Pioneer VSX-9040TXH 7-Channel Direct Energy Amplification Home Theater Receiver
- 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
Product Description
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… More >>
Pioneer VSX-9040TXH 7-Channel Direct Energy Amplification Home Theater Receiver
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My background for context, I started using Hi-Fi equipment 25 years ago and have had Pioneer, JVC, Kenwood, Sherwood, receiver setups. Done the reel-to-reel, all the way to todays stuff. For the past 10 years I have been a major fan of Yamaha having two high-end systems. I finally went looking for a new setup when I started seeing newer blue rays that my Yamaha 992 could no longer decode (its Dolby digital 5.1) such as the dolby digitalHD, and the multitude of other stuff. I looked for about a year at everything between 1200 and 300 bucks. I was just about to spring for the pioneer 1019 due to the great reviews when I found this one. A Pioneer Elite wrapped in a different package for the same money as what I had decided on. While I’m partial to Yamaha this is a great receiver. Power and music is great, the video upscaler is great and the flexibility of connections is great. A word of warning…it is so flexible and versatile, read the manual. I hate manuals, I never read manuals…..so go ahead, hook this up and then start wondering how can I tweak this or that? You’ll read the manual which I found very easy to follow. Is it complicated, no…its flexible.
This is a great piece of equipment and an excellent value.
Rating: 5 / 5
I have had the Pioneer VSX-9040TKH for a few days now and while I can’t add a lot of new stuff to the other reviews I can say that like everyone else I cannot do anything but sing praises for the unit. The setup was in my opinion very easy. The sound is very excellent…much better than my 4 year old JVC unit. I love the Ipod playback with album art. I love (a lot) the setup menu. It truly takes a lot of the work out of setting this thing up. I have 5.1 sound and accidentally hooked up my rear speakers to the wrong rear plugs. The setup recognized this immediately as well as one speaker that I had wired backwards. The setup also suggested that I lower my subwoofer which I did and then it said lower it some more…then some more. Finally it agreed with my setting and moved on. It sounds better but I do want to over-ride it a little and increase my bass slightly. I still love this feature…much better than a Sony that I helped someone set up. I do agree with many that the remote is bad but I can live with it considering the other great features. If you have an Ipod…you need this unit. If you want something fairly easy to set up…you need this unit. If you want plenty of great sound…get this unit. I will say one thing I have noticed is I can’t tell any difference in my 1080i to 1080p up-converted video. In fact I might for the first time see some artifacts on some channels but it is very very rare and nothing to complain about. Video Up-conversion to me is not a reason to buy this. It might be doing more than I think but I just can’t tell a difference.
Rating: 5 / 5
I upgraded from an Onkyo and I must say the Pioneer runs quite a bit cooler, even with a closed cabinet door. All the best sound formats are there, installation was a snap, and it works great with my Samsung LCD, PS3, and DirecTV Sat Receiver.
Took 1 star away on Features because for the $$ I wish it had an HDMI on the front like the 9130 or VSX-23elite. The price jump in those models for just an extra HDMI port on the front is stupid; I’m sure next years models will have HDMI ports on the front standard.
No regrets here though, great product!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
I purchased this A/V receiver after nearly a year of frustration with my slightly older purchase of an Onkyo 606. The HDMI inputs on the Onkyo became defective over time. I did my homework and discovered that I was hardly the only person having difficulties not only with Onkyo but with HDMI itself. It seems that the HDMI ports on a receiver can become defective and refuse to even recognize a signal, and that this is probably due to our old friend, copy protection; it’s primarily a “handshake” issue but can vary depending on design, cheap parts or the manufacturing plant. The Onkyo was still fine for non-HDMI uses, so I moved it to another room and got this Pioneer model.
Which, to my delight, I was able to find at a substantial discount (on Amazon, below $500). It is supposedly identical in all but nameplate to a Pioneer Elite entry-level model, and I believe it. After a few weeks of use this receiver has surpassed my expectations. Not only has there been no hint–yet–of HDMI switching problems, the sound is superior. It’s sweeping, deep, powerful. Video upscaling is first-rate.
Yet Pioneer’s approach to surround sound is a little puzzling at first. Today’s consumers know a few buzzwords–”1080p” and “DTS HD Master Audio” are two big ones right now–and this receiver doesn’t unavoidably inform you (on its display) that the input you’re accessing is indeed 1080p and/or DTS HD MA. The indications are tiny and as far as I can tell the best way to acess these options is to set up a “pure direct” PCM signal, which defaults to the source without mucking about. (Like many I want to actualy see the quality of the surround I’ve paid for, all lit up on the display.) MCACC, Pioneer’s auto setup for surround, however, seems to be be very effective. It combines the four Surround Back and Rear channels by default if the source isn’t 5.1, a gimmick that results in a wonderful effect but is ridiculously hard to undo.
Yet I would not hesitate to recommend this baby. After a year of receiver hell we are very satisfied.
The only true design fail? The remote. Volume/mute buttons are located and shaped in a way that they are always difficult to locate, as if these most-important buttons weren’t accessed constantly during use–in the dark. Onkyo’s remote was far better in this one regard.
Rating: 5 / 5
First I would like to say that this receiver is IDENTICAL to the VSX-21TXH Elite. This isn’t an opinion based on reading specs but actually popping the cover on both units. The MCACC set-up is basically right on with it’s auto settings. This is the first time that I had a receiver that included the auto set-up with a mic that actually worked. I ran the set-up, slightly tweaked (it set my fronts & center to “Large” when they should really be set to small), then ran the advanced MCACC (expert) again and shear perfection (to me). Now I have to add that this is the first receiver I’ve had that I can actually listen to the lossless sound codecs and what a difference. The depth, clarity and well…the sheer 3-D immersion was lovely to experience. I have always had a thing for Pioneer receivers. I love this receiver! The Ipod cable that is provided works great with my Touch and Classic. You can control the song selection with the receiver remote on screen and it works fine although rather slow if doing a lot of scrolling. So I switch control to the Ipod then select. The sound from the compressed Ipod songs is amazing. I’m sure there are audiophiles who won’t agree but it sounds so full and sharp to me that I can’t imagine it sounding much better. Anyway, great receiver and good price point. Be prepared for a little time investment to get it all set-up properly but it is not hard.
Rating: 5 / 5