Pioneer Elite SC-25 vs. Marantz SR6004 - Blu-ray Forum

BluElite · 01-02-2010, 07:14 PM

Well, The Elite is more coin but Marantz has a good rep for including flagship features in mid-range AVR's. I'm stuck between these two. Kind of leaning towards the Elite but still not totally sure. Im into HDMI upscaling & crisp sound just as much as any home theatre geek lol. I don't know if it makes a differnece, but I am going to be a Kuro owner and am looking for the nice AVR to accompany it. Would the matching Elite AVR be a better fit? What do you guys think?

ryan4blu · 01-02-2010, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by BluElite

Well, The Elite is more coin but Marantz has a good rep for including flagship features in mid-range AVR's. I'm stuck between these two. Kind of leaning towards the Elite but still not totally sure. Im into HDMI upscaling & crisp sound just as much as any home theatre geek lol. I don't know if it makes a differnece, but I am going to be a Kuro owner and am looking for the nice AVR to accompany it. Would the matching Elite AVR be a better fit? What do you guys think?

Pioneer Elite SC-25 +1

Irrob · 01-03-2010, 12:49 AM

The Elite SC-25 would be my choice here.

BluElite · 01-03-2010, 12:53 AM

Cool cool. I was leaning on the SC-25 myself, glad you guys agree. There's such a minute difference between the SC-25 and the SC-27; almost none at all! I figured id save $400 and just go with the SC-25.

Fors* · 01-03-2010, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by BluElite

Cool cool. I was leaning on the SC-25 myself, glad you guys agree. There's such a minute difference between the SC-25 and the SC-27; almost none at all! I figured id save $400 and just go with the SC-25.

If the price difference is $400, go with the SC-25, as the SC-27 is not worth an extra $400 IMO. But the SC-27 does have its "perks", so don't totally disregard it. You will be very happy with the SC-25, I am sure of it!

BluElite · 01-03-2010, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by forsberg21

If the price difference is $400, go with the SC-25, as the SC-27 is not worth an extra $400 IMO. But the SC-27 does have its "perks", so don't totally disregard it. You will be very happy with the SC-25, I am sure of it!

Cool. Yeah I compared them on Pioneer's site side by side; very subtle differences. definitely not enough to justify an extra $400 for me. I mean I really had to go through each spec to actually find a difference.

01-02-2010, 07:14 PM	#1
BluElite Senior Member Member since:Jan 2010	Pioneer Elite SC-25 vs. Marantz SR6004 Well, The Elite is more coin but Marantz has a good rep for including flagship features in mid-range AVR's. I'm stuck between these two. Kind of leaning towards the Elite but still not totally sure. Im into HDMI upscaling & crisp sound just as much as any home theatre geek lol. I don't know if it makes a differnece, but I am going to be a Kuro owner and am looking for the nice AVR to accompany it. Would the matching Elite AVR be a better fit? What do you guys think?

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01-03-2010, 12:49 AM	#3
Irrob Blu-ray Guru Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:USA Home Theater Gallery:49 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:880 DVD collection:16 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:91	The Elite SC-25 would be my choice here.

01-03-2010, 12:53 AM	#4
BluElite Senior Member Member since:Jan 2010	Cool cool. I was leaning on the SC-25 myself, glad you guys agree. There's such a minute difference between the SC-25 and the SC-27; almost none at all! I figured id save $400 and just go with the SC-25.

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