Pioneer PD-F19 CD Players
Pioneer PD-F19 CD Players
USER REVIEWS
[Aug 29, 2000]
franko
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
holds 301 discs no more jewel cases. best sound I have heard from a mega changer. 10 groups and 50 favorites is better than Sony's 8 groups and 35 favorites.
Weakness:
Power button cuts off the power to the memory circuits...DUH! Remote is kind of puny. This thing is BIG you may have to buy a new cabinet or stand.
Similar Products Used: Have had Technices single disk player, Pioneer 6 disc changer and Sony 10 disc changer. |
[Mar 11, 2000]
Mike
Audiophile
Strength:
Excellent sound. Good looks.
Weakness:
Memory loss! I purchased this unit in November 1999. I have been very pleased with the sound performance. The player began having memory loss problems after about two months. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD MEMORY PROBLEMS WITH THE PD-F19? It "forgets" the "best" tracks and will not remember the custom titles for some (but not all) of the custom groups. It has not lost the disc or artist titles, but it has "forgotten" which groups they go in several times. I understand that the lower priced Pioneer 301 disc changer has had many memory problems. I believe that the Elite has the same "memory circuits" as the lower priced model. My PD-F19 is in the repair shop now. I'll write a follow-up review when I get it back. Similar Products Used: JVC CD player / Pioneer CD recorder / Toshiba DVD player |
[Nov 30, 2000]
Steve
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
300 disc convenience, quiet, digital coax output!
Weakness:
Loses its memory! poor ergonomics on the remote Overall this is a good unit, but the volatile kotex memory really pisses me off. Other than this, it has been a reliable unit with no problems for the past 20 months. The internal DAC's are pretty good for the dough, but now with a better outboard, I by-pass them. Similar Products Used: Sony 200 disc unit |
[Feb 18, 2000]
bob prestash
Audiophile
Strength:
Style,Performance,Quality
Weakness:
Remote! After doing excessive reading(reviews) and listening to similar priced units,I settled on the Elite 300 disc player.I was very pleasesd with my choice.Looks,style,and ease of operation were first rate for a model in this range.Many audiophiles might not want to dismiss the sound quality of this unit to quickly,as some have done in other reviews at this sight. I know for a fact, the DAC,s used in this unit are of high quality audiophile grade standards,and not the el-cheapos used in other large capacity changers. You dont need to use an outboard DAC to get great sound! I have this hooked up using the analog outputs,(otherwise you bypass the DACS in the Elite)I wonder how many people Know this? Hooked up to my Marantz and bypassing any DACS in the Marantz,I was impressed with the smooth,transparent sound stage,and beautiful accurate tonal quality.The Legato Link Conversion in the Elite model adds a warmth and engaging musical experience which gives music a percieved 24bit characteristic.In comparrison,my Toshiba offers HDCD using a Pacific Microsincs Chip,yet,I feel the Pioneers sound is better. Granted,the speakers,and amp you use will also effect the sound. However,overall I was greatly pleased with the audiophile-grade sound in this reasonablly priced model.Another triumph in the Elite Line! Similar Products Used: Marantz Sr-96THX Receiver,Toshiba DVD,CD Transport,Pioneer Elite CD-07D Tape Deck,Eosone Tower Speakers,PolkFX surronds. |
[Dec 23, 1999]
John Sully
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Holds lots of discs
Weakness:
Remote is small and poorly labeled When my aged, 10 year old, Sony changer began to act up I realized that I would need to get a new player. As I gazed over my fairly large 500 disc collection I realized that I really only listened to the most recent dozen or so discs which I had purchased. This seemed like a perfect excuse to get a mega changer, actually a pair of them, to hold my collection and allow me to get instant access to any disc. Similar Products Used: Sony C85ES 5 disc changer |
[Nov 07, 1999]
Dan
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Well, it does organize your cd's into cool groups and allow you to access them different ways. Keyboard input's great. Looks okay
Weakness:
The sound is sub-par for the price. I have $400-a-piece NHT VT-2's, a $450 Onkyo 656, and a $225 Toshiba 2108 DVD player. It doesn't seem right that, now, the most expensive component for my stereo listening ($550 for the PD F19) introduces the worst sound. My system is not up too high on the performance end of things, and I don't want a Pioneer Elite product bringing it down any, gigachanger or not. The sound was like someone hit one of those "spatialize" or "wide" or "ambience" buttons you find on a $89 boom box. I lost a lot of the well-defined imaging I was getting with above mentioned components. Unless I find a kick*ss DAC for $200 or so, I'm afraid that, to me, the money spent is not worth the benefits of cd filing and organization. Especially since I have a changer in my car and, when you removea cd, it doesn't tie the cd's name to the cd itself, just the spot it was occupying, and they're tough to get out (understandable with the close quarters they occupy.) Remote too, as others mention. 12 character limit for input text. It would be nice if the scrolling feature that CD Text uses on 12+ Album & song & Artist title could apply to user-input text. So, I guess I'll be taking it back some time this week. It's ashame, cause it is a cool way of keeping your collection. |
[Jun 26, 2001]
Leinweber M
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Ease of use, convenience, good looks.
Weakness:
Loses memory, poor remote, tracking problems. After owning this unit for over 2 years, the convenience of use is overshadowed by the occasional loss of memory. After inputting and catagorizing almost 300 CD's, the last thing you're expecting is to lose everything. This has happened twice now, and coupled with an optical problem that causes mistracking, the unit is on it's second trip for repair. To those that blame the 'power' button, I can assure you that this unit can lose it's memory in the "power-ON' mode. The feeling of losing all that work inputting your CD's is sickening. The technician told me he never heard of these units losing memory. Now, reading here, I see it's a common ailment with this unit. |
[Dec 10, 2001]
Jay W
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
price, ease of operation, fairly quick changes between discs, overall performance and sound quality is excellent
Weakness:
none so far I had doubts about this product after reading some of the reviews here, but for $140 at ubid I figured I had nothing to lose. I definitely do not regret this decision. So far I have had absolutely no problems with this unit. It is without a doubt the best investment in my system that I have made. Going from a 5 disc changer to 301 has completely changed the way I listen to music, random play with 300 discs is awesome. This is the main feature I use, I still haven't utilized the custom files or best song file yet. I hope I don't run into memory problems like other reviewers have but if I do I would still be happy with this machine. If you can get it for under $250 I would without hesitation recommend this to anyone. Similar Products Used: sony 5 disc changer |
[Dec 10, 2001]
Jay W
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
price, ease of operation, fairly quick changes between discs, overall performance and sound quality is excellent
Weakness:
none so far I had doubts about this product after reading some of the reviews here, but for $140 at ubid I figured I had nothing to lose. I definitely do not regret this decision. So far I have had absolutely no problems with this unit. It is without a doubt the best investment in my system that I have made. Going from a 5 disc changer to 301 has completely changed the way I listen to music, random play with 300 discs is awesome. This is the main feature I use, I still haven't utilized the custom files or best song file yet. I hope I don't run into memory problems like other reviewers have but if I do I would still be happy with this machine. If you can get it for under $250 I would without hesitation recommend this to anyone. Similar Products Used: sony 5 disc changer |
[Feb 04, 2001]
Derek
Audiophile
Strength:
Sound, 24-bit DACS, storage capacity
Weakness:
Small remote, connectors not gold plated. I don't get it. Why are you guys using the power button on the unit? Why don't you use the remote or better yet buy a universal remote. You should not have to turn on/off power from the units front button. I dont get it. I leave the power button in the on position and I use my receivers remote to power down everything. Similar Products Used: Sony changers |