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Pioneer VSX-9040TXH 7-Channel Direct Energy Amplification Home Theater Receiver (Black) Features
- Works with iPHone Certified with Digital USB input
- 110w x 7 Direct Energy Amplification
- THX Select 2 Plus: for dedicated Home Theatre rooms, Dolby True-HD/DTS-HD Master Audio: HD audio for Blu-Ray
- HDMI Repeaters: 4in/1out
- Faroudja 1080p Video Scaler
Pioneer VSX-9040TXH 7-Channel Direct Energy Amplification Home Theater Receiver (Black) Overviews
110w x 7 Direct Energy Amplification, THX Select 2 Plus: for dedicated Home Theatre rooms, Dolby True-HD/DTS-HD Master Audio: HD audio for Blu-Ray, HDMI Repeaters: 4in/1out, Faroudja 1080p Video Scaler, Advanced MCACC with 9 Band Eq , Works with iPHone Certified with Digital USB input, PQLS for Jitterless transmission of 2 Channel Stereo Music, ALC Multi; superior sound quality in low volume , Advanced Sound Retriever, PureCinema I/P Video Processing, Analog to HDMI upconversion , Sirius/XM Satellite Radio Ready, GUI for easy setup and Navigation , Multi-Zone (2) with Composite out for Zone 2, Component Inputs 2in/1out , Digital Inputs 5in/1out, Composite Inputs 4in/1out , Audio Inputs 3in/1out , Phase Control , 12v Trigger & RS232 for Custom Integration
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Customer Review
I have only one regret on buying the Pioneer VSX-9040TXH AV receiver: that I didn't buy it sooner. I love music and I have never heard such beautiful sound on anyone's home system. Right out of the box (without using it's wonderful automatic system of balancing the speakers) the sound was spatial, unbelievably clear and with a depth I have not heard. The most delicate sounds sounds were clearly audible while there was a dimensionality that was just a joy to hear. It got even better using the auto system to balance the speakers!
The receiver is very substantial - 30 lbs. It is has the heft of a very well built piece of equipment. It is very attractive in an understated but elegant way. It has dozens of choices to configure all aspects of video and audio reproduction. I can say movies have never sounded so realistic and immediate. We are in the process of seeing again many movies we thought were lame again b/c the sound is so wonderful that the experience is totally changed. The quality of the video is great and my old DVDs looked much better with the upcoding. The colors are accurate and the blacks very deep.
The ability to hook up my iPods directly to the unit and use the remote to fully control them by seeing GUI on the TV is amazing. The song information, album art and details of running the iPod are visible on the TV. The sound is wonderful using the neural setting.
I have not been able to push this system beyond -5 dBs so you can imagine the power this machine has. I live in a large apartment and feel I would be evicted if I fully utilized the power of this receiver. The amazing part is the sound is great at all volume level: balance and spacious. I have a set of large Klipsch floor speakers matched with a Klipsch center channel, Polk PSW110 sub woofer and Energy surround speakers.
As far as outputs and inputs the back of this unit has a very generous array. Check it out to see if you need more, but I think for most folks it will be more than enough.
As an added bonus, you can check out the Pioneer Elite units and find that the specs of this unit are identical to the Elite VSX-21TXH. It is also THX certified.
I found nothing that I can comment negatively on. The remote is fine, the unit runs cooler than my cable box and the configuration took two hours b/c it required me to read the entire manual. I have subsequently played with adjustments to tweek the unit and increase our enjoyment.
Buy this unit and you will just sit there and smile happily.
Excellent middle grade receiver - R Searcher - Long Beach, CA USA
Bought this one to replace my old Yamaha. Have tried the Onkyo HT-RC160 and Pioneer VSX919AHK. Both are too complicated to set up and did not like the high temperature. The sound and video are better than aforementioned units. Very satisfy with this receiver.
Great Buy - Shane Myers - LAUREL, MD, US
This unit is great for the price.
Audio wise the low THD is quite nice and the ability to bi-amp your speakers is truly a plus.
The auto setup does a great job, and is fairly accurate as I checked it with my RTA and SPL meter.
Auto volume leveling is a nice feature to have, although purists wont want to use it.
There are plenty of decoding options however for entry-level THX this is right on the money.
Video is fine the up-scaling works well.
The IPOD interface needs to be worked out a little better, slow scrolling, the ability to pull meta-data off of the unit to a control system would really be great.
I am pleased with this unit and would confidently recommend it to other
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