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Well I thought I’d kick this off as I can’t see much in the way of reviews or detailed postings from anyone anywhere.
Mine arrived today so I’m able to compare it directly with my Panasonic UB700 and my Pioneer BDP 450 bluray player.
I’ve never really rated the UB700 for sound and prefer to play all blurays on the 450 keeping the 700 for when I need 4k. The main difference is the tightness of the bass of the Pioneer; the UB700 can sound more immersive and woofly just because actually the Pioneer has more tightness and control. The image from the 450 is also sharper on bluray and the colours more natural.
So then - the Pioneer LX 500?
Wow!
The first thing that you notice is that the image has way more depth and definition than both. The contrast is just better and blacks are blacker. And the colours when played through my Panasonic 65 DX902B are just incredibly natural and vibrant.
The HDR also just seems better than from the 700. I haven’t tried it on the projector yet as its not dark enough but on the Panasonic DX it now seems the perfect match.
Sound wise this is also a notch up from both. I can immediately hear that the resolution is higher; I can hear tiny sounds and details that I haven’t heard before. Additionally the sound is presented in a lovely refined velvety way. The control over the bass is way tighter than even the 450 also making for a captivating and musical listen.
The unit is solid, heavy and really well made and the case doesn’t seem to get warm (unlike the UB700 which you can fry an egg on). The remote isn’t metal but its still a well made heavy unit.
Finally if it encounters a dodgy or dirty disc, unlike the UB700 it doesn’t break up the picture into vivid patches of poo and spit nasty transients into the speakers; it just mutes and keep working through frames until it gets past the issues and then attempts restarts.
The plasticy UB700 and my long suffering but faithful stalwart BDP 450 can now finally be put out to pasture - at last I have one player that can do the lot.
I may not be able to ever have my Kuro back but at least I have a decent Pioneer 4k player at last.
It’s only taken a few years.......
If anyone is sitting on the fence and worrying about getting something worthwhile for their money (like I always do) then don’t - this unit is a class act.
Pioneer is finally back!
Mine arrived today so I’m able to compare it directly with my Panasonic UB700 and my Pioneer BDP 450 bluray player.
I’ve never really rated the UB700 for sound and prefer to play all blurays on the 450 keeping the 700 for when I need 4k. The main difference is the tightness of the bass of the Pioneer; the UB700 can sound more immersive and woofly just because actually the Pioneer has more tightness and control. The image from the 450 is also sharper on bluray and the colours more natural.
So then - the Pioneer LX 500?
Wow!
The first thing that you notice is that the image has way more depth and definition than both. The contrast is just better and blacks are blacker. And the colours when played through my Panasonic 65 DX902B are just incredibly natural and vibrant.
The HDR also just seems better than from the 700. I haven’t tried it on the projector yet as its not dark enough but on the Panasonic DX it now seems the perfect match.
Sound wise this is also a notch up from both. I can immediately hear that the resolution is higher; I can hear tiny sounds and details that I haven’t heard before. Additionally the sound is presented in a lovely refined velvety way. The control over the bass is way tighter than even the 450 also making for a captivating and musical listen.
The unit is solid, heavy and really well made and the case doesn’t seem to get warm (unlike the UB700 which you can fry an egg on). The remote isn’t metal but its still a well made heavy unit.
Finally if it encounters a dodgy or dirty disc, unlike the UB700 it doesn’t break up the picture into vivid patches of poo and spit nasty transients into the speakers; it just mutes and keep working through frames until it gets past the issues and then attempts restarts.
The plasticy UB700 and my long suffering but faithful stalwart BDP 450 can now finally be put out to pasture - at last I have one player that can do the lot.
I may not be able to ever have my Kuro back but at least I have a decent Pioneer 4k player at last.
It’s only taken a few years.......
If anyone is sitting on the fence and worrying about getting something worthwhile for their money (like I always do) then don’t - this unit is a class act.
Pioneer is finally back!