Pioneer VSX-531-B Black

The Pioneer VSX-531 brings enjoyment to the living room of a modern home theatre and the convenience of connectivity to comfortably use other electronics. MCACC's sophisticated automatic calibration ensures that multichannel sounds are eproduced exactly as intended in any living room regardless of room acoustics. Older digital music compression assumes a new vigor thanks to the Advanced Sound Retriever that breathes new life into them. 

Key features

• Decodes surround sound, high definition (Dolby True HD and DTS-HD MA)
• Customizable reproduction according to room acoustics (MCACC automatic calibration)
• Advanced features for improving lower-quality sound (Advanced Sound Retriever)
• Playback via USB (MP3, WMA, AAC) and Bluetooth (3.0 Profile A2DP, SBC / AAC)
• 4 HDMI inputs with HDCP 2.2, 4K / 60p 4: 4: 4, HDR

Cinematic sound

The receiver supports promulgated standards for surround sound like Dolby True HD, DTS-HD Master Audio and DTS-ES / DTS Neo:6. Enjoy Blu-ray discs without compression and revel in a high definition faithfully reproduced soundscape. While multichannel HD formats are decoded and precisely tailored to the individual acoustics of the space using the Pioneer's patented auto calibration MCACC.

Advanced HDMI Kit

Now you no longer need a TV with a spare multiple HDMI ports to connect your Blu-ray player, media centre, game console, computer and more. The receiver simply connects to the television using one port and while offering the convenience of six HDMI input ports that are compatible with Ultra HD video signals. Experience four times as much detail with UltraHD 4K, while built-in video optimization converts both SD and HD content to 4K at up to 60p for a better fluency. Another significant advantage is the support of upcoming HDR image standards that promise extremely high contrast and improve the visibility of backlit scenes.

Hear this

If you prefer to listen to music instead of movies, put on your favorite formats and enjoy stereo sound. The device can handle the standard CD sampling rate of 44.1 kHz and 16 bit, or indulge in the real or studio-quality sound of WAV and FLAC. The unit also plays a format called Direct Stream Digital (DSD) used on Super Audio CDs with a sampling frequency up to 2.8 MHz.

Specifications:

Audio features:
Channels: 5
Type Gain: Direct Energy
Power: 130 W / channel (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 1.0% THD, 1 channel)
Dolby TrueHD / Dolby Digital Plus / Dolby Pro Logic II
DTS-HD Master Audio / DTS-HD High Resolution Audio / DTS Neo: 6
DTS-Express / DTS 96/24
DSD Disc (SACD) playback via HDMI (2.8 MHz)
Digital Signal Processor Texas Instruments Aureus DSP
192 kHz / 24bit DAC
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)
Auto MCACC Room Tuning: Phase monitoring, automatic detection of crossover)
Pioneer Sound Enhancement: Advanced Sound Retriever (2 channels), Auto Level Control (2 channels), Midnight, Loud
Advanced Surround Modes: Action, Drama, Advanced Game, Sports, Classical, Rock / Pop, Front Stage Surround, Extended Stereo Headset. Surround
AM / FM tuner with 30 presets

Video features:
Ultra HD pass-through HDCP 2.2 (4K / 60p / 4: 4: 4)
support for HDR
3D Ready (Blu-ray Disc, broadcast and games)
Deep Colour (36-bit), xvColour

Front connectors:
USB to USB Drive
MCACC microphone input
Audio input (stereo mini jack)
headphone output

Rear connectors:
4 x HDMI input
1 x HDMI output
2 x AV (composite) input
1 x Audio input (assignable)
1 x digital coaxial input (assignable)
1 x Digital optical input (assignable)
1 x Composite monitor (output)
1 pre-amplified output for subwoofer
5 × Speaker Output
1 × FM / AM antenna

Dimensions:
435 × 168 × 320.5 mm

Weight:
8 kg