Help me Compare Receivers

[pixelthis]

Everybody on this board has gone receiver crazy (maybe its the income tax returns)
so there is a wealth of info on here.
OUT OF your choices I would go with the Yamaha or the denon.
Pioneer used to make some pretty good stuff, but their new stuff reeks, IMHO

[captjamo]

Everybody on this board has gone receiver crazy (maybe its the income tax returns)
so there is a wealth of info on here.
OUT OF your choices I would go with the Yamaha or the denon.
Pioneer used to make some pretty good stuff, but their new stuff reeks, IMHO

Can't let you get away with that one Pix. I bought my Pioneer Elite VSX-92TXH from a shop that sells Denon, Sony ES, and Yamaha AVreceivers (owned 2 of these and loved them/remote may be the best besides Sony). I was set on the Sony 5300ES for the GUI and a feature called theater sync but it was back ordered and I wanted to act so I bought the 92TXH which was the receiver the sales guy owned and so did many at this shop. They said what they liked about the Pioneers was good warm sound rich in bass and that the auto calibration was near perfect in that you did not even need to tweek the system after running it.
I have to say they were dead on. I change my sub volume from music to movie and thats it.
The Pioneer can be had for 300.00 to 400.00 less than the other receivers as an added bonus.
Last, they are all excellent choices.

[pixelthis]

Can't let you get away with that one Pix. I bought my Pioneer Elite VSX-92TXH from a shop that sells Denon, Sony ES, and Yamaha AVreceivers (owned 2 of these and loved them/remote may be the best besides Sony). I was set on the Sony 5300ES for the GUI and a feature called theater sync but it was back ordered and I wanted to act so I bought the 92TXH which was the receiver the sales guy owned and so did many at this shop. They said what they liked about the Pioneers was good warm sound rich in bass and that the auto calibration was near perfect in that you did not even need to tweek the system after running it.
I have to say they were dead on. I change my sub volume from music to movie and thats it.
The Pioneer can be had for 300.00 to 400.00 less than the other receivers as an added bonus.
Last, they are all excellent choices.

In the mid eighties I bought a pioneer integrated amp, ten watts per channel.

It was one of the last "real" pieces of gear pioneer came out with, it became my backup for receiver failure, had it twenty years, worked till the end.
A FRIEND DUG A SX-90 OUTTA A DUMPSTER sold it to me for ten bucks,
during hard times I used as a main receiver , sounded great.
As did my Pioneer turntable, the last turntablle I walked into a store and purchased,
spent most of the eighties with that one.
You like your elite, fine, but in build q and overall q compared to their older stuff its a piece of doo, pure and simple.
But dont fret, most dont build like they used to

[captjamo]

In the mid eighties I bought a pioneer integrated amp, ten watts per channel.

It was one of the last "real" pieces of gear pioneer came out with, it became my backup for receiver failure, had it twenty years, worked till the end.
A FRIEND DUG A SX-90 OUTTA A DUMPSTER sold it to me for ten bucks,
during hard times I used as a main receiver , sounded great.
As did my Pioneer turntable, the last turntablle I walked into a store and purchased,
spent most of the eighties with that one.
You like your elite, fine, but in build q and overall q compared to their older stuff its a piece of doo, pure and simple.
But dont fret, most dont build like they used to

Can't disagree with you Pix. I had these Pioneer 3-way bookshelf speakers in 78' with these ridiculous 70's cheesy looking plastic grills on them but they were built like a tank and played very good. Drov'em with a Pio integrated amp 50w CH also built like a tank. I bet that amp is in somebody's auto repair shop blasting to this day. Yup.

[GMichael]

Can't disagree with you Pix. I had these Pioneer 3-way bookshelf speakers in 78' with these ridiculous 70's cheesy looking plastic grills on them but they were built like a tank and played very good. Drov'em with a Pio integrated amp 50w CH also built like a tank. I bet that amp is in somebody's auto repair shop blasting to this day. Yup.

I had a pair of Pioneer speakers from this same time frame. Too big to be called bookshelf, but too small to be called towers. There were called Project 100A's. Drove them with a 25 watt Panasonic receiver that had a built in 8-track player/recorder. Sounded amazingly good.

[captjamo]

I had a pair of Pioneer speakers from this same time frame. Too big to be called bookshelf, but too small to be called towers. There were called Project 100A's. Drove them with a 25 watt Panasonic receiver that had a built in 8-track player/recorder. Sounded amazingly good.

That sounds right GM. Poco, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Pablo Cruise, Commodores, and last but definitely not least, the Eagles spinning on the turntable. Yes, those really were the days.

[captjamo]

In the mid eighties I bought a pioneer integrated amp, ten watts per channel.

It was one of the last "real" pieces of gear pioneer came out with, it became my backup for receiver failure, had it twenty years, worked till the end.
A FRIEND DUG A SX-90 OUTTA A DUMPSTER sold it to me for ten bucks,
during hard times I used as a main receiver , sounded great.
As did my Pioneer turntable, the last turntablle I walked into a store and purchased,
spent most of the eighties with that one.
You like your elite, fine, but in build q and overall q compared to their older stuff its a piece of doo, pure and simple.
But dont fret, most dont build like they used to

Can't disagree with you Pix. I had these Pioneer 3-way bookshelf speakers in 78' with these ridiculous 70's cheesy looking plastic grills on them but they were built like a tank and played very good. Drov'em with a Pio integrated amp 50w CH also built like a tank. I bet that amp is in somebody's auto repair shop blasting to this day. Yup.