

As someone with several iPods and iPhones in the house, as well as multiple PCs and a huge mp3 collection maintained in iTunes, AirPlay is a dream. Ultimately here’s some of the things I really like:ĪirPlay – hands down best invention ever. They pack a load of features into that kind of price – 90W x 7, MCACC, AirPlay, 2 Zone, DTS-HD, DD TrueHD (plus all the usual decoding schemes), 5 HDMI inputs, 1.4a HDMI switching (3D), 2 coax and 2 optical inputs (all assignable), onscreen setup menus, DLNA, Ethernet port (upgradeable firmware, huge bonus), iControlAV2 (app for iPhone/iPod that is super cool), assignable input labels (including skipping inputs all done with your iPhone/iPod), downloadable calibration files, plus a whole lot more. Amazon sells it for $399 any day of the week. They sell this thing for that price almost every weekend, while the usual price is $549. I bought the VSX-1021 for $299 with free shipping from. This is definitely one of those best bang-for-your-buck kind of items.

I couldn’t be happier with my purchase and highly recommend this unit for anyone looking for a fully-capable A/V receiver at a great price. It is awesome and so far has performed flawlessly for the last several weeks with everything I throw at it. Long story short, I give this unit 5 blazing stars. After several weeks of debating between a Sony, a Denon and a Pioneer unit, I finally decided on the Pioneer VSX-1021-K 7.1 A/V Receiver. So I got online and started doing some A/V Receiver research to see what I could find. I hadn’t looked up receivers in years, so I had no idea what kind of new options I would be in store for. The Sony DVD player that was just as old died a couple of years ago and the XBOX took over as my stand-alone DVD player. I was bummed to have it break since I wasn’t really in the market for a new receiver. The very same receiver that had been the hub of my home theater since the dawn of the DVD era. Last month my 13-year old Sony 5.1 receiver finally quit.
