Pioneer VSX-531 5.1-Channel Audio/Video Receiver for Home Theater Systems

Jim Delio: Does exactly what I need it to

United States on Jul 25, 2023

Amazon Customer: i purchased 2 of these receivers for my home, one upstairs and one for down stairs. it took me a while to get them hooked up. maybe it was me, but the instructions were not exactly as straight forward as i had hoped, but no worries. i got them going and they sound FANTASTIC. they are both able to handle the amount of sound/power that i have running through them. the knobs are smooth to operate, the functions are most outstanding. i would most assuredly purchase these again if i had to chance. for the price, they really can't be beat

United States on Dec 18, 2018

deeman: What I like about this unit is the simplistic connections. I needed a unit for the bedroom television. We wanted to connect a few external speakers for better sound quality coming from our smart TV. The only thing that was not working is the ARC system from the TV. I was notified by the manufacture of the television, that sometimes the sound connection for the ARC system was not comparable with many receivers. That being the case, I used the regular connectors and the sound is just as good coming out of the receiver. We also enjoy listening to the AM/FM stations. Hope this review helps you. We are in our silver age and like simple machines. dee and family.

United States on Aug 23, 2018

Amazon Customer: I liked it enough to keep it 4 Stars
sound is excellent though my old speakers. IT is fussy about HDMI cables. the newer high speed and the shorter the better. The ARC. . function Just messed up every thing but works with it turned off.(older 55" LCD TV } -1 STAR as cannot route or process a analog ( RCA ) in put to HDMI out PUT, making inputs use less .VERY Limited compatibility for mixing new and old devices. LIMITED INPUT OPTIONS, not all usable together. and no loud volume cut out to prevent speaker shock when turning on or selecting or new input. I Loved all the other fetchers and an excellent price. to bad its so hobbled. oh I had to turn off the auto selects for my blue ray player and SET the audio and video out put modes to get
1080p 24 bit picture and sound. ALL GOOD HIGH REZ NOW...

Canada on May 24, 2018

Angsome: Giving it a 5 star for a couple of reasons:
1. This was refurbished product, but even then it works great and i received it in great condition.
2. As a product / features it has everything that I needed and most likely what most would want.
3. Bluetooth capability is fantastic as well. Its easy to setup and use.

Canada on Apr 24, 2018

Nicolas Roberts Eggmann: Compré el amplificador, anda de maravillas.
Tiene muy buena conectividad y resuelve todos mis dispositivos.
Solo agregaría mayor facilidad para administrar contenidos Bluetooth (pasar tracks desde el control remoto, por ejemplo), y un ecualizador que permita mayor libertad de "configuración" de sonido.
Pero esto es porque soy muy detallista...

En resumen, excelente producto a un precio super razonable!

Mexico on Jul 21, 2017

REX E GALE: My old ears can not hear as good as they used to especially the tiny speakers on my LG TV. I mean it was really hard to hear. Netflix defaults to 5.1 audio and if I forgot to change it to stereo the sound was terrible, not now. The sound is great with my existing speakers and next will be a subwoofer. I am really pleased with the upgrade from my old Pioneer 1990's surround and I have never had a subwoofer but when I get that hooked up I will leave more feedback if I have the time ;)

United States on May 27, 2017

Jezzcore: El equipo cumple con las funciones muy bien, lo ocupo en una tv Sony 4k con android y utilizando la funcion ARC no tiene retraso alguno, es un Receiver de gama baja así que no esperes tener mil salidas de audio como en otros pero para comenzar a darle a tu equipo de audio una mejor calidad es muy recomendado. Algo a tener en cuenta para quienes empiezan es que la salida de subwoofer es una salida para subwoofer ACTIVO, lo que significa que si tienes un subwoofer pasivo no obtendras salida por ahí de ninguna forma. El control es un poco engorroso y tristemente los botones no tienen leds así que por las noches tendrás que iluminarlo o de lo contrario es posible que presiones algún botón que no querías en lo que acostumbras a utilizarlo. La separación de canales es excelente y la personalización para el tamaño de las bocinas así como el xfade permite personalizar por completo hasta donde te sea satisfactorio el sonido. Si buscas algo que no sea exhorbitante en precios esto es para tí

Mexico on Apr 04, 2017

Marksto: Two parts to my review, pre and post mortem. The receiver worked fairly well when I first got it and hooked it up to my system with two front full sized stereo speakers, two rear small Bose speakers, and a subwoofer. Two things I did not care for however - One, the volume up/down function did not display on the TV screen but only as a numerical display on the receiver itself which is hard to read from across the room. Secondly, the sound control settings were a bit confusing to me. It seemed like the setting for the most part wanted to detect whatever sound feed came in like Dolby or whatever, and most of the time the volume in the rear speakers was very low and I could not find a way to adjust it.

Then, six days after receiving it death occurred. I switched it over to watch a DVD and within a minute the receiver just suddenly shut off. Turned it back on and the same thing happened again several minutes later. After that, the unit was just plain dead with nothing but a flashing HDMI light and it would respond to no commands including the reset function.

Then to add insult to injury I contacted Pioneer and had a miserable experience. After a 25...

United States on Mar 14, 2017

customet: am really happy with this product ....thanks to amazon team well done.

India on Nov 30, 2016