Product of the Day, Day 13: Pioneer VSX-819H Home Theater Receiver
Pioneer VSX-819H Home Theater Receiver
One of the most popular pages on the site is HDMI Receivers: The Two Best Buys on the Planet!
With Pioneer’s new VSX-819H home theater receiver, I have considered expanding the article and calling it the three best buys on the planet. The VSX-819H has much of what makes the VSX-1019 great, at a significantly lower price, a mere $299 suggested retail.
The VSX-819H has Dolby TrueHD decoding, DTS-HD Master Audio decoding, and Pioneer’s amazing Advanced MCACC automatic setup and room correction, which I have raved about in the past. It also has full iPod connectivity and functionality with a sound retriever function to improve sound quality from compressed audio files.
The primary omissions compared to the VSX-1019 is that the VSX-819H is 5.1 channels rather than 7.1, has 3 HDMI inputs to the VSX-1019’s 4 HDMI inputs, and the VSX-819H is somewhat less powerful at 110 watts to the VSX-1019’s 120 watts. Both of these amplifier ratings are somewhat optimistic, but either receiver will have ample clean power for the budget home theater applications they are meant for.
VSX-819H remote
What isn’t important about the VSX-819H is what it leaves out… it is what it leaves in, and the high-def decoding, class-leading MCACC setup and room correction system, and iPod functionality make it impossible to beat at its price and a wonderful hub for a budget home theater. Pair the VSX-819 with a TSAT1000 or TSAT2000 speaker system from The Speaker Company and you have some mighty fine sound that will make you wonder how you got so much for so little.
Want a VSX-819H? Save money and support this site by buying from Amazon.com:
Pioneer VSX-819H-K 5-Channel A/V Receiver at Amazon.com(Black)
Still want the VSX-1019AH? You can get that too!
Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K 7-Channel A/V Receiver at amazon.com
See you tomorrow for the Product of the Day!
