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Equipment Review

Pioneer Elite

VSX-56TXi

Home Theatre Receiver

J o h n

K o t c h e s

Mid-Priced Receiver With Punch

And Performance

Pioneer Electronics has been a staple of the audio industry for

many years and traces its ancestry back to the late 1930s as

Fukuin Shokai Denki Seisakusho. In this company's long career in

the audio industry, the number of first products to the market is sub-

stantial. Pioneer was the flag bearer for the LaserDisc format, which

had a near 20-year reign as the format of choice for videophiles.

Even in the DVD era of consumer electronics, Pioneer lays claim to

the first Universal Disc player, in their DV-AX10. The DV-AX10 was

the first of many universal players, and several years later a large

number of the universal players on the market are based on

Pioneer's OEM kits.

"This $1,700 product's warm, rich

sonic character does an excellent job in

conveying the message."

Pioneer's Elite Line is their premium lineup of audio/video prod-

ucts. It is in the Elite line that Pioneer's technological advancements

are first brought to the marketplace. Pioneer continues to be a

leader in delivering FireWire

market, and the VSX-56TXi receiver is their fourth receiver equipped

with this interface for transferring digital audio. Another technologi-

cal advancement included in the VSX-56TXi is Pioneer's Multi-

Channel Acoustic Correction Circuit, which is a DSP-based room

calibration and correction tool. Originally introduced in the VSX-

49TX, MCACC

has now trickled down in some form or another into

™

a large portion of Pioneer's product lineup.

Exterior Construction And

Connectivity

The Elite line carries Pioneer's Urishi finish, which is an elegant

gloss black finish on a thick aluminum faceplate. I'm generally a fan

of silver over black on components, but the Urishi is one that could

convince me to change my cosmetic preferences. As our home theatre

™

/i.Link

(IEEE 1394) products to the

Widescreen Review • Issue 97 • June 2005

Inputs: A/V (4 Composite/S-Video/Stereo Audio),

Audio (4 including MM Phono), Component Video

(2 assignable), Eight Channel Analog (1), Digital

Audio (2 Optical, 2 Coaxial all assignable)

Outputs: Speaker Level (Front, Center, Back

Surround/Zone 2, Surrounds), Line Level (Front,

Center, Surround, Back Surround, Multi-room/

Source), Component Video (1), Monitor (1

Composite/S-Video), Monitor 2 (Composite),

Digital Audio (2 Optical), Audio Tape Loops (2

Stereo), Video Tape Loops (2 Composite/

S-Video/Stereo Audio)

Listening Modes: Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital

EX, Dolby Pro-Logic II, DTS, DTS-ES (Discrete

and Matrix), DTS: Neo6, DTS 24/96, PCM (to

24-bit/96 kHz), Numerous DSP Modes

Power Output (Rated): 110watts x7 (8 ohms,

20 Hz-20 kHz < 0.09% THD)

Video Stage (Component): 5-100 MHz (+0, -3 dB)

Dimensions (WHD In Inches): 16 9/16 x 7 7/16 x

18 5/16

Weight (In Pounds): 45

Price: $1,700

Manufactured In Japan For:

Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.

2265 East 220th Street

Long Beach, California 90810

Tel: 800 746-6337

www.pioneerelectronics.com

products become more complex, the number of buttons on the

faceplates seems to be growing exponentially with each year. The

VSX-56TXi has a clean, symmetrical look, with identical-sized large

knobs on either side of the faceplate, along with three buttons

above each knob. The rest of the buttons and front panel inputs are

hidden below the drop-down front panel with the Elite logo on it.

This hides lesser-used controls and the microphone input for

Pioneer's MCACC technology. I will discuss MCACC later in this

review.

I was somewhat surprised by the heft of the VSX-56TXi, which

weighs in at 45 pounds. Unusual in the under $2,000 price point,

the VSX-56TXi has a dual-layer chassis, with an aluminum exterior,

and a copper interior to improve noise shielding and stray EMI from

entering and exiting the receiver. The chassis is deeper than it is

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