What Hi Fi Sound and Vision Tue, 18 Oct 2011, 4:02pm

Pioneer SC-LX85

Tested at £2000
100100
5

Best home cinema amplifier £1500+, Awards 2011. Pioneer’s best is also its best yet: an extraordinary feat, and a true Award-winning all-rounder

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Video scaling 1080p
Multichannel analogue in 8ch
Channels/power(w) 9x140
Tuner Presets 63
Dimensions (hwd, cm) 19x43x44
Phono in 1
THX Yes
Multiroom Zone 3
LW No
Network capable No
Optical digital in 3
Learning remote Yes
MW Yes
HDMI Video out 2
Optical digital out 1
HDMI Audio out 2
HDMI Video in 5
Internet Yes
SW No
HDMI Audio in 5
USB Video 1
Video upconversion Yes
S-Video out No
S-Video in 0
Pro-Logic II Yes
Pro-Logic IIx Yes
Room EQ Yes
Preouts 13
Ethernet audio 1
Component out 1
Composite in 3
Composite out 1
DAB No
Component in 2
Coaxial digital out 0
Analogue audio in 6
Analogue audio out 1
Auto set-up Yes
Coaxial digital in 2
HDMI 1.3a Yes
Dolby Digital EX Yes
Ethernet video 1
FireWire in 0
FM Yes
HD audio via HDMI Yes
Dolby Digital Plus Yes
DTS-ES Yes
Dolby TrueHD Yes
DTS Neo:6 Yes
DTS HD Yes
DTS Master Audio Yes
DTS 96/24 Yes

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