Would you like a brand-new $1K universal player for $150.00 shipped?

Danny Tse
Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
edited October 2010 in The Clubhouse
OK, it won't play Blu-ray....

The Pioneer Elite DV-79AVi formerly had a MSRP of $1,000. Now you can get it for $150.00 shipped, with the coupon code of "AFLPIO25". Don't know when coupon will expire.

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Disclaimer: No affiliation....just letting you guys/gals know of a potential good deal.

Go ahead....stimulate the economy :D
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited October 2010
    Tempting for my father-in-law...
    Jake
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,212
    edited October 2010
    Thanks!!!! I just got one!!!!! $150 shipped, burr brown DAC's, DVD-A, SACD Playback?? No Brainer IMO!!!
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  • ESavinon
    ESavinon Posts: 3,066
    edited October 2010
    It's a very good Sacd/Dvd-A player for $150.
    SRT For Life; SDA Forever!

    The SRT SEISMIC System:
    Four main satellite speakers, six powered subs, two dedicated for LFE channel, two center speakers for over/under screen placement and three Control Centers. Amaze your friends, terrorize your neighbors, seize the audio bragging rights for your state. Go ahead, buy it; you only go around once.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited October 2010
    Interesting review from Stereo Times for those who are looking for SACD playback:

    Certainly no one listening to SACD for the first time with the Pioneer is likely to have a Road to Damascus conversion experience. While SACD did sound better than standard CD in some specific sonic ways, it was, oddly, musically inferior to the Pioneer’s CD performance in terms of rhythm, timing, and musical momentum. This was a baffling experience, but it was repeated for all the dozen or so SACD sample titles I tried.

    A prime example was the Bruno Walter performance of Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, that classic old Columbia recording that has had countless re-issues on both LP and CD. While SACD playback did recreate soundstage and recording venue artifacts better than say, a budget “Odyssey” label LP re-issue, and while the recreation of the timbre of the orchestral instruments was better than CD, it still was not true-to-life or the equal of analogue LP. Much more disconcerting was the failure to portray the musical value of the performance. The Pioneer lost the plot of this lyrically moving and poetic rendition of Beethoven’s symphony. Whether this was due to the transfer, the Pioneer, or the SACD format was impossible to distinguish. I was unable to use the Pioneer’s SACD playback to make a reliable judgment of SACD potential.

    http://www.stereotimes.com/CD011607.shtml
    Jake
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited October 2010
    Does anyone have experience with this player?
    Jake
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited October 2010
    zingo wrote: »
    Does anyone have experience with this player?

    avsforum.com has a 70+ page thread on this player. Some felt that this Pioneer is better than the Oppo BDP-83 in audio performance.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited October 2010
    I'll start there. :D
    Jake
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited October 2010
    zingo wrote: »
    I'll start there. :D

    Don't wait too long if you want one....the online coupon may expire and/or the inventory is gone.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited October 2010
    zingo wrote: »
    Does anyone have experience with this player?

    I used to own one, it a very good SACD player and a good CD player.
    For $150.00 run don't walk:)
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited October 2010
    And I thought the $100.00 (MSRP $799.00) Sherwood Newcastle SD-871 universal player was a good deal ;) ....

    $100.00 Sherwood Newcastle SD-871 universal player

    This Sherwood is rumored to be the template for the Denon 39xx universal player.
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  • coolsax
    coolsax Posts: 1,824
    edited October 2010
    tempting for sure.. if i didn't think the wife woudn't badger me as to why i needed another in her mind "DVD" player I'd think about this... sounds like it might even be better than my yammy s1800
    Main 2ch -
    BlueSound Node->Ethereal optical cable->Peachtree Audio Nova 150->GoldenEar Triton 2+
    TT - Pro-ject Classic SB with Sumiko Bluepoint.

    TV 3.1 system -
    Denon 3500 -> Dynaudio Excite 32/22
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited October 2010
    I had a DV47-AI. It was ok but I didn't care much for it. The DVD oppo at the time blew it away.
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited October 2010
    While SACD did sound better than standard CD in some specific sonic ways, it was, oddly, musically inferior to the Pioneer’s CD performance in terms of rhythm, timing, and musical momentum. This was a baffling experience, but it was repeated for all the dozen or so SACD sample titles I tried.

    Odd and baffling, indeed - at least to me. This seems to speak to the timing of the playback, rather than the quality. Interesting...
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  • BeRad
    BeRad Posts: 736
    edited October 2010
    I'm wondering if this would be a worth-while upgrade from my denon dvd-2200. Any ideas?

    (light DVD use, primarily for a CDP)
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited October 2010
    I wonder if this would be a good sacd and cdp
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,189
    edited October 2010
    I have owned the DV47a , DV59avi and the DV58avi all Killer cd sacd and dvd audio player. This player is exactly the same. They all where worth there retail price.

    150.00 bucks for a player of this level , even if a dvd never enters the tray , this player is worth it's asking price at any level.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,212
    edited October 2010
    Just ordered another one for a buddy of mine.. The check out is slow as hell..
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  • fishbones
    fishbones Posts: 947
    edited October 2010
    I'm wondering how this would compare to my older Pioneer Elite PD65 CDP for CD playback?
    ..... ><////(*>
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,212
    edited October 2010
    I'm wondering how it will compare to my Onkyo DV-SP1000
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited October 2010
    fishbones wrote: »
    I'm wondering how this would compare to my older Pioneer Elite PD65 CDP for CD playback?

    I wonder too....but even a used PD65 goes for twice the $150.00 this uni player is asking for.
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  • mole'
    mole' Posts: 3,160
    edited October 2010
    i dont see the buy it now option anywhere on that page? im blind!!!
    mole'
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,953
    edited October 2010
    I still have my 59 avi and just spin CD's in it. Performs well above it's asking price and SACD as well. Also it's no slouch in video upconversion either for those standard older dvd's. For a hundie,this is a no brainer.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • mole'
    mole' Posts: 3,160
    edited October 2010
    mole' wrote: »
    i dont see the buy it now option anywhere on that page? im blind!!!

    NVM: i see it now
    mole'
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,262
    edited October 2010
    Thanks...ordered mine
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • mole'
    mole' Posts: 3,160
    edited October 2010
    Rick88 wrote: »
    Buying another toy mole'? If you decide to get into SACD/DVD-A, you can use ilink to connect this to your 84TXSi receiver to take advantage of those formats and the PQLS feature (also proper bass management).;)

    i have 2 Pioneer Elite AVRs, so im gonna get 2 of them.

    and Yes thats what i was thinking.

    thanks

    :D
    mole'
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,953
    edited October 2010
    the i-link works great for SACD too.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • mole'
    mole' Posts: 3,160
    edited October 2010
    Rick88 wrote: »
    Yep, and it is the only other option besides multichannel outs for SACD since it doesn't output SACD via HDMI. Though it does output DVD-A via HDMI.

    i dont even own any DVDs anymore. only BD now. and getting this will give me a reason to buy some SACDs

    EDIT:
    well i take that back. on the new combo packs that come with the BD/DVD and digital copy
    mole'
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited October 2010
    Whats the Ilink and how does it work?
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  • mole'
    mole' Posts: 3,160
    edited October 2010
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    Whats the Ilink and how does it work?

    its an pioneer elite thing
    mole'
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited October 2010
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    Whats the Ilink and how does it work?

    Waaaaaaay back....it was the only way to get SACD through a digital output. Of course, you have to have a compatible receiver as well. Nowadays, there're plenty of universal players, both DVD- and Blu-ray-based, that can output SACD's native bitstream through their HDMI outputs.
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