PIONEER ELITE RECEIVERS OFFER MORE CONTROL, CONNECTIVITY AND AUDIO QUALITY
VSX-42 and VSX-60 Designed for Conventional and Advanced Installations
LONG BEACH, CA – (April 3, 2012) – Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. today introduced two new Elite® branded AV receivers for consumers who demand more control and connectivity from their home entertainment systems along with best-in-class audio performance. The Elite VSX-42 (suggested retail price, $450) 7.1-channel and VSX-60 (suggested retail price, $650) 7.2-channel receivers incorporate Pioneer's renowned audio and video technologies, advanced network and smart streaming features along with Apple's AirPlay®, DLNA® (1.5) and Internet radio, with performance features including 192kHz/24-Bit FLAC, WAVE file streaming, Hi-Bit DACs and HDMI® conversion and video scaling. The 2 models also include various audio, video and custom home theater enhancements including MCACC® auto-calibration, multi-HDMI inputs and Pioneer's proprietary apps for iPhone® and iPad®, including its new ControlAPP and iControlAV2012.
"Our Elite receivers are designed for both conventional installations which might be done by consumers in addition to those by professional installers who can benefit from their advanced features," said Chris Walker, director of AV marketing and product planning for the house Electronics Division of Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.
Advanced Connectivity
Each Elite receiver is network capable, offering Ethernet connectivity to supply a much wider range of content and set-up options, in addition to control of home theater systems. Features in both models include:
• AirPlay – Elite consumers can wirelessly bring their entire iTunes music library into their home theater system using both receivers' built-in Apple AirPlay technology1. The music from iTunes could be quickly accessed through a private computer or an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch®, and the album art and audio metadata could be displayed on a connected monitor/TV. Wi-Fi connectivity with Pioneer's optional AS-WL300 network adapter is offered for the step-up VSX-60 to simplify the relationship process.
• DLNA Certified (1.5) – The Elite receivers also are DLNA Certified, allowing music content to be shared from a computer to the receiver via the consumer's home network. Through Ethernet or the optional AS-WL300 wireless network adapter (at the VSX-60 only), each receiver can access and play high resolution music as much as 192kHz/24-Bit FLAC and WAV. Audio can be streamed and regulated in the course of the Elite receivers using other compatible DLNA Certified media servers, providing a highly flexible way for consumers to share and play their high resolution music collections.
• Bluetooth Audio Streaming– With the optional Bluetooth adapter, each receiver supports wireless Bluetooth transfer of audio content from any A2DP Bluetooth wireless enabled mobile device or computer. Pioneer's AS-BT200 ($99) Bluetooth adapter allows listeners to maintain their phones just about them while they enjoy music wirelessly through their home theater systems without the necessity to hook up with a house network. And, with Pioneer's exclusive Sound Retriever AIR technology, specifically designed to reinforce Bluetooth audio transmissions, music playback delivered via Bluetooth achieves remarkable sound quality.
• Music Services – The VSX-42 and VSX-60 are equipped with vTuner® Internet radio to bring thousands of top quality Internet radio stations into the lounge for endless music entertainment. The feature is further enhanced with the addition of PANDORA® Internet radio and access to SiriusXM® Radio (with paid subscription) with the VSX-60 model.
Mobile Power
As portable devices comparable to the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch continue to become key sources for home entertainment systems, Pioneer continues to design its Elite receivers to make use of the wealth of content from a majority of these devices in addition to provide the bigger emotional experience of high definition multi-channel home theater.
• ControlApp and iControlAV2012 – Controlling home entertainment systems with mobile devices is gaining popularity, and Pioneer makes it possible with its proprietary apps, ControlApp (for VSX-42) and iControlAV2012 (for VSX-60). Both are available in as a free download from the Apple App Store for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch or www.apple.com/itunes/, and as an Android App by download from Google® Play. Both apps control power off and on, volume, and sound mode settings, in addition to the power for the user to select and control content from Pandora, Internet radio stations and music files from network-attached storage (NAS) devices on a house network. The apps are very user friendly, with sophisticated graphics and the power to make adjustments with simple touches at the screen. The iControlAV2012 adds enhanced single screen access points, 18 DSP sound adjustments via Pioneer Sound Explorer, including 4 Virtual speaker modes (Height, Surround Back, Depth, and new Virtual Wide) in addition to 2nd zone content and volume control.
Maximize Television Performance
Maximizing the performance of any television, the Elite receivers use the newest technologies for 1080p video conversion and scaling to noticeably improve the picture quality from any source.
• Video processors – Pioneer's VSX-42 uses an Anchor Bay® video processor while the VSX-60 incorporates Marvell's award-winning Qdeo® technology, offering tremendous video processing for optimum performance and suppleness. Qdeo provides a very immersive viewing experience by capturing, processing and rendering a greater variety of video signals starting from high definition Blu-ray Disc™ to portable video sources along with smartphones.
• Stream Smoother – The VSX-60 features Pioneer's Stream Smoother technology to automatically improve images coming from the web via other devices corresponding to connected Blu-ray Disc players, thereby reducing compression noise and reproducing cleaner and more pleasing images. The technology is particularly helpful with low bit-rate video material originally intended for viewing on small screens.
• Advanced Video Adjust – Pioneer's Advanced Video Adjust technology utilized in the VSX-60 model automatically optimizes video signals by the kind of display (selected manually) connected to the receiver, comparable to Plasma, LCD and Front Projector. For instance, the receiver can reproduce an in depth and virtually noiseless image on plasma panels, enhance the black level of LCD displays, and convey sharper, more vivid images with front projectors. The feature can further adjust and enhance images in line with the user's viewing distance from their display through the use of the gap information established during MCACC (Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration System) calibration to establish how much adjustment is critical.
Audio Enhancements
While both models incorporate 192kHz/24-Bit DACs, MCACC room calibration and Advanced Sound Retriever for nice sound quality, the VSX-60 takes it further with Advanced MCACC, Phase Control Plus, PQLS Bit Stream and Virtual Depth.
• Advanced MCACC – Moreover MCACC's ability to automatically catch up on differences in speaker size, level and distance, Advanced MCACC at the VSX-60 uses 3D calibration for a more precise measurement by including time axis measurements.
• Phase Control Plus – The VSX-60 enables users to delay the signal output of the primary channels of the receiver from 0-16 milliseconds to atone for the possible lag of low frequency signals (subwoofers). With Phase Control Plus, listeners can receive all audio signals even as, leading to excellent sound quality with improved imaging and staging.
• PQLS Bit-Stream –PQLS technology eliminates distortion which might be attributable to digital bit stream timing errors by precisely synchronizing digital audio signals between the VSX-60 and the PQLS-compatible player for the absolute best digital-to-analog conversion.
• Virtual Modes – For a more realistic audio video experience, the VSX-60 features Pioneer's exclusive Virtual Modes. The receiver can simulate sound coming from various areas in a room without actual additional speakers connected. The technology can simulate a virtual surround back, virtual height and virtual depth to acquire audio effects that copy environments being watched on a television.New Elite Receivers – At a Glance
VSX-42 VSX-60
Suggested Price $450 $650
Power 80 watts x7 90 watts x 7
AirPlay Yes1 Yes
iPhone/iPad / Android Control ControlApp iControlAV2012
Ethernet Wired Wired/Wireless (with optional adapter)
Network Content Windows 7 / DLNA 1.5/ vTuner / Pandora Windows 7 / DLNA 1.5/ vTuner/ Pandora / SiriusXM
HDMI (V.1.4a with 3D, ARC)
In/Front/Out 6/0/1 6/1/1
Video Processor HDMI 1080p HDMI 1080p/24fps / Advanced Video Adjust
Pioneer Sound Enhancements Steps Auto MCACC / Phase Control Advanced MCACC/ Phase Control Plus/ PQLS Bitstream/ Auto Sound Retriever
Multi-Zone 2 Zone Analog Audio 2 Zone Analog and Network Audio
1Airplay requires iTunes 10.1 or later and iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with iOS 4.2 or later; VSX-42 requires Ethernet connection to a house network for AirPlay
Full product specifications at the new line of Elite AV receivers are located at www.pioneerelectronics.com.
Pioneer's iControlAV2 and Air Jam Apps are currently available without spending a dime from the Apple App Store on iPhone and iPad or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.
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