Pioneer High end receiver VSX-LX60 7.1 HDMI

The receiver has not been often used. It is working perfectly and in excellent conditions and has 2 remaining years of warranty from Pioneer Australia. It is on sales because I will be going overseas.

It comes with ALL original accessories as packed by Pioneer such as box, remote, manual...

Pioneer Ipod cable is included as a bonus.

Please see an overview and specifications are as follows.

Refs:   http://www.pioneer.eu/eur/products/42/98/405/VSX-LX60/specs.html
          http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/review/home_entertainment/pioneer/vsx-lx60/221295


High definition, high quality audio experience.

The LX60 completes your high definition home network. With built-in Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding, you are guaranteed pure, “lossless” quality audio.

The LX60 has been fine-tuned to AIR Studios standards: a hallmark for flawless reproduction of sound It is also THX Select2-certified, meaning that you can expect the best possible sound reproduction using 7 channels, whether you’re watching, listening or playing.

The LX60 is fully ready for iPod; audio, photo and video. All that you need to do is connect and play.

You can also connect a USB memory stick to the front of the amplifier and listen to compressed audio files; the system will automatically enhance and virtually restore rich sound (this is because of our unique Sound Retriever technology).

Optimised audio, suited to your home.

The LX60 includes our unique 9-band Advanced MCACC system, which stands for Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration. At the touch of a button, the MCACC will not only calibrate and optimise the sound output for your home environment, but also neutralise the effects of reverberation. Precision tuning of your home entertainment system with minimum effort.

The LX60 gives you Standing Wave and Full Band Phase Control. Standing Wave Control reduces the standing audio waves in your room, giving reproduction of low frequencies, truer than ever. Phase Control minimises any phase mismatching, calibrating the delay and aligning the phase precisely, to match it for all channels and achieve advanced levels of sonic purity.

Flexible speaker placement.

The LX60 includes a ‘Front Stage Surround Advance’ feature. What this means is that you have the option to place all of your speakers in the traditional 5.1 surround setting around your living room, or with just two speakers alongside your television, output a simulated surround sound environment. This is ideal if you have limited space, or don’t necessarily want an “invasion” of electronics equipment around the room.

One remote control for them all.

Included with the LX60 is a learning LCD remote control, which can be programmed to control other remote devices in your home. This means you can have one remote control for most of the devices in your living room.

The system also benefits from KURO Link, which means that you can operate its main functions using the remote of your KURO flat-screen TV, for example: a simple, coherent entertainment solution.

Specifications

Main Features

·         Output Power per Channel 170W

·         Impedance at Output Level 6O

·         Number of Channels 7

·         Signal / Noise Ratio 92 / 65 dB

·         Input Connections • 3 x HDMI
• 1 x USB
• 1 x iPod
• 2 x coaxial
• 5 x optical
• 7.1 multi-channel
• 7 x composite
• 5 x S-video
• 3 x component

·         Output Connections • 1 x HDMI
• 1 x optical
• Pre-amp (all 7.1 ch.)
• 2 x composite
• 1 x component

·         Tuner Pre-set Stations 30

·         THX Certified (+) Yes, THX Select2

THX, the inspiration of George Lucas, was originally created for optimum performance in movie theatres.

THX Certified products guarantee superior performance and ensure accurate reproduction of the theatre experience in your home.

To be THX Certified requires adherence to rigorous guidelines for sound purity, power output and processing capabilities.

·         AIR Studio Sound Tuning (+) Yes

AIR Studios TuningAIR Studios Tuning is a benchmark of high fidelity sound. What it means is that engineers from AIR Studios have put the system through rigorous tuning, determined to deliver audio output that is as pure and precise to the original as possible.

AIR Studios was founded by Sir George Martin, legendary Beatles producer and Academy Award-nominated composer. Sir Martin is also one of music's most versatile and imaginative talents.

Established in 1969, London’s AIR Studios is now a state-of-the-art recording complex with matchless facilities for film scoring, rock, pop, classical and orchestral work, postproduction and live events.

Many of the world's most popular and renowned musical talents have worked in this unique and inspirational recording environment.

·         HD Digital Film Direct 24 (+) Yes

HD Digital Film Direct 24Put simply, HD Digital Film Direct means “Master Quality”: what you see and hear on your flat-screen is exactly as the film-makers intended. Absolutely true to the original.

We’ve applied this standard as a label (see the logo on the right) to those of our products that accurately handle 24fps (frames per second) movie content; this will help you make the right product choice for the true HD movie experience.

Films are typically shot, developed and encoded for cinema reproduction at 24fps.

Regular PAL broadcasting and DVD have always played these images back at 25 fps (50Hz).

This has the effect of speeding up images and raising the pitch of sounds and voices.

But, the new high definition discs, like Blu-ray Disc, offer you access to a digitised ”true to the original” copy of the theatrical movie content.

We offer a product range that is perfectly matched for bringing the real cinema experience into your home: amplifiers, Blu-ray Disc players, home cinema systems and flat-screen TVs with our trademark screening of 24fps source input at 72Hz (3 images displayed per original frame).

·         MCACC (+) Yes (Advanced, 9-band)

MCACCMCACC stands for Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration System.

It's an automatic sound field adjustment system that enables you to precision-tune your system to your living room, just like a sound professional, but with minimum effort.

A microphone monitors the sound environment and an equaliser (either 5 or 9-band, depending on which model of amplifier you have) optimally adjusts the sound parameters.

The result sounds like a professional recording engineer has fine-tuned your amplifier or home cinema system.

MCACC was created as a joint effort between ourselves and professional sound engineers at AIR Studios; it's unique to Pioneer, so you won't find it on any other products.

See how MCACC works

·         HD Audio Formats Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution

·         KURO LINK (+) Yes

Put simply, KURO LINK means that you are able to control basic functions of compatible Pioneer Audio/Visual devices* (such as your Blu-ray player, amplifier or DVD recorder), with your KURO flat-screen TV remote control.

One remote for your full entertainment system.

KURO LINK is made possible via the single HDMI cable connection between your flat-screen TV and your other entertainment devices.

* Other brands of TV and home entertainment components also work with the KURO LINK function (here’s a list)

·         Deep Colour (+) Yes

Deep Colour ensures that all colour transitions and gradients are reproduced with the highest level of precision.

It enables increased contrast ratio, eliminates on-screen colour banding (for smooth tonal transitions and subtle gradations between colours) and can represent many times more shades of gray between black and white.

So what you see is as natural and lifelike as possible.

·         On-Screen Display (GUI) Yes

·         Remote Control LCD Learning

·         Power Consumption (in use / standby) 460W / 0.6W

·         Weight 17 kg

·         Dimensions (W x H x D) 420 x 187 x 459 mm
Surround Sound Formats

·         Dolby Digital (+) Yes

The current surround sound quality decoding standard, Dolby Digital means movie theatre sound performance for a home cinema. The listener will be wrapped in surround sound by 5.1-channel audio sound compression technology.

Depending on the speakers, the front left and right, centre, rear left and right speakers can span frequencies from 20 Hz - 20 kHz and there is a dedicated subwoofer channel for additional low frequency sound effects. Extra features mean not only stunning soundtracks but also additional language tracks on one disc.

·         Dolby Digital EX (+) Yes

THX Surround EX/Dolby Digital EX is a joint development of Dolby Laboratories and the THX division of Lucasfilm Ltd. This phenomenal technology was first heard in George Lucas' 'Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace'. Now applied to home cinema, EX technology creates an extra 'Surround Back' channel, which may have been added when the programme was mixed.

By decoding the surround back channel from the left and right surround channels of 5.1 soundtracks, this additional surround back channel allows more detailed imaging behind the listener and brings more depth and better sound localisation than ever before, to give you the feel of 6.1 channels.

THX Surround EX/Dolby Digital EX is compatible with Dolby Digital 5.1, so that regular Dolby Digital decorder can decode EX signals as a normal 5.1 signal.

·         Dolby Digital Plus (+) Yes

Dolby Digital Plus is a digital audio compression scheme developed specifically for Blu-ray Disc.

It is a development of the earlier Dolby Digital system. Compared to Dolby Digital, it supports a greater range of bitrates at higher quality and up to thirteen full range audio channels compared with Dolby Digital's original five.

·         Dolby Pro Logic IIx (+) Yes

Dolby Pro Logic IIx expands upon the popular Dolby Pro Logic II technology.

With Dolby Pro Logic IIx, these receivers have the ability to process 2- or 5-channel sources into 5.1 or 6.1- or 7.1- channel output according to the model and speaker configuration.

Dolby Pro Logic IIx creates a seamless, natural wraparound sound field that does not require specifically encoded programme content.

You can also enjoy improved surround envelopment, enhanced spatial depth, improved directionality and a larger 'sweet spot'.

Movie and Music modes can be used to match the sound experience even more closely to the source.

Three additional Music parameters are also available: Dolby Center Width (focuses the vocal balance to the centre and front), Dolby Panorama (creates a seamless surround effect) and Dolby Dimension (creates a deeper or shallower surround field).

·         Dolby True HD (+) Yes

Dolby TrueHDDolby TrueHD is an advanced lossless multi-channel audio codec from Dolby Laboratories.

DTS-HD Master AudioDTS-HD Master Audio is also a lossless audio codec created by Digital Theater System (DTS).

Both codecs are intended primarily for high-definition home-entertainment equipment, such as Blu-ray Disc.
Put simply, the result is that you can now enjoy high resolution images accompanied by lush studio-quality HD sound.

·         DTS (+) Yes

DTS 5.1-channel playback decoding technology has rapidly gained popularity thanks to its dynamic sound impact that flies at the listener from left, right and centre surround speakers.

·         DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 (+) Yes

DTS ES Discrete 6.1 is a true 6.1-channel format where an additional Surround Back audio channel is discretely encoded into the DTS bit stream.

This offers enhanced spatialisation over the surround channels for complete 360-degree sound localisation and surround panoramas.

This format is backwards compatible, since DTS 5.1 equipment simply ignores the DTS ES Discrete 6.1 Surround Back channel.

·         DTS Neo: 6 (+) Yes

DTS NEO:6 modes apply conventional 2-channel signals to the high-precision digital matrix decorder and achieves 6.1-channel surround playback. High-precision input signal detection and matrix processing enable a full band reproduction for all 6.1 channels.

It also improves the separation between the different channels to almost the same level as that of a digital discrete system.

DTS NEO:6 Cinema Mode
decodes with an emphasis on separation performance to achieve the same atmosphere with 2-channel sources recorded in conventional surround formats as it does with 6.1-channel sources. The original 2-channel signal is distributed into 6 channels thanks to the sophisticated DTS matrix technology. Meanwhile, the effect of the surround signal output from the centre and surround channels adds a natural sense of expansion to the sound field.

DTS NEO:6 Music Mode
the front channel signals bypass the decorder and are played directly, so there is no loss of sound quality.

·         DTS 96/24 (+) Yes

The the multi-platform DTS 96/24, was first compressed surround format technology to support 96 kHz and 24-bit sound resolution and multi-channel capabilities - the best multi-channel audio format for DVD-Video.

With its super low audio compression rate compatibility, both DTS 96/24 and traditional DTS-encoded audio discs will sound rich and sophisticated, with sound quality almost as high as on 96 kHz, 24-bit master tapes in the studio.

Backwards compatible with existing DTS decorders, the listener is also able to enjoy DTS 96/24 discs with receivers incorporating a standard DTS decorder.

·         DTS-Express (+) Yes

DTS uses a system called DTS Express to deliver Secondary or Sub Audio to your player. The DTS Express audio is mixed with the Primary Audio, giving you an intensely great interactive surround experience.

·         DTS-HD High Resolution Audio (+) Yes

DTS-HD Master Audio, is an extension to the original DTS audio format. It delivers up to 7.1 channels of sound at 24-bit depth resolution.

DTS-HD High Resolution Audio is selected as an optional surround sound format for Blu-ray Disc with constant bit rates up to respectively 6.0 Mbit/s and 3.0 Mbit/s. It is supposed to be an alternative for DTS-HD Master Audio where disc space may not allow it.

·         DTS-HD Master Audio (+) Yes

Dolby TrueHDDolby TrueHD is an advanced lossless multi-channel audio codec from Dolby Laboratories.

DTS-HD Master AudioDTS-HD Master Audio is also a lossless audio codec created by Digital Theater System (DTS).

Both codecs are intended primarily for high-definition home-entertainment equipment, such as Blu-ray Disc.
Put simply, the result is that you can now enjoy high resolution images accompanied by lush studio-quality HD sound.

·         WMA 9 Pro (+) Yes

Media PlayerThe first digital surround sound coding technology for the Web, developed by Microsoft. When connected to a multi-channel-equipped PC, you are able to enjoy high resolution stereo or 5.1-channel surround audio at 128 k - 768 Kbps compression rates. At any given bit rate, 5-channel WMA9 Pro will bring you higher fidelity than other sound compression algorithms thanks to the latest audio codec technology.

·         Surround Modes (+) 13 + 1

Depending on your product, you have the option of a number of surround modes to automatically enhance your system's output.

The "+1" number refers to the headphone surround mode, which is activiated automatically when you plug your headphones into the system.

Our system surround modes include:


• Advanced Music: Dubplicates the acoustics of a large concert hall.
• Advanced Movie: Reproduces a mid-size movie theatre environment.
• Expanded Theater: Adds more depth to Dolby Surround sources, while allowing faithful reproduction of 5-channel speaker sound.
• Virtual surround back: Surround sound becomes even more impressive. You can now experience 6.1 surround sound with a 5.1 speaker set-up. Just switch to Virtual Sourround Back mode, and the left and right rear satellite speakers will create a phantom sound source behind you - it sounds as if there are actually speakers behind you.
• Virtual surround: (available on selected products) Creates a virtual surround effect using just the subwoofer and front speakers.
• Phones Surround: Phones Surround reproduces overall surround sound for headphone listening.
• Advanced game: Enhances video game sound.
• TV Surround: Produces surround sound from mono or stereo TV sources.
• Sports:( Gives the impression of being in the middle of a sports stadium.
• 5-Channel Stereo: (available on selected products) This gives powerful multi-speaker sound to a stereo source with equal power delivered to all the speakers. It is especially suited to music sources with deep bass and a strong rhythmic feel.
• 6-channel stereo: (available on selected products) 6 channel stereo sound reproduction.
• 7-channel stereo: (available on selected products) 7 channel stereo sound reproduction.
• Dialogue Enhancement: (available on selected products) Enhances centre channel reproduction during action sequences so that the dialogue stands out from other background sounds. This mode also positions dialogues and vocals, usually located in the centre channel, between the two front speakers even if the actual centre speaker is above or below the TV. This happens by applying EQ to the centre channel, taking out the middle frequencies with a band pass filter, and distributing them to the speakers on either side. When the front speakers are at the same level as the TV, the enhanced dialogue will appear to be coming from the TV.
• Auto surround: (available on selected products) The Auto surround mode is the simplest way to listen to any source as it was mastered: the output from the speakers mirrors the channels in the source material.
Power Output

·         Power output per channel 170W

·         Condition DIN 1kHz, 1% Klirr, 6O

·         Rated Power Output 130W + 130W

·         Input (Sensitivity/Imp.): LINE 335 mV / 47 kO

·         Frequency Response: LINE 5 - 100 000 Hz (+0,-3dB)

·         Signal-to-Noise Ratio: LINE (DIN) 92 / 65 dB

·         Power Requirements AC 220V - 230V, 50Hz / 60Hz
Construction

·         Direct Construction (+) Yes

Direct Construction minimises distortion and suppresses signal interference between circuits.

This is achieved by positioning parts more efficiently along the signal route, separating digital and analogue circuits and reducing the PCB units.

These measures contribute to producing the highest grade of audio and video reproduction from your system.

·         DSP design Advanced digital core engine

·         Digital Signal Processor 3rd Generation SHARC Processor and Freescale
Amplifier Specifications

·         Large Electrolytic Capacitors (+) Yes

CapacitorsFor extra stability and instant response to large power swings, two large capacitors, designed exclusively for audio, are used. The low loss thick copper bus-bar, attached to the capacitors, maximises the power transmission. The huge capacitors and bus-bar combined ensure clean and smooth power delivery at all times, even during sudden surges and continuous high volume demands.

·         Discrete Output (+) Yes

Direct Energy MOSFETUnlike regular Bi-Polar transistors, our Advanced Direct Energy (A.D.E.) MOSFET amplifier produces an amazingly efficient, high-end sound quality with equally amplified power for each channel, to ensure consistent sound quality for multi-channel applications.

This highly advanced circuitry is designed to offer high stability combined with low energy loss and ultra linear amplification.

An AC/DC isolated amplifier module - designed especially to optimise the A.D.E MOSFET performance under any condition - combined with the built-in temperature adjustment of the bias circuitry, regulates the drift of the bias point and minimises power imbalances that can cause distorion in the sound stage.

·         Front L & R Bi-Amplifier Function (+) Yes (Front)

Bi-amping is when you connect the high and low frequency drivers of your speakers to different amplifiers (in this case, to both front and back surround terminals) for better crossover performance.

Your speakers must be bi-ampable to do this and the sound improvement will depend on the kind of speakers you're using.

·         D/A Converter 192kHz / 24-bit
Tuner Specifications

·         Radio Data System (RDS) (+) Yes

RDSThis convenient function of RDS can switch the tuner automatically to a station on a network the moment it starts broadcasting your specified type of programming - even while you are listening to another source such.

·         Usable Sensitivity (Mono) 15.2 dBf, IHF (1.6 µV / 75O)

·         Sensitivity Mono 1.1uV (S/N 26dB)

·         Sensitivity Stereo 50 uV (S/N 26dB)

·         Signal-to-Noise Ratio Mono (DIN) 62 dB

·         Signal-to-Noise Ratio Stereo (DIN) 58 dB

·         Stereo Separation at 1 kHz 40 dB
Input & Output connections

·         Bi-Amplifier Yes

·         Component Video Input/Output 3/1

·         Composite Input/Output 7/2

·         Digital Optical Input/Output 5/1

·         Digital Coaxial Input/Output 2

·         HDMI Input/Output 3/1

·         Headphone Yes

·         Multi-Channel Input (+) 7.1 ch

These input terminals are ready for the superb quality sounds of multi-channel DVD-Audio. The multi-channel audio signal passes directly to the volume section. Since there is nothing between input and output except master volume, pre-amp and power amp, interference is minimised and the path maintains the utmost quality. Even trims (channel levels) are not available; but trim can be adjusted for all channels in the set-up mode.

·         Speaker A/B Yes

·         S-Video Input/Output 5/2

·         USB Host (Front) (+) Yes

USBPlug and play your music easily.

Play back music data stored on your USB memory stick directly via the USB port on the front of the AV Receiver - and experience music with full and dynamic sound quality.
iPod Compatibility

·         iPod Ready Yes
Audio Features

·         Bass/Treble Tone Controls Yes

·         Digital Noise Reduction (+) Yes

Noise reduction technology keeps sound pristine as it comes from each source.

Digital filtering analyses signal output from each separate frequency band, then attenuates noise in each band to an optimal level. In this way, only signal band noise that detracts from overall sound is suppressed, without degrading any dynamic characteristics of the original sound.

·         Front Stage Surround Advance (+) Yes

By simply placing your speakers directly beside your TV screen and activating the unique Front Stage Surround Advance feature, you can experience a virtual surround sound environment.

The benefit here is that you don’t have to worry about routing
speaker cables around your room; your speakers can be placed up front.

·         Loudness (+) Yes

The Loudness mode boosts the bass and treble in a signal. It is useful for listening to music at low volumes.

·         Midnight Listening Mode (+) Yes

If others are sleeping or studying, trying to enjoy a programme quietly shouldn't compromise such sound qualities as surround effects or dialogue clarity.

Midnight Listening Mode is the solution. It adjusts subwoofer, rear and centre speaker levels, while enhancing delay and compressing dynamic range, for greater enjoyment of cinema-like sound at low volume.

·         Phase Control (+) Yes

The Phase Control feature corrects the phase distortion as well as group delay for LFE (Low-Frequency Effects) audio signals during multi-channel playback.

·         Sound Retriever (+) Yes

The Sound Retriever function enhances compressed music formats, such as MP3, WMA or AAC and restores the music dynamics to CD-sound quality.

Sound Retriever essentially restores the music dynamics to your digital music.

The benefit is that you can enjoy your digital music without loss of audio quality; the system automatically enhances and restores rich sound.

·         Standing Wave Control (+) Yes

"Standing Waves" are an unwanted phenomenon that occur in most rooms.

These acoustic waves create peaks in the low frequencies, resulting in a booming sound. Our Standing Wave Control neutralises this effect, by causing a flatter frequency response, while respecting the phase differences between each channel.

Since more filters are utilised in the lower bandwidths, up to 3 standing waves can be more precisely identified and reduced.

The result is a far better reproduction of lower frequencies.

Standing Wave Control is a feature of our MCACC system.

·         Stream Direct (+) Yes

Use the Stream Direct mode when you want to hear the truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary signal processing is bypassed, and you’re left with a pure analogue or digital sound source.

·         Virtual Surround Back (+) Yes

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