Pioneer VSX-9040TXH 7-Channel Direct Energy Amplification Home Theater Receiver (Black)

110w x 7 Direct Energy Amplification, THX Select 2 Plus: for dedicated Home Theatre rooms, Dolby True-HD/DTS-HD Master Audio: HD audio for Blu-Ray, HDMI Repeaters: 4in/1out, Faroudja 1080p Video Scaler, Advanced MCACC with 9 Band Eq , Works with iPHone Certified with Digital USB input, PQLS for Jitterless transmission of 2 Channel Stereo Music, ALC Multi; superior sound quality in low volume , Advanced Sound Retriever, PureCinema I/P Video Processing, Analog to HDMI upconversion , Sirius/XM Satellite Radio Ready, GUI for easy setup and Navigation , Multi-Zone (2) with Composite out for Zone 2, Component Inputs 2in/1out , Digital Inputs 5in/1out, Composite Inputs 4in/1out , Audio Inputs 3in/1out , Phase Control , 12v Trigger & RS232 for Custom Integration read more..

Good Features

• Works with iPHone Certified with Digital USB input
• 110w x 7 Direct Energy Amplification
• THX Select 2 Plus: for dedicated Home Theatre rooms, Dolby True-HD/DTS-HD Master Audio: HD audio for Blu-Ray
• HDMI Repeaters: 4in/1out
• Faroudja 1080p Video Scaler

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Pioneer VSX-9040THX by R. Lynch
About a month ago, I bought a Pioneer VSX-9040THX amplifier/tuner, instead of the Pioneer VSX-1090AHK, because of current availability, better features, an outstanding user review and it was the same price as the 1090. It is an excellent, feature-rich unit for the price. Sound quality is unbelievable! The multiple HDMI ports made setup easy and quick. The port descriptions are user-assignable and are displayed on the GUI. As stated in other reviews, the Pioneer remote control has very small, difficult-to-see and use buttons. As a work-around, I bought a LogiTech Harmony Universal Remote. This programmable, universal remote solves the small button issue and automates the start up and shut down of all my equipment. One issue I am having (and it may be a LogiTech remote setup issue on my part) is, if another device (CD, DVD, etc) was used just prior to switching to the TV, the 9040 does not automatically select the HDMI input port for the DirecTV receiver. I have to manually make the selection using the Pioneer remote, or use the amplifier's front panel switch. Another issue is that the amplifier will default to "Stereo" on start-up, instead of "Surround Sound". Again, this may be an error on my initial setup of the amplifier or the LogiTech remote. The manual is extensive and easy to understand, but in order to take advantage of all of the unit's many features, you will need to study the manual in detail. The price and service from Amazon.com was exceptional! It was in-stock and shipped without delay. Would I purchase this unit again from Amazon.com? Absolutely!