Certified Superior Sound
THX certification requires a receiver's built-in amplifiers to meet extremely rigorous guidelines relating to sound fidelity and power output, assuring excellent reproduction of the theater experience in your home. Famed director George Lucas established THX technology as the big-theater audio reference standard. Now, Pioneer advances home theater surround once again with THX Select2, designed for high-impact multi-channel audio in rooms up to 2,000 cubic feet, such as your media room. The VSX81TXV delivers cinema-quality sound directly to your home. To eliminate undesireable electrical influence, Direct Construction keeps critical circuitry separate (for example, digital from analog, and video from audio). Also, the positioning of key parts is carefully mapped out, to optimize signal transmission efficiency.
Amplified Quality
Pioneer has once again pushed the envelope with the development of Direct Energy Amplification circuitry. This new advancement offers high-power drivability, ultra-efficient amplification, stable imaging, and low energy loss. The VSX81TXV is designed with heat compensation in the power chip and an AC/DC isolated amp module to minimize power imbalances that can distort the sound stage. Power amplification units are placed symmetrically to maximize electric power. As a result, each channel achieves powerful output, exceptional sound quality, and clarity in every audible detail, even at low impedance.
Engineered Excellence And Style
The advanced simplicity of design and the superior quality of the processors, power supplies, and materials that make up the VSX81TXV prove that Pioneer A/V receivers are indeed the industry standard. Performance this powerful comes from the third generation Sharc-EX processor from Analog Devices coupled with the 48-bit Freescale DSP processor. This Elite receiver is ready for professional custom installation as well. Built-in 12-volt triggers can be configured to power-up other components of your home-theater experience--such as closing remote controlled blinds just as the movie begins! The RS-232c interface and IR/inputs make it simple for custom installers to add and program third party IR receivers, repeaters, and touch pad remote controls, allowing multi-room, multi-source control. All this packed into one exceptional Elite receiver with a gorgeous aluminum Urushi finish.
Best Performance In Any Room--Automatically
To achieve optimal audio performance, your speaker output needs to be fine-tuned to the listening room. Room size and shape, floor and wall textures, the quality and relative size of your speakers--all of these factors affect performance. Pioneer has a solution: the VSX81TXV offers the most precise acoustic calibration available without professional support. It's called Advanced Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration System, or MCACC, and it works in any room regardless of shape or size. Automatic MCACC set-up uses a microphone to monitor a room's acoustic environment, then determines the size and number of speakers, as well as channel level and listener-to-speaker distances. This Pioneer Elite receiver even has a 9-band equalizer for more precise adjustment. With MCACC, you can have the ultimate home entertainment system--one that's customized for your own home.
Surrounded By Pristine Sound
In addition to the more traditional surround sound formats, the VSX81TXV offers new Dolby Digital Pro Logic IIx for 7.1-channel playback of traditional stereo and 5.1/6.1-channel content. It can apply Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES decoding to 6.1-channel output, and its DTS NEO:6 capability can produce 6.1-channel surround from 2-channel sources. Pioneer's exclusive DSP technology lets you experience movies and music as never before. Virtual Surround Back mode deepens and broadens the sound stage by creating a phantom rear surround effect without using a surround back speaker. Enjoy all this high-quality entertainment in 110 watts of THX Select2-certified surround sound, across as many as seven speakers. And in your choice of eight advanced concert and cinema surround modes for a truly cinematic sonic immersion. With this Elite receiver at the center of your system, there's virtually no limit to your entertainment possibilities.
Quality Connections
For the latest in all-digital connectivity, VSX81TXV offers two HDMI inputs and one HDMI output. TBC Digital Video Conversion takes signals from older video sources (composite, S-Video, or component video), and can output them via HDMI so one wire is all that's needed from the receiver to the TV or monitor. Input terminals are configured for 7.1-channel processing for DTS-ES, DTS, Dolby Digital, and other multi-channel sources. To enjoy cinema quality sound, just connect a Pioneer DVD player, suround system speakers, and you're ready to go. For CD-R/RW, MD, and other recording media, this receiver has two digital coaxial inputs and optical inputs, plus a digital output. You also get three component video inputs to maintain the signal integrity from such digital sources as DVD and DTV. The VSX81TXV even has one front optical digital audio terminal for even more flexible connection.
All This Plus XM And iPod Too!
Home theater isn't just for movies anymore. Pioneer's VSX81TXV receiver can also deliver XM Satellite Radio (service not included, subscription and activation fees required) in digital 5.1 channel surround sound glory. Enjoy content in XM-HD Surround powered by Neural Audio via an XM Connect & Play receiver/antenna (sold separately, not included). Or connect this receiver to your iPod portable player using the Pioneer IDK-01 dock (sold separately, not included) and enjoy your music, photos, and videos through your home entertainment system. And with Pioneer's new patent-pending Sound Retriever technology, compressed audio formats are delivered to your ears in near-CD quality clarity.
Included With Purchase
Auto MCACC setup microphone, remote control, batteries for remote (2 AA), iPod audio control cable, AM loop antenna, FM wire antenna, Warranty Card, Operating Instructions.
Comparison Specifications
- DTS-ES Discrete, DTS 96/24/NEO:6, Dolby Digital EX/Pro Logic IIx Decoding, WMA9 Pro
- 110 Watts x 7 Channels (20Hz-20kHz, 8 Ohms, 0.09% THD--FTC)
- 2 HDMI In/1 Out (1080p/DVD-A Compatible)
- 2 Coaxial, 5 Optical (1 F/4 R) Digital Audio In; Digital Optical Out (1 F)
- 8 Multi-Channel Inputs
- 3 Component Video In/1 Out, 5 S-Video In (1 F/4 R)/1 Out, 5 Composite A/V In (1 F/4 R)/1 Out, 3 Audio In/1 Out
- Sharc EX + 48-Bit Freescale DSP
- Virtual Surround Back Mode
- TBC Digital Upconversion Composite/S-Video/Component To HDMI
- Preset Multi-Operation Learning LCD Remote Control
Additional Specifications
- Advanced MCACC Auto Room Set-Up/9-Band EQ/3-D Display Via PC
- THX Select2 Processing And Certification
- XM Satellite Radio Ready (XM-HD With Neural Sound)
- 192KHz/24-Bit Audio DAC, 96 kHz/24-Bit Video DAC
- Direct Energy Amplifier Design/Direct Construction/3-D Space Frame Design
- Large Banana Speaker Terminals (L/R/C/LS/RS/SBL/SBR)
- iPod Audio/Photo/Video Compatible
- Sound Retriever For Enhanced Portable Audio Playback
- 12 Advanced Surround Modes
- Assignable Surround Back Speaker (Normal/Zone 2/Front Bi-Amp/MR & MS Modes)
Manufacturer Specifications
- AM/FM Audio Tuner With 30 Random Preset Stations
- SR+ (Smart Remote) Terminal Output
- 12 V Trigger, RS-232C Control, IR In/Out
- Video Signal Selector, Video Adjustments
- 8-Channel Audio Pre-Output
- Multi-Room/Multi-Source Output
- Dialog Enhancement, Headphone Output, Midnight Listening Mode
- X-Curve Compensation, Hi-Bit Sampling
- HDMI/Component/S-Video/Composite Monitor Outputs
- On-Screen Display
Dimensional Specifications
- Dimensions: 16.54" W x 6.81" H x 18.35" D
- Weight: 33.8 lbs
Pioneer VSX-81TXV Warranty Details
Two-Year Parts And Labor Warranty
