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Following up: Pioneer wins by a wire
A few days ago, I wrote about choosing a new A/V receiver. The response was quick and lopsided: almost everyone recommended I go with the Onkyo. The company has a track record of making great audio products and those who told me they had an Onkyo receiver were not disappointed.
(I also got a few votes for Yamaha receivers, which weren’t on the list.)
In the end, though, I went against the well-intentioned device and ordered the Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K, which had the advantage of very good reviews and a very easy way to hook up an iPod or iPhone, something we do all the time at my house with our current, aging Sony receiver.
Even though I’ll miss having a handy HDMI port on the front of the receiver, the thing that kept bothering me about the Onkyo receiver was the idea of paying an extra $100 for an iPod dock that still wouldn’t even display video from the device on a TV screen. The Pioneer does that, seems to have a very good on-screen set of menus and even comes with an iPod cable, something that’s apparently unheard of in the world of home receivers.
The price was pretty comparable and I’m looking forward to seeing if my purchase was the right choice. One bit of irony: the moment I made my decision and went to purchase the Pioneer, I found that it was out of stock at every online storefront I looked. I finally used a gift certificate to cut into the price and buy it on Amazon, but it’s not expected to ship for another week.
I’ll follow up and let you know how the installation goes in a few weeks. One thing I did learn from this experience already: how to spell “Onkyo.”
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