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Written by Michael Lankton
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Monday, 01 October 2007 |
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 Pioneer is releasing a new AV amplifier in Japan this December.
The Pioneer SC-LX90 is an HDMI 1.3a compliant device that eschews the FM/AM tuner section that would classify it as an AV receiver. Details are sparse, but the SC-LX90 will pump 200 watts into 7 channels, and supports 140 watts spread over ten channels. No pricing details are available, and at this time it isn't known what audio codecs the unit will have onboard support for, or what type of room equalization features it will possess.
Hopefully there will be an announcement from Pioneer soon regarding their intentions for a global release. |
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Wednesday, 05 September 2007 |
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 Marantz has two updates to it's line of AV receivers on the way for winter.
Both units will offer a sleek front panel with the majority of controls hidden behind a faceplate door beneath the display. Both the Marantz SR7002 and SR8002 will sport four HDMI 1.3 compliant inputs. Onboard decoding of Dolby Digital+, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD is provided. Both models will upconvert video from component and s-video sources for HDMI output. The amplifier section in both will supply 125 watts over seven channels. Loudspeaker three way switching will allow for biamping the front left and right speakers in 5.1 mode. Audyssey EQ room tuning functionality is included, and an add-on unit will be available for decoding compressed music formats such as mp3, aac and wav.
The Marantz SR8002 has a suggested retail of $2450, and the SR7002 will sell for $1900. |
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Tuesday, 21 August 2007 |
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 Pioneer has shipped two new receivers in their Elite series that feature Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding.
Pioneer's two new recievers, the VSX-92TXH and VSX-94TXH, both sport 1080p24 capable HDMI 1.3a connections, with the VSX-92TXH having three inputs and the VSX-94TXH four. The VSX-92TXH's amp section claims 130 watts per each of it's seven channels, while the more expensive VSX-94TXH pumps out 140 watts. Both use the fourth generation of Pioneer's MCACC room tuning technology, and are THX Select2 certified. Suggested retail is $1300 for the VSX-92TXH and $1600 for the VSX-94TXH.
More specs on the original press release. |
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