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Pioneer VSX-821-K 5.1-Channel 3D Ready A/V Receiver

Pioneer VSX-821-K 5.1-Channel 3D Ready A/V Receiver

8 reviews

Apr, 2024

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great for the Price

The setup wasn't a deal breaker for me since i did research prior and was fully aware of having to use component cables. I can see someone being very upset if they setup everything w/ HDMI and then realized you had to use component cables. Plus that...

A great amount of features for the price. 4 HDMI hookups + ipod and usb. It even came w/ an ipod video cord. Sound is great

The main con I ran into is the setup. As mentioned in other reviews, you have to setup using component cables. Pretty dumb and inconvenient..especially when everything i'm hooking up has HDMI.. this is the reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5

Feb, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great receiver!

Receiver does everything it says it can do and does it well. My speakers sound great coming through and video looks great too. I have a pair of Polk Monitor70s running off this and they sound great. I have no reception/lag issues with the remote but...

The reason for 4 eggs instead of 5 is twofold ; 1) Like others have mentioned, setting up through composite/component and not HDMI is a real pain. The only cables I had handy were composite and my flat screen did not have a composite connection. I had...

Jan, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Versatile Unit

I originally set up using MCACC. I ended up settting up my speakers manually. Excellent cyber monday price $ 199.

Feature loaded receiver. HDMI pass thru. Ample connections (4 HDMI) Bluetooth, Ipad, Ipod connectivity

Set up via composit

Jan, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Still needs refinement

I would've rather purchased another Sony, but I couldn't find one with all of the features the Pioneer has that would even come close to the price of this unit. As long as you can get past the little qwirks and the initial setup, the Pioneer makes an...

Very loud with clear sound. Tons of options. HDMI. iPad/iPod connector. Bought it on sale from a big box electronics store on Black Friday to replace my aging Sony system. My old system didn't have HDMI so I was looking for something inexpensive that...

Remote feels flimsy and sometimes you have to point it directly at the unit and press twice. After initial setup, I switched to my Harmony remote, so that's not that big of a deal for me. Speaking of setup, it's horrible. You need to connect it to a TV...

Dec, 2011

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great Receiver!

iPod hook up is an awesome feature to have!

Great looking unit ; Easy to setup, manual is helpful for people who don't know how to hook up cables correctly ; I got this when they had it $150 off so it was definitely worth it. Sounds great with the Bose 5.1 system I currently have in a large size...

You can't use the on screen setup with HDMI. You have to hook up a separate video cable in order to see the screen ; I won't take an egg off for this because the receiver overall is great

Dec, 2011

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great $199 receiver

Lots of up to date features at a holiday sale price. Very pleased. Makes my five Polk Audio speakers and sub sound just great in a medium sized room.

The iPad connection works great. Everything works great and plenty of adjustments

None at this price

Dec, 2011

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Consumer review (bestbuy.ca)

Very nice audio and home theater receiver.

This machine does a very nice job with both audio/music and BD/DVD video effects. The sound fields produced after manually setting the parameters are really fun (it can be done automatically also if one wishes) and the sound itself is just great to my...

Apr, 2012