GENERAL
Brand Pioneer Series Elite Model VSX-LX805 Type A/V Receiver Country North America Release Year 2023 Predecessor Pioneer SC-LX904
AMPLIFIER
Channels 11.4 Power Output 150 W (8 Ω, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 2 channel driven) Front Wide Channel Support Amplifier Design All new symmetric Class AB THX™ Certification Continuous 6 Ω Rated Certified 4 Ω Performance Bi-amp Capability Front L/R and Center Channels
AUDIO FEATURES
DAC Two precision 32-bit ESS ES9026PRO Hyperstream II DAC Specs 768 kHz/32 Bit Maximum Channel Processing 11.2 Air Studios Monitor Certification Dolby Atmos Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization Dolby Atmos Music Dolby TrueHD Dolby Digital Plus Dolby Surround Upmixer Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Digital EX Surround EX DTS:X DTS Neural:X DTS Virtual:X DTS Neo DTS-HD Master Audio DTS-HD High Resolution Audio DTS 96/24 DTS Express DTS-ES Discrete 6.1, Matrix 6.1IMAX Enhanced Auro 3D with Auro-Matic Upmixer PCM 2-ch/Multi-ch InputNetwork Audio Formats MP3, WMA, AAC, Apple Lossless, WAV, FLAC, LPCM, AIFF, DSD Music Playback via USB MP3, WMA, AAC, Apple Lossless, WAV, FLAC, LPCM, AIFF, DSD High Resolution Music Playback via USB and/or Network up to 192 kHz/24 bitHigh Resolution Audio Formats via USB Apple Lossless, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, AAC, DSD Gapless Playback DSD via HDMI 2-ch/Multi-ch InputDSD via USB 2-ch InputDSD to PCM Converter USB DAC DTS Dialogue Control Dialog Enhancement Dialog normalization Dialogue Lift Sound Retriever AdvancedSound Retriever AIR Digital noise Reduction Tone Control All ChannelsCompressed Music Enhancer Advanced Sound RetrieverHigh-resolution Music Enhancer Audyssey Dynamic EQ Audyssey Dynamic Volume Audyssey LFC Audyssey Sub EQ HT Audyssey DSX Direct Mode Pure Direct Mode Advanced Surround Front Stage Surround Advance Virtual Speakers Virtual Depth Independent Subwoofer Outputs 2 independent + 2 parallel
CALIBRATION
Auto Speaker Calibration System with Mic. MCACC Pro and Dirac Live™ Premium Room CorrectionCalibration Microphone MCACC/Dirac Live Setup MIC Manual MCACC MCACC Memory 3 Reflex Optimizer Phase Control Auto Phase Control Plus Full Band Phase Control Standing Wave Control Multi-Point (9 points)EQ Bands 9-Band Symmetric EQ Polarity Check Auto Subwoofer Crossover
VIDEO FEATURES
HDR10 HDR10+ Dynamic HDR BT.2020 color space Dolby Vision HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma) HDMI Version 2.1 HDBaseT Compatible Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC) HDCP Version 2.3 QMS (Quick Media Switching) ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode) VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) QFT (Quick Frame transport) DSC (Display Stream Compression) 3-D Ready Video Signal Passthrough up to 8K/60p RGB/YCbCr4:2:0/10-bit uncompressed or RGB/YCbCr4:4:4/12-bit compressed (TV needs DSC) Video Signal Upscaling 1080p to 4K/8K and 4K to 8KAnalog To HDMI Upconversion Component**, CompositeComponent Video Upscaling Analog to Analog Video conversion Component Video Maximum Resolution 480i/576i isf Certified Calibration Control
CONNECTIVITY
Wi-Fi Bluetooth SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HDWorks with Amazon Alexa Google Assistant Chromecast Built-In Apple Siri Works with SonoS DTS Play-Fi via Pioneer Music Control AppMHL Input AirPlay AirPlay 2Apple Product Connection iPod, iPhone and iPadRemote App Pioneer Remote App InstaPrevue Input Source Prevue
TERMINALS
HDMI Inputs 7 (1 front) HDMI Outputs 3 (1 MAIN, 1 SUB, 1 ZONE 2) 8K Inputs 6 USB Input 2 (1 Front) USB DC Out Port Optical Inputs 3 Optical Outputs Coaxial Inputs 2 RCA Line Inputs 4 RCA Line Outputs XLR Line Inputs 1 Phono Input Multi-Channel Input RCA Pre-Outs 11.4 XLR Pre-outs Front L/R Composite Video Inputs 2 Composite Video Outputs S-Video Inputs S-Video Outputs Component Video Inputs 1 Component Video Outputs Ethernet Ethernet Switch PC In Front A/V Inputs HDMI, USB Speaker A/B Headphone Out 6.3 mm (1/4") Detachable Power Cord
ZONES
Number of Zones 3 Powered Zones 2 and 3 Zone 2 Outs HDMI, RCA Pre/Line Out (shared with Zone B line out) Zone 3 Outs RCA Pre/Line Out RS-232C Interface +12V Trigger Output 2 (A: 100 mA, B: 25 mA) Remote (IR) Input/Output 1 / 1
MISCELLANEOUS
GUI Languages 7 AV Navigator IP Control FL Dimmer
RADIO
Analog Tuner FM/AMPresets 40 Digital Radio Internet Radio TuneInPandora Spotify Tidal Deezer Napster SiriusXM
CONSTRUCTION
Solid Aluminum Front Speaker Terminals 15 Large Speaker Terminals 15 Color-Coded Speaker Terminals Gold plated RCA terminals
POWER
Power Supply AC 120 V, 60 Hz Power Consumption 1095 W Standby Power 0.1 W
PHYSICAL
Dimensions (W x H x D) 435 mm x 185.5 mm x 468 mm 17-1/8" x 7-5/16" x 18-7/16" Weight 21.5 kg (47.4 lbs)
SPECIFICATIONS
Power Output (8 Ω, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 2 channel driven, FTC) 150 W (0.08% THD) Maximum Effective Power Output (6 Ω, 1 kHz, 1 channel driven, JEITA or IEC) 260 W (10% THD) THD 0.08% (20 Hz - 20 kHz, half power) Input Sensitivity and Impedance (Line) 200 mV/47 kΩ Input Sensitivity and Impedance (Phono MM) 3.5 mV/47 kΩ Rated Preout Level and Impedance 1 V/470 Ω Rated XLR Output Level and Impedance 2 V/220 Ω Rated Headphone Jack Output Level and Impedance 8 Ω - 600 Ω Rated Headphone Power Output 75 mW (32 Ω, 1 kHz, 10% THD) Phono Overload 70 mV (MM, 1 kHz 0.5%) S/N Ratio (Line, IHF-A) 107 dB S/N Ratio (Phono MM, IHF-A) 78 dB Frequency Response (Analog In) 10 Hz - 100 kHz/+1 dB, -3 dB (Direct/Pure Audio) DSD Sampling Rates via HDMI 2.8 MHz DSD Sampling Rates via USB 11.2 MHz, 5.6 MHz, 2.8 MHz Video Input Sensitivity/Output Level and Impedance 1 Vp-p/75 Ω (Component Y) 0.7 Vp-p/75 Ω (Component PB/CB, PR/CR) 1 Vp-p/75 Ω (Composite) Ethernet Standard 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Wi-Fi Standard IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Terminal Frequency 5 GHz, 2.4 GHz Bluetooth Version 4․2 Bluetooth Frequency 2.4 GHz USB Terminal Front : Ver.2.0, 5 V/0.5 A Rear : Ver.2.0, 5V/1 A FM Frequency 87.5 MHz - 107.9 MHz FM 50 dB Quiet Sensitivity (IHF, 1 kHz, 100% MOD.) Mono: 1.0 µV (11.2 dBf) AM Frequency 530 kHz - 1710 kHz Warranty 3 Years
* - 480i/576i and 480p/576p only
** - 480i/576i only
*** - no 1080p/24 upconversion
**** - 1080p signal is not converted
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