Pioneer Elite SC-61 A/V Receiver

Class D has been steadily infiltrating Pioneer's upper-crust Elite line since 2008 and now accounts for five of the line's seven models. With the SC-61, reviewed here, the latest version of the technology—which Pioneer calls D3—has come down in price...

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Someday I will be able to review a Class D receiver without mentioning this up-and-coming amplifier technology in the lead. That day hasn't come yet and probably won't in the next few years. But I can see it shimmering on the horizon.