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[heyskip]

The topic description says it all.

What is a decent price to pay for the LX-60 or LX-70 receiver. I will be purchasing within 4-8 weeks.

Thanks heyskip.

[mansai]

Cheapest I have seen the LX60 for is $1698 from eclearance store not sure on how much for shipping though.
HN said they could do it for $1750

[ezzy]

I bought the LX60 for $1520 from JB Hifi.

Granted, I knew one of the managers and got the unit for their cost price.

Hope this helps though.

[heyskip]

mansai, on Jun 16 2008, 10:52 PM, said:

Cheapest I have seen the LX60 for is $1698 from eclearance store not sure on how much for shipping though.
HN said they could do it for $1750

Yeah thats the best I've seen advertised as well. I was going to see if Clive Peters would match it as I'd rather buy big ticket items face to face.

ezzy, on Jun 17 2008, 03:25 PM, said:

I bought the LX60 for $1520 from JB Hifi.

Granted, I knew one of the managers and got the unit for their cost price.

Hope this helps though.

Gee thats a nice price ezzy. Any chance of a receipt  

Thanks for your feedback guys.

[yamapro]

As he knows the manager who got it for him at their cost price i don't think a receipet will really help you negotiate the same level of discount...

[Smasher9a]

that and likely get the manager in trouble if he goes handing the receipt around lol

i was looking at this model for myself, it was a toss up between this and the Yamaha V1800B, would have liked the LX70 but out of my price range

[heyskip]

yamapro, on Jun 17 2008, 10:30 PM, said:

As he knows the manager who got it for him at their cost price i don't think a receipet will really help you negotiate the same level of discount...

Yeah I wasn't really expecting a copy for the exact reason Smasher9a mentioned.

Smasher9a, on Jun 18 2008, 03:02 AM, said:

that and likely get the manager in trouble if he goes handing the receipt around lol

i was looking at this model for myself, it was a toss up between this and the Yamaha V1800B, would have liked the LX70 but out of my price range

I was originally looking at the Yamaha 3800 but found it was going to be too wide for my new entertainment unit. The LX-60 was a close second though and im sure it'll look pretty sweet sitting underneath the LX508A.

[ezzy]

actually i prob can provide a receipt for you guys.  my mate has quit his job and will be leaving in the next 2-3 weeks, so i dont think it would matter that if i provided the receipt.  might be best to wait until he has finished up though before providing it.

heyskip, the LX-60 does indeed go well with the LX508A  

[Smasher9a]

lx70 is $2200 cash at JB but im sure you could get it below 2k easy

[heyskip]

ezzy, on Jun 19 2008, 09:46 AM, said:

actually i prob can provide a receipt for you guys.  my mate has quit his job and will be leaving in the next 2-3 weeks, so i dont think it would matter that if i provided the receipt.  might be best to wait until he has finished up though before providing it.

That'd be awesome if you could ezzy, thanks. My email is pepper150 at optusnet dot com dot au

Smasher9a, on Jun 19 2008, 06:40 PM, said:

lx70 is $2200 cash at JB but im sure you could get it below 2k easy

Thats a nice price, is that sticker price ? Which JB ?

[Mining Man]

heyskip, on Jun 18 2008, 06:37 PM, said:

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I was originally looking at the Yamaha 3800 but found it was going to be too wide for my new entertainment unit. The LX-60 was a close second though and im sure it'll look pretty sweet sitting underneath the LX508A.

They're both around about the same standard component width of 430-440mm, aren't they? If the 3800 doesn't fit and the LX-60 does, then I can only deduce you're leaving yourself absolutely bugger all cooling area on the sides. Something to consider?

Edited by Mining Man, 19 June 2008 - 07:42 PM.

[mansai]

ezzy, on Jun 19 2008, 09:46 AM, said:

actually i prob can provide a receipt for you guys.

Would much appreciate a copy as well ezzy
mansai at internode dot on dot net

ezzy, on Jun 19 2008, 09:46 AM, said:

the LX-60 does indeed go well with the LX508A

That's very good to hear

Cheers

[heyskip]

Mining Man, on Jun 19 2008, 07:42 PM, said:

They're both around about the same standard component width of 430-440mm, aren't they? If the 3800 doesn't fit and the LX-60 does, then I can only deduce you're leaving yourself absolutely bugger all cooling area on the sides. Something to consider?

From memory the 3800 was 435mm width and LX-60 was 420mm.

Its more to do with the design of the entertainment unit, 3 levels of glass with 8 large-ish pillars holding each level apart. No back, no sides and quite a bit of room between each component so airflow is actually pretty good. This is the main reason I got it as electronics and heat don't mix. Only problem is that the centre space is only ~435mm pillar to pillar. The yamaha might fit but I don't want to risk it.

[Smasher9a]

heyskip, on Jun 19 2008, 07:02 PM, said:

Thats a nice price, is that sticker price ? Which JB ?

They didn't have a unit on display and that was jsut the price the guy came back to me and said it was a cash price only. Dont know the guy and didnt ask for any discount so im sure you could push them much lower if you really tried

Was at the JB store in SA, Marion.


Btw if there is a receipt going around link it up, im still looking at getting myself one in the coming weeks lol

Edited by Smasher9a, 20 June 2008 - 01:18 AM.

[Mining Man]

heyskip, on Jun 19 2008, 07:10 PM, said:

From memory the 3800 was 435mm width and LX-60 was 420mm.

Its more to do with the design of the entertainment unit, 3 levels of glass with 8 large-ish pillars holding each level apart. No back, no sides and quite a bit of room between each component so airflow is actually pretty good. This is the main reason I got it as electronics and heat don't mix. Only problem is that the centre space is only ~435mm pillar to pillar. The yamaha might fit but I don't want to risk it.

[ezzy]

Smasher9a, on Jun 20 2008, 01:15 AM, said:

They didn't have a unit on display and that was jsut the price the guy came back to me and said it was a cash price only. Dont know the guy and didnt ask for any discount so im sure you could push them much lower if you really tried

Was at the JB store in SA, Marion.


Btw if there is a receipt going around link it up, im still looking at getting myself one in the coming weeks lol

not sure how to link up the receipt.....

[ezzy]

heyskip and mansai,
ive sent you guys an email containing the receipt.

smasher9a, if you provide me with your email address i would be happy to email it to you as well.

cheers
ezzy

[Smasher9a]

ezzy, on Jun 20 2008, 09:32 AM, said:

heyskip and mansai,
ive sent you guys an email containing the receipt.

smasher9a, if you provide me with your email address i would be happy to email it to you as well.

cheers
ezzy

lol thx

just shoot it too hpavlou at tpg.com.au

[rjv]

Hey guys - what about a report back on these units? keen to hear what the users have to say, there doesn't seem to be many out there with this receiver, so any feedback would be great.

[Garincha]

Hi there, I have been giving serious thought to picking up a lx60. I thought I had been offered a good deal but the prices mentioned hear make it even more tempting.  

At the moment I'm having great trouble deciding between a few models including the:
(no particular order)
Yamaha RX-V1800
Marantz 7002
Pioneer LX60

(4th choice at this stage)
Onkyo 705/805

I would appreciate any reports from current owners or comparisons to other similar priced models. I have also read a few reports from AVforums on a humming issue which is holding me off at the moment and i was wondering if this applied to the Australian models.

Thanks

[heyskip]

rjv, on Jun 20 2008, 04:49 PM, said:

Hey guys - what about a report back on these units? keen to hear what the users have to say, there doesn't seem to be many out there with this receiver, so any feedback would be great.

Another week or so and I'll be able to give some feedback.

[Ploppy 35]

ezzy, on Jun 19 2008, 09:46 AM, said:

actually i prob can provide a receipt for you guys.  my mate has quit his job and will be leaving in the next 2-3 weeks, so i dont think it would matter that if i provided the receipt.  might be best to wait until he has finished up though before providing it.

heyskip, the LX-60 does indeed go well with the LX508A  

Ezzy, sorry to be a pain but could I grab a copy of the receipt as well.
ploppy35@tpg.com.au
Thanks heaps
Ploppy

[Ploppy 35]

ezzy, on Jun 19 2008, 09:46 AM, said:

actually i prob can provide a receipt for you guys.  my mate has quit his job and will be leaving in the next 2-3 weeks, so i dont think it would matter that if i provided the receipt.  might be best to wait until he has finished up though before providing it.

heyskip, the LX-60 does indeed go well with the LX508A  

EZZY,

Got the receipt. Thanks for your help

Ploppy

[Garincha]

Hi all,

Finally took the plunge and got a Pioneer VXS LX-60 yesterday. It's a beautiful unit and the sound is great with my also new MA RS6s.

I've got all my gear in my sig connected up, mostly via component to the AVR and then by HDMI to the LCD.

This works fine except for the Mac Mini, which I used a DVI to HDMI cable to connect it to the AVR and so far I have been unable to get any kind of signal which is a bit frustrating and disappointing.  

I am guessing this is some kind of HDCP handshake issue, I have tried outputting a range of different resolutions from the MAC Mini without success.  The LCD is 1366 x 768, and normally I have my Mac Mini set to output that at 60Hz when directly connected. I have tried 1920x1080i @ 50 & 60Hz, 1280x720 @ 50 & 60Hz but all no good.

At the moment I have resorted to using a DVI-VGA cable to connect my Mac Mini directly to the LCD, although this kind defeats the intent of being able to run 1 cable to the LCD.  

I also noticed a yellow flyer in the packaging for the LX60 that warned that some Game machines were not compatible by HDMI and it suggests either using component or connecting directly to the display.  

Questions

Just wondering if any Pioneer owners out there have been able to connect a computer by DVI-HDMI cable to the AVR and any of any possible solutions.

The yellow flyer warning about game machines also concerns me, at the moment I have an old xbox 360 that runs via component, but I was wondering if other owners have connected PS3s and XBOX 360s via HDMI to the AVR without issues.

Another observation I have made is that it takes quite along time to switch between inputs, is this normal or is related to my Big W TV possibly having an earlier version of HDMI.

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated, this thread is a lot smaller compared to that of other AVRs and I'm keen to share settings and impressions with other LX60/70 owners.

Thanks

Garincha

[rjv]

heyskip, on Jun 24 2008, 04:54 AM, said:

Another week or so and I'll be able to give some feedback.

Hi mate - any luck with sharing your views on this AVR? or anyone else keen to to give a review on the 60 or 70 would be great.