The Pioneer® Elite® SC-25 A/V receiver is the entry point for Pioneer’s exclusive Direct Energy HD amplifier with ICEPower® Class-D technology; specifically designed to bring a new level of performance to stereo and multi-channel surround sound. The driving force for its development was the anticipation of new uncompressed soundtracks from Dolby True-HD and DTS-HD Master audio now emerging on the Blu-Ray Disc® format, bringing sonically exact studio duplication into the home.
With performance certifications from both THX® Labs and Pioneer’s sound tuning partners at AIR Studios in London, England, the SC-25 has expert certifications for noise, distortion, frequency response, and amplification output as well as Advanced Auto MCACC sound tuning directly influenced by AIR Studios professional technical engineers.
The SC-25 employs Pioneer’s exclusive 3-D Space Frame Construction with an ultra rigid trans-stabilizer. Together, this construction technique isolates and dampens the power amplifier and pre-amplifier sections to perform more like separate components.
As a leader in HD-Video signal processing, the new Elite receivers incorporate HDMI® 48-Bit Deep Color and x.v. Color capabilities, analog video conversion to HDMI, standard definition video upscaling to1080p, and Pioneer proprietary PureCinema I/P conversion. Full unprocessed 1080p/24fps Blu-ray Disc resolution will find its way to your 1080p HDTV without unnecessary interference by the receiver, and lower resolution formats will benefit from precision video processing. The Elite SC-25 has 5 HDMI inputs, one of which is conveniently located on the front panel, and 3 component video inputs for a total of 8 assignable high-definition video input options.
This latest line of Elite receivers is among the first to be Works with iPhone™ certified, ready to bring your iTunes® library, photos and videos stored on your iPhone and YouTube® content accessed from your iPhone to your home theater. Even navigation is made easy and fun with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that provides on-screen album art, all from a newly designed LCD illuminated learning remote. The SC-25 expands your entertainment options further with audio and photo streaming from your PC through an existing home network, and antenna inputs now make it ready to bring subscription services from SIRIUS® and XM® Satellite Radio* into your home entertainment system, rounding out the wide variety of new media options.
The Elite SC-25 receiver is also fully custom integration ready with several new features including 3-zone A/V, dual parallel HDMI outputs, 3-zone on-screen Graphical User Interface, networking capabilities to stream content from iTunes® , satellite radio, and zone distribution of all other analog inputs to up to three zones. Discrete front panel and remote on/off, input select, and volume controls for main, 2nd , and 3rd zones makes distributed whole-home entertainment a very real possibility.
Power
Amplifier Design
ICEpower® Direct Energy HD
Surround Power
140W x 7 (20Hz - 20kHz, .09% THD @ 8 ohms, All Channels Driven)
Stereo Power
140W x 2 (20Hz - 20kHz, .09% THD @ 8 ohms)
Symmetrical Power Train Design
Audio Processing
Digital Engine
Dual Core
Air Studios™ Tuning
Monitor Certification
THX™ Select2 Plus
PQLS for Audio
Multi-channel
Wolfson DACs
iPod® Digital
Optimum Surround
Room Calibration
Advanced MCACC 9 Band EQ
Phase Control
Full Band
Symmetric 9-band EQ
Standing Wave Control
Polarity Check
Front Stage Surround
(Focus,Wide)
Advanced Surround Modes
(13+1) Modes
Sound Retriever - Multi
Dolby True HD
Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Pro-Logic IIx
Dolby® Digital EX
Dolby® Digital 5.1
DTS-HD Master Audio
DTS-HD High Resolution Audio
DTS-ES
DTS 96/24
DTS® 5.1
Stream Direct
DTS NEO: 6
DTS Express
Auto Level Control - Multi
Neural-THX Surround Decoder
WMA-9 Pro Decoder
HDMI® SACD Transfer
HDMI DVD-Audio Transfer
X-Curve Compensation
Digital Noise Reduction
Virtual Surround Back
Headphone Surround
Dialog Enhancement
Midnight Listening
Loudness
Auto Signal Select
Analog to Digital Conversion
Burr Brown 192 kHz / 24-bit
Digital Analog Conversion (DAC)
Wolfson WM8740 192 kHz / 24-bit DAC
Video Processing
HDMI® 48-bit Deep Color
HDMI x.v. Color
Video Converter - Component
1080p Video Scaler for Analog Standard Definition
Pure Cinema I/P Converter
Video Parameter Adjustment
HDMI 1080P Video Transfer
iPod® Photo and Video
3D Noise Reduction (Analog SD)
3D Y/C Separation
Aspect Ratio
Convenience
Works with iPhone Certified
On-Screen Display
Redesigned, Full-color GUI
Multi-zone On-screen Display
Zone 2 & 3
Supplied iPhone/iPod A/V USB Cable
iTunes Album Art
FL Dimmer
Function Rename
Remote
Illuminated Learning
Multi-Zone
3-zone
Sleep Timer
Multi Operation
Advanced MCACC Graphic PC Output
Amplifier Assign
Detachable Power Cord
Connectivity
HDMI Inputs
5 (Including 1 Front Panel Input)
HDMI Outputs
2
Supported Audio Formats
LPCM, WAV, MP3, AAC, FLAC
Networking Entertainment
Streaming Internet Radio
Neural Music Direct
SIRIUS via Internet
Firmware Updatable
Component Video Input
3
Component Video Outputs
1
S-Video Input
5
S-Video Outputs
1
Composite A/V Input
5
Composite A/V Output
1
iPhone / iPod USB Input
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