Pioneer EX Series 5.1 setup review

Pioneer has refined its high-end EX speakers and we can't fit them in the room

Our Score 5

Last reviewed: 2009-06-11June 11th 2009

Price at launch	£11,000.00
Features	1 x S-8EX, 2 x S-4EX, 2 x S-3EX, 1 x S-W250
Centre Speaker Details	Pioneer S-8EX (-QL Beech finish, -W Teak finish)
Centre Speaker Dimensions	723 x 263 x 375
Centre Speaker Drive Units	Woofer: 2 x 16cm Aramid cones, Midrange: 14cm concentric Magnesium cone, Tweeter: 3cm concentric Ceramic Graphite dome
Centre Speaker Enclosure Type	Front duct bass-reflex
Centre Speaker Frequency Response	34 - 100,000Hz
Centre Speaker Power Handling	160
Centre Speaker Sensitivity	88.5dB
Centre Speaker Weight	29
Front Speaker Details	Pioneer S-4EX (-QL Beech finish, -W Teak finish)
Front Speaker Dimensions	263 x 490 x 387
Front Speaker Drive Units	Woofer: 16cm Aramid cone, Midrange: 14cm concentric Magnesium cone, Tweeter: 3cm concentric Ceramic Graphite dome
Front Speaker Enclosure Type	Front duct bass-reflex
Front Speaker Frequency Response	34 - 100,000Hz
Front Speaker Power Handling	160
Front Speaker Sensitivity	85.5dB
Front Speaker Weight	20
Impedance (Ohm)	6
Rear Speaker Details	Pioneer S-3EX (-QL Beech finish, -W Teak finish)
Rear Speaker Dimensions	350 x 1,224 x 541
Rear Speaker Drive Units	Woofer: 2 x 16 cm cone woofers, Midrange: 14 cm magnesium cone, Tweeter: 3 cm Ceramic Graphite
Rear Speaker Enclosure Type	Front duct bass-reflex
Rear Speaker Frequency Response	30 - 100,000Hz
Rear Speaker Power Handling	160
Rear Speaker Sensitivity	88.5dB
Rear Speaker Weight	48