Pio elite sc25 phono section??? Opinions needed

EDUBAG

Just like the title says, how good is the sound of the sc25? Trying to see if it sounds better than the one in my rotel rc990bx.

Thank you

Joe08867

Get a separate phono stage and be even happier than either of those.

Like the Thorens MM-005 or step up to a tube one like the Bellari VP130.

Either will put a built in phono stage to shame.

EDUBAG

bump for more opinions. thank you joe for your input i would like to get more thought since i am trying to compare the two mentioned above.

Joe08867

Here is another opinion from outside the forum. Just an excerpt.

From Sound Advice Blog:
This is just a sampling… you really need to go to Pioneer’s website to see how amazing this thing is. It even has a phono input for you fellow vinyl lovers out there! You would probably be best served with an external phono preamp like a Parasound zPhono but this is certainly better than no input at all.

Whole article: http://www.soundadviceblog.com/reviews/pioneer-elite-sc-25-av-receiver-product-of-the-day-8-2010/

The problem with current receivers and phono inputs is they don't put the R&D into them anymore. Vinyl is still considered a dinosaur in most peoples eyes. I am just giving you a better option if Vinyl is important to you.

EDUBAG

Joe08867 wrote: »

Here is another opinion from outside the forum. Just an excerpt.

From Sound Advice Blog:
This is just a sampling… you really need to go to Pioneer’s website to see how amazing this thing is. It even has a phono input for you fellow vinyl lovers out there! You would probably be best served with an external phono preamp like a Parasound zPhono but this is certainly better than no input at all.

Whole article: http://www.soundadviceblog.com/reviews/pioneer-elite-sc-25-av-receiver-product-of-the-day-8-2010/

The problem with current receivers and phono inputs is they don't put the R&D into them anymore. Vinyl is still considered a dinosaur in most peoples eyes. I am just giving you a better option if Vinyl is important to you.

thank you joe,

like i said i appreciate it, i know that the phono section in today's receivers are not up to par, but i was under the impression that the phono section on my rotel preamp (rc990bx) is a very decent phono section, some people say that the phono section is worth what i paid for the whole thing (325), so i was just wondering how much money i would have to spend to hear a difference.

by the way my tt is a pioneer pl100 with shure m97xe cartridge, so nothing out of this world but so far it does the job.

regadrs,

eduardo