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I am selling my parasound gear (psp 1500, hca 1206) and downsizing a bit. I have pretty much decided on a Pioneer Elite receiver model tsx 47 or tsx 49. The only real differences I can see in the specs for the units are:
Burr Brown chip on the 49 for 192khz all channels vs no burr brown on the 47
All channel 96/24 conversion on the 49...only the F/C/R speakers on the 47....
Dual shark 32 bit floating point vs single shark.....(WTF is this?)49 can be upgraded to accept digital dvd audio signal from pioneer elite dvd audio player. Not sure if this is a proprietary thing and only works with pioneer elite dvd player, or not.
Anyway, I am not sure these features are worth an additional 600 bucks. Can anybody out there familiar with these products help me out?
Also, anybody that can advise on the two channel sound quality is appreciated. I already bought and sold a Denon AVR 3801 and put the Parasound stuff back into service once because the Denon sounded simply horrible on stereo material. It did not matter if I used the Denon as a preamp with the Parasound amp or as a standalone receiver; two channel sounded bright and not very nice.
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I am a fan of Pioneer Elite gear, but I recommend you try the receiver in-home before you commit if you're used to separates. Overall, I find the Elite receivers to be a bit warm sounding, with limited dynamic punch, smooth highs, and only mediocre soundstaging. Imaging is fairly good for an A/V receiver. Stereo performance is OK, among the best I've heard from an A/V receiver, but it may dissappoint if you're used to Parasound gear. Bass, in particular, can be muddy and ill-defined in comparison to separates. The feature set of these receivers is fantastic, as is ergonomics and flexibility. Once set up (a painless procedure), the Elites are very easy to use, IMO.The amp section in both the 47 and 49 are identical. The remote on the 49 is a touch-pad type vs. the 47's more conventional learning/preprogrammed remote.
The 49 offers the option of bass management (in digital domain) for the 5.1 channel inputs. The 47 omits this feature. The 49 will do video format conversion, I think the 47 will not. I may be wrong on this last one, but I think the 49 will upconvert stereo digital sources.
If you add the cost of boxes to add these features (Outlaw's ICBM, a video format converter and a touch-pad remote), you're right there in the $600 range.
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