Pioneer VSX-2020

[Pistol Pete1]

Will this be reviewed anytime soon?

I hear it's very similar to the award winning LX53 (Best receiver between £1000-£1500 currently). In fact it seems that the only difference in a bluebooth dongle and an aluminium front panel.....

So if the SQ is the same, surely it might be an Onk 808 beater?

And at £700-£850 each, it could be an exceptional machine.........?

 

[Anonymous]

Have you got your eye on one of these little beauties.

 

[Pistol Pete1]

On paper it sounds like a sensible upgrade from my denon 2310..........for a good price.

Need to to improve 2 channel stereo and add a bit of 'get up and go' over my 'warm' denon...

Obviously, my ears will have the final say in that......

 

[grdunn123]

You caught the bug Pete.....you said just a couple of weeks back that you were happy with the Denon, I've been there too...you buy a new pair of speakers and then you start wondering just how good they really are.....only 1 way to find out!

I'd go for the amp with the free Pioneer BD player..

 

[Clare Newsome]

And there's me thinking we'd talked you out of incremental AV receiver upgrades, Pete

Not sure re review of the Pioneer; will need to check with test team

 

[Pistol Pete1]

Hi Clare,

Is it? If the 2020 is the same spec as the LX53, sound wise, surely it'll be a decent step up?

 

[Pistol Pete1]

Hope I did ok with the speakers, though????

Not so incremental.....

 

[Pistol Pete1]

grdunn123:

You caught the bug Pete.....you said just a couple of weeks back that you were happy with the Denon, I've been there too...you buy a new pair of speakers and then you start wondering just how good they really are.....only 1 way to find out!

I'd go for the amp with the free Pioneer BD player..

You seen the deal too.......it's part of the reason I'm tempted......assuming my ears think it's a good improvement.....

 

[grdunn123]

Does 'sound' like a cracking deal without having demoed the BD player

 

[Pistol Pete1]

No reviews on either Pioneer blu ray player, either.......

At least I've not found one yet....

 

[grdunn123]

It's taken ages for it to arrive in the shops which hopefully is a good sign....Pioneer wanted to get it right.

 

[Pistol Pete1]

Which one you talking about...LX54?

The VSX 2020 comes with the BDP 430, not LX54....

 

[grdunn123]

Yes, seems to have been on the cards for months.