Pioneer VSX 1021K 7.1 Channel 130 Watt Receiver

This is a critically acclaimed product from an equally well acclaimed manufacturer. In addition to the sound, I do not really care about the other features much but gave this product four stars for 2 reasons:
1. These receivers are awfully hard to configure and I realized that I was not doing things right only after I took one back to the store to find the replacement behaving the same way
2. I could get no features related to internet/networking to work on this model at all.

However this receiver can support up to a 9.1 configuration and you can even take two speakers out into a separate zone. Some receivers from other manufacturers costing over $2000 can not do this so it is a great feature to have. The sound is outright stunning. I did hear the sound of relays clicking which though not too bothersome seemed bit odd...ever heard of solid state switching pioneer??!!

Amazing sound clarity. Very rich, clear and crisp sound. The unit has the ability to access the internet for 1000s of radio stations worldwide. You can use your iPad and iPhone to change vol, channels or zones. Play from your device directly, with no cables. Awesome product with many cool features.

Will recommend it to any audiophile.

Good product. Like internet radio and auto speaker tuning.

No five stars because requires special Bluetooth and WiFi adapter if you want to use these features.

one of the best Recivers i ever used.
Apple AIR PLAY working prefectly! (you can play any song from your ipod, iphone, ipad and pc with no cables :)

also, the Pioneer AV2 App working prefectly.
the sound is great. the only thing is that this Reciver have 130W per channel and its not enough. 150-165W would be great.

also and the most important thing. THIS RECIVER DONT HAVE OSD!!! YOU CAN USE OSD ONLY TO CONFIGURE THE RECIVERS. BUT IF YOU CHANGE THE VOLUME OR INPUT... NO OSD!!! SO IF YOU NEED OSD KNOW THAT THIS RECIVER DONT HAVE IT.

also, if you are watching a dolby digital movie you wont know it because the reciver is showing "STEREO" and only on the top left corner you can see in tiny letters "Dolby Digital"

Upscale to 1080P dont really work. you do see a better picture but its far far far far far far away from 1080P.

This receiver has everything that I could ask for. It has great sound quality, 6 HDMI ports, and iOS compatibility.. Pioneer has made great receivers and this product is no exception. Trust this brand!