Pioneer VSX-1131-K on sale for $249.95 with free shipping. Decent deal/product?

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I'm in the market for a new receiver as my ~8 year old Onkyo 7.1 unit is starting to bite the dust. I really only need a 7.1 receiver that can handle 4ish hdmi inputs and don't need anything fancy. I don't need 4k as of now and am skeptical that I'll need it in the near future.

I found this on slickdeals, seems like a good deal. I've been keeping an eye out for a Denon AVRX1400H but with the current deal, that's still $50 more and lists lower power (80w vs 100w per channel). Should I jump on that? I'm not terribly knowledgeable when it comes to receivers, are there any features I'm missing out on with the pioneer?

Posted Sep 21, 2018, 7:33 PM UTC

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jdaffron•8 yr. ago

yeah, sound quality is a little meh.

ThatHomeTheaterGuy•7 yr. ago

Pioneer has higher DAC specs, plays multi-channel music via USB, streams DSD via HDMI, upscales to 4K, does Analog To HDMI Upconversion, has Chromecast, phono input, more HDMI inputs and outputs, bigger power supply, newer Bluetooth 4.1.

Denon has DTS Virtual:X, Audyssey, Amazon Alexa, Airplay2, HLG. See their more detailed comparison here:

https://www.zkelectronics.com/compare/Pioneer-VSX-1131/Denon-AVR-X1400H/

GbMaxSE↓ Reply (usually) intended as honest, not rude.•8 yr. ago

Pass.

millerz1897•8 yr. ago

wrightwithme•8 yr. ago

I have that receiver. It’s ok. That being said I am looking to replace it. But for an entry level receiver that can drive 7.2 or 5.2.2 it’s good. My biggest issue with it is that it has a lot of hdmi handshake issues. Good luck!