Pioneer VSX-521-K

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

68% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Decent build and looks ; good speaker calibration system ; weighty sound

Doesn’t sound as exciting or as the class-leader ; spec lacks a couple of niceties

An agreeable entry-level amp which just lacks the spark of class-leading kit

NICE AMP TO LOOK AT SOUND NOT AS GOOD AS ITS BIGGER BROTHER THE 920 AND UP WILL DO FOR THE KIDS OK

NOT GREAT SOUND IN THE BASE DEPT BUT SOUNDS OK WHEN LISTENING FOR A WHILE,WHEN SETTING UP NO PICT FROM HDMI HAD TO CONNECT COMPONANT LEADS TO SEE SET UP ON TV

It was a very cheap solution for my bedroom's home theater. It does the job it needs to

Does some goofy on and off things when plugged in with tv ; When I run device > this receiver > tv via all hdmi the receiver will turn on and off with tv ; When I run device > tv > reciever with the tv using its optical out to the receiver,...

sound is fine and it does amplify

tested on 2 completely different setups and all cause my otherwise fine primary display to flash when using HDMI cables connected thru this receiver. not happy with mfr. response of "it is a HDCP compliant issue not us

Worked for about 2 weeks

After 2 weeks the hdmi connections failed. It will not receive video or audio

I got this on a major sale from NewEgg one night with an $85 discount. So I got this for $135.99 plus the free shipping ; This was replacing a 20 year old Technics receiver that I have been using for a while. For the price, it was just what I was...

Now there was a few drawbacks that had slightly disappointed me. For 1, there is no up-conversion of lower resolution video, but I knew this because most of the feed was going to be in Full HD anyways. However my biggest draw back, and this is most...

This is a 230$(original price, I got this for 149.99$ a Steal if you ask me) receiver that sounds like it’s worth way more. I’m pretty picky as well at least that’s what my friends and family say ; Powers my CS1 Polk center with ease as well as 4 Polk...

On my pc I have this connected to the HDMI port and it works great and does not in any way make my picture look worse unlike the Yamaha RX-V371 which I had. My only con is I wish I got this over the 371 to begin with ; Don’t really care for pioneer...

This receiver has a OSD for under 200$ which is a great welcome overlooked by lots of people

People need to stop complaining about the OSD you don't need to use it i never did, use the display on the receiver this is getting me mad reading these comments about it, Pioneer is the only brand that even has this for the public under the 300$ price...

Great sound quality, automatic speaker adjustment is amazing. Recommend to anyone

When listening to music from blue ray player, TV has to be turned on. When the TV is turned off, the receiver stops playing sound. This happens through HDMI. I don't understand why, but minor annoyance

I'm not gona repeat everything the others already said. Let me just say, if you think setting this unit up is difficult or confusing, then there is just no hope for you, and you really should not leave product reviews anywhere ; But yeah, unit looks...

The only issue I have with the unit is the quality of the amplifier. IT INTRODUCES A LOT OF NOISE! With the gain set to (-3db) and nothing playing, there is audible hiss from the tweeters. The music comes out super flat, dynamic range is almost...