Pioneer VSX-524-K

usability, price, size, reliability

81% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

4 HDMI inputs

Add me to the long list of owners who had their Pioneer VSX-524 go dead. It's hard to understand how something can sit on a shelf, work fine, and then just quit working after a year and fifteen days (15 days after warranty expired!) with a name like...

Sub-woofer line out on the receiver didn't work from day one. I used the speaker level inputs on my sub and that worked OK for a short time. The unit completely stopped making any sound less than a week after installation. The USB input doesn't even...

Would have been nice if it had worked properly

Had this unit setup for 2 weeks, nearly everyday I had to spend an hour trying to get the unit to reset so the sound would work. When I called the tech support I was on hold for over an hour before ever speaking to a human. All the tech support did was...

Decent looking and has a nice selection of ports, but ... (see cons)

- Did not work at all. - Powers off after two minutes with a red indicator light blinking and clicking sounds through speakers. Disconnected everything except power but still won't work

No pros - it sucks

Unit works for a few hours - then stops completely.

- Cheap - Simple Setup - Reasonably good sound for a budget receiver

- Poor Quality - Did not work after only a few weeks of use (audio channel cut out and never worked again)

Worked perfect when it worked.

Got this from Sams club for my 75" tv surround sound. It worked great for a year then suddenly died. I tried to get it warrantied through pioneer but they weren't having it. I'm a computer tech of 18 years so I opened it to check the board and caps to...

Excellent sound and features...EXCEPT???

FM antenna port defective?? OTHERWISE , Feature packed and nice quality

4 HDMI 2.0 inputs with Ultra HD Pass-through 5 - Channel Discrete Amplifier Design MCACC Automation Room Calibration iPhone 5 Certification Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD

none so far

Great price point.

Ok, I know a lot of people get scalded by reviewers here for not owning a product, but please hang with me here. Like another reviewer mentioned, I have had the unfortunate luck of owning two entry level Pioneer receivers. The first I bought here on...