Dec 07, 2018
The Pioneer Elite SC-97 has lots of modern built-in decoders (DTS:X, Dolby True HD, etc.) and support most popular audio formats. Its operational power consumption rate is 370W, while the standby pow...
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Pioneer Elite SC-97 review
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Sep 24, 2018
The Pioneer brand is regarded as one of the most famous creators of music devices. Of course, I always wanted to test its products and the Pioneer Elite SC-87 became a perfect example. The item perfo...
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Product
Pioneer Elite SC-97
Pioneer Elite SC-87
Model
Elite SC-97
Elite SC-87
Brand
Pioneer
Pioneer
Rating
3.9 of 5
3.5 of 5
Reviews
17
67
Functions
Digital player
Internet radio
Network audio player
Amplifier class
D
D
Audio formats
AAC
AIFF
Apple lossless
DSD
FLAC
MP3
WAV
WMA
Built-in decoders
DTS neural:X
DTS-HD master audio
DTS:X
Dolby atmos
Dolby digital plus
Dolby surround
Dolby true HD
Power device
Operational power consumption
370 W
370 W
Standby power consumption
0.1 W
0.1 W
Built-in display
Type
fluorescent
fluorescent
Colour
black
black
Amplifier
Total output power
810 W
810 W
Output power per channel
140 W, 190 W, 240 W
140 W, 240 W
Output impedance per channel
4 Ohm, 6 Ohm, 8 Ohm
4 Ohm, 8 Ohm
Frequency response
1 kHz
1 kHz
Total harmonic distortion
0.08 %
0.08 %
Number of channels
9
9
Signal-to-noise ratio
97 dB
88 dB
Connectivity interfaces
Bluetooth
Wi-Fi
IEEE 802.3
IEEE 802.3u
Signal processing
HDMI pass-through
up to 4K
up to 4K
Video conversion/scaling
HDMI to HDMI scaling, analog to HDMI up conversion
HDMI to HDMI scaling, analog to HDMI up conversion
3D pass-through
Upscaling via HDMI
up to 4K
up to 4K
Connector type
AV inputs
1
2
Optical digital inputs
2
2
Coaxial digital inputs
2
2
HDMI inputs
8
8
HDMI outputs
3
3
Optical digital outputs
1
1
Coaxial digital outputs
has not
has not
Subwoofer outputs
2
2
USB
1
1
Phones
1
1
Media content source
Bluetooth
Network
USB-host
Radio
Tuner type
digital
digital
Tuner bands
AM/FM
AM/FM
Preset station qty
63
63
Additional features
A-B speaker switch
AIR Studios monitor certification
Three-zone capability
X.v.Color
Advanced sound retriever (ASR) technology
Apple air-play support
Audio return channel (ARC)
Bi-amplifying
Deep color
MCACC Pro
Auto power off
Pure direct mode
Dual-zone capability
Smartphone remote control
Sound features
Sound output mode
Surround Sound
Surround Sound
Audio D/A converter
32bit / 192kHz
32bit / 192kHz
Surround sound effects
Front Stage Surround Advance. Headphone Surround (V.S.S.)
Front Stage Surround Advance
Surround system class
9.2 channel
9.2 channel
Digital sound processor (DSP)
DSP preset qty
12
12
Digital content protection
HDCP 2.2
HDCP 1.4
Clock
Built-in clock
Sleep timer
Dimensions
Shipping size
17.1 x 17.4 x 7.3 inches
17.4 x 17.1 x 7.3 inches
Product weight
33 pounds
38.6 pounds
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