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Pioneer VSX-918V-K
$349.00
Released April, 2008
The Pros:Setup is made easy through well-labelled plugs and a simple wizard system. Audio quality is clean and crisp, no distortion. Capable of enough power output to fill any room in the home or a backyard.
The Cons:Instructions on pairing Component inputs to the internal labelling are vague, take some finguring out. Remote is very complex, has a large number of functions and subfunctions, takes a long time to figure out. On-screen navigation of an iPod is more awkward than it needs to be, takes some getting used to.
The Pioneer VSX-818V-K is a 5.1 a/v receiver retailing for $349. It features 2 x HDMI (pass-through) inputs and one HDMI output. It is one of three receivers released in April 2008 along with the step-down VSX-818 (drops HDMI PCM audio processing) for $349 and the VSX-518 that drops HDMI altogether support for $199.
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It features 120 Watts / channel of output power and a second zone of stereo audio. The new Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K released in June 2008 adds video upscaling and high-definition audio decoding along with 7.1 channels of surround sound.
Features
- 5.1 a/v receiver
- 120 Watts / channel
- HDMI: 2 x inputs, 1 x output.
- Linear PCM processing of audio over HDMI
- 3 x component video (assignable)
- 2 x digital optical S/PDIF, 1 x digital coaxial
- 2nd zone of stereo audio
- 5-way binding post speaker terminals for 5 surround channels (2 spring loaded terminal for 2nd zone)
- MCACC auto-calibration
- release date: April 2008
- price: $349
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setup is made easy through well-labelled plugs and a simple wizard system
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audio quality is clean and crisp, no distortion
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capable of enough power output to fill any room in the home or a backyard
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auto-detects which inputs are being used and adjusts automatically
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instructions on pairing Component inputs to the internal labelling are vague, take some finguring out
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remote is very complex, has a large number of functions and subfunctions, takes a long time to figure out
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on-screen navigation of an iPod is more awkward than it needs to be, takes some getting used to
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