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    Pioneer Elite Makes Massive Statement with New Flagship Receiver, VSX-LX805

    @Todd Anderson Hi Todd. Just curious, but do you happen to know if Pioneer is moving away from the distinction between the two tiers of Elite receivers they have previously gone to market with - the flagship "SC" series and the lower tier and lower cost "VSX" series? If the VSX-LX805 will go...
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    CEDIA 2018: Pioneer Introduces Its ELITE UDP-LX500 4K UHD Universal Disc Player

    It's a cryin' shame, but I wouldn't bet against you either.
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    Pioneer SC-LX904 AVR Delayed Audio Start over HDMI? It makes me twitchy!

    Thanks so much for the response, Todd! I confirmed I have the latest firmware on the two Pioneer Blu Ray players I'm experiencing different results with (the BDP-85FD and the older BDP-23FD), as well as the latest firmware on the 904. The mystifying thing is why the 904 begins decoding the...
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    For Sale - Pioneer Elite VSX-29 Receiver in near mint condition

    This AVR is definitely "vintage" at this point, but still a great machine for older analog and early digital sources. I kept it for many years in order to still be able to decode Dolby Digital audio soundtracks on my old laserdiscs because it has an RF-AC3 demodulator built-in. In order...
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    Onkyo, Pioneer Elite, and Integra Deep Dive: A Fresh Look at the Brands’ Latest AV Receivers

    If anyone from Pioneer might be listening in, just want to put a plug in for some feature requests on future Elite AVRs: Class D with Dirac Restore an indicator for PQLS On. Doesn't have to be a blue LED light like on the older SC-27 for example, although that was very cool. A small indicator...
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    Pioneer SC-LX904 AVR Delayed Audio Start over HDMI? It makes me twitchy!

    I've been going a bit batty trying to troubleshoot an issue with this receiver exhibiting an annoying delay of a few seconds in locking and promptly starting Dolby Digital or DTS audio bitstreams over HDMI. Admittedly, this is a minor issue. But on a beautiful $3K flagship AVR, I find that...
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    CEDIA 2018: Pioneer Introduces Its ELITE UDP-LX500 4K UHD Universal Disc Player

    Any chance we will ever see this player re-surface on the market (or a successor)? Or has Pioneer left the Blu Ray player market for good?
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