Pio Elite AVR features

kevhed72
kevhed72 Posts: 5,083
edited March 2010 in Electronics
I have a Pioneer sc-05 AVR and overall love it. There is one feature I am unsure of though...there is a "phase-control" function. I have read the manual numerous times on this feature, but I am still unsure about it's usefulness. With both 2-channel and HD listening, turning the phase-control ON just gives a different color to the sound, not necessarily "better". Thoughts on the phase control function would be appreciated.....

Secondly, the AVR comes with a DIALOG ON / OFF function for HT. I usually have it ON to make HT dialog more easy to listen to. Last night I turned it OFF for a bit and found watching TV almost annoying due everything coming out of the center channel (CSiA6) was so flat. Thoughts / experiences with this function.....
(maybe my center channel would benefit from a separate AMP!)
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  • superjunior
    superjunior Posts: 1,632
    edited March 2010
    I was wondering the same thing about the phase control function. Hopefully someone can offer some input on this.
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    pioneer elite bdp-05fd
    emotiva xpa-3
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    fronts - rti a9's
    center - csi a6
    surrounds - fxi a6's
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,818
    edited March 2010
    superjunior wrote: »
    I was wondering the same thing about the phase control function. Hopefully someone can offer some input on this.

    Send Mantis a PM. He's the resident expert
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited March 2010
    Never tried either of these but will tonight and chime in sometime.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,229
    edited March 2010
    Ok here's the bottom line in all things Phase.

    Phase control in the Elite receivers think of this like a time alinement tool. It measures all phase of each channel of your speaker system using MCACC.

    You do not use this feature manually , MCACC will do it all for yeah. Run MCACC and Phase will be set automatically.

    Please read the manual fully about MCACC and use their guide lines.
    Dan
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  • superjunior
    superjunior Posts: 1,632
    edited March 2010
    mantis wrote: »
    Ok here's the bottom line in all things Phase.

    Phase control in the Elite receivers think of this like a time alinement tool. It measures all phase of each channel of your speaker system using MCACC.

    You do not use this feature manually , MCACC will do it all for yeah. Run MCACC and Phase will be set automatically.

    Please read the manual fully about MCACC and use their guide lines.

    Thanks again Dan
    panasonic th-50pz85u
    pioneer elite vsx-92txh
    pioneer elite bdp-05fd
    emotiva xpa-3
    monster power hdp 2550
    sa 8300 hd dvr
    sda 2b's
    fronts - rti a9's
    center - csi a6
    surrounds - fxi a6's
    sub - polk dsw pro 600
    harmony one
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