Pioneer SC-1323-K 7.2-Channel 4K AV Receiver

The Pioneer SC-1323-K A/V Receiver. Delivering Class D3 Power and Connectivity to Every Custom Installation

The SC-1323-K receiver is perfect for custom home entertainment installations. Its robust aluminum front panel and insulated dual chassis house the power of Class D3 amplification. Along with cutting-edge digital power, this fully equipped multi-zone A/V receiver delivers advanced connectivity with features to match its performance.

With a durable aluminum front panel, the SC-1323-K is built to last. This receiver delivers versatile custom-installation solutions for home entertainment, with Multi-Zone capability that lets you set up three great systems. You can enjoy home theater in the living room, television in the bedroom and serious music listening in the den.

Designed for Today's Connected Lifestyle – You and Your iPad, iPhone and iPod

The SC-1323-K is right at home with Apple devices, thanks to Made for iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad certification. Easily connected with your normal charging cable, your Apple handheld device connects without the need for a dock. Plug-and-play has never been easier because the SC-1323-K charges your Apple device, too. You can even enjoy music enhanced with album art for a total iTunes experience. When someone calls, iPhone will mute your music so you can talk. Use the iPhone directly, or push a single button on the SC-1323-K's front panel to switch control to the included preset remote and an intuitive, full-color GUI.

Pioneer's partnership with Apple lets you experience effortless AirPlay connectivity through Apple devices like iPhone, iPad and iPod. Network share your music with DLNA and Windows 8, stream your favorite artists straight from your PC or Mac with Pandora, or listen to worldwide content with vTuner Internet Radio.

The SC-1323-K brings enhanced convenience and impressive sound quality to the entertainment experience for users of HTC's Android-powered HTC One series smartphones. You can stream high-quality, WAV-format files for an effortless, out-of-the-box audiophile experience with HTC Connect, and finally, critical listeners who demand serious sound can enjoy their music – with CD-quality resolution – using their HTC smartphone. Reality never sounded so good.

Spotify Connect is a Premium feature that lets you play and control Spotify on your devices. Choose music on one device and listen on another. At home, hit play on your mobile and hear high fidelity sound on your A/V receiver. You can also control the music from your mobile phone.

Easily Connect to Your PC Music Files or Internet Radio

For front-panel convenience, just plug a memory audio device into the USB port to enjoy music or photos in seconds. The USB port handles uncompressed 192KHz / 24-bit FLAC and WAV music files to satisfy the most demanding audiophile. And of course, this Pioneer receiver is Bluetooth- and Wi-Fi-ready with Pioneer's optional AS-BT200 Bluetooth adapter and AS-WL-300 Wi-Fi adapter.

The SC-1323-K opens up a new world of networking. A rear panel Ethernet port allows full integration into your home network, and with Windows 8 and DLNA 1.5 certification, a broad new range of entertainment options are at your fingertips. With 192kHz/24-bit WAV, FLAC and AIFF file compatibility, network streaming audio playback is now attainable by the true audiophile. Stream your AIFF, Apple Lossless, MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV and FLAC music files from your PC, laptop or smartphone to your home theater system.

Thanks to vTuner, the SC-1323-K connects to thousands of Internet radio stations from around the world. You can also access Pandora radio services complete with on-screen album art and music information. An optional AS-WL300 wireless adapter is also available for your wireless network convenience.

Downloading Pioneer's exclusive Air Jam application for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad devices allows up to four Apple devices to be paired via Bluetooth. Choose songs from your device to add to the group playlist to playback on the SC-1323-K. Like a song your friend added? Select it and buy it from iTunes, or watch the music video on YouTube.

Enjoy Music From Your Smartphone with Bluetooth

The SC-1323-K is ready for wireless Bluetooth audio from virtually any A2DP profile Bluetooth device. Untether yourself from cables and inputs with the Pioneer AS-BT200 Bluetooth adapter, and enjoy enriched quality with Sound Retriever AIR technology, created specifically to enhance Bluetooth audio.

You Control the Sound With Advanced MCACC

The SC-1323-K supports formats like Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio to give your Blu-ray Disc soundtracks unsurpassed audio quality. Pioneer also includes all of the Dolby and DTS surround formats best suited for the wide variety of entertainment sources, including the newest DTS Neo X format.

Advanced MCACC processing is like having your own sound engineer precision-tuning your system to your living room. Pioneer's Advanced Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration system (MCACC) provides an optimized, multi-channel listening experience customized specifically to your room by measuring every speaker's connection, and noting size and distance from the listening point, sound levels and timbre.

Eliminate the distortion caused by jitter during conversion with Pioneer's PQLS technology. It allows the SC-1323-K to use its own high precision clock and adjust the transmission rate of bitstream sound data from a compatible Blu-ray player.

The SC-1323-K takes the multi-channel audio experience to a whole new level with four advanced, sound-enhancing virtual speaker modes. Virtual Depth is designed to complement 3D movies. Virtual Height creates sound effects from above your main front speakers, creating virtual height speakers ideal for gaming enthusiasts. Virtual Wide creates a seamless blend between your front and back speakers. Virtual Surround Back replaces your back surround speakers, freeing you to use the surround amplifier to drive a second zone, or bi-amp the front speakers. Virtual speaker modes can be applied together or separately. Filling in areas where minute details were left out during the compression process, even compressed audio like WMA, MP3 and AAC is enhanced with another Pioneer exclusive, Advanced Sound Retriever.

The Power, Performance and Precision of Class D3 Amplification

Perfectionist audiophiles will love the SC-1323-K, which features advanced Class D3 amplification designed to reproduce music and soundtracks with uncompromising realism.

The revolutionary amplifiers inside the SC-1323-K feature a direct signal path with no noisy EMI filters, feedback loops or current limiting. Rated at 165 Watts x 7 channels at 6 ohms with two channels driven, the SC-1323-K produces considerable power, and significantly more simultaneous multi-channel power than the competition.

Because Pioneer is dedicated to custom installation, their relationships with custom-control partners like AMX, Control4, Crestron and other leading brands let users and installers integrate the SC-1323-K into whole-house systems. All this plus support for Pioneer Apps, third-party control devices, custom-ready detachable power cord, and IR in/out for universal remotes make this receiver the ultimate answer in custom home entertainment.

Advanced Qdeo Video Processing Makes the Source Picture Perfect

Pioneer's extensive video know-how makes home theater a truly immersive experience. The new SC-1323-K supports Ultra HD (4K) pass-through and upscaling. Qdeo video-processing technology and provides video conversion from composite and component video to HDMI for a single-wire high-definition audio and video solution, as well as up to 1080p / 24fps video scaling for an exceptional picture regardless of the source, creating natural and noise-free video for maximum performance and flexibility. And with Pioneer's Advanced Video Adjust, you'll experience the very best in both high-definition and standard-definition signals, with a complete suite of advanced image adjustments designed to fine tune each of your video sources for the best possible picture.

Pioneer's HDMI Technology Gets Ready for 3D

The SC-1323-K supports the latest HDMI specifications. So not only do you get the most out of your existing movies and music, with the SC-1323-K you're prepared for the new generation of 3D video content. With eight HDMI inputs (seven rear + one front) and two outputs, you've got plenty of connectivity options for the growing number of high-definition sources available.

Transform Your Phone or Tablet into a Powerful Remote Control

Pioneer's free iControlAV2013 app turns your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad device or select Android devices into a powerful remote control by communicating with the SC-1323-K wirelessly through your home network. The all-new iControlAV2013 is fully redesigned, incorporating everything from basic volume and input selection to advanced features like EQ adjustments and Internet Radio control. iControlAV2013 for iPad includes enhanced features like vertical and horizontal orientation, intuitive control of music from networked PCs as well as Internet radio control, and an intuitive finger-EQ-adjust screen; simply draw the EQ curve to your desired sound preference. New Sound Explorer gives you easy access to experiment with the many powerful sound enhancements the SC-1323-K offers, like Hi-Bit 24, Auto Phase Control Plus, and Virtual Speaker modes.

AVNavigator Makes Set Up Easy

Imagine an owner's manual that actually communicates with your receiver. Or that asks you what sources you'd like to connect and how you'd like to configure your speakers – then walks you through the process as you do it.

Pioneer's AVNavigator is an interactive owner's manual that takes all the guesswork out of setting up your receiver. A/V Navigator uses your networked PC, MAC or iPad to communicate directly with the SC-1323-K, walking you through speaker set-up, Advanced MCACC room calibration, sound optimization, and more.

Full-Color On-Screen Graphical User Interface

All of the SC-1323-K's advanced control and connectivity options are made even better with a full-color user interface via HDMI on your connected TV, allowing you to effortlessly navigate through the SC-1323-K's menu.

Choose the Pioneer A/V Receiver That's Right for You

	SC-1323	SC-1223	VSX-1123	VSX-1023
Amplifier Type	Class D3	Class D3	Discrete Direct Energy	Discrete Direct Energy
Power	180 Watts x 7	170 Watts x 7	165 Watts x 7	140 Watts x 7
Number of HDMI Inputs/Outputs	8 in / 2 out (Main Zone & Zone 2)	8 in / 2 out (Main Zone & Zone 2)	8 in / 2 out (Main Zone & Zone 2)	6 in / 1 out
4K Ultra HD Pass-through and Upscaling				(Pass-through only)
Video Conversion to HDMI	(Marvell QDEO)	(Marvell QDEO)	(Marvell QDEO)
MCACC Room Calibration	Advanced MCACC	Advanced MCACC	Advanced MCACC
MHL 2.0 Input
Powered Multi-Zone Audio	(Multi-Source) 1 Powered, 1 Passive	(Multi-Source)	(Multi-Source)	(Multi-Source)
HDZone (HDMI Zone Output)	(Multi-Source)	(Multi-Source)	(Multi-Source)	-
Made for iPhone/iPad/iPod (30-pin and Lightning)	(iPhone 5 / iPad / iPod)	(iPhone 5 / iPad / iPod)	(iPhone 5 / iPad / iPod)	(iPhone 5 / iPad / iPod)
AirPlay & HTC Conntect
Windows 8 Compatible
DLNA 1.5 (DMR)
USB File Playback	AIFF / WAV / Apple Lossless / FLAC / MP3 / WMA / AAC	AIFF / WAV / Apple Lossless / FLAC / MP3 / WMA / AAC	AIFF / WAV / Apple Lossless / FLAC / MP3 / WMA / AAC	AIFF / WAV / Apple Lossless / FLAC / MP3 / WMA / AAC
Network File Music Playback	AIFF / WAV / Apple Lossless / FLAC / MP3 / AAC	AIFF / WAV / Apple Lossless / FLAC / MP3 / AAC	AIFF / WAV / Apple Lossless / FLAC / MP3 / AAC	AIFF / WAV / Apple Lossless / FLAC / MP3 / AAC
192kHz 24-Bit Hi Resolution Music Playback	AIFF / WAV / FLAC	AIFF / WAV / FLAC	AIFF / WAV / FLAC	AIFF / WAV / FLAC
Gapless Playback	AIFF / WAV / FLAC / Apple Lossless	AIFF / WAV / FLAC / Apple Lossless	AIFF / WAV / FLAC / Apple Lossless	AIFF/WAV/FLAC/Apple Lossless
Pandora & vTuner Internet Radio
iOS / Android Remote Control App	iControlAV 2013	iControlAV 2013	iControlAV 2013	ControlApp
AVNavigator PC / Mac Setup Software