Pioneer VSX-1015TXK 7.1 Channel Surround Sound THX Select AM/FM Audio-Video Receiver

Average customer rating:

Broke 1 week after 1 year Warranty -$430 wasted!

Great receiver

Would have received 5 stars if not for the lip sync issue

great value

So far so good

Pioneer VSX-1015TXK 7.1 Channel Surround Sound THX Select AM/FM Audio-Video Receiver

Manufacturer: Pioneer
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Surround Power 110 W x 7 (20 HZ - 20,000HZ @ 8 ohm, 0.09% THD) / Stereo Power 110 W x 2 (20HZ - 20kHZ @ 8 ohm, 0.09% THD)

Digital Decoding & Processing

Dolby Digital 5.1, THX-Select, Dolby Digital EX, DTS 5.1, DTS-ES Discrete 6.1, DTS-Neo6, Pro-Logic II DPLIIx,

Pioneer Advanced Theater Modes Advanced Surround 8 Mode

Audio (Tuner Included) / Video Input 8 Audio / 5 Video

ASIN: B00092REF8

Product Description

Pioneer VSX1015TXK THX Select AV Receiver - THX-Select brings high-octane theater sound to typical TV rooms, for the best movie experience possible. Automatic MCACC (Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration System) with 5-band EQ offers studio-quality set-up and calibration of your system. That means optimal sound performance that's easy to attain virtually anywhere this can be played. Audio/Video Output 2 Audio / 2 Video Digital Inputs 5 / Optical In 3 / Coaxial In 2 / Optical Digital Output 1 / Multi-Channel Input 6 Channel / Audio Preamp Output 7 Channel / Composite Video Input 5 / Composite Video Output 2 / S-Video Input 5 / S-Video Output 2 / Component Video Input 2 / Component Video Output 1 / Headphone Output / Front A/V Inputs Unit Weight 33 lbs 14 oz

Amazon.com Product Description

Pioneer's versatile VSX-1015TX 7.1-channel AV receiver delivers a pulse-pounding 120 watts per channel to produce exciting, enveloping sound for your favorite movies and music. The THX Select2-certified receiver also offers an onboard processor for Windows Media Audio 9 Professional (WMA9 Pro), so if you hook up PC or a WMA-compatible optical media player (via an optical or coaxial digital-audio connection) you'll be able to enjoy surround-formatted Web content, too--gaming will never be the same.

The VSX-1015TX's amplifier uses high-quality, low-distortion discrete MOSFET technology unique to Pioneer. This generates equal amplifier power for all 7 amplified channels (front left, center, right, mid-rear left/right, and rear left/right), eliminating the possibility of any one channel dominating a particular sound field.

Dolby Digital and DTS decoding brings theater sound right into your home with up to 6 discrete channels of surround sound, including a special ".1" LFE (low-frequency effects) channel for deep, realistic sound effects. The built-in Dolby Pro Logic IIx and DTS Neo:6 decoders not only provide full surround sound decoding for Dolby Surround sources, but will also generate convincing surround sound for any stereo source. Also, with the addition of a surround back speaker, you can take advantage of the built-in Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES decoders for 6.1-channel surround sound. The receiver also offers 8 proprietary Pioneer Advanced Surround modes.

Setting up for home theater sound is as easy as connecting your speakers, a DVD player or other source, and your TV. Automatic MCACC (Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration System) with 5-band equalization offers studio-quality set-up and calibration of your system, and it works in any room. Auto MCACC Setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening area, taking into account ambient noise, speaker size and distance, and tests for both channel delay and channel level. After you've set up the microphone provided with your system, the receiver uses the information from a series of test tones to optimize the speaker settings and EQ for your particular room. For complete surround sound control you still have access to the full range of surround sound settings.

Connections consist of 5 digital-audio inputs (3 optical, 2 coaxial) and 1 output (optical), 5 each composite- and S-video inputs (with 5 accompanying left/right stereo analog audio jacks), and 3 high-bandwidth (5 Hz to 100 MHz) component-video inputs. The unit offers convenient, high-quality binding-post terminals for all speaker connections (7 plus left/right outputs for a stereo speaker-B output). And you'll also appreciate the receiver's 7.1-channel RCA preamp outputs whenever you're ready to move to higher-power amplification.

What's more, the receiver converts S-video and composite-video to component-video signals, so you only need one video connection to your TV/monitor, irrespective of your viewing source.

The supplied LCD learning remote control gives you not only complete control over every function of this receiver, but also over the main functions for other components in your home theater system. Using a system of preset codes, you can program the remote to operate a wide range of other equipment.

If you often listen to a particular radio station, it's convenient to have the receiver store the frequency for easy recall whenever you want to listen to that station. This receiver can memorize up to 30 stations.

The VSX-1015TX bears the THX Select2 logo, which means it has passed a rigorous series of quality and performance tests covering every aspect of the product. This includes testing of preamplifier and power amplifier performance and operation and hundreds of other parameters in both the digital and analog domains, helping to ensure that your home theater experience as faithful as possible to what the studios intended.

What's in the Box
Receiver, remote control, remote batteries, calibration microphone, FM and AM antennas, a user's manual, and warranty information.

Customer Reviews:

Broke 1 week after 1 year Warranty -$430 wasted!.......2007-07-28

Multi-channel (Hi-Fi Audio -my favorite feature) broke after 1 week after 1 year warranty was up-a waste of money/time!

Don't buy this product unless you have $400+ to throw out the window!

Great receiver.......2007-02-09

I purchased this receiver as part of a home theater system mainly because of its 7.1 capabilities and auto calibration of the surround speakers. It's a breeze to set up and delivers house shaking base and crystal clear sound. I purchased acoustically matched Infinity speakers for the system. The many options offered by the selectible surround modes make it very easy to taylor the sound to fit the music source, whether it's a move, music DVD or CD. For the price, this receiver is hard to beat.

Would have received 5 stars if not for the lip sync issue.......2006-07-17

This receiver is as good as it says in all other reviews. The first thing I would recommend is to use a digital audio connection between your components and your receiver. Although with the analog connections from digital cable and Xbox 360 were sufficient, the digital connections made a world of a difference. The one knock on this receiver was the fact that for this price range there is no lip sync delay. This is an option that should be on this receiver but it is not. If looking for a great 7.1 receiver, I would recommend this highly. To combat the delay, you can just wire the video cables directly to the tv instead of routing them through the receiver (although might be hard to do if you have too many inputs for the available ones on your tv).

great value.......2006-07-11

this unit has all the features that any one could need.the auto surround balance feature worked very well,i personally did not feel any need to tweak it.The sound decoding options cover all formats currantly available with with or without THX to suit all taste.and the 7 channel stereo is great.Ample power to drive my difinitive tech. speakers with no distortion.it has enough inputs for all video sources and the video out only requires 1 line.I haven't found anything negative about this unit.I feel the this is definitly a best buy .

So far so good.......2006-06-26

I did a lot fo resarch like many others. I originally decided to purchase a Sony 1000ES because Sony has a good, long warranty, but heard of some of its limited inputs, then I found many good reviews on the pioneer. At the end, I decided on this pioneer and so far, I am not disappointed. It's setup in simple, the auto MDACC for seting up surround speakers is easy, and learning its features and settings has not been hard to figure out. The sound is great and better than my previous old Denon.

For the money, features, and sound quality, this one is hard to beat.

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ProductGroup: CE
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ASIN: B000LY8TKI

Product Description

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T2-AE1 ATHLON64 Barebones

Manufacturer: Asus
ProductGroup: Personal Computer
Binding: Personal Computers

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Product Features:

Barebones mini tower PC supports the latest AMD Athlon 64 CPU with integrated memory controller

Mirage2 graphics engine; Q-Fan technology adjusts CPU fan speed based on system load

Can accept maximum of 2 GB of RAM (DDR400/333); two Serial ATA ports for hard drives

Wealth of expansion and connectivity options, including six USB 2.0, two FireWire, parallel, serial, S/PDIF, and 10/100 Ethernet

Compatible with Windows 2000 and XP operating systems

ASIN: B000A8P2Q4

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Amazon.com Product Description

The Asus T2-AE1 barebone mini tower PC is ready for you to build your dream machine--just install the processor, hard drive, and RAM and you're ready to roll. It the first ASUS barebone PC that enables you to use the cutting-edge AMD Athlon 64 CPU platform and its advanced memory controller. You'll be able to perform multiple tasks such as digital rendering and gaming all while running virus scan or other background tasks seamlessly. And it's designed to handle simultaneous 32- and 64-bit computing with no degradation in performance, enabling seamless migration to 64-bit computing at your own pace.

No add-on graphics card is needed with the T2-AE1. The onboard Mirage2 graphics engine alone is enough for an exhilarating graphics experience. An AGP 8x slot is further reserved for those looking for a graphics upgrade. The ASUS Q-Fan automatically adjusts CPU fan speed based on system loading and temperature to ensure a quiet and distraction-free working environment at 28db under idle mode. And the unique ASUS Recover Pro technology is an always available recovery tool. It stores user data, applications and the operating system in the host-protected area of the hard drive. You can easily recover the system to its original factory conditions or to a more recent state without restore CDs. No need to worry about losing data due to virus attacks.

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The T2-AE1 has two DIMM slots that can handle up to 2 GB of RAM (DDR400/333) and it's compatible with Windows 2000 and XP operating systems. For expansion, it offers one IDE port, one PCI, one AGP 8x, two Serial ATA, two 3.5-inch bays (one internal, one FDD), and two 5.25-inch bays. It also provides an excellent set of connectivity options.

Front Panel

2 x USB 2.0
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1 x Headphone
2 x FireWire/IEEE1394 (4-pin & 6-pin)

Rear Panel

4 x USB 2.0
1 x Line-in/Line-out/Mic-in
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x Parallel Port
1 x D-sub (VGA out)
1 x Game / MIDI
1 x S/PDIF out
1 x RJ45 LAN (10/100)
1 x Serial Port

It measures 7.48 x 12.20 x 11.81 inches (WxHxD) and has a standard 200-watt power supply.

What's in the Box
Barebones mini tower PC housing, heatsink and fan, driver CD-ROM, screws, power lead, IDE lead, S-ATA data lead and power lead, screws, printed operating instructions

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Lifetime warranty and FREE LIFETIME technical support

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The StarTech.com 10/100 Mbps PCI Ethernet Adapter is a high-speed, reliable network card for use in PC workstations, and workgroup servers. The card is fully PCI plug and play compliant, and has driver support for all versions of Windows, many versions of UNIX, Linux, and Novell NetWare. Full Duplex support allows the card to send and receive simultaneously, allowing data transfer rates of up to 200 Mbps if connected to a Fast Ethernet Switch.

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