Pioneer Electronics announced four new Elite A/V receivers yesterday – the Elite SC-25, SC-27, VSX-21TXH, and VSX-23TXH. Here’s the low down on the four new models:

Elite SC-25:

• Compatible with iPhone
• 7 Channel A/V receiver
• ICEpower Class D Amplification
• AIR Studios Monitor Sound Tuning Certification
• 140 Watts x 7 Direct Energy ICEpower Amplification
• Stereo Power: 140W x 2 (20Hz – 20kHz, .09% THD @ 8 ohms)
• (13+1) Modes Advanced Surround Modes
• 192 kHz / 24-bit Analog to Digital conversion
• 192 kHz / 24-bit Wolfson WM8740 DAC
• Networking Entertainment featuring streaming Internet Radio, Rhapsody*, SIRIUS* and more.
• 3-D Space Frame Construction with an ultra rigid trans-stabilizer
• 48-Bit Deep Color and x.v. Color capabilities
• PureCinema I/P conversion
• 5 HDMI inputs with one in the front
• Dual parallel HDMI outputs
• 3 Component video inputs
• Audio and photo streaming from your PC through an existing home network
• 3-Zone Multi-Zone and Source (A/V)
• Measures 16.56″ x 7.92″ x 18.12″ and weighs 40 lbs

Elite SC-27:

• Compatible with iPhone
• 7 Channel Receiver
• Direct Energy HD amplifier with ICEpower Class-D technology
• THX Ultra2 PLUS
• Burr-Brown Sampling Rate Converter
• 48-Bit Deep Color and x.v. Color capabilities
• AIR Studios Monitor Sound Tuning Certification
• HDMI Ver. 1.3a (5 Inputs / 1 Output Including Front HDMI Input)
• Standard definition upscaling to1080p
• 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)
• (13+1) advanced surround modes
• 192 kHz / 24-bit analog to digital conversion
• 192 kHz / 24-bit Wolfson WM8740 DAC
• Multi-Channel PQLS for Near Jitter-free Audio Transmission
• Measures 16.56″ x 7.92″ x 18.12″ and weighs 40 lbs

Elite VSX-21TXH:

• Compatible with iPhone
• 7 Channel Receiver
• Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio and THX Select2 PLUS
• Direct Energy Class A/B amplifier
• Advanced Sound Retriever-Multi (ASR) technology
• 2-Channel PQLS (Precision Quartz Lock System
• Surround power – 110W x 7 (20Hz – 20kHz, .09% THD @ 8 ohms, All Channels Driven)
• Stereo power – 110W x 2 (20Hz – 20kHz, .09% THD @ 8 ohms)
• (13+1) Surround modes
• HDMI (4 Inputs / 1 Output) with 48-bit Deep Color and x.v.Color
• 192 kHz / 24-bit analog to digital conversion
• Wolfson DAC
• Front Panel USB Memory Audio and Photo Playback (MP3, WMA, JPEG)
• Measures 16.56″ x 6.84″ x 17.04″ and weighs 36 lbs

Elite VSX-23TXH:

• Compatible with iPhone
• 7 channel receiver
• 3 zone A/V distribution
• PQLS Multi-channel Surround (Precision Quartz Lock System
• HDMI (5 Inputs / 2 Outputs Including Front HDMI Input)
• Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio Decoding
• Surround power – 110W x 7 (20Hz – 20kHz, .09% THD @ 8 ohms, All Channels Driven)
• Stereo power – 110W x 2 (20Hz – 20kHz, .09% THD @ 8 ohms)
• (13+1) advanced surround modes
• 192 kHz / 24-bit analog to digital conversion
• Wolfson DAC
• Measures 16.56″ x 6.84″ x 17.04″ and weighs 37 lbs

The Pioneer Elite VSX-21TXH and VSX-23TXH will begin shipping in July 2009 for the suggested retail prices of $700 and $900, respectively. Pioneer’s Elite SC-25TXH and SC-27 are shipping in August 2009 with the suggested retail prices of $1700 and $2000, respectively.

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