Pioneer Elite SC-61 7.2 Channel Network Ready AV Receiver
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #28569 in Receiver or Amplifier
- Size: 17.13W x 7.28H x 17.36D
- Brand: Pioneer
- Model: SC-61
- Dimensions: 7.28" h x
17.36" w x
17.13" l,
31.75 pounds
Features
- 7.2 Channel Class D3 Amplification provides the highest quality sound reproduction with power to spare.
- AirPlay® and Pandora® Radio.
- Multi- Zone with Zone 2 Subwoofer.
Product Description
SC-61 7.2 Channel Network Ready AV Receiver featuring, class D3 amplification, AirPlay®, Pandora®, iPhone® and ipad® Certified, and Multi-Zone AV
The Elite SC-61 receiver provides a large assortment of connectivity and control options, all designed to give the genuine home theater enthusiast the truest, most realistic fidelity for your home entertainment experience. Designed for those who settle for nothing less than the very best in audio and video, the state-of-the-art performance and specifications of the exceptional SC-61 are the result of uncompromising standards of engineering, manufacturing and testing. Living up to its name, and reputation, the Elite SC-61 simply delivers a home entertainment experience others can't.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
76 of 81 people found the following review helpful.
Pioneer vs Onkyo vs Denon
By Macauley86
In the past year I've owned a Denon 2311CI, an Onkyo TX-NR809 and this Pioneer SC-61. Here are some comparisons.Sound quality1. Pioneer2. Denon3. OnkyoThe SC-61 sounds smooth and non fatiguing. It pairs really well with my Polk LSI system. The Denon sounded smooth as well, while the Onkyo was a little bright.Loudness1. Pioneer2. Onkyo3. DenonThe Pioneer is loud. Even though it has 125 W per channel vs the 135 W of the Onkyo, its class D3 amplification must be way more efficient because this receiver at -15 db sounds as loud as the Onkyo at reference (0 db), and way louder than the Denon.Video quality1. Pioneer and Onkyo3. DenonThey all look good, but the Pioneer and Onkyo look better than the Denon.Remote1. Onkyo2. Denon3. PioneerThe learning Onkyo remote is a pleasure to use with nice, soft buttons and four macro buttons on top. The Denon remote was good too. the Pioneer one stinks: small buttons, no macros, small text. You need to buy a universal remote for this guy. I know I will. Amazon has one for $19 or so with great reviews. URC WR7 Universal Remote Control for up to 7 A/V Components with 4 Favorite Channel ButtonsGUI1. Onkyo2. Pioneer3. DenonThe Onkyo had by far the best GUI. The Denon I had was a 2011 model, not sure if the 2012 Denons have a better GUI. The Pioneer GUI is pretty bad, looks like it was designed by the DOS people. It doesn't even overlay on your screen. And volume levens don't show on the screen OSD, not sure if it's me or just something this receiver can't do.Airplay1. Pioneer2. Denon3 OnkyoThe Onkyo does not offer Airplay. If you have Apple iTunes and the Apple Remote app for iOS devices, you can send your iTunes music to the Pioneer receiver and even control the volume through the remote app or the iTunes volume slider on your computer. Pretty cool. The Onkyo does not have this.If you have a DLNA media server, all receivers will connect to it. You need a PC for this. If you have a Mac, you'll need a program like iSedora ($25 or so). My Onkyo and Pioneer receiver were both able to see my Mac as a DLNA server through iSedora, but neither one has a very usable GUI when accessing DLNA content. Skip. Airplay is 100 times better.Looks1. Pioneer2. Denon3. OnkyoThis is subjective, but I like the Pioneer and Denon looks better than Onkyo. The Pioneer has pretty amber and blue lights too.Unit Display usefulness1. Denon2. Pioneer3. OnkyoThe Denon is great because its display visually shows BOTH input and output formats.Learning how to use the receiver1. Onkyo2. Denon3. PioneerThe Pio is more convoluted. I usually don't need to read manuals to configure receivers. I had to with the Pio.MCACC vs AudisseyI prefer MCACC. Audissey MIGHT be better if you have a subwoofer (MCACC will not touch your sub at all, you need an external tool for that), but, first, I hate subwoofers and don't have one in my setup, second, the Audissey calibration is too flat and boring. MCACC does a much better job, with a more lively sound, and it SHOWS what it does after it's done calibrating your system. You can review the calibration data and see decibel changes to each speaker, charts, and EQ parameters. You don't get that with Audissey.ONLINE PURCHASEPioneer will NOT honor its warranty if you purchase any of its ELITE receivers online. If you do so, make sure you either get a warranty from the seller or from Square Trade.Overall I prefer the Pioneer. I'm willing to live with its idiosyncrasies because I like how it sounds and how loud it goes without distortion. They've managed to make their class D3 amplification very, very musical.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Quality product
By Lambonl
I've previously owned a Pioneer amp and it is still running strong but a move to the USA meant a new amp and I had no hesitation in selecting another Pioneer. Its a sturdy machine, feels and looks solid. The connectivity is brilliant, I've hooked it into my wireless home network (using IOgear GWU627 rather than Pioneer wireless dongle) so I can stream netflix and internet radio stations very easily. Added the Pioneeer app to my ipad and phone to control the volume, select the inputs etc which works really well, means I can keep the amp behind closed doors which keeps the lady of the house happy! I'm driving a 5.1 system in the living room and stero zone 2 in the kitchen, more than enough power on tap to handle that. Sound is crisp and clean, every audio code you can think of. Also easy to set up with the supplied microphone and MDACC.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful.Best Reciever under $1000, but has a big drawback
By Devo Pants
Good:Title says it all. Sounds great, runs cool, even has a great AM/FM tuner ("Who even mentions that?" Yes, it's that good) sooo many awesome features.Bad:Only bad thing is the use of all the inputs. I've been having trouble hooking up more than 1 analog (composite) audio or video source along with my 4 HDMI inputs and 1 optical audio input (TV audio out to receiver).My Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K, I used to have, had no problems with this. It was as easy as hooking everything up and turning on the receiver. I consider myself to be very well versed when it comes to home theater installs, but this is just plain confusing. Even customer support doesn't know how to figure it out. I have an old N64 I want to hook up, as well as a AUX audio in... But nothing seems to let these things work without unplugging my Laserdisc/DVD/CD player and just using that input...Overall: I rarely use those other two A/V sources, especially since I can just use the Apple TV or the awesome built-in AirPlay ("Media Server") feature instead of the AUX in for AirPlay, but it's still enough of a drawback to keep this from a full 5 stars. However, this is still one of the best looking, sounding, viewing A/V receivers I have owned or had the privilege of using.
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