 12 and pac (I mean Wack) 10.

What? no you didn't! Nice catch Dblack

Its a bitter sweet rivalry for me... all the trash talk we had to endure while Charlie Ward was under center sucked.

Now its our time to shine..

Cembros you got me on that one. haha