Pioneer Elite VSX-21TXH - AV receiver - 7.1 channel

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• Item Weight: 8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002N4AQO6
• Item model number: 21TXH
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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Product Description

Product Description

Creating a truly immersive entertainment experience in the home is no small task, but one that has driven the latest innovations incorporated in the Pioneer Elite VSX-21TXH receiver. At the core of the VSX-21TXH is the Direct Energy Class A/B amplifier to power a sonically dynamic multi-channel home theater. Connect a Pioneer Blu-ray Disc player to the Elite VSX-21TXH and lose yourself in the latest movie in a stunning 1080p picture complemented by a Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master audio soundtrack. If you are enjoying your current DVD library, the VSX-21TXH will enhance the multi-channel soundtrack with the Pioneer-exclusive Advanced Sound Retriever-Multi (ASR) technology so the sound will be more robust in the larger 5.1 channel system. And if you are watching broadcast television, the proprietary Auto Level Control-Multi (ALC) will monitor and maintain the volume at a consistent level so commercials won't suddenly blast significantly more loudly than your favorite TV show.The Elite VSX-21TXH is also Works with iPhone certified, so you can enjoy your favorite songs or downloaded video on your larger system. Easily connect your iPhone to the front USB input with the included cable, and start navigating your playlists with the graphical user interface with on-screen album art (when available). And if you are looking to expand your entertainment throughout the house and are consulting with a custom installer, the Elite VSX-21TXH is the perfect solution as it provides up to two zones of A/V distribution.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars super reciever, November 22, 2009

By	Michael J. Herr - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

this is a great reciever. you can custumize everything. change volume on every speaker. skip the inputs you dont use. as for the customer who cant stop it from switching to tv the he should plug his cable into the tv slot and change the name from tv to whatever he wants. Though i feel it could use 1 more set of component inputs. this is a top notch reciever. be careful when you buy it from a third party. they only give you 1 years warrenty compared to its normal 2 year warrenty the video upscale is great. its the same upscaler thats in the vsk1019hk and the vsx-23txh. the only difference from the vsx23 and vsx21 is 1 more hdmi video output and a front hdmi input and a 3rd zone. This reciever is not for the beginner hometheater enthusiest.

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!, December 14, 2009

By	Lisa B (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

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Had mine for about one month and so far I am very impressed. This is my very first AV receiver purchase (yes I've been living in the dark ages for a while), so perhaps I'm just easily impressed?

I researched for a long time before jumping into a whole new electronics setup and I was sold on this one for a lot of reasons, but mainly for the inputs -- 4 HDMI input and 1 output is very nice. I found the setup to be very straight forward. In other words, didn't need to read the manual when wiring, just for the configuration of each device -- and they are very configurable. Agree with other reviewers that the video upscaling is very nice. I have had no issues about it switching to TV/SAT mode on startup as one reviewer noted, but perhaps it's just an issue with our differing setups.

I replaced my TV with a projector when I purchased this and have all devices running through it -- DVD, Epson 8100 projector, PS3, laptop, AT&T uverse box. All function great and switching between these devices is fast and seamless. I'm using my AT&T uverse control to manage all devices as that seems to be much easier for everyone than the remote that comes with this. If I didn't have so many people in my household prone to losing remotes on a daily basis, I'd get a better remote to manage it all, but the AT&T one seems to work just fine. To sum it up, I absolutely love my new toy!

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent r, November 16, 2009

By	Richard - See all my reviews

I did tons of research in av receiver, i had own onkyo 9100 home theater system, pioneer last year 03 elite receiver, denon 2310 and thing ended up with this one, of those 3 brand i had own (onkyo, pioneer elite and denon) no doubt pioneer make better looking due to glossy finish front panel receiver. onkyo has the most ungly design, but has the best useful small remote out the 3, and very easy to program other device unlike the other 2 remote. denon remote is joke and most function you has to turn it back of the remote and only good is the up and down volume. Pionner is more balance of them both.

As for video, denon win hand down, the 2310 can upscale component to 1080p. but audio department is bit weak for denon, lacking of thx mode does hurt a bit. pioneer elite easily has tons of audio feature more than onkyo one i had, onkyo produce more heat that the other 2, while denon don't produce much heat, it leave too many airflow hole at top, which you can't put anything at top, while pioneer only has airflow hole in the first half of the root not the entire top like denon is. and they make good job of hide most chip behind the flow so if water leak to the hole it won't cause much damage.

Only issue i find with this 21vsx i can't get my iphone work! while my last year 03 model work perfect with iphone. i do like they better hdmi outpot last year model, hdmi is pack too close to each other. and thx god the GUI has added this year model, while last year stick with the text interface.

No brainer you can get this receiver easily under $500 from a authorize dealer such as 6ave or your local dealer, this is better deal than pioner 1910 cause of better amp and look. I don't think receiver math the feature, sure onkyo 707 come close, but that thing is heat hunger and audio amp just isn't as good.