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1. EQUIPMENT FE eEwiGCry Pioneer Elite VSX 56T Xi Home Theatre Receiver 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 i l he audio industry the number of first products to the market is sub Source Component Video 1 Monitor 1 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 S Video Stereo Audio he first Universal Disc player in their DV AX10 The DV AX10 was he 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 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 Composite S Video Monitor 2 Composite Digital Audio 2 Optical Audio Tape Loops 2 Stereo Video Tape Loops 2 Composite Listening Modes Dolby Digital Dolby Digital EX Dolby Pro Logic Il DTS DTS ES Discrete and Matrix D
2. ble HDTV at 1080i also passed successful ly via the component input on the VSX 56TXi although didn t get a chance to check the HD NET test patterns for band width sharpness accuracy etc One negative to be reported is that expected that the On Screen Display output for system configuration which is nearly mandatory would be passed through the transcoding circuitry so that it can be dis played via the single display connection couldn t get the OSD to synch via compo nent video at 480i so still needed two cables connected one component and one composite or S video for configuration Power To The People And The Loudspeakers The power amplifier stage on the VSX 56TXi is rated at 110 watts per channel across the seven available channels while driving an 8 ohm load The amplifier stage specifications are not clearly stated as to output for all channels driven nor are they given for lower impedance loudspeakers In system setup the amplifier channels can be assigned to drive either a 7 1 system or a 5 1 system with bi amplified front left and right loudspeakers or as a 5 1 Zone 1 sys tem and a stereo system as Zone 2 All of my testing was in the context of a 5 1 system 3 In an effort to test the output capacity of the VSX 56TXi did output testing in my primary reference room A quick test showed that the 20 dB FS test tone on the AVIA Guide To Home Theater disc requires 1 watt
3. As our home theatre 1 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 review Pioneer s MCACC technology will discuss MCACC later in this was somewhat surprised by the heft of the VSX 56TXi which Widescreen Review Issue 97 June 2005 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 Page 1 5 wide so those of you interested in purchas ing should be sure that your equipment rack can handle its 18 5 16 inch depth The back panel is somewhat sparsely appointed in terms of digital connectivity feel that the number of digital inputs should be larger than provided for a component at this price level since our systems are intro ducing more digital sources as time march es forward Provided are two TOSLink opti cal inputs with default assignments of TV Sat and CD R Tape 1 Two S PDIF co
4. as there was some excess rever beration in the 60 Hz region where the acoustic bass would have particular notes bloom Steely Dan s Gaucho was their last album released prior to a 20 year hiatus and their jump to a new record label The title track begins with the tenor sax of Tom Scott and the VSX 56TXi does a good job of preserv ing the slightly congested tonal quality of this particular track It s still a very good auditioning track and the various elements on the masterfully mixed disc by Elliot Scheiner are effectively presented in 24 bit 96 kHz surround Of particular note is the body and weight of the mass vocals for the chorus and the distinctive style of Fagan s electric piano l m not sure how he manages to pull off nonchalance while still hitting the rhythmic marks time and time again For overall surround soundstage integra tion turned to the Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots The track Do You Realize should provide a fully immersive holosonic soundfield with complete rotation of the mix around the listening position www WidescreenReview com e Issue 97 June 2005 4 EQUIPMENT REWIEGYY Here found that the VSX 56TXi did a very good job of keeping the stage coherence together found that there was only the usual small gap between front and surround hemispheres indicating excellent overall presentation as well as good linearity between the vario
5. VSX 56TXi adds a few very powerful enhancements on top of the feature set of Automatic MCACC 2 The new enhance ments are categorized as the Professional Acoustic Calibration features The first is that the measurements take into account your room specific reverberation and con siders human hearing characteristics to help determine the optimum filters to be applied to your system As if that weren t enough multiple curves can be stored and Page 3 5 oggled through so that you can define various ilter types for movies music or accepting he default measured and recommended fil ers The filters can be created via the Auto Pro option which automatically determines he filters or the Manual Pro option The Manual Pro option performs all the meas urements with the end user selecting which iming target is used for filter creation A PC can be attached to the RS 232 port and after installing the appropriate software before and after correction curves can be shown Last but not least an X Curve can be applied which accounts for the acoustic space and applies the curve based on best values for the room s volume The X Curve is used in dubbing stages and pro fessional theatres to provide a pleasing sonic result to the ear personally found little difference sonical ly when comparing the front align and All channel EQ options did however find that the improvements wrought by MCA
6. for the uncompressed encrypted transfer of audio streams including high resolution DVD Audio and SA CD in their native forms Assuming you have an appro priately equipped player a single cable can be used for the transfer of all audio instead of multiple cables In addition a USB Audio input capable of accepting MP3 Windows Media Audio and uncompressed PCM is also available i Link was a bit troublesome in its opera tion and need to take a few moments out to tell you what the limitations are When setting up the VSX 56TXi there is a menu option for SA CD setup which contains a parameter for SA CD direct mode With SA CD direct mode off all SA CD material will Page 2 5 be played back as stereo only but you gain the ability to use MCACC and bass man agement when not played back in direct mode This is even true when playing back the multichannel tracks on surround SA CDs With SA CD direct mode on you can listen to surround SA CD tracks but you lose MCACC DVD Audio functions a little bit cleaner likely due to the ability to direct ly process the PCM data MCACC and bass management were available with 24 bit 96 kHz stereo and surround discs and 24 bit 192 kHz stereo discs For DVD Audio at 24 bit 48 kHz and 24 bit 96 kHz all DSP functions were available however at 24 bit 192 kHz stereo discs only bass manage ment was available This would indicate that DSP horsepower is a limiting factor Operatin
7. hefty and clunky remote It definitely does the job and provides some degree of flexibility but found that its use was a bit unwieldy Fortunately also had access to a Harmony 676 programmable remote and my wife and stepdaughter both found the svelte Harmony remote much more to their liking That said the 676 is a great remote for day to day use and a bit less than ideal for con figuration and set up I m fairly particular about system setup as believe that every product should be able to perform basic setup channel dis tance channel trim bass management without a display by the end user The limit ed prompts on the VSX 56TXi makes this possibility nearly impossible and would end up connecting a composite video cable to the secondary systems display for con figuration Once the display was connected found basic set up for the Widescreen Review Issue 97 June 2005 VSX 56TXi to be relatively straightforward Analog inputs are pre assigned so if you have a CD player with analog output that you re particularly fond of plugging it in to the CD analog inputs is all that s necessary The Input Assign menu is used to assign the limited digital audio and component video inputs to the appropriate inputs on the VSX 56TXi To make life easier assigned TOSLink input 1 and Component Video input 1 to the Dish 6000 HDTV receiv er and Input 2 for both TOSLink and Component Video to my DVD player The i Link
8. CC were not subtle and led to a much more pleasing sonic character than was other wise available and for my recorded listen ing impressions had MCACC engaged whenever possible Movie Performance A quick note about the conditions and conclusions that are being brought forth to you found my conclusions to be consis tent between my primary reference system and my secondary reference system All of the sonic qualities you are reading about were culled from notes taken while listening to the secondary system The Shawshank Redemption seems to be presented quite frequently on one of the high definition movie channels and during the review period availed myself to a showing of this modern classic Here think that Morgan Freeman s voice is more naturally portrayed with Tim Robbins voice tended more towards the sibilant It wasn t a terrible artifact but it was consistently noticeable from scene to scene ran down stairs at one point to check with my primary reference system and found that the sibi lance was less apparent As the movie draws to its conclusion and Dufresne s cell is checked and the rock goes through the Raquel Welch poster the rock echoes as it bounces down the carved tunnel showing how Dufresne managed his great escape In Se7en selected the scene where Mills and Somerset encounter John Doe in the apartment building hallway The sound of Doe s gunshots explode onto the sound sta
9. TS Neo6 DTS 24 96 PCM to 24 bit 96 kHz Numerous DSP Modes Power Output Rated 110watts x7 8 ohms 20 Hz 20 kHz lt 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 anufactured In Japan For Pioneer Electronics USA Inc 2265 East 220th Street Long Beach California 90810 Pioneer s Elite Line is their premium lineup of audio video prod Tel 800 746 6337 ucts It is in the Elite line that Pioneer s technological advancements www pioneerelectronics com are first brought to the marketplace Pioneer continues to be a leader in delivering FireWire i Link IEEE 1394 products to the 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
10. a Sigma Modulation DAC capable of decoding PCM input up to 24 bit 192 kHz as well as natively decoding DSD from SA CD Performance specs on the AK4383 indicate a THD N of 94 dB with a signal to noise ratio S N of 110 dB This approximates 19 bit performance While not quite state of the art for DAC per formance the VSX 56TXi isn t priced in the EQUIPMENT REVIEW Proneer state of the art category either The back surround channels used only for DTS ES Matrix and Discrete DTS Neo6 Dolby ProLogic IIx and Dolby Digital Surround EX are handled capably by the AK4382A which has comparable specifica tions to the part used for the main channels but lacks DSD support which is not neces sary at present Digital Signal Processing is accom plished by a pair of Freescale Motorola 56367 DSP chips The DSP56367 is a com mon part and is used by many in the indus try In this case the first DSP56367 is used for traditional DSP functionality lossy format decoding matrix decoding proprietary DSP fields time alignment bass management The second DSP is used exclusively for MCACC to implement the equalization system It is possible to apply DSP to analog inputs and analog to digital conversion is provided by the Asahi Kasei Microsystems AK5380 ADC The AK5380 is a stereo delta sigma modulator ADC with output sampling up to 24 bit 96 kHz with an S N ratio of 106 dB and the ability to operate clean
11. an in its sonic attributes With some user interface polishing the few rough spots could be dramatically improved EEE Provided By REVIEW This review Copyright 2005 Widescreen Review has been reproduced in its entirety from Issue 97 June 2005 Take advantage of our no risk subscription offer 13 For 34 1 free trial 12 monthly issues 1 special edition full access pass to WSF s paid subscriber Web site a 56 savings off the monthly newsstand price over 43 savings off the cover price Subscription orders may be placed via phone fax or online Foreign subscription rates are 40 00US Canada Mexico and 55 00US International Canada Mexico and International Special Edition Offer Plus Shipping Cost Widescreen Review 27645 Commerce Center Drive Temecula CA 92590 Phone 951 676 4914 Fax 951 693 2960 Order on line at www widescreenreview com subscribe php All major credit cards are accepted The Essential Home Theatre Resource WIDESCREEN Widescreen Review Issue 97 June 2005 Page 5 5
12. axi al digital inputs are on the back panel with default assignments of DVD LD and CD also available Should you be blessed with a mismatch a converter will need to be employed Upping both digital input con nectors to three of each would likely handle most end user environments where the VSX 56TXi is used Analog only inputs for line level audio sources are also a bit shy but not to the point of being troubling Three stereo ana log audio only inputs are provided for CD R MD Tape and CD In addition those with LP playback capability will be pleased to find an MM capable phono stage with ground ing also provided There are four A V inputs provided and each has stereo audio com posite and S video connectivity A pair of assignable component video inputs is also available A single set of multichannel analog inputs 7 1 are also included so that a single multichannel disc player can be connected via analog input In addition a pair of assign able component video inputs are available Analog tape loops are well accounted for with a pair of audio only outputs avail able In addition two video tape loops with stereo audio composite and S video are provided A pair of digital audio out puts via TOSLink are also included with the VSX 56TXi The VSX 56TXi carries the final i in the model designation to indicate i Link capabil ity i Link FireWire IEEE 1394 is a specific implementation of FireWire 1394a which allows
13. g on 24 bit 192 kHz data requires four times the DSP horsepower you have twice the samples to work with and half the time window for the operations The binding posts on the VSX 56TXi are decent though not outstanding While it is possible to use bare wire or spade lugs given the tight spacing of the posts the best candidate is the good old banana plug This isn t a problem for me as all my loud speaker cables terminate with banana plugs The spacing between plus and minus posts is at 1 inch so attached dual banana plugs generally won t work Once connected the banana plugs were gripped tightly and never had issues with the con nectors detaching accidentally Digital Topology Receivers and preamp processors are brought to audio life by their digital stages There are a variety of solutions available and some of the process is in selecting the appropriate components to achieve the intended sonic goals while not exceeding the overall sonic goal of the product Digital to analog convertors are the last piece of the puzzle and they are responsible for tak ing the output of Digital Signal Processors to convert the signal to an analog voltage which is used to drive a power amplifier stage In the case of the VSX 56TXi there are four stereo DACs employed For the first six channels Front L C R Subwoofer Side L R the Asahi Kasei Microsystems AK4383 is used The AK4383 is a maximum 8x over sampling Delt
14. ge in a convincing facsimile of the on screen action Later in the scene as Doe ires at Mills from the alley the enclosed Page 4 5 space of the alley causes you to wince at the loudness and its percussive attack can t say that I ve spent a lot of time shoot ing firearms and that goes double for firing them in alleys or indoors What was really nice though was the underlying carpet of rain throughout this scene that was omnipresent though often overshadowed by sound effects and music The rain effect was very engulfing and well done wish could do the evaluation and have an all Morgan Freeman set of references but alas it was not to be for this review Blue Man Group s The Complex Rock Tour Live is a high energy presentation that caught during the summer of 2003 have the same complaint about this DVD Video as did in the concert hall The audio is compressed to within an inch of its life If that s the case then why use this as a refer ence disc The unique instruments are one of the reasons the other is that it s just plain fun Even the bonus music videos tend to suffer from too much compression The unique signature of the backpack tubulum is well done The majority of the body and timbre of the mallet stricken PVC tubes is played back with good fidelity The Angel Airpole doesn t quite whip through the soundstage as well as my primary refer ence system but the order of magnitude pricing differen
15. input is set up in its own dedicated menu and assigned the DV 59AVi to the CD input via the i Link connector Multichannel Acoustic Calibration And Correction MCACC is Pioneer s proprietary solution for system calibration and basic room cor rection MCACC was introduced a few years ago with the Elite VSX 49TX Since its introduction MCACC has gone through a few iterations and is now being trickled down into their mainstream products It should be noted that there are four levels of MCACC For Pioneer s entry level products in the standard line a MCACC Manual is includ ed Calibration tones are emitted and the end user must then match the SPL level with the front left loudspeaker with guidance from the user interface With the MCACC Manual no equalization functions are available Automatic MCACC 1 provides a micro phone which is used to calibrate individual channel levels set channel delays dis tances and determine whether loudspeak ers should be defined as large or small Automatic MCACC 2 adds a nine band equalizer function which can be applied to all loudspeakers to improve frequency response to help correct for the room and its effect on the sonics of the loudspeakers A front align option leaves the front left and right loudspeakers alone equalizing the center channel and surround loud speakers to better match the acoustic per formance of the main loudspeakers Advanced MCACC which is included on the
16. ly even in relatively high temperature environments approaching 200 F By sampling at 24 bit 96 kHz this allows for high fidelity to the analog input prior to DSP application www WidescreenReview com e Issue 97 June 2005 2 EQUIPMENT REWIEGYWY Video Transcoding A positive trend on the latest generation of receivers is the desire to simplify the vastly complicated connections that con nect up to high definition displays You will see this marketed as upconversion in some products Video Technical Editor Greg Rogers and both agree that the term upconversion should only be used in cases where the product in question changes the resolution of the input signal Most receivers are using the U word incorrectly and should be referring to this feature as transcoding The VSX 56TXi has a handy video transcoding function which definitely helps in simplifying the connections to a high definition display The transcoding matrix has the following results The com posite input can be output as composite S video or component video The S video input can be output as composite S video or component video Component video inputs are passed through untouched In testing the transcoding function using vari ous test patterns such as the Video Essentials sharpness and resolution pat terns found no degradation of the signal Conclusively determining the bandwidth performance of the receiver was not possi
17. of output from the amplifier to hit the target of 85 dB at my listening position for the front left and right loudspeakers about 3 meters Knowing that reference level is going to take just about all of the amplifier capability went off in search of appropri ate material to test the output capability Granite Audio s Extreme System Workout CD was used to deliver a 1 kHz tone 0 dB FS and found that with stereo signals the SPL meter was reading at 106 dB with no audible distortion from the front Left and Right loudspeakers When switching over to five channel stereo to reproduce the same signal across all five loudspeakers found some audible distortion By backing down the volume control by 2 dB was able to remove the distortion This result indicates that like many other receivers the VSX 56TXi can t quite deliver rated power to all channels simultaneously This result is also consistent with the maxi mum power consumption rating of 600 watts Driving five channels at 110 watts leaves only 50 watts available to run all of the digi tal processing drive the analog preamplifier stage and radiate away amplifier inefficien cy as waste heat In fairness to Pioneer no claim is made to drive all channels simulta neously rather the specification is in chan nel groupings of Left Right Center Surround Left Right and Back Left Right Remote Control Set Up And User Interface The VSX 56TXi ships with a rather
18. tial means it shouldn t The VSX 56TXi acquits itself quite well when considering price The sound was never harsh even when played as loud as my ears could handle Music Performance Starting with stereo the VSX 56TXi doesn t quite have the width of stereo presentation as some other components have used in my secondary reference system including the Sunfire Ultimate Receiver It provides only a modest bit of wraparound and not the engulfment that other products have given on the right material Willie Nelson s Stardust SA CD via i Link is one that s been getting a fair amount of playing time during this review The natural relatively unprocessed presentation has aged well in the 25 plus years since this recording was made Of particular note is the warmth of the lead vocal which has a richness that pulls you into the performance as well as an excellent portrayal of fingers on an acoustic guitar s fret board during Moonlight In Vermont Last but not least the plaintive call of the harmonica is also well portrayed Quite convincing although it does n t reach the level of in your room presence that hear in the primary reference system Soundstage width is good overall and outstanding for the price point pulled out EQUIPMENT REVIEW a guilty pleasure disc Kenny Loggins Greatest Hits on stereo SA CD for this review where track two can have a very convincing pseudo surround presentation at i
19. ts best The VSX 56TXi delivered a sound stage whose apparent width exceeded the placement of the loudspeakers but doesn t tend to deliver that wraparound effect that happens with the best out there Between the speakers placement is clear and pre cise with the two points in space for Loggins and Nicks voice correctly located between the loudspeakers Diana Krall s The Girl In The Other Room is her latest effort and is a return back to the more traditional jazz quartet instead of the Diana With Strings format she s had for the last few discs There are several out standing tracks with the two beat Latin feel of Joni Mitchell s Black Crow Track 8 being one of my favorites Here the rich ness of the electric guitar Anthony Wilson is always found In addition during his improvisation work the individual notes of some blistering double time runs are still played back with good clarity and preci sion Krall s voice retains the slight breathi ness and her sometimes excessive sibi lance ably demonstrated when she sings the word shiny The acoustic piano is well done and the various percussion instru ments utilized are all cleanly portrayed in their own space Narrow Daylight Track 9 is a more intimate presentation and the warmth of the VSX 56TXi is keenly notice able on the vocals presented With both of these presentations felt the absence of MCACC not available with multichannel SA CD
20. us pieces required to deliver this track correctly As a closing listen went to one of the best big band discs in my collection the Bob Mintzer Big Band s Homage To Count Basie One O Clock Jump is a killer blues track which builds from start to finish and features an ambient mix with only ambience information in this quadraphonic 4 0 mix As accent chords are hit by the band ona piano solo chorus the attack in front with decay in all loudspeakers provided an excellent peak into what the sound was like at the recording Also of note was the pres entation of the alto sax solo which has a deliberately overblown timbre lm not a fan of this approach but also wasn t hired to play the part That said the presentation from small combo to tutti shout choruses is well done both by the recording and the VSX 56TXi It is easy to have timbre break down with denser passages and the VSX 56TXi managed to come through this partic ular text with nary a scratch on the Urishi black exterior Conclusion Pioneer s VSX 56TXi is indicative of the progress that has been made in the last several years in the audio side of the home theatre market This 1 700 product does an outstanding job with performance that would have been considered high end sev eral years ago Its warm rich sonic signa ture does an excellent job in conveying the message rather well The flaws in the VSX 56TXi lie in its operational issues far more th
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