Pioneer SC-35 vs SC1525k - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

muskokaman70 · 2011-07-11, 11:14 PM

Has anybody listened to these 2 receivers back to back? The Futureshop version (SC1525) is available at an MRSP significantly lower than the SC-35. What am I missing here? My SC-05 just died and it is soundling like it will be about $550 to repair as it was a significant failure.

My local dealer who no longer sells Pioneer has recommeded a Denon 3312 as the comparable replacement.

Any thoughts or real world experience with these products?

tatr09 · 2011-07-12, 09:57 AM

not familiar with the sc1525 but have recently added an SC37 into my system to audition. It is one of the best AVR's I have tried, sound is amazing both for video and audio. I highly recommend this receiver!!!

David Susilo · 2011-07-13, 03:20 PM

Unfortunately SC-35/SC-1525 is a downgrade (sound-wise) from SC-05. The SC-05 use Wolfson WM8740 DACs and the SC-35/SC-1525 use Burr Brown DACs.

On the video side, the SC-35/SC-1525 is a major upgrade due to Marvell Qdeo K2 upscaler.

There is no difference at all between the SC-35 vs SC-1525 except for RS-232 (IIRC) and an additional 1 year warranty on the SC-35 plus the Urushi finish on the SC-35. Oh and the amber lighting on the SC-35 as opposed to white on the SC-1525

If you want a true upgrade in both video AND audio, I strongly suggest the SC-37. It uses studio-class DACs (the name excapes me at the time being). The same DACs used in high end Apogee ADC/DAC standalone units used by many major recording studios.

2011-07-11, 11:14 PM	#1
muskokaman70 Rookie Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3	Pioneer SC-35 vs SC1525k Has anybody listened to these 2 receivers back to back? The Futureshop version (SC1525) is available at an MRSP significantly lower than the SC-35. What am I missing here? My SC-05 just died and it is soundling like it will be about $550 to repair as it was a significant failure. My local dealer who no longer sells Pioneer has recommeded a Denon 3312 as the comparable replacement. Any thoughts or real world experience with these products?

2011-07-13, 03:20 PM	#3
David Susilo Veteran Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: in my home theatre Posts: 3,410	Unfortunately SC-35/SC-1525 is a downgrade (sound-wise) from SC-05. The SC-05 use Wolfson WM8740 DACs and the SC-35/SC-1525 use Burr Brown DACs. On the video side, the SC-35/SC-1525 is a major upgrade due to Marvell Qdeo K2 upscaler. There is no difference at all between the SC-35 vs SC-1525 except for RS-232 (IIRC) and an additional 1 year warranty on the SC-35 plus the Urushi finish on the SC-35. Oh and the amber lighting on the SC-35 as opposed to white on the SC-1525 If you want a true upgrade in both video AND audio, I strongly suggest the SC-37. It uses studio-class DACs (the name excapes me at the time being). The same DACs used in high end Apogee ADC/DAC standalone units used by many major recording studios. __________________ THX, ISF, Control4 Certified Professional; CEDIA Trainer

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2011-07-12, 09:57 AM	#2
tatr09 Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 53	not familiar with the sc1525 but have recently added an SC37 into my system to audition. It is one of the best AVR's I have tried, sound is amazing both for video and audio. I highly recommend this receiver!!!