Pioneer VSX-1015TX 7.1 Channel A/V Receiver Review
Thursday, May 18th, 2006
VSX-1015TX features intensely great home theater performance. It’s the world’s first receiver to process THXTM Select 2, for high-impact, multi-channel audio for cinema, concerts, and gaming in rooms of up to 2,000 square feet. It also features advanced surround processing, with DTS-ES Discrete, DTS® 96/24, Dolby® Digital EX, and Dolby® Pro Logic IIx decoding.
Pioneer’s Digital Core Engine performs all digital signal processing with one powerful, compact circuit board, for a shorter signal path and less radiation. A double-precision, high-speed (180 MIPS) Motorola 48-bit DSP — the same chip used in Dolby and DTS theater systems worldwide — delivers a super-accurate PLL sound-processing clocking module, very low jitter, and virtually no audio degradation.
The VSX-1015TX sends 120 watts of equal power to all seven channels. Our Advanced Direct Energy MOSFET discrete transistor amplifiers offer high-power drivability, ultra-efficient amplification, stable imaging, extremely low energy loss, and ultra linear ouput to all channels. And with Automatic MCACC, the VSX-1015TX actually measures and calibrates your audio system for sonic perfection specifically for your living room, regardless of shape or size, automatically.
With Microsoft® we co-developed a Windows MediaTM Audio 9 (WMA-9) Professional Decoder, allowing you to listen to two-channel and multi-channel WMA compressed audio files. Plus, Video Conversion up-converts S-Video and composite video into component video, for a simpler, higher-quality video connection to your TV or Panel. Included are a full complement of connections (with a digital optical output) and a new pre-programmed/learning LCD remote.