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Pioneer SC-LX56 Amplifier..... WOW!!!!!!

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Purchased this bad boy a few days ago and all I can say is AMAZING!!!

 

It's without a doubt the best Amp I've ever heard and owned, powerful, detailed, open and wonderful stirring of surround sound , with power to die for.

It's totally transformed my whole system  party time!

My mouth is agape with the sound of movies especially on bluray from this amp as I'm hearing sounds I've never heard before

So anyboby on the market looking for a new amp then give this a demo at your peril  shame on you

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RE: Pioneer SC-LX56 Amplifier..... WOW!!!!!!

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How's your new blu ray player?

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RE: Pioneer SC-LX56 Amplifier..... WOW!!!!!!

jase fox wrote:

Purchased this bad boy a few days ago and all I can say is AMAZING!!!

 

It's without a doubt the best Amp I've ever heard and owned, powerful, detailed, open and wonderful stirring of surround sound , with power to die for.

It's totally transformed my whole system  party time!

My mouth is agape with the sound of movies especially on bluray from this amp as I'm hearing sounds I've never heard before

So anyboby on the market looking for a new amp then give this a demo at your peril  shame on you

Hi again Jase,

How did you get on with the MCACC, it takes a bit of tweaking and knowledge to get the best out of it.

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RE: Pioneer SC-LX56 Amplifier..... WOW!!!!!!

Hi Michael,

 

I got on with it Ok, it set everything up on the first go and everything seems accurate enough.

The only thing I find is that the MCACC seems to always set the channel levels way to low (like it did on my other pioneer amp) so I do them manually, other than that It's all good  excellent!

I just can't get over how great it is as the sound is incredible!!! Totally transformed my setup, even the other half can tell the difference and that's saying something ha

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RE: Pioneer SC-LX56 Amplifier..... WOW!!!!!!

Which receiver did it replace?

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RE: Pioneer SC-LX56 Amplifier..... WOW!!!!!!

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Which receiver did it replace?

The VSX-LX70

I had it for around 4.5 years, a great amp but the LX-56 blows it out of the water the difference is night and day!!

I think your rewarded highly if you dont upgrade "every" year to the latest models.

 

All good things..............  good job

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