Topic: Pioneer Receivers

[warmaster]

Congrats to your new toy sir. Simula na yan...next for you are speakers..., nmt..,bluray player..,receiver again.., speakers again...hehe 

may lg bd550 blu Ray player nako plus DVD player and xbox360. Speakers na Lang kulang tapos quit na ko sa pagbabasa dito sa pinoydvd. Hahaha

[Nelson de Leon]

Congrats! PMed you. 

[Conan]

may lg bd550 blu Ray player nako plus DVD player and xbox360. Speakers na Lang kulang tapos quit na ko sa pagbabasa dito sa pinoydvd. Hahaha

Ha-ha! Siguro nga you have to quit visiting Pinoy DVD if you want the spending to end!!! 

[warmaster]

Congrats! PMed you. 

thanks man. but i'm set on using floorstanders and monopoles. thinking of pairing my reciever with genesis set FS, BS and center or the todoroki set

@conan: that is the only way to avoid the dreaded SARS!meron pa naman av rack, cables, harmony remote etc etc. so maybe it doesn't really end there

[jeyps11_c]

Ang 530K ba meron auto calibration (like the Audyssey for Denon) option? I was reading the manual parang wala akong nakita na ganun. But when I look at the specs sa net it says that it has that capability.

[cray]

sir question lng kaya po ba ng vsx520 ang wharfedale 9.4??

[stalkermania]

Ang 530K ba meron auto calibration (like the Audyssey for Denon) option? I was reading the manual parang wala akong nakita na ganun. But when I look at the specs sa net it says that it has that capability.

maybe you're pertaining to Pio VSX-520k not 530...
wala pa talagang calibration mic yang model na yan
sa Pioneer VSX-820k, meron na

[stalkermania]

sir question lng kaya po ba ng vsx520 ang wharfedale 9.4??

Pwedeng pwede bro!

[cray]

@stalkermania

bumiili po kasi ako sa s&s ng diamond 9.1 and 9 cs. nag ask ako dun sa mga technician nila kung kaya pa kung mag add ako ng 9.4 sabi nila baka daw hindi na kayanin baka daw mahirapan na yung receiver. (vsx 520)

[stalkermania]

@stalkermania

bumiili po kasi ako sa s&s ng diamond 9.1 and 9 cs. nag ask ako dun sa mga technician nila kung kaya pa kung mag add ako ng 9.4 sabi nila baka daw hindi na kayanin baka daw mahirapan na yung receiver. (vsx 520)

theortically pwede yan... but if in doubt, audition pa rin ang best way...

[jeyps11_c]

maybe you're pertaining to Pio VSX-520k not 530...
wala pa talagang calibration mic yang model na yan
sa Pioneer VSX-820k, meron na

Typo  520K nga.

Wala nga siya mic. So if I get a mic will I be able to do an auto-calibration? Kasi parang wala sa manual how to do it if ever you get hold of a compatible mic. Ang nakalagay lang (sa manual and sa net) is there is an mic input sa front for auto-calibration. Pero it was never mentioned in the manual pano siya gawin 

[stalkermania]

Typo  520K nga.

Wala nga siya mic. So if I get a mic will I be able to do an auto-calibration? Kasi parang wala sa manual how to do it if ever you get hold of a compatible mic. Ang nakalagay lang (sa manual and sa net) is there is an mic input sa front for auto-calibration. Pero it was never mentioned in the manual pano siya gawin 

ala siyang mic input so you can do manual calibration only

[jnazareta]

Mga sir..how do you manuall calibrate the pio vsx-520K.. I have this reciever I just wanna know how to calibrate it. thanks po in advance.

[stalkermania]

Mga sir..how do you manuall calibrate the pio vsx-520K.. I have this reciever I just wanna know how to calibrate it. thanks po in advance.

tweak each channel according to your hearing preference. I think that's the only way.
you can use audiophile or other loss less audio codecs

[ninjababez®]

Mga sir..how do you manuall calibrate the pio vsx-520K.. I have this reciever I just wanna know how to calibrate it. thanks po in advance.

you can get this for 3k only



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The essential Radio Shack (TM) Sound Pressure Level Meter.

Proper calibration of your surround sound system, including your SVS subwoofer, is not only easy, it's downright critical! On the left is a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter; using one is akin to checking your car tires with an air pressure gauge. If you don't have one (the SPL meter that is), by all means stop reading this now and get one! We prefer this model to the digital display SPL meter due to the analog version's ease in getting spot-on adjustments (though either can work well).

Why is calibration of the levels of your surround system so important? Well, think of it this way...in the old days you could just adjust  the "Balance" knob on your stereo and get that center image (of the singer, or various instruments) "just right". Try to imagine doing that with 6 channels of a digital surround sound system for a minute! Get any of those channels out of balance by a few decibels (dBs... something all but certain without a meter) and the complex realism of the soundstage DVDs and the new high resolution music formats are capable of  goes right out the window.

[stalkermania]

you can get this for 3k only



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sir, where is this available?
other model options?

[ninjababez®]

sir, where is this available?
other model options?

click on the product link bro, mikec ang supplier 
calibration takes less than 10 minutes 

[stalkermania]

click on the product link bro, mikec ang supplier 
calibration takes less than 10 minutes 

thanks.. 

[warmaster]

is it normal for the vsx520 to heat up more and faster during music mode as opposed to watching movies? i just noticed that when watching movies (multiple films in a row) the reciever's temperature is just warm. but while playing music (either via cd or through the portable audio input) it gets really hot quite quickly.

any inputs guys? medyo concerned lang ako sa health ng avr ko. tia

[markcrenz]

is it normal for the vsx520 to heat up more and faster during music mode as opposed to watching movies? i just noticed that when watching movies (multiple films in a row) the reciever's temperature is just warm. but while playing music (either via cd or through the portable audio input) it gets really hot quite quickly.

any inputs guys? medyo concerned lang ako sa health ng avr ko. tia

yes normal. since half or more of the movie is dialog lang, it requires less work from your avr compared to music lalo na kung maraming bass content ang music mo. a fan to divert the heat away from your avr would help.

[warmaster]

yes normal. since half or more of the movie is dialog lang, it requires less work from your avr compared to music lalo na kung maraming bass content ang music mo. a fan to divert the heat away from your avr would help.

thanks for the reply. i have about 10" clearance vertical and the sides are wide open. 

[jnazareta]

Sir warmaster I had the same scenario before and a lot of our fellow PinoyDVD members advice me if I'm concerned with the temperature issue of the 520K place a fan on top of it. I bought one from DEECO in raon and it cost around 180-220 pesos other stores sells it for morethan 200. the fan can be plug directly to an AC outlet po and the size is 4x4. HTH.

[Moks007]

How is the pioneer vsx 520? It's priced at 15,990 6 months to pay pa at anson's. Tama ba yan? I'm thinking of this for my living room with a blu-ray player . Thanks

[jeyps11_c]

Great entry level AVR IMO. At the price point and the features it is a very good bargain. Other will say that there are better options than the Pioneer and this may be true. But I went with the Pioneer VSX-520 and did not regret it.

Currently driving A-Audio FS, Wharfe 9.1 and CS plus a US Audio sub. PS3, WDTV, Wii and DV600 connected as well.

[Moks007]

Ok thanks sir. Will check it out bec. I wanna put one in my living room hehe..

[gudspeed]

survey: how many of us have pioneer receivers and what model?
please sign in. for future reference and change of ideas and experiences.

1. Gudspeed = vsx920k

[jnazareta]

survey: how many of us have pioneer receivers and what model?
please sign in. for future reference and change of ideas and experiences.

1. Gudspeed = vsx920k
2. jnazareta  = VSX520K

Question po... what are your configuration sa Reciever nyo? share nyo naman. kasi on my End what I did is I change the speaker distance after levelling the sounds. my fronts L&R are set to 4.0, Surround L&R 1.8, Center and Sub is set to 4.0 din. xover is set to 80. when I played my demo DVD the sounds seperation is better. share your settings naman po so for those na newbie like me will learn more salamat. po

[Stagea]

Question po... what are your configuration sa Reciever nyo? share nyo naman. kasi on my End what I did is I change the speaker distance after levelling the sounds. my fronts L&R are set to 4.0, Surround L&R 1.8, Center and Sub is set to 4.0 din. xover is set to 80. when I played my demo DVD the sounds seperation is better. share your settings naman po so for those na newbie like me will learn more salamat. po

Sir, try mo muna to measure the actual distance of your speakers and enter that in. Pag di pa din ok, then adjust ka pakontikonti.

[Nelson de Leon]

Question po... what are your configuration sa Reciever nyo? share nyo naman. kasi on my End what I did is I change the speaker distance after levelling the sounds. my fronts L&R are set to 4.0, Surround L&R 1.8, Center and Sub is set to 4.0 din. xover is set to 80. when I played my demo DVD the sounds seperation is better. share your settings naman po so for those na newbie like me will learn more salamat. po

Iba iba kasi ang room acoustics and distance ng speakers for each HT room so each setting ng receiver for an individual room might not be favorable in your room.

[Tonteng]

Bakit ayaw na mag dts pag ps3 gamit ko..PCM na lumalabas??