Pioneer VSX-9300TX 7.1 Channels Receiver
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- Surround Sound: DTS ES® THX EX® Dolby Pro Logic II DTS Neo:6 DTS 96/24
- THX Certification: Select
- Number of Channels: 7.1 Channels
- Type: Receiver
- Surround Mode Power: 110 Watt @ 8 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, THD: 0.09%
- Stereo Mode Power: 110 Watt @ 8 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, THD: 0.09%
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Pioneer Elite without the Elitist price
Pros
Illuminated learning remote, On screen display, Excellent automatic calibration, USB input, Serial port output
Cons
Maybe too many features?!?! Remote uses 4 AA's :-)
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
Sound quality; it's tuned by Air Studios, a world renowned recording house. Ease of use; well, it is complicated out of the box, read the manual and reap the benefits
I finally received the VSX-9300TX Pioneer receiver that I ordered from Best Buy, four days early no less(gold star for Best Buy)!
First impressions. This thing is big and heavy! The receiver I was using is the VSX-912K is smaller in length, width, height and weight. You can see a picture of them next to each other here:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cchristi18/detail?.dir=32eb&.dnm=6bbf.jpg
The shipping label listed the weight of the 9300 as 50.71 lbs! I had to remove one shelf from my entertainment center just to make space for it. It looks just like the Pioneer Elite VSX-54TX and the 56TXi right down to the piano black finish, but it does not have the heavy aluminum "Urushi" door, just the simple plastic door that comes standard on the non-Elite models. You can see the 54TX here:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cchristi18/detail?.dir=32eb&.dnm=7e76.jpg
However, it has the remote from the 56TXi which is a large 2 line lcd illuminated learning remote.
The rear of the 9300TX also mirrors the 54TX save for the addition of a USB input at the bottom left that will allow you to play music directly from your computer on the receiver.
Features
The 9300TX is equipped with the Advanced version of Pioneer's Multi Channel Acoustic Calibration, Pioneer's microphone aided surround setup system. It also includes a serial port that allows you to connect the receiver to your computer in order to display/print the acoustic information the receiver measures while doing it's calibration. Power output is rated at 110 wpc @ 8 ohms(20Hz-20kHz) with .09% THD. They do break this specification into front, center, surround and surround back so take from that what you will. It does have 2 2700uF capacitors so it should have decent power reserves. It seems to be endowed with all the current sound formats. These include Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS, DTS-ES, DTS Neo:6, DTS 96/24, THX Select and THX Surround EX. Listening modes include all of the aforementioned, as well as THX Cinema, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Movie/Music, DTS Neo:6 Cinema/Music, DTS+Neo:6(Processes DTS 5.1 into 6.1 or 7.1), DTS+Neo:6+THX, DTS-ES+THX. It also includes some DSP schemes such as Action, Sci-Fi, Drama, Musical, Monofilm and 5/7-D Theater for movies and Classical, Chamber, Jazz, Rock, Dance and 5/7 CH stereo for music.
It features 2 5-100 MHz Component video inputs and 1 output and includes component video upconversion, 5 composite and 5 s-video inputs and 3 outputs. 1 12volt trigger, 3 Optical digital inputs w/ 2 outputs and 2 coaxial digital inputs. It is also Multi room/Multi Source enabled, capable of displaying 2 different video feeds on 2 different monitors while using the Surround back channel as the stereo sound in another room. It does have Phono input and ground connection for those that still have a hefty LP collection. Also, all digital sound and component video inputs are assignable as well as re-nameable.
Overall, it seems very nice so far, however, i've only had it for a few hours yet.
You can see more picture of it here:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cchristi18/album?.dir=32eb&.src=ph&store=&prodid=& .done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cchristi18/my_photos
First impressions. This thing is big and heavy! The receiver I was using is the VSX-912K is smaller in length, width, height and weight. You can see a picture of them next to each other here:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cchristi18/detail?.dir=32eb&.dnm=6bbf.jpg
The shipping label listed the weight of the 9300 as 50.71 lbs! I had to remove one shelf from my entertainment center just to make space for it. It looks just like the Pioneer Elite VSX-54TX and the 56TXi right down to the piano black finish, but it does not have the heavy aluminum "Urushi" door, just the simple plastic door that comes standard on the non-Elite models. You can see the 54TX here:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cchristi18/detail?.dir=32eb&.dnm=7e76.jpg
However, it has the remote from the 56TXi which is a large 2 line lcd illuminated learning remote.
The rear of the 9300TX also mirrors the 54TX save for the addition of a USB input at the bottom left that will allow you to play music directly from your computer on the receiver.
Features
The 9300TX is equipped with the Advanced version of Pioneer's Multi Channel Acoustic Calibration, Pioneer's microphone aided surround setup system. It also includes a serial port that allows you to connect the receiver to your computer in order to display/print the acoustic information the receiver measures while doing it's calibration. Power output is rated at 110 wpc @ 8 ohms(20Hz-20kHz) with .09% THD. They do break this specification into front, center, surround and surround back so take from that what you will. It does have 2 2700uF capacitors so it should have decent power reserves. It seems to be endowed with all the current sound formats. These include Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS, DTS-ES, DTS Neo:6, DTS 96/24, THX Select and THX Surround EX. Listening modes include all of the aforementioned, as well as THX Cinema, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Movie/Music, DTS Neo:6 Cinema/Music, DTS+Neo:6(Processes DTS 5.1 into 6.1 or 7.1), DTS+Neo:6+THX, DTS-ES+THX. It also includes some DSP schemes such as Action, Sci-Fi, Drama, Musical, Monofilm and 5/7-D Theater for movies and Classical, Chamber, Jazz, Rock, Dance and 5/7 CH stereo for music.
It features 2 5-100 MHz Component video inputs and 1 output and includes component video upconversion, 5 composite and 5 s-video inputs and 3 outputs. 1 12volt trigger, 3 Optical digital inputs w/ 2 outputs and 2 coaxial digital inputs. It is also Multi room/Multi Source enabled, capable of displaying 2 different video feeds on 2 different monitors while using the Surround back channel as the stereo sound in another room. It does have Phono input and ground connection for those that still have a hefty LP collection. Also, all digital sound and component video inputs are assignable as well as re-nameable.
Overall, it seems very nice so far, however, i've only had it for a few hours yet.
You can see more picture of it here:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cchristi18/album?.dir=32eb&.src=ph&store=&prodid=& .done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cchristi18/my_photos
