Pioneer VSX-LX305 9.2ch AV Receiver Black

Designed to take your home theatre to the next level, the VSX-LX305 AV Receiver by Pioneer features several high-quality and advanced features. It boasts a remarkable 9.2-channel production that guarantees a better, cinema-like sound, making it suitable for movie and music enthusiasts. This allows you to be more immersed in the experience.

Pioneer VSX-LX305 9.2ch AV Receiver Black

The Pioneer VSX-LX305 9.2ch AV Receiver brings multi-dimensional excitement to your home entertainment. Featuring Dirac Live Room Correction. The VSX-LX305 is designed and built to be the cornerstone of delivering the ultimate experience for your movies, music, and gaming.

IMAX Enhanced and Dolby Atmos

IMAX Enhanced means movies, concerts, and streaming games. They are delivered with heart-pounding sound and crisp visual enhancements. Bringing the world into your home theatre, just as the filmmakers and sound editors intended. Featuring two HDMI-out options and 100 watts of continuous power per channel, the VSX-LX305 AV receiver delivers uncompressed HDMI 8k/4 K transfer at 40 Gbps, increasing the bandwidth over its predecessors and maximising Next-Gen Gaming features.

Designed for optimum IMAX Enhanced and Dolby Atmos/DTS:X movie playback in a seamless 7.2.2ch/5.2.4ch surround sound calibrated by Advanced MCACC, along with support for next-generation video/gaming standards including HDMI 2.1 with 8K, VRR, ALLM, QFT pass-through, the VSX-LX305 AV brings multi-dimensional excitement to your home entertainment. Dolby Atmos Height Virtualiser provides virtual sound effects without using height or surround speakers.

HDMI 2.1 for a powerful viewing and gaming experience

The Pioneer VSX-LX305 9.2ch AV Receiver ensures that its HDMI terminals support 8K/60p and 4K/120p video passthrough to compatible displays, as well as HDCP 2.3, so you won’t have any problems when upgrading to new devices. HDMI 2.1 also supports VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) to eliminate lag, stutter, and frame tearing, delivering a fluid gaming experience.

IMAX Enhanced

The Pioneer VSX-LX305 is IMAX Enhanced. Certified to deliver the dynamic and heart-pounding sound presented by DTS just as intended by the filmmaker. They provide an immersive experience in your home theatre.

Dolby Atmos/Dolby Surround Upmixing

The VSX-LX305 9.2ch AV Receiver is compatible with the 7.2.2ch/5.2.4ch configuration of the latest theatre sound platform, Dolby Atmos. You can reproduce object-oriented sound in smooth, curving movements, or the realistic three-dimensional movement overhead by the top speakers. Other audio codecs, such as PCM and DSD, can be upmixed using Dolby Surround for enjoying 3d surround sound.

DTX: X/DTS

DTS:X is the next-generation audio codec from DTS that leverages object-based audio to enable new immersive and interactive audio experiences. Enjoy a seamless soundscape with a 7.2.2ch or 5.2.4ch surround system, offering maximum excitement. Other audio codecs such as PCM and DSD can be upmixed using DTS Neural:X for enjoying 3D surround sound.

Dolby Atmos Height Virtualisation

When playing any Dolby format, engaging the Dolby Atmos Height Virtualiser enables a more immersive listening experience, creating a virtual surround and height effect from traditional speaker layouts without the need for additional surround or height speakers.

Apple AirPlay 2

Apple AirPlay 2 lets you effortlessly stream music or podcasts to speakers throughout your home using any Apple device, or by asking Siri. Everything stays in perfect sync.

Advanced MCACC Auto room tuning featuring auto phase control plus

Advanced MCACC adjusts the sound according to the listening room and speakers, and also creates more precise sound by suppressing the standing waves that occur between the walls, ceiling, and floor.  Auto Phase Control Plus analyses the phase difference in real-time and automatically compensates for the gap between the LFE and main signals, providing strong bass and clear high-frequency sound.

Voice control

The VSX-LX305 9.2ch works with Hey Google, so you can control playback of various music services supported by Chromecast by asking a Google Assistant-enabled device to play, stop, skip, or adjust the volume. The Pioneer AV receiver also works with Alexa. You can use voice commands on an Alexa-built-in device. Thanks to both voice controls, you can efficiently operate and enjoy music services with your voice, without using a remote.

Features and Benefits

• 9.2 Channel Support: This refers to the maximum number of speakers that can be connected to a single receiver to create a multi-channel sound setup.
• Dolby Atmos and DTS:X:  The equipment is compatible. High-quality three-dimensional sound.
• Room Calibration: The receiver automatically adjusts to your room acoustics by setting the audio accordingly.
• Connectivity: Multiple connectivity options are available, including HDMI, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Chromecast.
• High-Resolution Audio Playback: It takes on the task of decoding high-res files to initiate playback and does so with fantastic precision.
• Voice Control Compatibility: This model is an excellent choice for using voice control systems like Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.
• Zone 2 Feature: Not only can you play an extra audio source in a separate room. But you can also listen to the other content in the central zone without any issues.

Technical Specifications

• Channels: 9.2
• Power Output: 100 watts of RMS per channel
• Video Pass-Through: 8K/60Hz, 4K/120Hz
• HDR Support: HDR10, HDR10+, HLG
• Audio Codecs: Dolby Atmos, DTS:X
• Streaming Capabilities: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Chromecast, AirPlay 2
• Calibration: MCACC (Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration System)
• Inputs/outputs: 7 HDMI inputs, 3 HDMI outputs, additional audio inputs and outputs
• Voice Control: Voice command-enabled via Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa
• Dimensions: (W X H X D): 435 x 173 x 370.5 mm
• Weight: 10.4 kg

Overview of the Black Pioneer VSX-LX305 9.2ch AV Receiver

First, the Pioneer VSX-LX305 9.2-channel AV receiver features sound technologies that are in line with the latest trends. It’s the only thing users hear while the sound is being rendered in other places. With the introduction of Dolby Atmos and DTS: X, the sky is the limit, and people can catch sounds everywhere in their rooms, in favour of better placement, which makes the film or music sound even better.

Modern Automated Houses and Their Enhanced Degrees of Connection

The VSX-LX305 features the best of the best in terms of technical improvements, including HDMI, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. The process of migration to smart homes is made easier without any complications.

Another way around is having the benefit of Spotify, as well as the rest of the audio services, by which you can not only listen to music of your choice but also watch movies and have them played on your friendly, networked devices.

The User-Oriented Functions with Ample Applications for Versatile Users

The voice control and Zone 2 function features of the VSX-LX305 are key user-friendliness factors of the receiver. It becomes much easier for the users if they can carry their music through multiple rooms. With the kind of variety it offers, the AV receiver is the most suitable partner in the changing entertainment landscape, regardless of the nature of the change.