Ok folks, be gentle with me. I've never started an "official" thread before. I figured I would start this thread as it seems I may be one of the first to get my hands on one.
I've already given a Reader's Digest rundown in the Pioneer Elite SC-07, SC-05, VSX-03TXH, VSX01TXH thread but I wanted to separate this unit out from the rest as there are some subtle differences.
I would imagine more people will be able to snap these units up as July comes to a close.
Bear in mind there may be some tests I don't currently have the capability to perform but I'll do my best to help. I still don't have a BD player to test yet as I'm waiting for the shakeout of the newer players. I'm eyeballing the Pio 51 right now but I need to read more from owners. I'm still waiting to hear that wonderful sound of DTS-HD and True HD but that still gives me something to look forward to.
For the most part, this unit is like the 1018AH-K but also has, THX Select2 and a 12volt trigger so a lot of answers to questions can be found in the Official VSX-1018AH-K Owners Thread.
Things I don't like.
GUI
Can't save individual input settings
No HDMI upscaling
No 720p or 1080i analog conversion
Too many things to list I do like but here are some neat things not really discussed much that I discovered.
Sound Retriever. Livens up my MP3s.
Neural THX. Pretty cool technology for 2 channel sound.
There are so many possible sound settings it's almost impossible to go through them all considering they can change depending on the signal input.
Some early surprises.
It seems the SD DVD analog conversion from the 01 is slightly better than my KURO PDP-5010FD, at least to my eyes. I never would have thought that. Your mileage may vary.
Overall this unit is a tweaker's dream. Don't we all like to tweak?
I've already given a Reader's Digest rundown in the Pioneer Elite SC-07, SC-05, VSX-03TXH, VSX01TXH thread but I wanted to separate this unit out from the rest as there are some subtle differences.
I would imagine more people will be able to snap these units up as July comes to a close.
Bear in mind there may be some tests I don't currently have the capability to perform but I'll do my best to help. I still don't have a BD player to test yet as I'm waiting for the shakeout of the newer players. I'm eyeballing the Pio 51 right now but I need to read more from owners. I'm still waiting to hear that wonderful sound of DTS-HD and True HD but that still gives me something to look forward to.
For the most part, this unit is like the 1018AH-K but also has, THX Select2 and a 12volt trigger so a lot of answers to questions can be found in the Official VSX-1018AH-K Owners Thread.
Things I don't like.
GUI
Can't save individual input settings
No HDMI upscaling
No 720p or 1080i analog conversion
Too many things to list I do like but here are some neat things not really discussed much that I discovered.
Sound Retriever. Livens up my MP3s.
Neural THX. Pretty cool technology for 2 channel sound.
There are so many possible sound settings it's almost impossible to go through them all considering they can change depending on the signal input.
Some early surprises.
It seems the SD DVD analog conversion from the 01 is slightly better than my KURO PDP-5010FD, at least to my eyes. I never would have thought that. Your mileage may vary.
Overall this unit is a tweaker's dream. Don't we all like to tweak?