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top-of-the-line VSX-1016TX dishes out intensely great home-theater performance. lt's the world's first receiver to process THX Select 2, for high-impact, multi-channel audio for cinema, concerts, and gaming in rooms of up to 2,000 square feet. lt also features advanced surround processing, with DTS-ES Discrete, DTS 96/24, Dolby Digital EX, and Dolby Pro Logic llx decoding. Pioneer's Digital Core Engine performs all digital signal processing with one powerful, compact circuit board, for a shorter signal path and less radiation. A double-precision, high-speed (180 MlPS) Motorola 48-bit DSP ? the same chip used in Dolby and DTS theater systems worldwide ? delivers a super-accurate PLL sound-processing clocking module, very low jitter, and virtually no audio degradation. The VSX-1016TX sends 120 watts of equal power to all seven channels. 0ur Advanced Direct Energy M0SFET discrete transistor amplifiers offer high-power drivability, ultra-efficient amplification, stable imaging, extremely low energy loss, and ultra linear ouput to all channels. And with Automatic MCACC, the VSX-1015TX actually measures and calibrates your audio system for sonic perfection specifically for your living room, regardless of shape or size, automatically. With Microsoft, Pioneer co-developed a Windows Media Audio 9 (WMA-9) Professional Decoder, allowing you to listen to two-channel and multi-channel WMA compressed audio files. Plus, Video Conversion up-converts S-Video and composite video into component video, for a simpler, higher-quality video connection to your TV. Audio/Video 0utput 2 Audio / 2 Video Digital lnputs 5 / 0ptical ln 3 / Coaxial ln 2 / 0ptical Digital 0utput 1 / Multi-Channel lnput 6 Channel / Audio Preamp 0utput 7 Channel / Composite Video lnput 5 / Composite Video 0utput 2 / S-Video lnput 5 / S-Video 0utput 2 / Component Video lnput 2 / Component Video 0utput 1 / Headphone 0utput / Front A/V lnputs Unit Weight 33

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Home entertainment gets a powerful boost with this Pioneer® 7.1 channel A/V receiver. High-quality audio and video comes with ultra-convenient connectivity. The receiver’s six digital inputs includes two HDMl inputs (and one HDMl output) with 1080p compatibility for the very best in high-definition video. The all-digital HDMl interface eliminates the hassle and mess of wires, with one-cable connections and super-fast transfers of uncompressed — and uncompromised — high-res video content from source to screen. With three HD capable component video inputs, you can connect a progressive scan DVD-player/recorder, an HD gaming console, and an HD cable or satellite set-top box to your receiver and access them with the touch of a button. Add in the ability to receive content in XM-HD Surround powered by Neural Audio*, connect to an iPod® player via an optional lDK-01 dock (sold separately), and decode WMA-9 Pro files, and you can also enjoy multi-channel digital satellite radio, iPod player content and PC audio files played through your home theater system. ln glorious surround sound. Pioneer's patent pending Sound Retriever technology even enhances compressed audio formats to give them more dynamic range and acoustic impact.

Sonic boom

Don't just experience your home entertainment. lmmerse yourself in it, with 110 watts across up to seven speakers, THX Select2™-certified surround sound, and eight advanced concert and cinema surround modes including Dolby® Digital EX, DTS® ES, and DTS 96/24. All optimized by Pioneer's Digital Core Engine powered by dual 48-bit Freescale® DSP processing LSls. Go ahead, and turn it up. Pioneer's ultra-efficient Advanced Direct Energy Amplifier design results in extremely low energy loss, so you can play it loud and still enjoy superior sound quality.

Fine-tune your audio performance.

Recreate the studio engineer's original intent, in your home. ln any room. lnstantly — thanks to the first automatic Multi-Channel AcoustiC Calibration System (MCACC). Using the supplied microphone. MCACC makes your initial set-up easy and accurate by automatically measuring your room's acoustic environment, then fine tuning the sonic performance of your system. The result is truly accurate multi-channel audio reproduction any sound engineer would admire.


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Buyer's feedback: - *
8-17-07 PURCHASED THIS RECIEVER AND IF PIONEER DIDNT ENABLE THE HDMI AUDIO, THERE WAS A REASON! AS IVE READ OTHER BRANDS INCOUNTERED HMDI BUZZING AND NOISE ON X-BOX ECT: AND OTHER DEVICES, SO HOOKING UP 1 MORE CABLE WAS A SOUND ISSUE AND THE HDMI PASSTHRU WORKS FINE ANYWAY! IVE BEEN USING GLASS SONICWAVE FIBRE OTICAL CABLES ON SET TOP BOX,PS3 AND QUALITY SOUND REPRODUCTION W/ZERO AUDIBLE DISTORTION AT HIGH POWER IS ALL ANYONE CAN ASK,ADD EQ USER SETABLE AND AUTO SETUP MIC,13 CUSTOM SOUND FIELDS,AND ALONG WITH THE DTS,ES DOLBY DIGITAL AND SO ON AND 7 CH STEREO MODE WHICH I LIKE FOR CD&XM-FM AND CPU ALSO ALL THE INPUTS-OUTPUTS BI-AMPING WHICH I DID FOR THE INFINITY BETA 20S AT THE REAR,DISTANCE PROBLEM! SUBWOOFER OUTPUT HAS STRENTH EVEN WITH SPKRS SET TOO LG. IM USING A SPLITTER FOR A 7.2 SETUP,ONLY THE CENTER SPKR IS SET TOO SMALL! ONE WELL DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED UNIT,I NEVER WENT FULL POWER!! 9DB LEFT TO GO AND I COULDNT BELIVE THIS UNIT WOULD BE THAT LOUD,NO SUBS DURING TESTING OF COURSE,STUFF WAS MOVING ON TABLES,NO DISCERNABLE POPING,CRACKING,HUM,NO BAD CONNECTIONS SHOWED UP,HOLDING ONE EAR I CUT IT DOWN AND STARED AT IT,WOOOSH WAS MY HONEST RESPONSE!LATER I LEARNED HOW TO ADJUST THE EQ AND TRIM BUT THE AUTO SETUP IS BETTER THAN MINE SO I ADJUSTED A LITTLE BIT UP ON THE REAR TRIM AND SLIGHT INCRESE IN HIGHS! YOU CANT GO WRONG ON THIS UNIT! ALL THE SETTINGS WERE USER FINE,DENON SEEMS RATHER INVOLVED IVE READ OR DOWN RIGHT FUSTRATING! BETTER TO SET THIS RECIEVER ON TOP OPEN SHELF IF YOUR LIKE ME! IVE BEEN ABLE TO ADD,CHANGE CABLES ANTENNE EASILY BUT ITS UP TO YOU! IVE FOUND DIGITAL EQUIPMENT IN SOME CASES WORKS FINE IF YOUR IN THE RIGHT MODE FOR ADJUSTING FEATURES, THAT IS IF YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHICH FEATURES ENABLE YOUR SETTINGS AND REPLACES DEFAULTS! GET A CORDED BASE PHONE WITH AS MANY LABLED BUTTONS AS U CAN FIND,NO KIDDING!CANT BELIVE THE 1016 MODEL IS AVAILIBLE! ESTIMATED MY PIONEER RUN TIME AT ABOUT 25,000 HOURS@2-22-09 ,MY INFINTY BETA50S FR.AND 20S REAR,AND BIC HT-63 SIDE DO MATCH UP WELL, ALSO TIMBRE IS MATCHED SOMEHOW BY THE MCACC SETUP AS BEST ANY EQ CAN!IVE REALLY EVJOYED THIS UNITS MANY SOUND FIELDS AND A BIG ROOM HELPED ME PLACE THE SPKRS AT 13FT DISTANCE FROM ME AND FRONT SPKRS! A 10" VELODYNE SUB IS NICELY MUSICAL BUT THE JBL 10" SUB GETS REALLY LOW AND SHAKES STUFF ALL OVER THE HOUSE,OF COURSE THE REMOTE ADJUST THE SUBS TOO BUT, NOT SEPERATELY,TUNING SUBS TAKES TIME,IVE TAMED THE JBL! COMPONETS LIKE THE 1016VSX ARE THE REASON COMPONETS HAVE ALLWAYS BEEN BETTER SYSTEMS THAN A DVD-TV COMBO OR CD-TAPE AMP UNIT OR BOSE UNITS YOU CANT ADD ANYTHING BUT A BOSE COMPATIBLE WHIZZ BOX TO IT! PIONEER REALLY DESERVES SOME ACCOLADES ALL AROUND!! NOW IF THERE PLASMAS WERNT SO EXSPENCIVE I WOULDNT HAVE A PANASONIC, BUT HEY YOU CANT HAVE EVERYTHING RIGHT! BUT GET ONE OF THESE 1016 AND YOUR SET FOR A EXPERENCE OF ENORMOUS SATISFACTION IM SURE!IF YOU WANT FREE INTERNET RADIO THRU THE 1016,I JUST USED A STEREO 1/8"ADAPTOR TO RCA CABLES INTO ANY STEREO INPUTS LIKE CD L&R ON BACK OF UNIT!IT WILL OUTPUT 7CH STEREO OR SEVERAL SURROUND MODES ALSO!! SOUNDS AWESOME EVEN 64K STATIONS! USE THE HEADPHONE OUTPUT FROM THE COMPUTER IS ALL YOU DO! ANYWAY THE 1016 HMDI ISSUE ASIDE A DIGITAL AUDIO COAX MAY BE THE OVERALL BEST WAY OVER THEM ALL AS I PAID $130.00 FOR GLASS,THE OPTICAL POLYMER TYPE WORKED FINE BUT THEY DISCOLOR OVER A LONG TIME AND MAYNOT BE AS GOOD BUT THERE CHEAP! NEVER LOST A SETTING OR ANY PROBLEM W/REMOTE OR THE 1016 ITSELF THAT SAYS ALOT! IF THE 1018 UNIT IS AFFORDABLE YOU MIGHT CONSIDER IT THE STRONGER SMARTER COUSIN OF THE 1016! BUT ITS HERITAGE IS THIS MARVELOUS 1016 AND IM GLAD I HAVE ONE,I DIDNT EXPECT ANYTHING THIS GOOD WHEN I BOUGHT IT,I HAD A JVC 5.1 UNIT THAT COULD WARM MUFFINS LIKE A TOASTER BUT THIS 1016 RUNS LUKE WARM ONLY!! PLEASE DO READ THE INSTRUTIONS ON THIS AND TAKE YOUR TIME ,OUT OF PHASE SPKR CONNECTIONS ARE IMPOSSIBLE ON THE UNIT IF YOU USE THE PHASE CORRECTION BUTTON! FIXES ITSELF! THATS COOL!!

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Buyer's feedback: - Great for the tech-savvy
It produces great sound and has some really great set-up features. The range of possible inputs is only missing VGA inputs. The only problem is that it's difficult to get it to realize which inputs it's seeing; but if you keep at it, the results are absolutely worthwhile. That is, if, for example, you have difficulty programming a VCR, don't even think about buying this box.

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Buyer's feedback: - *
Well worth the time it took to get this receiver setup. I wouldn't call it PnP as you do have to do some thinking to get it to work with what you want to plug in to it. I've had it about 8 month now and do enjoy it. The hardest thing is remembering what you got (CD DVD Cable box exc.) plugged into which button. Then the remote is a maze of buttons to remember what they are doing.

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Buyer's feedback: - Great...except for HDMI connections
Overall, this is a great receiver. But it has been very frustrating dealing with the limitations of the connections, primarily that HDMI is for pass-through of video signal ONLY.

Don't get your hopes up about having just one HDMI cable to connect your various devices to/from this machine...You still need to make separate connections for audio; the HDMI connections on this unit are for video signal pass-through only. This means not only extra cables and possibly a significant drop in audio transfer quality, but also can cause your cable connections to fill up rapidly. There are 2 HDMI in ports, 1 HDMI out port, 3 digital optical in ports and 1 digital optical out. To connect 2 DVD players (say one regular and one HD), a VCR, a CD player, a plasma/LCD and a projector can overwhelm your options for connections if they are all designed for digital transfer of audio and video. I had to buy an external HDMI switcher to accommodate outbound HDMI links to plasma and projector.

Speaker setup is also less than ideal and I needed to purchase a separate switch box to allow me to control my separate speaker zones. The additional wiring was not difficult but this unit should make it easier to switch between speaker settings on-the-fly.

Overall, the sound is fantastic and there ARE many in and out ports available. Certainly a great value. I do not know of anything better in this price range. I just wish Pioneer engineers had thought it through a little more before releasing this item, allowing for more digital connections.

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This is one of the best receivers for the money. It's so easy to use and has all the features one is looking for in a 7.1 receiver. All the hook-ups are in back and all you need to do is follow the instructions and play. It even adjusts the speaker volumes by itself with the speaker test mode. So let the receiver do it's job and all you have to do is enjoy.