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Overview
Pioneer VSX-1130-K was introduced in 2015. It is equipped with 7 channel amplifier with 100 W (8 Ω, 20 Hz - 20 kHz and 2 channel driven) power per channel and is capable of 7.1 maximum channel processing. It supports Dolby Atmos, passes 4K/60Hz and upscales up to 4K video signal.
We evaluated the a/v receiver and gave 76 overall score out of 100. Our ranking system is based on the amplifier specifications, audio and video features, connectivity, multizone capabilities, radio and many other details.
In 2017 Pioneer VSX-1130-K was replaced by Pioneer VSX-1131. Let us now have a look at some important differences between Pioneer VSX-1130-K and its successor.
Pioneer VSX-1130-K features 7 channel power amplifier with Discrete Direct Energy design. It is rated at 100 W (8 Ω, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 2 channel driven).
AMPLIFIER
Channels
7.2
Power Output
100 W (8 Ω, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 2 channel driven)
Front Wide Channel Support
Amplifier Design
Discrete Direct Energy
THX™ Certification
Continuous 6 Ω Rated
Certified 4 Ω Performance
Bi-amp Capability
Front
Speaker Configurations
Pioneer VSX-1130-K's 7 channel amplifier can be assigned for different speaker configurations.
Dolby Atmos Configurations: The following speaker configurations are supported for Dolby Atmos:
5.2.2 with internal amplifier.
Configurations without height channels: There are also other speaker configurations available which do not include height channels:
5.2, 7.2 with internal amplifier.
Front Wide Channel support: Pioneer VSX-1130-K supports front wide channels. With the presence of two front wide speakers you can enhance the front surround stage. The following speaker configurations are available for front wide channels - 7.2.
2-ch Bi-Amp: Pioneer VSX-1130-K allows you to bi-amp up to 2 main channels simultaneously. During bi-amplification two amplifiers are used for one speaker. One amplifier powers the midrange and tweeter section of the speaker and another amplifier powers the low frequency woofers. Each amplifier is less loaded and performs better. In order to use this feature speakers must have 2 pairs of connectors.
Pioneer VSX-1130-K
Dolby Atmos
Pioneer VSX-1130-K supports Dolby Atmos. It is a cinematic audio format in which sounds exist as individual entities, called audio objects. In Dolby Atmos, any sound can exist as an independent audio object, free of channel restrictions. They can be precisely placed and moved anywhere in your room, including overhead, to flow above and around you in three-dimensional space. Through the use of audio objects, overhead sound, and all the richness, clarity, and power of Dolby sound, Dolby Atmos turns your room into an amazing place for entertainment. The format supports up to 128 simultaneous independent audio objects in a mix for rich, realistic, and breathtaking sound. It recreates the director's original concept through descriptive metadata to provide customized playback for home theater and delivers sounds above you through overhead speakers, special upward-firing Dolby Atmos speakers, or a Dolby Atmos enabled sound bar.
DECODING
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization
Dolby Atmos Music
Dolby TrueHD
with Loudness Management
Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Surround Upmixer
Dolby Pro Logic
Dolby Digital EX
Surround EX
DTS:X
DTS Neural:X
DTS Virtual:X
DTS Neo
Neo:6
DTS-HD Master Audio
DTS-HD High Resolution Audio
DTS 96/24
DTS Express
DTS-ES
Discrete 6.1, Matrix 6.1
IMAX Enhanced
Auro 3D with Auro-Matic Upmixer
Sound Processing
Advanced Sound Retriever: Compressed music enhancement in Pioneer VSX-1130-K is done by Pioneer’s Advanced Sound Retriever. Hear the detail, warmth and clarity, the way the artist intended it, from all of your highly compressed MP3 and WMA files stored on USB, Smartphone and portable media players. By restoring data that tend to get lost in the digital compression process, Pioneers Advanced Sound Retriever Technology enhances audio reproduction all the way upto 20 Khz frequencies.
Room Calibration
Pioneer VSX-1130-K comes with MCACC Pro room correction system and includes the calibration microphone.
MCACC: Pioneer’s exclusive Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration System (MCACC) delivers an easy-to-use, automatic sound adjustment system to precision-tune your Pioneer and Pioneer Elite receivers with minimal effort. Every MCACC system comes with a microphone to measure and analyze reverb characteristics. The equalizer optimally adjusts sound parameters to fit the size and shape of your home environment while maintaining the integrity of high-resolution playback without any degradation to the quality of your music.
Video Section
HDMI
Pioneer VSX-1130-K features 7 HDMI inputs. It has 2 outputs: 1 for MAIN and 1 for MAIN/HDZONE.
4K/60Hz Passthrough: All inputs pass up to 4K/60p (4:4:4 24-bit) 4K/60p (4:2:2 36-bit) 4K/24p (4:4:4 36-bit) video signal.
4K Upscaling: Pioneer VSX-1130-K can upscale up to 4K from HDMI and analog sources.
Analog To HDMI Upconversion: The a/v receiver supports video upconversion, so you can connect your analog Component and Composite video sources and Pioneer VSX-1130-K will output them via HDMI. This means that you will need only one HDMI cable to connect to your TV.
HDCP 2.2 Copy Protection: All inputs and outputs are HDCP 2.2 compliant which is a requirement for 4K/HDR copy-protected content transmission.
3D Ready: Pioneer VSX-1130-K is able to pass 3D video through HDMI.
Pioneer VSX-1130-K
VIDEO FEATURES
HDR10
HDR10+
Dynamic HDR
BT.2020 color space
Dolby Vision
HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma)
HDBaseT Compatible
Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC)
HDCP Version
2.2
QMS (Quick Media Switching)
ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode)
VRR (Variable Refresh Rate)
QFT (Quick Frame transport)
3-D Ready
Video Signal Passthrough
up to 4K/60p (4:4:4 24-bit) 4K/60p (4:2:2 36-bit) 4K/24p (4:4:4 36-bit)
Video Signal Upscaling
up to 4K
Multi-zone Playback
Pioneer VSX-1130-K offers multi-zone playback which allows you to play different input sources in 2 different rooms.
Zone 2
ZONES
Number of Zones
2
Powered Zones
HDMI
RS-232C Interface
+12V Trigger Output
Remote (IR) Input/Output
1 / 1
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Analog Line Inputs: There are 3 line inputs for analog audio connection.
Digital Inputs: 1 optical input and 1 coaxial input are available for digital audio connection.
Headphone Output: There is a 6.3 mm (1/4") headphone output jack on the front panel.
Video
HDMI:
Inputs: 7 (1 front) Outputs: 2 (1 for MAIN, 1 for MAIN/HDZONE) 8K Inputs: 0
Composite Video: Connect you VCR, Laserdisc player and other old video equipment with composite video cables.
Inputs: 2 Outputs: 1
Component Video: Component video connection gives you the higher quality video compared to the composite video connection. So in case your old DVD player and other equipment do not have an HDMI output but have Component video output use this connection over the composite one. Pioneer VSX-1130-K supports up to 1080p (1125p) resolution on Component video connectors.
Inputs: 1 Outputs: 0
Front A/V Inputs
HDMI, USB
TERMINALS
HDMI Inputs
7 (1 front)
HDMI Outputs
2 (1 for MAIN, 1 for MAIN/HDZONE)
8K Inputs
USB Input
1 Front
USB DC Out Port
Optical Inputs
1
Optical Outputs
Coaxial Inputs
1
RCA Line Inputs
3
RCA Line Outputs
XLR Line Inputs
Phono Input
Multi-Channel Input
RCA Pre-Outs
0.2
XLR Pre-outs
Composite Video Inputs
2
Composite Video Outputs
1
S-Video Inputs
S-Video Outputs
Component Video Inputs
1
Component Video Outputs
Pioneer VSX-1130-K Evaluation
We evaluate Pioneer VSX-1130-K and give score of 76 out of 100. We also give separate scores for 6 different categories according to the available features and specifications some of which are listed below. These evaluations are relative and may change each time a new receiver is added to the database.
OVERALL
76
Amplifier
GOOD
77
We give Pioneer VSX-1130-K a score of 77 for Amplifier features.
7.2 Channels
Power Output - 100 W
Audio Features
GOOD
81
We give Pioneer VSX-1130-K a score of 81 for Audio Features features.
7.2 Channels
Front Wide Channel Support
7.1 Channel Processing
Dolby Atmos
No Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization
No DTS:X
No IMAX Enhanced
No Auro 3D with Auro-Matic Upmixer
DSD via HDMI
Video Features
GOOD
71
We give Pioneer VSX-1130-K a score of 71 for Video Features features.
No HDR10
No HDR10+
No Dolby Vision
No 8K Passthrough
Analog To HDMI Upconversion
Connectivity
GOOD
80
We give Pioneer VSX-1130-K a score of 80 for Connectivity features.
No eARC
New HDCP Version
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
Does not Work with Amazon Alexa
7 HDMI Inputs
3 HDMI Outputs
0 8K Input
USB Input
Few RCA Line Inputs
No Phono Input
No RCA Pre-Outs
Composite Video Inputs
Component Video Inputs
Ethernet
Bluetooth 2․1 + EDR
Zones
AVERAGE
66
We give Pioneer VSX-1130-K a score of 66 for Zones features.
2 Zones
Radio
EXCELLENT
85
We give Pioneer VSX-1130-K a score of 85 for Radio features.
Analog Tuner
Pandora
Spotify
No Tidal
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