Pioneer 509S Receiver
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DVD Movies Never Sounded So Good
Pros
Dolby Digital & DTS For A Great Price. Plenty of bells and whistles to satisfy.
Cons
Not A Single Thing
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
A true competitor in the market. It provides many little bells and whistles for its cost, while never failing to provide true, crisp sound.
While DTS is still a growing standard a few movies have it currently, I still wanted a receiver with DTS, Digital Theater Systems, decoding to ensure I wouldn't be out-dated to quickly.
After browsing the competition, I settled on this little beauty. Why you may ask, well because it had some nifty features to go along with the basic essentials I wanted.
You have the extended theatre sound, which allows you to play the old Dolby surround movies in a pseudo-Dolby digital mode. Which is an excellent little feature I might add. Then you have the extended theatre options that allow you to adjust the sound for the type of movie you are watching, drama, action, or musical. Basic DSP features that almost all receivers have such as Hall, live, theatre, etc.
Front audio/video connections, which is an ultimate must for me, which makes connecting up video cams, Playstations, or anything you like to tuck away, a breeze to work with. You'll be hard pressed to find a receiver in this price range with the front audio/video connections and the decoding features.
The learning remote is excellent. A bit on the bulky side but extremely easy to setup. Set the old remote in front of this baby, punch in the code to turn on learning and the designating component key, then teach this baby any tricks you want to, mine will roll over and beg, now.
And you don't have to keep punching in the code for each key, once the code is set you program all the keys you like then just push setup when done. This was a heaven sent given I have an Emerson dvd player and was having some problems finding a universal remote that would control it.
The hook-ups on back are fairly extensive, S-video ports, digital coaxial connect, optical connections, analog 5.1 connections, and etc. The only downfall is that the Front A speakers use bulky twist knob connectors while the rest of the speakers use the clip the wire in connections. I prefer the latter of the two.
You can control various elements in setup of this receiver. You can adjust your speaker volumes to meet your desired tastes. If you have a subwoofer, set the frequency range so that the appropriate bass is handled by the subwoofer. Great for those of you with small front speakers. You can set the sizes of speakers you have as well as distance from listening area and etc. As well as many other features.
The sound is crisp, clear and brilliantly vibrant. I'd recommend picking up an FM antenna with this unit. The single wire they provide you for FM just really isn't sufficient to obtain a nice strong signal.
As far as the Dolby Digital and DTS, well they perform superbly. Watching Gladiator or Titan A.E. is a very pleasing experience utilizing their DTS tracks. Keep in mind for DTS you may have to go under languages or setup on your DVD and switch to DTS sound. On some DVD's you may have to do this for Dolby Digital as well. Another interesting thing is some DVD players you'll have to go into the player setup and change the way it outputs sound to get the DTS to work. At least this was the case with my Emerson DVD.
With all the great little features and the decoding ability of this player its a steal at $300. I originally bought the 409 player but exchanged it for the 509 due to the fact that the 509 had two extra features I wanted the front A/V ports and the learning remote. I also believe the 409 did not have s-video hook-up whereas the 509 does, but I'm not absolute positive on this issue. The cost difference was only $20 between the units. I'd recommend spending the extra little amount and get this gem.
Overall I'm extremely happy with my Pioneer, especially its midnight feature which allows me to listen during the weeeee hours of the morning without disturbing the children. The midnight feature enhances the surround features for low level listening.
Go forth and reward yourself with a Pioneer receiver, you'll be happy you did.
Thank you for your time and have a wonderful day.
To Find Movies In DTS Check Out:
http://www.dtsonline.com
After browsing the competition, I settled on this little beauty. Why you may ask, well because it had some nifty features to go along with the basic essentials I wanted.
You have the extended theatre sound, which allows you to play the old Dolby surround movies in a pseudo-Dolby digital mode. Which is an excellent little feature I might add. Then you have the extended theatre options that allow you to adjust the sound for the type of movie you are watching, drama, action, or musical. Basic DSP features that almost all receivers have such as Hall, live, theatre, etc.
Front audio/video connections, which is an ultimate must for me, which makes connecting up video cams, Playstations, or anything you like to tuck away, a breeze to work with. You'll be hard pressed to find a receiver in this price range with the front audio/video connections and the decoding features.
The learning remote is excellent. A bit on the bulky side but extremely easy to setup. Set the old remote in front of this baby, punch in the code to turn on learning and the designating component key, then teach this baby any tricks you want to, mine will roll over and beg, now.
And you don't have to keep punching in the code for each key, once the code is set you program all the keys you like then just push setup when done. This was a heaven sent given I have an Emerson dvd player and was having some problems finding a universal remote that would control it.
The hook-ups on back are fairly extensive, S-video ports, digital coaxial connect, optical connections, analog 5.1 connections, and etc. The only downfall is that the Front A speakers use bulky twist knob connectors while the rest of the speakers use the clip the wire in connections. I prefer the latter of the two.
You can control various elements in setup of this receiver. You can adjust your speaker volumes to meet your desired tastes. If you have a subwoofer, set the frequency range so that the appropriate bass is handled by the subwoofer. Great for those of you with small front speakers. You can set the sizes of speakers you have as well as distance from listening area and etc. As well as many other features.
The sound is crisp, clear and brilliantly vibrant. I'd recommend picking up an FM antenna with this unit. The single wire they provide you for FM just really isn't sufficient to obtain a nice strong signal.
As far as the Dolby Digital and DTS, well they perform superbly. Watching Gladiator or Titan A.E. is a very pleasing experience utilizing their DTS tracks. Keep in mind for DTS you may have to go under languages or setup on your DVD and switch to DTS sound. On some DVD's you may have to do this for Dolby Digital as well. Another interesting thing is some DVD players you'll have to go into the player setup and change the way it outputs sound to get the DTS to work. At least this was the case with my Emerson DVD.
With all the great little features and the decoding ability of this player its a steal at $300. I originally bought the 409 player but exchanged it for the 509 due to the fact that the 509 had two extra features I wanted the front A/V ports and the learning remote. I also believe the 409 did not have s-video hook-up whereas the 509 does, but I'm not absolute positive on this issue. The cost difference was only $20 between the units. I'd recommend spending the extra little amount and get this gem.
Overall I'm extremely happy with my Pioneer, especially its midnight feature which allows me to listen during the weeeee hours of the morning without disturbing the children. The midnight feature enhances the surround features for low level listening.
Go forth and reward yourself with a Pioneer receiver, you'll be happy you did.
Thank you for your time and have a wonderful day.
To Find Movies In DTS Check Out:
http://www.dtsonline.com
