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Pioneer Elite receiver VSX-LX505 9.2 channels 8k/4k 120hz

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Best Buy has the Pioneer Elite VSX-LX-505 at the lowest price it's been in the past year. I have this model in my living room for the past 2 years, and its been rock solid after the latest firmware update. This is the sister model to the Onkyo RZ-50, but considered a step up from the Onkyo.

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Best Buy has the Pioneer Elite VSX-LX-505 at the lowest price it's been in the past year. I have this model in my living room for the past 2 years, and its been rock solid after the latest firmware update. This is the sister model to the Onkyo RZ-50, but considered a step up from the Onkyo.

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shaddaiToday 01:41 PM
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FYI: this AVR failed a 2nd test of the "limp mode" by Amir on ASR. Combined with the fact that Pioneer is no longer licensing AVRs, you have better alternatives in a similar price range.
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Quote from shaddai :
FYI: this AVR failed a 2nd test of the "limp mode" by Amir on ASR. Combined with the fact that Pioneer is no longer licensing AVRs, you have better alternatives in a similar price range.
Luckily the limp mode test was a synthetic bench test, it doesn't apply to normal real-world usage. In my home theater the LX805 is the best receiver I have ever owned and bested my Denon avr-3400 by a mile. The LX505 is supported by Onkyo, has plenty of power, and outperforms most if not all brand new units in this class/price point. I'd take this over similar priced Denon, RZ-30, LX303, etc.
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shaddaiToday 02:16 PM
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Quote from BML6182 :
Luckily the limp mode test was a synthetic bench test, it doesn't apply to normal real-world usage. In my home theater the LX805 is the best receiver I have ever owned and bested my Denon avr-3400 by a mile. The LX505 is supported by Onkyo, has plenty of power, and outperforms most if not all brand new units in this class/price point. I'd take this over similar priced Denon, RZ-30, LX303, etc.
The 805 is a different animal from the 505 and doesn't have this power cutoff (as stated by Gene at Audioholics using his RZ70 review as a proxy for the 805). You typically have to pay street prices over $1k to get an AVR that can handle most impedance loads. As this is SD, there will be no shortage of folks ignoring my posts and their eyes get big when they see a "deal"!

My other point is that if I have a choice b/w the other 505 clones from 2021, I'd rather put money into the RZ50 or DRX 5.4 when pricing is similar.
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Quote from shaddai :
The 805 is a different animal from the 505 and doesn't have this power cutoff (as stated by Gene at Audioholics using his RZ70 review as a proxy for the 805). You typically have to pay street prices over $1k to get an AVR that can handle most impedance loads. As this is SD, there will be no shortage of folks ignoring my posts and their eyes get big when they see a "deal"!

My other point is that if I have a choice b/w the other 505 clones from 2021, I'd rather put money into the RZ50 or DRX 5.4 when pricing is similar.
This is a helpful post @shaddai and I agree that if you can score an Onkyo RZ50 or even better an Integra DRX 5.4 at $850 from a reputable merchant brand new condition with full warranty, that would be a more slick deal than this offering, but the reality is that the Onkyo price is $1000 and the Integra is MIA. If you need something now, you want 4k Dolby Vision, HDR10+, IMAX, Atmos, etc. 9.2 channels, decent watts per channel, this might be what you are looking for at today's best option.
If you can wait for some future deal, then you may want to wait, but well, that applies to everything on Slickdeals. This option is real, it's available today, and at a merchant that is trusted. If your AVR budget is $850, this is the best hardware you can get at that price today with full warranty and backed by reputable brick and mortar locations across the US. Or if there is something better today, please share it, I have a couple of friends building setups in the coming year, and I was planning on recommending this as a great mid-tier option.
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shaddaiToday 03:07 PM
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The RZ50 was going for $849 fairly recently from Adorama thought I'd much rather get from BB based on the horror stories that have been coming out as of late.

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