Pioneer Elite EX-500

concealer404 · August 2008

Does anyone else on these forums have one of these? I can't seem to find any concrete reviews anywhere, pioneer doesn't even have it listed on their site anywhere, and i've seen at least 3 posts from people on other forums saying that you can never find them, and no one knows about them.

It's a VSX-50 reciever with a DV-50A DVD player.

I don't have the remote or manual, and i'm trying to decide if it's even a good enough unit to bother. Seems to sound pretty decent on my VS-25s, and that's with zero tweaking of anything, because you can't do much without the remote. I would really like to move one of my S8s to the bedroom setup, and i have a feeling i'm going to need the remote to activate the sub output...

Basically.... your thoughts. If anyone has touched them. I'm hoping it doesn't turn out to be like my VS-25s and nobody really know anything about them/have experience with them. I don't know how i end up with this unknown stuff.

nxtrice9 · September 2008

hope this helps.:

VSX-50 Receiver Features :

200 Watts Total (100W x 2 Left/Right Front) Stereo mode
600 Watts Total (100W x 2 Left/Right Front), (100W x 4 Center, Surround Right, Surround Left, Surround Back)
Motorola DSP Engine
Dolby Digital-EX/Pro-Logic II and DTS-ES / NEO:6 Decoders
Standard MCACC with Microphone
Sound Field Control
Super Bass
Midnight Mode
Quiet Mode
Dialogue Enhancement
96kHz / 24- Bit DAC
5 Function A/V Switching
1 Coaxial Digital In
3 Optical Digital In
4 S-Video Inputs / 1 S-Video Output
5.1 Channel Input
Front A/V & Digital Input with Front Panel Door
PureVision® Link
Subwoofer Pre-Amp Output
Balance/Tone Control
30 Preset AM/FM Digital Tuner
Headphone Input
AC Inlet

It has been sometimes sold as a package with this dvd player below:

DV-50A DVD Features:

Multi-channel DVD Audio and SACD Playback
PureCinema 2:3 Progressive Scan
10-bit/54MHz DAC (for Progressive Scan Video Output)
DVD-RW (compatible w/CPRM), DVD-R Capability
MP3 Compatible
JPEG PhotoViewer (FUJICOLOR CD / KODAK CD Compatible)
192kHz/24-bit Audio DAC
Component Video Output (DVD, Video CD)
Virtual Dolby Digital with SRS TruSurround
DTS Digital Output
Dolby Digital Digital Output
Twin Wave Laser Pickup
New Advanced GUI with Set-up Navigator
Zoom Function
Front Panel Cursor Navigation
Slim Design

concealer404 · September 2008

nxtrice9 wrote: »

hope this helps.:

VSX-50 Receiver Features :

200 Watts Total (100W x 2 Left/Right Front) Stereo mode
600 Watts Total (100W x 2 Left/Right Front), (100W x 4 Center, Surround Right, Surround Left, Surround Back)
Motorola DSP Engine
Dolby Digital-EX/Pro-Logic II and DTS-ES / NEO:6 Decoders
Standard MCACC with Microphone
Sound Field Control
Super Bass
Midnight Mode
Quiet Mode
Dialogue Enhancement
96kHz / 24- Bit DAC
5 Function A/V Switching
1 Coaxial Digital In
3 Optical Digital In
4 S-Video Inputs / 1 S-Video Output
5.1 Channel Input
Front A/V & Digital Input with Front Panel Door
PureVision® Link
Subwoofer Pre-Amp Output
Balance/Tone Control
30 Preset AM/FM Digital Tuner
Headphone Input
AC Inlet

It has been sometimes sold as a package with this dvd player below:

DV-50A DVD Features:

Multi-channel DVD Audio and SACD Playback
PureCinema 2:3 Progressive Scan
10-bit/54MHz DAC (for Progressive Scan Video Output)
DVD-RW (compatible w/CPRM), DVD-R Capability
MP3 Compatible
JPEG PhotoViewer (FUJICOLOR CD / KODAK CD Compatible)
192kHz/24-bit Audio DAC
Component Video Output (DVD, Video CD)
Virtual Dolby Digital with SRS TruSurround
DTS Digital Output
Dolby Digital Digital Output
Twin Wave Laser Pickup
New Advanced GUI with Set-up Navigator
Zoom Function
Front Panel Cursor Navigation
Slim Design

Haha, thanks.

I'm actually using this unit in my garage now. I just have to stop getting lazy and get a remote for it so i can access everything. Can't do much with it besides turn it on and mess with volume without the remote. Drives my old Infinitys pretty decently, though.

swegyptian · August 2010

Bump from the dead. Do you still have the receiver part? I am in need of a small unit like this. How do you like yours?

concealer404 · August 2010

swegyptian wrote: »

Bump from the dead. Do you still have the receiver part? I am in need of a small unit like this. How do you like yours?

I actually sold it about 3-4 months ago to Coolsax. I think he bought it for the same reason, that it was small and generated no heat.

I loved it for a simple HT setup. It was plenty powerful, nice and punchy, it did everything i would have expected to. Sounded great if fed digital signal, and decent on analog. I ended up buying both remotes and manuals for the setup, and it really let me see what it was capable of.

If you're just looking for the receiver portion, the model number is VSX-50.

I'd shoot Coolsax a PM, i think he's probably used it more than i ever did.

coolsax · August 2010

Yeah I use it every day in the family room where we watch most of our tv... I really like it for the size b/c the tv stand's shelf is just tiny. I'm actually just using it in two channel atm but that's all I really need in that room anyway.

concealer404 · August 2010

What speakers are you driving with it?

coolsax · August 2010

Pair of jamo c401

Really nice pair of bookshelves

swegyptian · August 2010

Well if you decide to let it go, let me know!

Pioneer Elite EX-500

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