New Pioneer VSX-LX805 is out in the USA Market’s… USD$2999
Auro-3D will be installed via Firmware Update in the coming future…
akan datang…
VSX535 and 835
after some googling search, i’ve yet to come across any specification details. so… conservatively, maybe to be safe, we shall temporarily assume that there isn’t much upgrades except on power output for the moment.
@ $700 more,
Pioneer gives 2 more subwoofer preouts, 2 channel XLR output as well as one more zone stereo amplification… when compared to “identical” RZ-70, which now goes @ $3.9K.
the Onkyo RZ#0 and Pioneer LX#0# series were both announced in CES2021, but introduced into the market separately.
Onkyo in 2022, while Pioneer in 2023.
assuming if VOXX International, owner of both brands are intending to market the 2 marques in separate years such as Onkyo in even year, Pioneer in odd year… then, we can only see replacement to Onkyo range in 2024, while the next wave of Pioneer scheduled to be in 2025?
something odd here…
…from the screen grab of AlphaAudio’s listing of RZ50, there’s a short of alternate zone2 amplification? SG’s RZ50 different from U.S. specs?
anyway, considering that both PIONEER LX505 and ONKYO RZ50 are almost the same in features and performance but different on the frontal layout, PIONEER’s LX505 is currently selling @ $2.1k w/1yr warranty, while ONKYO’s is $2.1k w/2yr warranty…
…that makes PIONEER qualify as an alternate choice to battle the Marantz Cinema50/Denon x2800H. but with the difference on extended warranty, wouldn’t the ONKYO turns to be a no-brainer choice? how come HweeSeng, the distributor for both brands, didn’t take action to make both brands “attractive” with warranty package?
then… it seems that the PIONEER LX505 is a better choice…
(review subtitle not YouTube generated, but burned in)
…if price gets a cut, and comes with the same 2yrs warranty that ONKYO gets.
now… this price could be delicious to some.
1 xtra yr warranty with Onkyo, or $420 savings with PIONEER?
comparison against Denon and Marantz as well as the fellow brudder that bears the different name tag from B&H on U.S. spec’ed sets
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/compare/Onkyo_TX-RZ50+9.2-Channel+Network+A_V+Receiver_vs_Pioneer_Elite+VSX-LX505+9.2-Channel+Network+A_V+Receiver_vs_Marantz_CINEMA+50+9.4-Channel+Network+A_V+Receiver+Black_vs_Denon_AVR-X3800H+9.4-Channel+Network+A_V+Receiver/BHitems/1684900-REG_1706998-REG_1724181-REG_1723527-REG
comparison from another site
on U.S. spec’ed sets
on Euro/UK spec’ed sets
yeah… in first glance, both PIONEER and ONKYO have the same power outputs.
a look on what’s sold in local market…
looking at ONKYO’s range, there’re
RZ70, RZ50, NR7100, NR6100, NR5100, and lastly SR393
looking at PIONEER’s range, there’re
LX805, LX505, LX305, VSX-935 while 835 and 735, 535 discontinued…
the LX805 in specs, doesn’t seems to be standing on the same line as the RZ70, but rather looks more like designed to take on YAMAHA’s A8A