Official Pioneer VSX-1015TX Thread

Man I am really excited about this 40Lb beast!! Are there any pre orders? what r good authorized pioneer dealers?

Are there any more THX select 2 recievers coming out?

I think I saw on Ces report some where, may be to meet THX select 2 criteria they had to beef it up, by 6 lbs or so?

I see that the MSRP is $650, so how much do you think it will sell for on the net? I have an order to JR for the 1014, and I was maybe thinking bout cancelling it, waiting a couple months, and then grabbing up the 1015.

who cares, march or april, thats what we want..

thanks for the info. I can harly wait!

From those pics, it doesn't look like the top edge is slanted (or beveled) as in the 1014. Is this correct?

I know there is very little information known at this point, but is it safe to assume that the component jacks will be wideband? Was the 1014?

Y'see I was all set to buy the Yamaha 5790 but then I found out that it wasn't compatible with HD switching because it wasn't wideband. So I want to save myself from getting into that trap.

Other than that, the 1015 looks great! Can't wait to buy it because I was pretty dead set on the 1014 until this one was announced.

I'd be curious to know if this had a USB port on the back though, I saw a Pioneer Elite one with Mp3/WMA decoding once that had a USB port on the back. I assume it was for this sort of thing.

Oh one more thing, I read somewhere that they're finally going to add a 3rd component video jack instead of the standard two? That'd be great.

Quick question on the 1015. What is the importance of the WMA9 feature? I'm gonna be building a HTPC in the future, so would this be an option I'd want? Thanks

You go on and on about 40 lb beast in every thread you post in yet this has never been said anywhere. Get a grip.

40lbs punny, i hope u feel better now!

He's posted it in every damned thread. He seems to have a screw loose.

Laura,

I don't know who told you the 5790 was inadequate for switching HD, but they were wrong. I had an RXV-1400 (same unit, different marketing channels) for 3 weeks and it switched HD just fine. That being said the 4790/rxv-1400 is a nightmare as far as user interface when trying to set different surround formats.

I dont know where you heard that Yamaha 5790 is not wideband for HD switching. I own a 2 year old Yamaha 5490 which does superb HD switching with its 60MHZ wideband. I doubt Yamaha in the 3'd generation after my HTR5490 would lower the bandwidth on its receiver. It is Sony ES receiver which I tried had poor HD switching, but then again IMHO Sony Audio Receivers suck big time .

I apologize it is a Pioneer thread, but I had to point it out. BTW what's the videobandwidth on Pio 1014/1015? Do they even post it? It used to be only 37MHZ a couple years ago, did they increase it since?

Hi,

1014 has only two components input. Does 1015 has three inputs?

Xiaoyu,

Xiaoyu,
Yes it does, it is one of the main selling points in the 1015.

I do Component Switching (Toshiba 2900 and Motorola 6412 HD PVR) and it works fine. I watch on a calibrated 55" RPTV and am quite please. That 3rd input on the 1015 would be nice, I can see an XBOX2 in my future!

I even have a VXS-811s and I switch my components with it and I certainly notice a quality increase between HDTV and Progressive scan DVD, so even the old 27 or 37mhz is not degrading mine (notice no difference conencting direct either).

That being said, I will be replacing my 811 with the 1015 when it comes out. DEF. want the MCCAC AND the 3rd comp in. I would get the 1014 now, but could really use that 3rd input :-) my HDTV only has 1 comp in and no DVI (3 yr old Samsung).

If that press release is correct, what *I* find the MOST exciting is that the cheaper 915 *and* 815 models will offer *5-band* MCACC automatic room calibration!

This feature was only included in the more expensive 1014 model last year.

This will be great for people (like my parents) who don't want to spend $450 on a huge reciever like the 1015, but who would really benefit from the MCACC setup.

I was wondering when this tech was going to move down-market. It's great to see it's happened so soon!

so i guess no 7.1 direct input, can the 1014 be modded for a 7.1 input?

Trivial question (I presume): the 1014 has an input for plugging in a powered subwoofer, right? Which input is this?

Wouldn't you need an OUTPUT on the receiver to plug in a powered sub?

Yes, there is one. If you look on the back of the 1015 picture above the sub woofer output is bunched with all the pre out jacks. There is a white square around the sub out.

So considering price is it worth waiting for the 1015 over the 1014???


I mean if you can get a 1014 right now for 400 authorized, would that be a bad choice???


I hate the idea of waiting 3+ months..... I almost hope there is a significant gap in price between the two. It would be really disappointing to find the 1015 at around the same price I buy a 1014 now.