Pioneer SC-63

LeftCoast
LeftCoast Posts: 406
edited November 2013 in Electronics
Hey, folks. I plan on turning a bonus room into a home theater room with some nicer, higher end equipment.

Downstairs in the living room, I was planning to do something more modest...not a full on rig. A 50" LG Plasma TV, and a spare Polk Cs400 center. I'd just have to look for a couple of speakers and probably keep it at 3.1 setup.

So today, I saw an open box Pioneer Elite SC-63. Missing power cord and remote. Price - A good bit under $500.

A price point to consider, or is this overkill, and I should find something less expensive?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,567
    edited November 2013
    Without the remote it's basically a boat anchor.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • LeftCoast
    LeftCoast Posts: 406
    edited November 2013
    Just looked it up...$56.75 for a remote....Puts the total cost of it in the low $500's.
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,262
    edited November 2013
    $35.66

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Remote-Control-Fr-Pioneer-VSX-1211-K-VSX-820-K-VSX-520-S-SC-63-SC-1222-K-/251355290795?pt=US_Remote_Controls&hash=item3a85f15cab

    Might want to double check to make sure this is indeed the proper remote.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,567
    edited November 2013
    LeftCoast wrote: »
    Just looked it up...$56.75 for a remote....Puts the total cost of it in the low $500's.

    That's cheap enough. What about the mic?
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • LeftCoast
    LeftCoast Posts: 406
    edited November 2013
    Right...didn't ask.

    Maybe I could talk them down some more on the price :)
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  • LeftCoast
    LeftCoast Posts: 406
    edited November 2013
    Hermitism wrote: »
    $35.66

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Remote-Control-Fr-Pioneer-VSX-1211-K-VSX-820-K-VSX-520-S-SC-63-SC-1222-K-/251355290795?pt=US_Remote_Controls&hash=item3a85f15cab

    Might want to double check to make sure this is indeed the proper remote.

    Nice! Thanks, Hermitism.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    edited November 2013
    Do the mics do anything someone can't do manually with an SPL meter?
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited November 2013
    It's not the mic itself, it's the auto calibration that needs the mic. Yes, you could do it yourself and usually you'd have to tweek the settings anyway after the auto calibration. In the end, you use settings that sound good to your ear anyway.
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  • badchad
    badchad Posts: 348
    edited November 2013
    Can you use different mics for calibrating different receivers? If so, you might be able to wait until you set up the bonus room, and use a the mic from that receiver. Personally, with 3.1 I'd settle for doing it by ear, as that's how it'll end up anyway.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited November 2013
    badchad wrote: »
    Can you use different mics for calibrating different receivers?

    Good question, I'm not 100% on it, but I would think the software for the auto calibration in a receiver is also calibrated to be used with a certain mic. Using a different one may....or may not throw it off some.
    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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  • WLDock
    WLDock Posts: 3,073
    edited November 2013
    For the SC-63 unit:

    Mic - AMP7010 - $27.36
    Remote - AXD7666 - $40.13

    http://parts.pioneerelectronics.com/model.asp?modelNum=SC-63
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  • LeftCoast
    LeftCoast Posts: 406
    edited November 2013
    WLDock wrote: »
    For the SC-63 unit:

    Mic - AMP7010 - $27.36
    Remote - AXD7666 - $40.13

    http://parts.pioneerelectronics.com/model.asp?modelNum=SC-63

    Thanks, WLDock

    So what do you think, guys? Would this be a good pick up?
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited November 2013
    If that comes with a full warranty I'd say go for it!

    cnh
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  • LeftCoast
    LeftCoast Posts: 406
    edited November 2013
    Thanks!

    I will ask about the mic, though, and try to talk them down some more...Maybe ask that tax be included or something :)
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,420
    edited November 2013
    Are you getting this from Paul's


    I Got my SC65 from them at a stupid price as well. Looking to grab an Elite N30 network audio streamer as well for 150 bucks!
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  • LeftCoast
    LeftCoast Posts: 406
    edited November 2013
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Are you getting this from Paul's


    I Got my SC65 from them at a stupid price as well. Looking to grab an Elite N30 network audio streamer as well for 150 bucks!

    John

    Open box and BB. So full warranty.
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited November 2013
    Go get it before it's gone.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,450
    edited November 2013
    tonyb wrote: »
    Good question, I'm not 100% on it, but I would think the software for the auto calibration in a receiver is also calibrated to be used with a certain mic. Using a different one may....or may not throw it off some.

    usually not unless you calibrate to the unit...My 3805 did have instructions that you would use to calibrate A non Denon mic.
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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,830
    edited November 2013
    LeftCoast wrote: »
    Thanks!

    I will ask about the mic, though, and try to talk them down some more...Maybe ask that tax be included or something :)

    Don't wait too long, this seems to be a no-brainer.

    And definitely try to talk them down some more. I got $30 off a Denon 3312ci already marked at $479, no manual or power cord either (big deal, the stock PC gets rubber-banded and thrown in my junk drawer anyway...). The fact that the remote was missing also gave some leverage, but the kid in the Magnolia room found a Denon remote for me to try, so I took it home; would up with a remote for a 43xx series that does even more than the OEM one did.
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


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  • Dabutcher
    Dabutcher Posts: 2,596
    edited November 2013
    bought my SC 63 a month ago from Newegg brand new $599.99. aditional two year warranty for 29.99. love it!
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  • Zoomzilla
    Zoomzilla Posts: 76
    edited November 2013
    Jump on it. I have never used the remote for my 63 I bought recently. I love this thing!
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