PIONEER SC-05: 2 channel savior

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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2009
    retro152 wrote: »
    Been locked up with this bad boy all weekend. Wife's been working double shift's at our local hospital, kid's have been in and out, life is good. Picture me, unshaven, pizza box's, beer can's, everywhere, volume cranked. LOL, just kidding. But seriously, if your in the market for a new receiver, please consider this unit, IT'S FRIGGIN AWESOME!!!!!!!!!


    Pat.

    That sounds like me for the first week after I got my Monitor 7A's...lol...I actually fell asleep on the couch a couple nights while listening to music. I was in such a state of audio nirvana that I couldn't even stop to go to sleep...lol

    Unfortunately that state of nirvana was temporary...I'm still happy with them, but looking forward to the next upgrade(external amplification) very much.

    Good to hear you're happy with your purchase though Pat.:D I've been wanting to check out one of those Pio's for a while now...I've heard nothing but praise for them.
    The nirvana inducer-
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    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
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    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • bigred7078
    bigred7078 Posts: 477
    edited February 2009
    Terra S wrote: »
    And when that happens, do you think you're going to sell the Pioneer then? I read about the Emotiva pre/pro that's dues out. One thing about this is you can really take this to a whole new level but it starts to get very expensive. I'm just a waitress at a club right now. But I might have to start making some extra cash on the side with some of my customers if I keep wanting to upgrade. :rolleyes:



    Yes, makes perfect sense. I haven't even got a receiver yet and I'm thinking about "stepping up my game? I need to stay within my budget cause this stuff can quickly get out of hand and before you know it you're in debt up to your... well, you know. :eek:

    I did ask about other speakers in that thread. Any thoughts on the PSB Image 6T's or the RT800i speakers? Would they justify the Marantz?

    Ya know, I think I know just enough bout this stuff to be dangerous. ;)


    unfortunately i have not heard either of those speakers to really comment lol. I guess i just meant if your looking at inexpensive speakers dont get a high priced receiver (unless you really want the features). The biggest difference in sound will come from the speakers themselves, everything else is just fine tuning that experience :)

    What speakers did your ex have? Did you like them? And are you looking to equal or exceed their quality?

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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2009
    So what else are you running with the SC-05? Source? Speakers?
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    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
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  • Retro152
    Retro152 Posts: 985
    edited February 2009
    bigred7078 wrote: »
    unfortunately i have not heard either of those speakers to really comment lol. I guess i just meant if your looking at inexpensive speakers dont get a high priced receiver (unless you really want the features). The biggest difference in sound will come from the speakers themselves, everything else is just fine tuning that experience :)

    What speakers did your ex have? Did you like them? And are you looking to equal or exceed their quality?

    P.S.- thread jack!!! :D

    Dont mind the thread jack, will alway's put a lady ahead of me!:) It's the gentleman thing to do!:D
    Receiver: Pioneer Elite SC-05
    Amp: Emotiva Xpa-3
    Front L/R: POLK Rti-a9s':D
    Center:POLK Csi-a6
    Rear surround's:POLK Rti-a1s'
    Sub: Klipsch Synergy sub-12
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    PS3
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  • bigred7078
    bigred7078 Posts: 477
    edited February 2009
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    So what else are you running with the SC-05? Source? Speakers?

    Pats gear is in his sig. ;)
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  • Terra S
    Terra S Posts: 74
    edited February 2009
    bigred7078 wrote: »
    What speakers did your ex have? Did you like them? And are you looking to equal or exceed their quality?

    I'm not real sure what the model numbers were but I think I remember them having a little "Infinity" badge on them. They sounded nice.
    bigred7078 wrote: »
    P.S.- thread jack!!! :D

    Sorry, OP. I know this is your thread and I'm off topic. My bad. Of course it wouldn't be the first time this bad girl jacked some poor unsuspecting guy. :p
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  • Retro152
    Retro152 Posts: 985
    edited February 2009
    Terra S wrote: »
    I'm not real sure what the model numbers were but I think I remember them having a little "Infinity" badge on them. They sounded nice.



    Sorry, OP. I know this is your thread and I'm off topic. My bad. Of course it wouldn't be the first time this bad girl jacked some poor unsuspecting guy. :p

    No problem! carry on!:)
    Receiver: Pioneer Elite SC-05
    Amp: Emotiva Xpa-3
    Front L/R: POLK Rti-a9s':D
    Center:POLK Csi-a6
    Rear surround's:POLK Rti-a1s'
    Sub: Klipsch Synergy sub-12
    Sony Kdl-46w4100 46" LCD
    PS3
    Audioquest type 4 wiring.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited February 2009
    retro152 wrote: »
    Whoa!! Just picked this baby up at BB three days ago. The answer to my 2 channel quest! Had been running the Yamaha 663, but just wasnt happy how it processed 2 channel listening, loved it for HT. Got a great deal i thought at BB, retailing at $1699, i was able to haggle the price down to $1400, including a 4 year warranty. Pretty happy with that. But with all the audio options this thing offer's, i have never been more pleased for 2 channel, also hooked up to the Xpa-3, THIS THING ROCK'S.:D Still trying to fine tune, any "make sure's" i should do? I know i have the manual, the volume of info is quite frankly, "overwhelming". Appreciate any insider info from forum members on audio/video features. Thanks in advance.



    Pat.


    Does that Pioneer have the ICEPower Hybrid amp in it. Because those amps, developed first by another high end audio maker have supposedly solved most of the problems that have plagued Class D amps for quite some time. And they've been getting some rave reviews. If I'm not mistaken, the newest Rotels also have these amps? I had a 3rd generation Panasonic Class D at one point and as long as you didn't try to Max it out--at mid-levels it could hold its own with amps 3-4 times its price.

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2009
    bigred7078 wrote: »
    Pats gear is in his sig. ;)

    Hm...I see that now.

    It's weird...sometimes people sigs don't show up in all of their posts. Only some of them...not sure why that is. I checked his sig before I posted that, and there wasn't anything in it. Now there is...but only in some of them...weird.
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • bigred7078
    bigred7078 Posts: 477
    edited February 2009
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    Hm...I see that now.

    It's weird...sometimes people sigs don't show up in all of their posts. Only some of them...not sure why that is. I checked his sig before I posted that, and there wasn't anything in it. Now there is...but only in some of them...weird.

    yeah i noticed that lately too...strange
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  • bigred7078
    bigred7078 Posts: 477
    edited February 2009
    cnh wrote: »
    Does that Pioneer have the ICEPower Hybrid amp in it. Because those amps, developed first by another high end audio maker have supposedly solved most of the problems that have plagued Class D amps for quite some time. And they've been getting some rave reviews. If I'm not mistaken, the newest Rotels also have these amps? I had a 3rd generation Panasonic Class D at one point and as long as you didn't try to Max it out--at mid-levels it could hold its own with amps 3-4 times its price.

    cnh
    The SC-05/07/09's all have class D ICE amps. Which are good compared to the average internal amps of many receivers, although the 05/07 fail miserably while trying to power 4ohm speakers.

    But i really really really think your statement that they will hold their own with amps 3-4 times as much is way to broad.
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  • bigred7078
    bigred7078 Posts: 477
    edited February 2009
    Terra S wrote: »
    I'm not real sure what the model numbers were but I think I remember them having a little "Infinity" badge on them. They sounded nice.



    Sorry, OP. I know this is your thread and I'm off topic. My bad. Of course it wouldn't be the first time this bad girl jacked some poor unsuspecting guy. :p

    Got ya. Well whats your budget?


    and you makes lots of sexual jokes haha....NICE, you fit right in:D
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  • Terra S
    Terra S Posts: 74
    edited February 2009
    Well, I'm thinking bout all this and ya know, I don't have a Blu-ray player, I don't have speakers, and so I'm not sure as to how to proceed. Should I get speakers first? OK to buy used speakers? How do I know if I'm getting a good deal? No way for me to test this stuff since I don't have any components to hook them up to.

    Like OP said, guys have preconceived notions. I show up to some dudes CL ad and he's gona be like "c'mon in baby." How do I know this? because I've already answered a few CL ads when I was looking for speakers over the weekend.

    Not sure where I should go from here. Maybe I should just go up to wally world and buy what ever HTIB is on sale. This is hard. I want nice but unlike you guys, I don't have balls. Which means I know I'm not going to be taken seriously with this venture and so maybe I should just use my TV w/out a nice receiver and SS speakers. Or maybe I should hook up with some guy and let him tell me what to do.... :eek:

    LOL, the hell with all that! :D Damn it!
    bigred7078 wrote: »
    Got ya. Well whats your budget?

    Speakers: my budget is $500 and used is fine. (any guys want to accompany me on CL treks I'll make it worth your while! ;)
    Receiver: my budget is $500 and leaning towards going over that by $100 to get the Marantz 5003.
    bigred7078 wrote: »
    and you makes lots of sexual jokes haha....NICE, you fit right in:D

    Thanks for making me feel like I fit in bigred. and OP, I just jacked you again... LOL, feel good? :p
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2009
    Stay away from a HTIB setup...you won't be anywhere near as happy with it as you would be going with separates.

    If you have a 500 dollar budget for speakers, you should be able to setup something pretty nice.

    Are you going for a 5.1 setup? Floor standing speakers or bookshelves? Do you want a subwoofer too?


    I'll accompany you on one of those CL treks if need be.;)...lol


    edit-If you wanted to go the bookshelf route...this would be a nice sounding system to fit your budget.

    A pair of Polk Audio Monitor 40's for the front channels. 200 dollars.

    A pair of Polk Monitor 30's for the surround channels. 90-100 dollars.

    A Polk CS2 Center channel. 150 dollars.

    A Polk PSW303 Subwoofer. 180 dollars.

    That comes out to a little over 600...which is a little bit over your budget, but that's a nice entry level system that you'd probably be very happy with.
    The nirvana inducer-
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    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
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    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • Terra S
    Terra S Posts: 74
    edited February 2009
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    Are you going for a 5.1 setup? Floor standing speakers or bookshelves? Do you want a subwoofer too?

    5.1 is fine for now. Wait, I can use bookshelf speakers for this? I have a pair of those. kinda big bookshelf speakers though. I kinda like the looks of those slim tall floor standing speakers.
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    I'll accompany you on one of those CL treks if need be.;)...lol

    For real? I want a guy who really knows his stuff though. So I'd have to audition you first. You know, check out your subwoofer, see how much bottom end you have. And of course I'd want to measure how much power your amp puts out... :)
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2009
    Terra S wrote: »
    5.1 is fine for now. Wait, I can use bookshelf speakers for this? I have a pair of those. kinda big bookshelf speakers though. I kinda like the looks of those slim tall floor standing speakers.

    Yep...bookshelf speakers will work fine. I just edited my last post with a few recommendations on some. Floorstanding speakers can get a little bit more expensive than the bookshelf route, but I'm sure we could find some floorstanders that would fit the budget as well. The Monitor 50's are nice floor standing speakers, and only cost around 250 dollars or so.


    For real? I want a guy who really knows his stuff though. So I'd have to audition you first. You know, check out your subwoofer, see how much bottom end you have. And of course I'd want to measure how much power your amp puts out... :)

    Well...I'm in Dixon,IL...which is roughly 400 or so miles from Detroit...if you wanted to make the drive though, I can assure you my amp puts out enough power to satisfy.;)
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    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • bigred7078
    bigred7078 Posts: 477
    edited February 2009
    lol oh goodness
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  • Terra S
    Terra S Posts: 74
    edited February 2009
    Thanks Curt, very helpful. Good to know too that your amp pumps out the the needed watts to drive me, I mean my, tweeters. Ya know, 400 miles aint that far. But where would i stay once I got there?
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2009
    Terra S wrote: »
    Thanks Curt, very helpful. Good to know too that your amp pumps out the the needed watts to drive me, I mean my, tweeters. Ya know, 400 miles aint that far. But where would i stay once I got there?

    I'm sure we could manage to figure something out.;)

    So what kind of music are you into? Depending on the answer...I think this could be love...lol
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    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • Terra S
    Terra S Posts: 74
    edited February 2009
    I'm a country girl but I like all types of music (except rap). I absolutely love Trace Adkins and I'm also a big Kid Rock fan.

    How old are you Curt? Ya got me thinking bout that big amp baby. LOL, hey OP, you still with us? :D
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2009
    Terra S wrote: »
    I'm a country girl but I like all types of music (except rap). I absolutely love Trace Adkins and I'm also a big Kid Rock fan.

    How old are you Curt? Ya got me thinking bout that big amp baby. LOL, hey OP, you still with us? :D

    lmao...I'm 22. Good answer on the music selections though.(no rap) 99% of the rap out there annoys the hell out of me. No offense to anyone who likes rap though of course.
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    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
    edited February 2009
    bigred7078 wrote: »
    The SC-05/07/09's all have class D ICE amps. Which are good compared to the average internal amps of many receivers, although the 05/07 fail miserably while trying to power 4ohm speakers.

    Did you happen to get that quote from Audioholics?:rolleyes:

    Really, do you have one of these? Take those AH reviews with a grain of salt, they are so damn biased it's not even funny. Take real owner reviews for example, check out the owners thread at AVS.
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  • Terra S
    Terra S Posts: 74
    edited February 2009
    Well some of Kid Rocks songs have some rap but I still think he rocks. By the way, I'm 20. Good to know you're old enough to buy. Liquors quickr baby.

    Hey, I noticed by my name it say "Polkie" and buy yours it says "Polkhead." Um... how do I attain Polk HEAD status? LOL.
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  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
    edited February 2009
    You have to post useful information.;)
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  • Terra S
    Terra S Posts: 74
    edited February 2009
    MikeC78 wrote: »
    You have to post useful information.;)

    Ah, my bad. Sorry you guys, it's late and Ive had a few drinks and just having fun. I'm new so please don't ban me. :rolleyes:
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2009
    Terra S wrote: »
    Well some of Kid Rocks songs have some rap but I still think he rocks. By the way, I'm 20. Good to know you're old enough to buy. Liquors quickr baby.

    Hey, I noticed by my name it say "Polkie" and buy yours it says "Polkhead." Um... how do I attain Polk HEAD status? LOL.

    Yeah...I like Kid Rock. I don't listen to him a whole lot...but he has some really good songs. They do have some rap elements in them, but it's not really in a bad way. I really like that newer song of his, "All Summer Long" that's set to the music from Sweet Home Alabama...it's just a great "feel good" kinda song, which seems to be kinda rare anymore.

    So I guess I'm buying the booze then huh?:p Works for me...;)

    You'll obtain Polkhead status after reaching 1000 posts. I believe you'll move up to a Polkster at 250...and I think it also changes at 500. I forget to what though.
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited February 2009
    Terra S wrote: »
    ... Too bad we can't post a pic of ourselves or something. I don't think you'd have any trouble telling me from the boys then. :)

    You can-So...Post a pic. ;)
    Terra S wrote: »
    ...Of course it wouldn't be the first time this bad girl jacked some poor unsuspecting guy. :p
    :eek::eek:
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  • Terra S
    Terra S Posts: 74
    edited February 2009
    mmadden28 wrote: »
    You can-So...Post a pic. ;)

    Hows that? I don't see a link to do so.
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    So I guess I'm buying the booze then huh?:p Works for me...;)

    Works for me too baby. I'm a Bud light and tequila drinker.
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    You'll obtain Polkhead status after reaching 1000 posts. I believe you'll move up to a Polkster at 250...and I think it also changes at 500. I forget to what though.

    Wow, 1000 posts to obtain Head status? Any way I can get that title perhaps a little quicker? ;)

    You guys are making my night... lol
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited February 2009
    Terra S wrote: »
    Hows that? I don't see a link to do so.
    ...

    When you reply, in editing mode, at the bottom under Additional Options, click Manage Attachments. Should be self explanatory from there. You can also paste (IMG) code from Photobucket, etc., right in the editing window.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2009
    Terra S wrote: »
    Hows that? I don't see a link to do so.

    You don't wanna do that...you can just send it to me in a PM.;)...lol


    Works for me too baby. I'm a Bud light and tequila drinker.

    Bud light and tequila works for me. I'll have it ready to go when ya get here.


    Wow, 1000 posts to obtain Head status? Any way I can get that title perhaps a little quicker? ;)

    You guys are making my night... lol

    You're making the night a bit more interesting than the average night on Club Polk...so you've made my night as well.;)

    But no...only way to get Polkhead status is by sticking around for awhile...or maybe sleeping with the mods or something...lmao
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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