Pioneer SC-LX81

Class-leading sound ; Brilliant features ; Easy to use ; Looks fabulous

Price rises expected from April

A great AV receiver with plenty of features to play with and sound quality to die for, but with price rises expected in the near future we reckon you should get out there and get it while its cheap-ish

Nice styling ; superb tonal and surround integration creates a brilliantly balanced performance ; great detail and dynamics

Lacks the depth and detail of class leader

It’s big, beautiful and brilliantly balanced, but the Pioneer no longer sits at the very top of the pile

Sound quality is excellent, looks fantastic.

Volume on remote is a bit sensitive, and speaker connections do not support banana type plugs (has to be bare wire into connectors). that's all - nothing much.

Awesome sound build and looks! Easy set up to get going!

Stylish amp,great open sound with movies & music

# No firmware update via Ethernet,pioneer miss the boat on this one. # Not compatible with ipod touch,this problem has been solved with a firmware update in japan but not in the UK.

Fantastic sound, remarkably clear, tremendous punch. Previous reciever was the Pioneer VSX-AX5i and well known movies now have a new clarity, atmosphere, and thunder to them.

Blue led in ON/OFF button is too bright