Pioneer VSX-82TXS Receiver
Audioholics takes a look at Pioneer’s VSX-82TXS receiver. This is a mid-priced receiver, coming in at an MSRP of $1200. So those of you who can’t quite afford buying separates, maybe you can take a look at this receiver, against Steve’s advice. 
This bad boy has 3 HDMI inputs and 3 component video inputs. It also has four optical inputs, which is great, but only two coaxial digital inputs, which is annoying. Why do so many receivers shortchange the coaxial digital inputs?
Unfortunately, the receiver has some video problems on the HDMI output. I don’t want to butcher what the reviewer said, so check out the review for the details. The reviewer takes an extensive look at the Pioneer’s MCACC auto-calibration abilities. It looks like it could have done a little better.
Alll in all, except for the video problems, this is a really good receiver. Check out the review for more!
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November 7th, 2006 at 1:02 pm
Perhaps I was a little unclear in my last rant! I’m not trying to discourage anyone from looking at ampli-tuners (also called “receivers” in some languages, for bizarre reasons). I only have two complaints: one, they are mis-named in this particular language, and two, there is no such thing on the market as an A/V integrated surround amplifier. Of course those of us not in the business of manufacturing A/V gear cannot do anything about that second problem, but we can do something about the first!