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Bringing multi-dimensional excitement to your home entertainment, the VSX-LX305 features Dirac Live® Room Correction and is designed to be the cornerstone for your movies, music and gaming The VSX-LX305 9.2-CHANNEL AV RECEIVER The Elite VSX-LX305 9.2-Channel AV Receiver brings multi-dimensional excitement to your home entertainment. IMAX® Enhanced means movies, concerts, and streaming games are delivered with heart-pounding sound and crisp visual enhancements to bring the world into your home theater, just as the filmmakers and sound editors intended. Featuring two HDMI-out options and 100-watts of continuous power per channel, the VSX-LX 305 AV receiver delivers uncompressed HDMI 8K/4K transfer at 40 Gbps, increasing the bandwidth over its predecessors and maximizing next-gen gaming. Stream songs throughout your home and watch whatever you want in multiple rooms in up to 8K HD. The Pioneer Elite VSX-LX305 is truly next level. IMAX Enhanced Mode Experience powerful 4K HDR images and sound with IMAX digitally remastered content, just as the filmmaker intended. Pioneer Elite’s IMAX Enhanced Mode is meticulously optimized to play digitally remastered content to deliver the best viewing and listening experience on Earth. Super Immersive Viewing HDMI® 2.1 supports a range of video resolutions including 8K60, 4K120 and Dynamic HDR. Combine that with 60Hz refresh rates for smooth and sharp playback, even for high-speed action. And with discrete 2-zone switching you can setup in two rooms, so you and the kids don’t have to agree on what to watch. *8K60 ONLY VALID FOR ZONE 1/ZONE 2, WILL ONLY PRODUCE 4K120 RESOLUTION WHEN TWO SEPARATE HDMI SOURCES ARE USED 100 Watts Per Channel With 100 Watts per channel (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, THD 0.08 %, 2ch Driven FTC) the VSX-LX305 has enough power to support 9.2 channels, so you can have the full home theater setup. All Encompassing Sound With or without upfiring speakers, E-ARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel) simplifies connectivity and supports the latest high-bitrate audio formats including Dolby Atmos®, DTS-HD Master Audio™, DTS:X® and Dolby® TrueHD. Say hello to lifelike, object-oriented sound in smooth, curving movements or realistic overhead height effects. Pristine Listening, Any Room State-of-the-art Dirac Live room correction technology takes the room out of the equation and unlocks your loudspeakers’ full potential—no upgrade required. It automatically calibrates sound to the room using either a smartphone + the included wired mic or the Dirac Live PC/MacOS app + a 3rd party USB mic (not included). You’ll get a more accurate measurement of your surround sound positioning and more precise and balanced sound overall. Auto Room Tuning Pioneer’s Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration System (MCACC) automatically adjusts sound according to your listening area and speakers by suppressing the standing waves that occur between walls or ceiling and the floor. Additionally, Auto Phase Control Plus makes real-time analysis of the phase difference and automatically compensates for the gap, resulting in strong bass and clear high-frequency sound. Bi-Directional Bluetooth Now, Bluetooth connectivity is even better with bi-directional Bluetooth. Stream from your device to the AVR using SBC or AAC codecs, or transmit audio playing through the AVR to compatible wireless headphones. This is great news if you want to stream from your phone or for the gamer in your life…or maybe for the person who doesn’t want to hear what their gamer is playing. Roon Tested Roon is capable of playing your entire music library, and Roon Tested devices like the VSX-LX305 are profiled by the Roon team to ensure simple setup and effortless daily use. You can have be confident that you’ll enjoy the best musical experience. Music Streaming Music streaming is simple with the VSX-LX305. Access to several streaming services including Spotify®, Amazon Music, Pandora®, TIDAL, Deezer, and TuneIn is built in. Additionally, this AVR is compatible with Works with Sonos, AirPlay 2 and DTS Play-Fi®. You can also use voice commands to control supported music services in multiple rooms with Alexa or Chromecast built-in™. Multi-room Entertainment Wirelessly stream audio from any compatible mobile device to your AV Receiver and DTS Play-Fi compatible audio systems to create a multi-room system in your home. You can even stream different sources to different speakers at the same time from the DTS Play-Fi app. Specs AMPLIFICATION Channels 9 Amplification Type Direct Energy 225 W/ch (6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 10 %, 1ch Driven) 100 W/ch (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, THD 0.08 %, 2ch Driven FTC) AUDIO FEATURES IMAX Enhanced Yes Dolby Atmos®, Dolby Surround Upmixer supports DTS Formats Yes Reflex Optimizer Yes Dolby Atmos Height Virtualizer Yes Dolby® TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus Yes DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, DTS 96/24, DTS-ES, DTS Express Yes DSD Disc (SACD) Playback via HDMI (2.8 MHz/2 ch, 5.1 ch) Digital Quad-Core 32-bit DSP (Cirrus Logic) + Aureus™ floating-point DSP (TI) Yes 192 kHz/24-bit D/A Conversion for Hi-Res Audio Yes Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC) on HDMI Out (Main) Yes Advanced MCACC Auto Room Tuning Auto Phase Control Plus • Subwoofer EQ • Multi-point Standing Wave Control Dirac Live® Room Correction Yes Advanced Sound Retriever (2ch) Yes Advanced Surround Modes Classical, Unplugged, Entertainment Show, Drama, Advanced Game, Action, Rock/Pop, Sports, Extended Stereo, Mono Music, Front Stage Surround Advance VIDEO FEATURES Support HDMI 2.1*1 with 8K VRR (Variable Refresh Rate), ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode), QFT (Quick Frame transport), DSC (Display Stream Compression), and QMS (Quick Media Switching) pass-through Supports HDR10+ HDR10, and HLG; 8K/60p (4:2:0/10-bit), 8K/30p (4:4:4/10-bit, 4:2:2/12-bit), 4K/120p (4:4:4/10-bit, 4:2:2/12-bit), 4K60p (4:4:4/12-bit) and BT.2020 color; DeepColor™ (36-bit), “x.v.Color”, LipSync, and HDCP 2.3 Dolby Vision Compatible Yes Ultra HD Upscaling (4K to 8K, 1080p to 8K/4K) Yes HOME NETWORK FEATURES Works with Alexa supporting multi-room music Yes Works with Hey Google and Chromecast built-in Yes DTS Play-Fi with Pioneer Music Control App Yes Apple AirPlay 2 with Siri Voice Control Yes Works with SONOS supporting multiple Sonos Connect control and Volume Pass Through mode Yes Amazon Music HD*3, Pandora®, Spotify, TIDAL, and Deezer Hi-Fi Music-Streaming Services Ready Yes Internet Radio with TuneIn Yes Hi-Res Audio File Playback via USB/Network Yes Up to 192 kHz/24-bit ALAC*5, AIFF, FLAC, WAV (RIFF) and 11.2 MHz DSD* Yes CONVENIENCE FEATURES Personal Preset Yes Dialog Enhancement Yes Dual Band (5 GHz/2.4 GHz) Wi-Fi® Built-in Yes Bluetooth® Wireless Technology Transmitter/Receiver (Version: 4.2, Profile: A2DP 1.2/AVRCP 1.3, Codec: SBC/aptX/aptX HD (TX), SBC/AAC(RX)) Built-in Pioneer Remote App Ready for Multi-room Entertainment Control and Network Streaming User-Friendly GUI with System Setup Menu Yes On-Screen Information for Audio, Video and Network Yes Web Setup Yes Auto Power Off in HDMI Standby Through Yes AM/FM Tuner 40 Presets Yes Sleep Timer Yes User-Friendly Simple Remote Control Yes FRONT TERMINALS HDMI 1 In Yes USB 1 In for USB Drive Yes MCACC/Dirac Live Web Setup MIC Yes Audio 1 In Yes (2ch) Phones 1 Out Yes REAR TERMINALS HDMI 6 In 4 Assignable HDMI 2 Out 1 for MAIN, 1 for SUB/ZONE 2 Ethernet 1 In Yes USB 1 In for USB Drive Yes Audio 4 In Assignable Phono (MM) 1 In Yes Digital Coaxial 1 In Yes Digital Optical 1 In Yes Subwoofer 2 Pre Out Yes ZONE 2 Pre/Line Out/ZONE B Line Out Yes Speaker 9 ch Out FRONT, CENTER, SURROUND, HEIGHT 1/Bi-AMP/ZONE 2, SURROUND BACK/HEIGHT 2/ZONE 3 IR 1 In/1 Out Yes 12 V Trigger 2 Out Yes RS-232C Yes FM/AM Antenna Yes SPECIFICATIONS Power Requirements AC 120 V, 60 Hz Power Consumption/Standby 750 W/0.1 W Dimensions 17-1/8 x 6-13/16 x 14-9/16 inches (435 x 173 x 370.5 mm) Weight 22.9 lbs. (10.4 kg) Carton Dimensions 21-1/8 x 10-7/16 x 18-1/16 inches (536 x 265 x 458 mm) Carton Included Weight 29.8 lbs. (13.5 kg) WARRANTY Warranty 3 Years