Old vs New Receiver Shootout

[Elite-ist]

Brent Butterworth is a contributing technical editor of Sound + Vision and former editor-in-chief of Home Theater magazine. He has written a few articles being readied for print, but you'll get a chance to view them here, before the general public will. I am looking forward to picking up a copy of the magazine containing this article Brent wrote on an old vs new receiver comparison. This is one of a few recent articles Brent wrote after spending some time at Innovative Audio in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.

http://www.iavscanada.com/Articles/art_ ... ootout.htm

Enjoy the article!

Nando.

 

[stuwee]

It's Rigged I tell ya! Pioneer crap again?? Sheesh Father, naughty, naughty, trying to sway the flock with blind testing.... Put a Marantz 2230 and a nice TT/cart for a source and me thinks the tables would have turned

Thou shalt have no other God's before me...does that ring any bells? But I prattle on again. It's nice to see IA get some national attention, it really is a cool place, and you're lucky to have something that nice in Canada , and in your backyard to boot

I'm joshin', it's great to hear a dinosaur get kudo's over a piece of BPC, even if it is a Pioneer

 

[laatsch55]

HEY NOWWWWWW!!!!!!! "even if it is a PIONEER???????? Shame on you young man, may the fleas of a thousand camels infest your shorthairs!!!!!

 

[speakerman1]

I would put a big Rotel or Yammy against the Pioneer. Even the old H/Ks made some nice music. I'm not a receiver guy though.

Larry

 

[stuwee]

HEY NOWWWWWW!!!!!!! "even if it is a PIONEER???????? Shame on you young man, may the fleas of a thousand camels infest your shorthairs!!!!!

Hehe, I'm just stirrin' the pot on this fine Friday morning , next up, Flame Linear

Marantz Rulez!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[laatsch55]

Even EW at AK complimented the "NO more Flame Linear" feature of Jerry's White Oak 1000.

 

[stuwee]

Even EW at AK complimented the "NO more Flame Linear" feature of Jerry's White Oak 1000.

EchoWars is a Douche

 

[laatsch55]

Echowars knows his shit, my Specs would be a smoking ruin if he hadn't have stepped in and held my hand through the fixing of them. So there!

 

[rtp_burnsville]

My brother had one of those Sony receivers..... That was until his wife threw it in the trash a couple years back as something they no longer needed. Now that will bring tears to your eyes if anything would..... I am just so glad that my Pioneer TT survived to live again!

Robert

 

[laatsch55]

My brother had one of those Sony receivers..... That was until his wife threw it in the trash a couple years back as something they no longer needed. Now that will bring tears to your eyes if anything would..... I am just so glad that my Pioneer TT survived to live again!

Robert

So are the rest of us.....well it's a PIONEER, so everyone but Stu.

 

[stuwee]

My brother had one of those Sony receivers..... That was until his wife threw it in the trash a couple years back as something they no longer needed. Now that will bring tears to your eyes if anything would..... I am just so glad that my Pioneer TT survived to live again!

Robert

So are the rest of us.....well it's a PIONEER, so everyone but Stu.

Pious
Inept
Oderous
Never works right
Even
EchoWars can't stand them
Rubber band driven crap!!!

 

[laatsch55]

M aliscious
A rrogant
R eprehensible
T yrannical
I tinerant
N o account

L ascivious
O verated
G enocidial
A poplectic
N o good for nothin'!!!!!

 

[Fairchild]

Echowars knows his shit, my Specs would be a smoking ruin if he hadn't have stepped in and held my hand through the fixing of them. So there!

Another vote for Glenn (Echowars) he does know his shit.

I am not a receiver guy either, I like the sound of my Marartz's, Pioneers are mellow and smooth, and my G-8000 rocks the house, and my SAE rocks the pole barn (200 wpc into some cheesey Jensens with horns ), but I still love my seperates.


I would still like to see about some improvements on the Hafler though, it ain't bad but I feel it can be improved upon.

Jim

 

[speakerman1]

Jim was your Hafler made by Hafler or Rockford Fosgate?

Larry

 

[stuwee]

M aliscious
A rrogant
R eprehensible
T yrannical
I tinerant
N o account

L ascivious
O verated
G enocidial
A poplectic
N o good for nothin'!!!!!

I believe that is a direct violation of the stuwee clause

 

[laatsch55]

Echowars knows his shit, my Specs would be a smoking ruin if he hadn't have stepped in and held my hand through the fixing of them. So there!

Another vote for Glenn (Echowars) he does know his shit.

I am not a receiver guy either, I like the sound of my Marartz's, Pioneers are mellow and smooth, and my G-8000 rocks the house, and my SAE rocks the pole barn (200 wpc into some cheesey Jensens with horns ), but I still love my seperates.


I would still like to see about some improvements on the Hafler though, it ain't bad but I feel it can be improved upon.

Jim

Didn't Dave say it could??

 

[stuwee]

Dave said he likes Ice Cream

 

[laatsch55]

Where do you get that stuff??

 

[stuwee]

Where do you get that stuff??

Hehe, a buddy of mine at the Hot Wheels Club makes them up, he made me a siggie banner for my profile, I like Wagons!!

Nando, note the Buick

 

[Elite-ist]

I appreciate all your comments, as I'm sure every one of us has our own favourite vintage receiver. Although, I had nothing to do with the inclusion, or even the suggestion to Gordon, that a Pioneer SX receiver be used for the Shootout, I'm certainly happy it was part of the test.

Stuwee, that's a good looking signature for the Hot Wheels Club. It's flattering to see a Buick wagon featured each time you post there.

Nando.