Pioneer 7.1 Channel A/V Receiver with AirPlay

Friday, March 23, 2012

Did you know that albums are always released on Tuesdays?

You can plug a lot of stuff into this thing. And I can plug my album while I tell you about it.

What we have here is a Pioneer 7.1 Channel A/V Receiver with AirPlay being described by me, Arthur Ramb, widely considered a pioneer of the anti-folk, post-funk genre. With its 5 HDMI inputs, it can send 1080p signals to your HD display for exceptional image quality, much in the same way that the 5 sprawling tracks (12 minutes each!) on my new album, Wanderlust, Wonder Bus?, can send signals to your brain’s pleasure receptors. Although, the quality of sound on my album isn’t necessarily high-quality if you subscribe to the traditional close-minded definition of “quality”; it’s a bit fuzzier and grainier than that, or a bit more “challenging” as I like to think of it.

With Airplay, the Pioneer can stream music by young genre-bending songsmiths straight from your iTunes. And, it’s compatible with Blu-ray HD audio and uses Dolby Digital and DTS codecs that reproduce 7.1 channel surround sound that will envelope you in amazing noise. So, if you were to play my album, you’d hear music all around you, and thus understand what it’s like being an award-winning musician (stonecoldmusix.blogspate.org’s best new artist of 2009!) whose world is a veritable salad bar of songs waiting to be written.

The Pioneer also has a front-panel USB 2.0 port and includes a USB/video cable so you can instantly access music, videos, streaming content, and photos stored on your Apple devices like your iPod or iPhone. Which is perfect for my fans, because every digital download of Wanderlust, Wonder Bus? comes with a 15 minute documentary about what it’s like to be an award-winning musician whose world is a veritable salad bar of songs waiting to be written. It’s called “A Blessing and a Curse,” but, half-way though, I reveal that the curse is a blessing in disguise. And the blessing is a real blessing. So basically, it’s a double blessing, which will be the name of my next album.

So yeah, this album… I mean, receiver is a real work of art. Or technology or whatever. (Wanderlust, Wonder Bus? on sale now!)

Authorized for SquareTrade Extended Warranty

Warranty: 1 Year Pioneer

Condition: New

Features:

• Five (5) HDMI inputs with full support for 3D video content (Blu-ray, broadcast and gaming). It can send 1080p signals to your HD display for exceptional image quality for your entertainment sources
• Uses specific Dolby Digital and DTS codecs to reproduce an enveloping 7.1 channel surround sound experience. The unit decodes Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Pro Logic IIz, DTS-ES, and DTS Neo:6. It also decodes the following HD audio formats: Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD Master Audio, and DTS-HD High-Resolution Audio
• Compatible with Blu-ray HD audio, so it offers both DTS-HD Master Audio and High-Resolution technologies. DTS-HD Master Audio supports bitrates up to 24.5 Mbps, 7.1 discrete channels of 96KHz/24-bit audio, and is ideal for HDMI Version 1.3a cables. DTS-HD High-Resolution Audio also offers 7.1 discrete channels of 96KHz/24-bit audio, but only supports bitrates up to 6Mbps
• Dolby Pro Logic IIz offers additional “front height” channels to fully immerse you in your movies, music and games. This helps to create a more spacious surround sound for a compelling experience, and also provides a wide range of choices for speaker positioning to optimize sound in almost any room
• Compatible with AirPlay, you can stream music from your iTunes to the VSX-1021-K and play it through your home theater system. Connect the receiver to your home network via Ethernet or Pioneer’s AS-WL300 wireless adapter (not included) for playback from your connected Apple device or networked computer
• Front-panel USB 2.0 port lets you connect and even charge your iPad, iPod or iPhone. The included USB/video cable lets you instantly access music, videos, streaming content, and photos stored on your Apple devices and supports iTunes album art
• Pioneer’s exclusive AirJam application can be downloaded for free onto your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. With the Pioneer AS-BT200 Bluetooth adapter (not included) you can pair up to four Apple devices via Bluetooth to share music and create playlists
• iControlAV2 is the second generation app of its kind from Pioneer Home Electronics that allows you to literally control your new Pioneer A/V Receiver with your iPad or iPhone. Friends and family will be truly amazed as you take full control of your home theater sound in a whole new way
• Advanced Sound Retriever technology improves the overall sound quality of compressed audio formats such as MP3, WMA, and AAC formats. It employs digital sound processing technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts that occur after compression
• Anchor Bay video processing allows this receiver to convert analog video sources to HDMI through a single cable. With lower resolution video, you can upscale your picture to digital 1080p to match the resolution of your HD display. This ensures you’ll enjoy stunningly clear video from virtually any source
• Allows for Bluetooth wireless connectivity with your iPhone, Blackberry or Android smartphone or other Bluetooth-enabled sources like your laptop (adapter not included)
• Pioneer’s Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration System (MCACC) is included with this receiver. This technology detects speakers, and then sets levels, delays and crossovers, as well as measuring room acoustics
• Pioneer’s AV Navigator uses your iPad or networked PC to communicate directly with the VSX-1021-K to guide you through speaker setup, MCACC room calibration, sound optimization and firmware update
• User Manual

Additional Photos:

• Front Ports
• Rear Panel
• Remote Control
• Package Contents
• Packaging

Videos:

• Overview
• AirPlay
• AirJam
• iControl
• Apple Lifestyle
• Bluetooth (adapter not included)
• AV Navigator

Specifications:

In the box:

• Pioneer VSX-1021-K 7.1 Channel A/V Receiver
• Remote Control
• (2) AAA Batteries
• iPod Cable
• AM Loop Antenna
• FM Wire Antenna
• Setup Microphone
• CD-ROM (AV Navigator)
• Operating Instructions

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