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Pioneer VSX-520
8.1 out of 10

Pioneer VSX-520

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Reviews and Problems with Pioneer VSX-520

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Overall 6
6.0

Pioneer VSX-520-K 5.1 Home Theater Receiver

shubee, Amazon
8 January 2013
  • Summary: Very confusing manual and operation. The advertising claimed it has phono input - not true. Does not have equalizer input/output, you're stuck with iffy treble and bass...
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Overall 6
6.0

"Not a bad receiver overall."

stoner_666, CNET
24 May 2012
  • Pros: very clear. very easy to set up
  • Cons: weak in power. not nearly enough power to drive my cerwin vega at-12s. mids are kinda weak, highs are harsh.
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Overall 6
6.0

Review

Rodd L. Ringquist, Amazon
3 October 2011
  • Summary: Fairly easy to hook up. Volume to be perceptible needs to be set at least 30% capacity, No non RCA type subwoofer connection.
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Overall 6
6.0

Not up to par

jlo bigblow "jlo bigblow", Amazon
19 September 2011
  • Summary: I purchased this Pioneer as a replacement for my old Mitsubishi A/V receiver that had finally, after ten+ years given up.
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Overall 6
6.0

You can't just turn it on!!

Mitty, Amazon
17 July 2011
  • Summary: This tuner may be good but the set up is so confusing I can not figure out how to get the correct sound to the speakers. Even the manual doesn't give much help.
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Overall 6
6.0

Nice looking piece but headphone out jack not adequate

70's_Rule "mb", Amazon
12 July 2011
  • Summary: I really only purchased this in the hopes of making my Panasonic VIERA 32" LCD HDTV work, as the TV had no RCA red-white audio out jacks.
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Overall 6
6.0

User Review

recoveryone a Audio Enthusiast, Audio Review
21 June 2011
  • Summary: I upgraded to this model after several years of faithful service from my VSX 411. The big upside to this entry to mid level AVR is that it handles all of the newer...
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Overall 6
6.0

Basic Receiver - No Frills

R. Guhl, Amazon
8 April 2011
  • Summary: Basically, we just bought this to get hdmi connectivity for our home theater system and that it does well. But it's not particularly sophisticated in functionality.
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Overall 6
6.0

Basic Model but good value for money

Avva, Amazon
14 September 2010
  • Summary: I noticed that this had problems with surround channel ports. I had problems with it so I returned it.
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Overall 6
6.0

Great setup and connectivity, but disappointing audio quality

Robert Dubert, Amazon
16 May 2010
  • Summary: I bought this Pioneer to replace a 4 year-old Panasonic SA-XR57, primarily for the multiple HDMI inputs, HDMI 1080p passthrough, and the latest HD decoders for Blu-Ray
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