Is the pioneer x-smc3-k a good audio player?

Is the pioneer x-smc3-k a good audio player?

I got the x-smc3-k yesterday, £199 from John Lewis. Seems good so far. Bit crap you have to buy the Bluetooth adapter separately, but since I have iPhones & iPads in the house, I’ll be using mostly AirPlay anyway. Sound quality is excellent, although I’m by no means an audiophile.

Why does my pioneer x-smc3 have a white screen?

The problem ended up being the Automatic Wireless Setting on the unit. After much head scratching and testing I disabled my wireless network. Set the pioneer up with all manual settings for a wireless network then restarted the wireless network. Hey Presto! works perfectly Pioneer also denied this (white screen ) ws an issue.

What’s the difference between a pioneer 3 and 5?

Negative point to airplay, is you need good wifi for it. The difference between the 3 and 5, is that the 5 has a CD/DVD player built into it. I have no need for that in my bedroom, so the 3 served perfectly and its £189 vs £349!

Is there a problem with my pioneer x-smc3 router?

Airplay was OK, I check my gateway and there is a Trusted Computers option in firewall page\ adding x-smc3 Mac address (find in other page) ! and now internet radio are listed ! Spoke too soon! Problem re-appeared. I’m still convinced it is a wireless network problem. I have tried another router, no good. Disable network and it works fine.

How does airplay work on a pioneer x-smc3?

Then when using your iOS device in its proximity, you get the airplay icon up next to your volume bar, press it and select the device (can even rename the unit to Gaz Bedroom, Gaz Kitchen etc), few seconds later the music is playing out wirelessly all controlled via the iOS device. Negative point to airplay, is you need good wifi for it.

Why does my pioneer x-smc3 screen freeze?

Solved my white screen freezing issue (no thanks to Pioneer Tech Support). The problem ended up being the Automatic Wireless Setting on the unit. After much head scratching and testing I disabled my wireless network. Set the pioneer up with all manual settings for a wireless network then restarted the wireless network.

Negative point to airplay, is you need good wifi for it. The difference between the 3 and 5, is that the 5 has a CD/DVD player built into it. I have no need for that in my bedroom, so the 3 served perfectly and its £189 vs £349!