Pioneer Elite 56txi and Mordaunt Short 500thx Speaker

[bramin8r]

I just picked up brand new with warranty the 56txi for $662.00 delivered. Any opinions on this unit? Quirks? Likes? Dislikes? Sound?

Also I have the Mordaunt Short THX certified home theater speakers. The fronts have built in 10in subwoofers with 150 watt amp for each.
Any opinions on these? Quirks? Likes? Dislikes? Sound?

[bramin8r]

I guess nobody uses either of these?

[wkhanna]

Sorry bramin8r, no experience with either.

Two reviews at Audio.com on the elite, might find some reviews on your speakers there, too.

[gd]

Don't own a Pioneer receiver, but I do keep an eye (ear) on them, as I think very highly of their disc players... furthermore, I recently helped a buddy set up his HT with a Pio VSX-9900 (equivalent of the 56txi – w/o HDMI, I think)... I was extremely impressed with the sound quality, which has been inching toward that of Marantz over the years... coming from me, that's a huge compliment... he was running it through Sonus Faber Domus series speakers... excellent for music and movies... did not notice any quirks... setup and manual were fairly straightforward.

You've got a fine AV receiver, as far as I'm concerned.

No experience with Mordaunt-Short... don't know where you're from, but they're not widely distributed in the US, and there is little discussion on them here.