Why I bought it
Well I am a owner of Pioneer rs-33 (actually went to buy the rs-32 but no stock), I have seen on this forum there re not many pioneer owner and I guessed the reason well also only a little later onwards.
My story starts by thinking that a good A/V to connect computer, TV and a DVD player is required and will use my existing speakers to do the job. So here I am ready to create a home theater, a Yamaha lover but don't have money so look for alternates as my speaker cant be run with any AVR properly I need to really invest in High end models, which I will still do in the later stages
What are my choices budget 30k, my options where
Onkyo HTS 3400 - 33k
Yamaha YHT-298 - 32k
Pioneer HTP 071 - 22k
But later on after reviewing I understood if I buy any of these I need to later upgrade to a better speakers as none of these came with a good speakers. I needed a large speaker which my room acoustics is a nightmare. And the choice of upgrade was very not so likely to happen. So added the
Pioneer RS-32 - 33k and even decided on it. Then heard no stock anywhere so decided to move to the next model which is RS-33 (40k - Price was a bummer bought it in a hurry)
But here is my audition result:
Yamaha: Crisper sound - Great for music and occasional surround but very low impact on bass, I know lot of people would say NO, but seriously the bass is terrible replace your subs if you have got one
Pioneer HTP-07: Don't waste your time and money
Onkyo HTS 3400: Impressive amp, loved it even went to the extent of purchasing it and dud the stupid AVR freezes, the store guy said nothing first time it hangs and then again. So touched it and found it really hot remembered my other experience one of friends owns an Onkyo and complained about the heat issue, so did not take the risk. But a very powerful and feature rich amp buy it you homes air conditioned.
Pionner - RS 32: Impressive looks, fits my style but the amp was a bummer, did not deliver the deep bass it promised but music was sweet when i listened in it but not happy about the treble outputs. Went home and came after week after convincing myself.But no stock only the display piece is available.
And then auditioned the RS33 :
Music clarity has increased, had better channel separation than the RS-32 and gave the deepest bass pretty impressive Bass for the budget. The front speaker towers performed better than rs-32 or Onkyo the dialog clarity of the audio reached nearly the Yamaha 298
So decided to push the budget get the stupid Pioneer Rs-33 even though the
AVR is not up to the mark in terms of
feature list just love the way it sounds for the price and the deep bass. But the feature which is missing is not a great concern for me. Its a good system to listen both music and movies on a equal share. My intention is achieved though I had to shell a little extra cash for it.
I wont say I am a proud owner but a heavily satisfied person. If I had another 8k I would have not have gone for this rather taken the Denon with JBL speaker package. Now even if I have to upgrade I need to upgrade the AVR later on but lets see if i really need the 192/24Khz as I don't have many songs or movies within that range.
Irritation with pioneer rs33 are: You need to switch off your AVR or RESET it if you are like me and always switching input but then it happens over any AVR over HDMI cable no proper component input could have provided it.
Best thing: Great bass, good phase control and love those looks. Speaker quality is good better than the RS-32
Please don't buy the RS-32 speaker set it had paper like quality which did not deliver.
In short a very good performer in budget for Music and Video at 50% 50% usage. But not a good choice to buy if you are gonna perform any upgrades on it later on.
How I auditioned:
Movies:
Transformers revenge of the fallen: Climax fight DTS 5.1 BD
Avengers : Climax fight BR Rip MKV AC3
Music:
Wrecking ball:
Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball - YouTube : Audio clarity
Gangnan style:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0: Bass test
Audio:
Tamil song mp3: 128 bit:
Iruvar - Narumugaye - YouTube
Made the guy play again and again heheeh. Anyway this is my personal opinion if you guys think otherwise comment me. Also I would like to request if you guys get a lower quote than me send me a copy of the quote I can claim from my seller a credit note but it happens only in this month.
If you want anything tested on the RS-33 let me know. I have hooked up my computer, DVD player, my ps3 and my sundhd setup box.
