Pioneer’s BDP-LX91 reference Blu-ray Disc player has been granted the ‘European Blu-ray Player 2009-2010’ award by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA).

EISA described the Blu-ray player as “the jewel in Pioneer’s AV crown, beautifully finished and comprehensively equipped.”

EISA is the largest editorial multimedia organisation in Europe, with a membership of 50 audio, mobile electronics, video and photo magazines drawn from 19 European countries.

Every year a panel of judges comprising the editors-in-chief from all EISA member magazines selects outstanding products and technologies across a wide range of audiovisual product categories.

“The EISA award reinforces the popularity of the BDP-LX91 in the Australian market. Despite severe price erosion in the Blu-ray category over the past twelve months, it’s pleasing to see a $5,000 Blu-ray in Australia exceeding sales expectations,” said Chris Kotis, general manager of sales and marketing at Pioneer Electronics Australia Pty Ltd.

The EISA citation reads:

“Pioneer’s BDP-LX91 is one of the very first BD players with sufficient on-board processing power to decode both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. It’s also one of the first to offer a full 7.1 channel analogue output – perfect for direct connection to the multi-channel analogue inputs of new and legacy AV receivers alike.

Naturally, the BDP-LX91 also offers HDMI 1.3a connectivity and the full flexibility of Profile 2 BD Live functionality with its 4GB of internal memory. Powerful DSP is included, offering audio bass management and Pioneer’s own ‘adaptive bit expansion’ which interpolates BD’s native 8-bit per channel to 16-bit colour.”

Picture and sound quality are spectacular, being both vibrant and hugely detailed. The very brightest whites look pure, free of spurious colour and any suggestion of dynamic crushing, while the multi-channel sound is amazing, the most dense acoustic imaginings depicted in seemingly intricate detail.”