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Pioneer SC-57
8.7 out of 10

Pioneer SC-57

SC-57 A new flagship. A new class of receiver Introducing the ne Read more

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Online sellers

Paul Beardsley "Paul", Amazon
21 February 2012
  • Summary: This in rebuttal to the 2 star review that said online sales of pioneer equipment has no warranty if he did a little research on the Pioneer site he would have seen the
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pioneer sc 57

Mike, Amazon
3 January 2012
  • Summary: Unbeleivable! The SC 57 is fantastic.Tremendous power, excellent features, simply a joy every time I power it up. Airplay & icontrol app are really cool.
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Beats my old ES Sony

Davetx, Amazon
2 January 2012
  • Summary: This unit is replacing my old Sony STR-DA5300ES which did not have 3D pass-thru. Very inpressive sound and options, bye bye Sony, who no longer sell ES products direct to...
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Great

Hwl, Amazon
25 December 2011
  • Summary: Great equipment. Easy to use. Replaced an older Pioneer Elite receiver in order to take advantage of 3D capability of the SC-57.
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Excellent Receiver.. Upgrade from Denon 3808CI

Stockwell, Amazon
12 December 2011
  • Summary: Hi,, I've been using the Denon 3808CI with 4 x B&W 805i and CDM-C for a few years,, with the upgrade to Pioneer SC-57, the sound quality improved significantly...
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Pioneer SC-57

donwesen, TestFreaks
10 December 2011
  • Excerpt: Purchased this amp to replace one which still worked fine, but was getting increasingly hard to configure new equipment options. Because of the connectivity options setup was and maybe still more to come, the most complicated I have encountered. I went through the AVNavigator program, which was helpful, but not the end all, It did give an option for hdmi for the Sat/Cable box but in the end it came out co-axial, which I had to change to hdmi. I talk about the setup being complicated but if one was to play with the various input options, you can get accustom to them very quickly because they follow in an understandable menu system. The auto sound setup systems are extremely easy to enter, you just plug in the provided mic and you are automatically put into the setup mode. You can pick either basic, expert (which takes a little longer) or the manual mode (which I have not used yet). Using the expert was very easy, it told me my subwoofer volume needed to be turned down, which was the only adjustment I had to make. The results were very good. You do have to be careful where things are positioned in the room and make sure nothing is blocking the sound path from speakers to the mic. Also that items which could absorb sound are not too close the speakers, such as full laundry baskets. The various surround sound options work very well from the limited testing I have tried. Have not setup the multi room option yet. Have used Airplay from our Mac computer and it worked very well.
  • Pros: Flexibility, Power, Self Sound Setup
  • Cons: Complexity of directions
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Pioneer SC57 the good, the bad and the ugly

Jerry Fagin, Amazon
27 October 2011
  • Summary: The good: This is the best sounding receiver I have ever owned or experienced. It is a technological powerhouse with every known bell and whistle and then some.
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Great sound at a great price

Busy Executive, Amazon
7 October 2011
  • Summary: Okay, I admit it - I'm a recovering audioholic...my primary system has tens of thousands of dollars worth of the best components money can buy, and I get tons of...
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Who cares about features on PAPER - This is a performance powerhouse!

Wheezy, Amazon
30 September 2011
  • Summary: There are a few people that are skeptical about the new SC-55/SC-57 because they are no longer using the B&O ICE amp. Well, I can tell you, that's a GOOD THING.
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