When a company names their product, "Elite" that product needs to stand out. For starters these Elite components are finished in shiny black urushi, considered an art form in Japan. The beauty is not only skin deep. Pioneer Elite receivers are the only line to utlize MOSFET output transitors. This special transistor is usually found on expensive, separate power amps. It offers smooth detailed sound quality with dynamics that make the amp sound much more powerful than similarly rated conventional amps. The DVD is a 5 disc progressive scan and all Elite products have a 2 year warranty. This system mates the urushi Elite components with shiny black Definitive speakers. Definitive uses front and rear speaker drivers creating an open 3 dimensional sound and built-in to each tower is a powered sub. No need for a separate square sub to fill your living room. Each tower has a powered sub, so there is amazing, tight, low powerful bass.

Receiver: Pioneer Elite VSX-53TX $1000

· THX Select certified Home Theater Receiver
· High energy MOSFET output transistors
· Ability to drive low impedance loads... high current
· Rated power 100 x 7 20 to 20kHz 0.09% THD
· Dolby Surround EX 6.1 DTS-ES discrete 6.1
· Aluminum panel with isolated chamber construction
· 3-D Space Frame construction
· Dual Motorola DSP Engine 192KHz 24 bit DAC
· High current high voltage power supply
· Advanced multi-channel sound processing 7.1
· Source direct switch bypasses all processing + tone
· Illuminated pre-programmed remote control with 7 macros
· Auxiliary analog 7.1 (eight channel) input for DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD multi channel
· Preamp outs 7.1 channels
· 4 assignable digital inputs, 2 optical and 2 coaxial
· 5 audio (no phono) inputs · 5 AV all with S video
· 2 component video inputs · Large speaker terminals
DVD Player: Pioneer Elite DV-C36 $350
·5 disc Carousel DVD and music quality CD player
·Digital progressive scan ·Plays home recorded CD-Rs
·96kHz 24 bit Audio DAC
·Anti-resonance double layered chassis
·High speed loading
·10-bit video signal DAC
· CD mode with video off
· Hi-bit built-in audio D to A converter uses circuitry critically acclaimed in hi-fi perfectionist magazines
· Separate video noise reduction circuitry optimized for progressive scan digital mode and interlaced mode
· Twin-wave laser pickup has separate diodes for CD and DVD with optimized lenses
· Component video outputs; optical and coax output
· Viterbi Error correction for superior reading of disc
· Two Year Pioneer Elite warranty doubled to four

The Speakers: Definitive Technology BP2002TL $2200
· Each tower has a built-in powered subwoofer with 550 watt BASH amp and 12 inch woofer
· Bipolar design with equal front and rear driver arrays that creates wide open soundstage
· Front and rear: Two 5 1/4 inch cast frame woofers and Metal dome lightweight tweeters
· Dual speaker terminals for bi-wire
· LFE (low frequency effects) line input for subwoofer with level controls
The Center Speaker: Definitive CLR2002 $500
· Matching magnetically shielded center speaker
· Matching metal dome tweeter
· Matching dual 5 1/4 inch woofers
The Surround Speakers: Definitive BP2X $500
· Dedicated surround speaker with wedge shape and wide dispersion design
·Two 5 1/4 woofers and two metal dome tweeters
· Available in white or black