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Amazon.com Product Description
The world of digital satellite radio entertainment charges into the home theater with this Pioneer VSX817 XM and SIRIUS Satellite Radio Ready 7-channel A/V Receiver. It comes loaded with Pioneer exclusives, like Phase Control for bass management, Sound Retriever for near CD-quality audio from compressed music files, and Auto MCACC with 5-band EQ and microphone--a calibration feature that fine-tunes each speaker to best suit your particular listening room. Enjoy the vast array of satellite radio's digital music and entertainment options in the comfort of your home theater with direct connectivity to the XM Connect & Play antenna and the SiriusConnect SC-H1 Tuner (both sold separately; monthly subscription required). Best of all, you can access your favorite satellite radio programming using the receiver's convenient on-screen display and the preprogrammed remote control. XM subscribers will even enjoy select music channels in 5.1 surround with XM HD Surround powered by Neural Audio. This high-powered receiver earns a well-deserved spotlight in any home theater.

From the Manufacturer
The world of digital satellite radio entertainment charges into the home theater with this XM® Satellite Radio Ready and SIRIUS® Satellite Radio Ready 7-channel A/V Receiver. It comes loaded with Pioneer-exclusives, like Phase Control for bass management, Sound Retriever, for near CD-quality audio from compressed music files, and Auto MCACC with 5-band EQ and microphone, a calibration feature that fine-tunes each speaker to best suit your particular listening room.

The VSX-817 is easy to hook up, yet extremely versatile.
View rear panel connections (larger).

Rock. Talk. The Choice is Yours

Enjoy the vast array of satellite radio’s digital music and entertainment options in the comfort of your home theater with direct connectivity to the XM® Connect & Play antenna and the SiriusConnect SC-H1 Tuner (both sold separately; monthly subscription required.) Best of all, you can access your favorite satellite radio programming using the receiver’s convenient on screen display capabilities and the preprogrammed remote control. XM subscribers will even enjoy select music channels in 5.1 surround with XM® HD Surround powered by Neural Audio®.

High Impact Sound Performance

With a host of enhanced sound technologies onboard, this high-powered receiver earns a well-deserved spotlight in any home theater. You’ll find Dolby® Digital, Dolby Digital EX, DTS®, DTS ES and DTS 96/24, along with Windows Media® Audio 9 Professional decoders for the ultimate experience in enjoying movies, concerts, video games, portable music and more.

Equal high power for all seven channels (110 Watts x 7, 1 kHz, 1.0 % THD, 8 ohms), a new Freescale 180MIPS Processing DSP, built-in DTS-ES™/DTS® 96/24/DTS® NEO:6/ Dolby® Digital EX/Dolby® Pro Logic IIx Decoders, and Advanced Surround (14 modes, including Front Stage Surround Advance) mean you've got the power you need for any living room setup. Features like Dialogue Enhancement, Auto Surround, and Stream Direct for pure and unprocessed digital sound fine-tune your listening experience to perfection.

Simple Connectivity

Connections include three composite A/V inputs, three S-Video inputs, along with three component video inputs for HD video sources, and four assignable digital inputs, plus the convenience of front A/V inputs. This ease of connectivity, combined with the best in satellite radio and the finest in audio innovation, makes this receiver an ideal choice for any home theater system.

Customer Reviews

Awesome
Suprising clarity of sound. Simple to operate. Excellent quality.
Shipping was so fast I was amazed.

Excellent!
Just recieved this item from Amazon. Product exceeded expectations. Hooked the reciever up within minutes and the sound quality is excellent. Very easy setup dispite mixed reviews. Great price on Amazon as well.

No USB Host! ! !
The Amazon Product Description clearly indicates the presence of a USB
Host on the front panel of this receiver. The product I received has none. This was a deal breaker for me. I did some research & as far as I can determine, the European model DOES have this feature but the U.S./Canada version does not. Also, the price has dropped twice in the week since my purchase but Amazon apparently will no longer price match themselves.