Pioneer Elite VSX-94TXH - AV receiver - 7.1 channel - black

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 16 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 44 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000WY0HUW
• Item model number: 94TXH
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #39,607 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 8, 2007

Product Description

Product Description
Welcome to the world of Elite receivers. By employing the latest in Advanced MCACC precision environment tuning and the most sophisticated A/V processing available in any home component system, Elite receivers are at the very forefront of the audiophile avant-garde. Designed to reproduce remarkably authentic studio-quality sound, you'll be immersed in a world so genuine and pure, it will change the way you listen forever.Discover audio-visual power like never before. Enter the world of the Pioneer Elite VSX-94TXH. With technology and feature enhancements never before seen or heard, it's the most advanced audio-video receiver Pioneer has yet produced. Having adopted some of the most sophisticated processing currently available in any home component systems, this receiver is at the very forefront of the audiophile avant-garde.Quite simply, the Pioneer Elite VSX-94TXH is one of the world's finest home theater receivers. Built with 140 watts of power and Faroudja DCDi Video Scaler, a 7.1 Channel A/V receiver featuring the Home Media Gallery-Audio with USB input, DLNA Compliant Network Music and Internet Radio via I/P, HDMI 1.3a (4 inputs/1 output) - it's easy to see and hear a whole new era of home theater entertainment and experiences.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I give it a 4.9 (Almost 5), May 6, 2008

By	Jason of New Jersey "j_a_s_o_n" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

I love this receiver... let me say that first. It does it all! 4 HDMI 1.3 inputs, Dolby True HD, DTS-MA, crystal clear sound. I would expect nothing less from a Pioneer Elite product. I am blown away by the amazing sounds the receiver can produce when watching a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD encoded with True HD and DTS-MA. Uncompressed audio is great and there is no way to do it justice until your hear it. That said, there are a few areas of concern that I have experienced.

1. "NOT SUPPORT" message blinks occasionally across the screen of the receiver. This is most likely due to your component or your display having an issue with HDCP. But, after talking to the Pioneer Elite team on the phone and trying to troubleshoot it, I was left with the intermittent problem. I believe the root is my Sony VPL-VW60 projector not accepting a 1080/24p signal. I think I may have eliminated the problem by outputting only 1080/60p from my Pioneer Elite BDP-95FD (Another GREAT piece of equipment).

***FOLLOW UP - The "NOT SUPPORT" was blinking because I had the HDMI Control turned off on everything. However, the HDMI control on the Receiver itself does not actually turn off (even when "off" is selected and the machine is restarted). To remedy this, I turned on the HDMI control on every piece of equipment even though I am using a universal remote and really don't need it to be turned on to select inputs. The reason I turned it off on the receiver was based on the advice from Pioneer via the telephone. They were 100% incorrect in their diagnosing of the problem. Hopefully this will be solved with future firmware updates. Using HDMI control on all components and the receiver does work almost flawlessly. I say "almost" since HDMI control is not 100% compatible between devices from different manufacturers. You can research this point many places on the web.***

2. The onscreen menu for adjusting Receiver features and setup is HORRIBLE!! Not only is the color scheme b/w, but the text looks like something out of a 1978 PONG gaming system box. C'mon Pioneer. i know the setup menu is not super-important in the big scheme of things. But...

Other than those two minor complaints, I can't imagine owning a better receiver. This receiver comes at a high price, but I believe it is well worth it if you want the best. I ordered from ButterflyPhoto via Amazon, and the unit arrived perfectly. I am very happy with this purchase!

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A home run!, May 3, 2008

By	John B. King IV "John King" (Orem, Ut USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Let me start by saying that I have waited many a year before I finally upgraded my home A/V receiver. I have looked and listened to just about every new one that has come out in the past 7 years. It not that there has not been some good receivers on the market before but either it was lacking in a area that I felt meaningful to me or I just did not have the $$ available at that point in time. Another problem is that I am some what of an audiophile snob. In the back of my mind I had the idea that I just needed to wait till I could afford to get the high end separates that I thought I needed.

Let me just say that the only reason that I chose the Elite VSX-94
TXH was that it meets all of my minimal requirements for home theater. To start it simply sounds wonderful. There is detail and separation of sounds and instruments voices. I can get lost in the musical canvas it unfolds. The sound stage is big and vivid. It has 140 watts per 7 channels. That is enough to drive my power hungry 4 OHM speakers. And the third reason is that it looks wonderful.

It has everything I need to be an outstanding heart of for my home theater system. With its looks, brawn and musical finesse Pioneer was a real winner in the Elite 94 TXH. I am100% satisfied with it, I love it. The wait is over.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VERSATILE AND STELLAR PERFORMER, June 22, 2008

By	Anthony Pizzi - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Pioneer VSX-94TXH Home Audio Receiver

I bought the Pioneer Elite VSX-94TXH about a month ago, primarily to take advantage of the newer audio codecs available on HD DVD and Blu-ray discs. (See my review of the Samsung BD-UP5000 combination HD DVD/Blu-ray player elsewhere on Amazon.)

You can find a number of detailed reviews in prominent sources, both in hard-copy magazines (Sound & Vision and Home Theater come to mind) and a number of Web sites. Read them if you're interested in technical details about performance.

I only want to add that this unit absolutely lives up to its billing. It is high-powered, built like a tank, and oozes quality. I have the usual complement of audio/video components attached to it, and it does a fine job of handling a wide array of analog and digital signals, including the new "lossless" audio codecs from Dolby and DTS.

I was especially intrigued by the Home Media Gallery feature which allows this unit to access audio files on external devices connected to it via an Ethernet computer network. And if that network is also connected to the Internet, you can use your remote to search for and listen to Internet radio stations with as much ease as finding and listening to AM and FM.

Of course, the sound quality of many Internet radio stations is not always what you might expect from a quality CD. However, it is eye-opening to be able to conveniently listen to this kind of programing through a quality sound system in the living room, rather than through the limited-capacity amp and speakers typically attached to a PC.

At its list price of $1,600, I would consider this unit a good value. At its "street price" of about $1,200, it's a steal.

Highly recommended.