Pioneer VSX-818V 5.1-Channel AV Receiver

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 21 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0015DEIHW
• Item model number: VSX-818V-K
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,522 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Home-Theater surround is an entirely new, wondrous world meshing TV, Video, and Sound. Enter a world of pristine sound and flawless technology. Enjoy a world with more connectivity options. It's a realm of engineering beyond anything previously imagined. Where Advanced Sound Retriever brings near CD quality to your compressed music files. It's a world where you listen with your eyes. See with your hands and hear with your heart. It's a world designed to connect to your iPod® player. An out of this world destination, where XM HD Surround Sound and SIRIUS Satellite Radio have been elevated to a whole new level of acoustic enlightenment. It's a universe of things never seen or heard before. Where abundant HDMI connectivity, 1080p compatibility, 120 watts of audio and 5.1 surround all come together to ensure the highest quality home audio experience possible. It's a world so completely intelligent, so absolutely brilliant, an auto MCACC room calibration system with 5-band EQ now makes it possible for you to create the ultimate listening environment at the touch of a switch ? in any environment you choose. Connecting to this world is easy with Pioneer VSX-818V A/V receiver. 5 A/V (4 in/1 out), 6 audio (5 in/ 1 out), 1 headphone out connections 12+2 Advanced Surround Modes, including Virtual Surround Back Luminous preset remote control for use in any light condition SIRIUS Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio ready (XM-HD With Neural Sound) with OSD (subscription and antenna required) Front A/V in/iPod Direct in Sound Retriever for enhanced portable audio playback Dialogue Enhancement AM/FM radio tuner with 30 random station presets Bass Management System Large Banana Speaker Terminals Display Dimmer control Unit Dimensions - 16.56 W x 6.25 H x 13.88 D; Weight - 17.9 lbs

Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great material for the price; no HDMI sound acceptance., June 23, 2008

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C. Kunec "Acer" (Arlington, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pioneer VSX-818V 5.1-Channel AV Receiver (Electronics)

I really love this receiver; my father originally had a Pioneer from the 1970s he bought for 400 dollars. It had the turntable, receiver, speakers and tape deck. Its still preforming great. This convinced me to buy a Pioneer. Another reason, they are one of the only manufactures that are out there who actually outputs 120 watts per channel. When powering a Bose Acoustimas system the speakers can take 150 watts per channel. This receiver also has my favorite feature; an iPod input via USB in the front which allows you to pretty much control your iPod entirely with the remote which will display on your TV as well as the small pannel on the receiver. The only way to get true 5.1 channel audio out of this baby though is Optical Audio; which it has two inputs. One for my TV and one for PS3; I honestly think thats all I really need too. Great purchase! Only wish it had HDMI audio pass through as well as the video it has. Fantastic beginners audio receiver. Make sure your speakers are at least 120 watts per channel though; its one powerful receiver. PS If you want the audio pass through you'll have to go the 918 not the 518 or 818, I would have but I dont want to pay over 250 dollars for my first receiver.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars worked great for me, July 2, 2008

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W. Felderman (Chicago il) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pioneer VSX-818V 5.1-Channel AV Receiver (Electronics)

I'm no audiophile but this is an excellent reciever for the price. It comes with a microphone that you place in the "sweet spot" of your room and the system will send audio signals to it and auto calibrate the system. I am also happy to report the iPod function worked excellent with my iPhone and 5g iPod. Highly recomend!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Complicated, December 20, 2008

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Mr. Merl - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pioneer VSX-818V 5.1-Channel AV Receiver (Electronics)

This is a good receiver, particularly considering the price. But I still haven't figured out to use it, beyond the basics. I find that adjusting the sound, either at the panel or with the remote, is unusually complicated and not at all intuitive. Keep the users manual handy.