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The SC 35 is massive weighing in at 44 pounds. By far the heaviest AVR I've ever owned. After bi-amping the front speakers, and attaching the backs, and sub, attached my Apple TVII to HDMI 2, Panasonic DMP-BD 85 to BD HDMI (Not Assignable), Squeezebox Touch to the “CD” coax, Sharp Flatscreen to HDMI 1, and finally the Sub line out. I was very excited (giddy to be exact) to hit the power button. MCACC Full Auto was a snap and automatically set the Polk Monitor 60's, 40's, to “Large”. Based on other reviews I've read I switched them all to “Small” and proceeded to switch the input toggle to CD which in my setup is “Squeezebox” then toggled to “Pure Direct”, this turns off MCACC and the signal is unaltered. I needed to run something lossless and I selected some classic “Dire Strait” songs “Sultans of Swing” followed by “Money For Nothing”, “Brothers in Arms” and finally Jimmy Lafave's “Never is a Moment” literally brought tears to my eyes. Lafave's piano is so pure on this top shelf sound quality. Although the monitor 60's struggled with LFE they held there own. As I toggled through the various music listening modes I settled on “Ext Stereo” for the fuller LFE to the Sub. This mode with my speaker setup sounds phenomenal. On a side note – the Squeezebox doesn't interface with the flat screen. Turn the screen and go to MCACC to the “setup” screen allowing a full array of fine tuning to toggle the THX or Sub “Plus” “on” or “off” etc. Fine tuning while you listen. Movie night around here usually entails something my wife and I can share with our 5 year old daughter. So Yogi Bear on DTS-HD Blu-Ray it was. Once again, the SC 35 Pioneer far exceeded my expectations and puts my old Sony to shame. The SC 35 and the Polk monitors all around seem very well suited for home theater. In addition, Yogi Bear is funny – Heyyy Boobooo. Next, alone I watched Blu-Ray version of Pirates of the Caribbean – The Curse of the Black Pearl. Both the Panasonic DMP BD85, and the SC 35, sport quality DAC's and Video processors. It's difficult for me to say which processor's were in use at this point – but I was captivated like I had never seen this movie before. Not a day goes by where I don't learn something else that the SC 35 is capable of. I've run the MCACC Full auto at least 5 times now changing this switch or that – Remarkably, even when it's not setup optimally, the SC 35 performs flawlessly and sound quality is expansive, airy, punchy, and otherwise the best I've ever heard.Read full review
Was looking to upgrade to a HDMI/3D ready home theatre receiver. Did lots of research and decided this unit gave me the best bang for my dollar. I felt the few added features of the SC-37 was not worth the extra 3-400 dollars for me. It was quite easy to set up, especially now with HDMI cables. So I hooked up the speakers attached the HDMI cables to my Plasma TV and Blue Ray DVD player and ran the Pioneer MCACC (accoustic calibration system). After that I was ready to enjoy. Clean smooth sound at all volume levels with lots of power to spare. I am very happy with this purchase.
The best used receiver. sound great set and set up easy.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I purchased this receiver to replace Marantz SR-7002 in my home theater system. The receiver as description by seller. This is very nice receiver with smart software and strong with ICE power technology. The cinema effect is very dynamic and quite good in music stereo performance. I was satisfied with this equipment.
absolutely love this receiver. i have owned some very nice equipment (rotel, parasound) but this is one nice unit. easy to setup. I first bought the vsx-1105 from a major retailer in canada and paid just over $900. hooked it up and watched a movie and fell in love. I decided i wanted to get a higher end elite model so looked around and cheapest here in canada I could find the sc-35 was about $2,000. I got this unit from the states for less than $1100.00 incl. shipping and taxes and duties. there is so much depth to the dialog and the explosions are exactly how they should sound. Highly recommend it.
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