Pioneer Elite SC-Series A/V Receivers

By Nick Mokey
May 15th, 2008

With the dizzying array of inputs, outputs, surround-sound certifications and endless gradations in sound quality available in home A/V receivers, it takes an expert to sort out exactly what you need and don’t need for and given setup. You could, of course, wrestle with every option, price out dozens of different receivers, and compare cost versus quality for every single one, but if your goal is to cover all the bases, future-proof your system, and bring the cops to your house with house-rattling output, sometimes it might make sense to just go all-out.

If you end up taking that path, Pioneer’s new SC-07 and SC-05 receivers, codenamed “Susano” during development, probably belong on the short list of receivers worth investigating. Both bring buckets of options, high-def sound, and next-gen media compatibility to the table, but without prices that rival those on economy cars.

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