With exceptional surround sound reproduction, Sound Retriever Technology, and Component Video Inputs, the Pioneer VSX-517-K 5 x 110W 5.1-Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver will take your home theater experience to new heights. In the convenience of your own home, you can finally watch your favorite movies come alive with the VSX-517-K. It offers you the same surround sound entertainment value you would come to expect from a night out at the movies.

The VSX-517-K uses an advanced DSP digital technology to create independent sound fields that envelop you in an unmatched surround sound experience. In addition, the VSX-517-K features Basic Phase Control which is a bass management system that ensures a precise low frequency output, preventing unwanted distortion or coloring of the sound.
Moreover, the VSX-517-K presents superb audio reproduction that will be hard to match, by incorporating a 192 kHz/24-bit audio D/A converter, the surround sound experience becomes more enveloping with less signal noise. With connectivity to multiple A/V sources and a slew of DSP modes, the Pioneer VSX-517-K offers superb functionality that will be hard to match.

"5.1-Channel and Digital Audio Decoding
The VSX-517-K uses specific Dolby Digital and DTS codecs to reproduce an enveloping 5.1-Channel surround sound experience. The unit encodes Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, DTS, DTS 96/24, DTS-ES Discrete/Matrix 5.1, and WMA9 Pro Decoding.

"High-Performance Inputs/Outputs
With playback specifications that meet the standards of professionals, the VSX-517-K features component video input/outputs for high-resolution low-distortion video reproduction, and digital audio inputs for high quality audio reproduction.

"Freescale 180 MIPS Processing DSP
The Freescale 180 MIPS DSP chip offers low distortion, super-crisp sound-processing, and virtually no audio noise in the signal path.

"Hybrid Amplifier Design
Since heat introduces noise into an signal output path, Pioneer incorporates a special Thermal Compensation Transistor into its hybrid amplifier design, to maintain correct bias levels regardless of temperature. Thus, reproducing a high-quality audio output even under extreme circumstances.

"High-Quality 24-bit Audio Processing
Pioneer's 196 kHz/24-bit digital-to-analog converter is the backbone to the VSX-517-K's exceptional multichannel audio conversion. By executing an accurate sound-field reproduction and reducing analog noise in the signal path, the VSX-517-K is capable of reproducing an enveloping audio signal that is unsurpassed.

"Exceptional Surround-Sound
The VSX-517-K reproduces Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital and DTS audio at a frequency response of 20Hz - 20kHz. The dynamic range of the VSX-517-K receiver is so well balanced and matched that the center, front and rear channels blend seamlessly.

"Built-In AM/FM Tuner
Enjoy your favorite radio broadcasts with surround sound processing, with the built-in AM/FM wide-band tuner.