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Pioneer VSX-517 Review

According to 52 reviews, the Pioneer VSX-517 is overall a very good product. If you're searching for a Receiver, we recommend the Pioneer VSX-517.

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Product Ratings

Overall (52 Reviews)

Bestbuy.com (11 Reviews)
Circuitcity.com (7 Reviews)
Amazon.com (4 Reviews)

Specs & Features

Released

1 year ago

Surround Sound

DTS ES®

Number of Channels

5.1 Channels

Rear Input Connectors

RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 3
Digital Coaxial x 2
Digital Optical x 1
Composite (Video) x 3
Component x 3

Rear Output Connectors

Composite (Video) x 1
RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 1

Depth

13.88 in.

Front A/V Connections

Headphones x 1

Height

6.25 in.

MPN

VSX-517

Power Consumption

320 Watt

Preamp Outputs

Subwoofer

Remote Control Type

Standard

Stereo Mode Power

220 Watt @ 8 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, THD: 0.7%

Surround Analog Inputs

5.1 Channels x 1

Surround Mode Power

550 Watt

Type

Receiver

Warranty

1 Year

Weight

19.81 lb.

Width

16.56 in.

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What People Say

This is a good receiver for the price. It has many of the from Bestbuy.com After some difficulty with initial setup with various from Circuitcity.com This is my second Pioneer receiver --the first was lost in from Circuitcity.com finally got around to hooking it up with a brand new set up speakers and was very underwhelmed.not as powerful as i would have hoped, even after tweaking all of the settings it sound only acceptable from Circuitcity.com the sound isnt the greatest i noticed but i have more tweeking to do and i learn more things about it everyday. from Bestbuy.com "i wanted an affordable receiver to hook up my jbl scs500 speaker system to my tv and other devices, and this did the job by providing a good price and an outstanding sound quality in return. from Bestbuy.com this receiver has a lot of power and makes all music sound good. from Bestbuy.com i bought this receiver to drive a new bose sound system. from Bestbuy.com hooked up tv, dvd+vcr, and cd player with no problems and the sound is by far better than my old system. from Circuitcity.com it was the perfect choice for them, since they are somewhat frugal, but yet wanted surround sound to go with their new display. from Amazon.com