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Pioneer VSX-LX305 Elite 9.2-Channel Network AV Receiver

+ Free S/H w/ Prime

$850

$1,199

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Woot.com has Pioneer VSX-LX305 Elite 9.2-Channel Network AV Receiver on sale for $849.99. Shipping is free w/ Amazon Prime or is otherwise a flat $6 per order.

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Product Features (see the manufacturer spec page for more):
  • Dirac Live Room Correction
  • HDMI 2.1
  • Ultimate 4K Gaming Experience
  • Imax Enhanced
  • Discrete HDMI Zone 2 Switching
  • 100 Watts per channel (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, THD 0.08 %, 2-channel driven )
  • Subwoofer 2 Pre Out
  • Bi-directional Bluetooth with aptX HD
  • Built-in music streaming including Spotify and Tidal
  • Works with Sonos Certified
  • Immersive sound from your TV apps
  • Advanced MCACC
  • Roon Tested
  • DTS Play-Fi

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  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this is $343 lower (29% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $1,193 at the time of this posting.
    • See the forum thread for additional discussion about this deal and receiver.
  • About this product:
    • This home theater receiver has received an average rating of 4.6 stars out of 5 based on over 80 Amazon customer reviews.
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Woot.com has Pioneer VSX-LX305 Elite 9.2-Channel Network AV Receiver on sale for $849.99. Shipping is free w/ Amazon Prime or is otherwise a flat $6 per order.

Thanks to community member fourml8r for finding this deal.

Note: If you are checking out with Amazon Prime and you are seeing a shipping cost during checkout, look for and tap/click the "Use this address" button. The order page will finish loading and shipping will update.

Product Features (see the manufacturer spec page for more):
  • Dirac Live Room Correction
  • HDMI 2.1
  • Ultimate 4K Gaming Experience
  • Imax Enhanced
  • Discrete HDMI Zone 2 Switching
  • 100 Watts per channel (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, THD 0.08 %, 2-channel driven )
  • Subwoofer 2 Pre Out
  • Bi-directional Bluetooth with aptX HD
  • Built-in music streaming including Spotify and Tidal
  • Works with Sonos Certified
  • Immersive sound from your TV apps
  • Advanced MCACC
  • Roon Tested
  • DTS Play-Fi

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this is $343 lower (29% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $1,193 at the time of this posting.
    • See the forum thread for additional discussion about this deal and receiver.
  • About this product:
    • This home theater receiver has received an average rating of 4.6 stars out of 5 based on over 80 Amazon customer reviews.
  • About this store:

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that is incorrect. i have worked in A/V retail and any item that is returned (even if in a sealed box) is opened and inspected. the item inside is checked against the serial number on the box to confirm the return along with any accessories. so ANYTHING that they receive in return is not sold as new. It could be sold as "OPEN BOX" but it is illegal to sell it as new.

The units that are being sold on woot are brand new, sealed, never used, never sold items.
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Is this despite the statement on the listing that says 3 year limited Pioneer warranty?
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This is BRAND NEW not refurbished. It is new and comes with 3 year Pioneer warranty (Linked directly on the woot page for this item).
https://www.pioneerhomeusa.com/warranty/

Refurbs only have 1 year warranty (See link above).

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Got this last go around. I still gotta open and set it up. They shipped it in the factory box with a label on it FYI.
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Woot (according to reddit) sells tampered/returned/damaged items that they are unable to move on amazon.

On top of that returns are only accepted if the item is defective, or the buyer must pay return shipping which i imagine for this it's a lot. And if they already sell returned/damaged junk as new and working then how can you trust that they won't throw you under the bus and determine your damaged/defective item is working fine and deduct the return shipping cost from your refunded $?

And imo with home audio you need the option for free returns for any reason in case the audio product doesn't stand up to your listening preferences or doesn't respond well to the acoustics of your listening space.
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Even though Woot is owned by Amazon, don't count on this getting any manufacturer warranty.

Edit: I stand corrected. The Woot product page states that there is warranty despite Woot not directly started as a authorized dealer on Pioneers own website. Read the woot warranty page below. There's a 99.9% chance this should be covered, however you all have heard of nightmare stories of Woot and warranties not being honored on new products.

I emailed Woot support to see if they can give us a definite answer

https://tools.woot.com/warranty
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Quote from youra6 :
Even though Woot is owned by Amazon, don't count on this getting any manufacturer warranty.
Is this despite the statement on the listing that says 3 year limited Pioneer warranty?
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Quote from zevonangel :
Woot (according to reddit) sells tampered/returned/damaged items that they are unable to move on amazon.

On top of that returns are only accepted if the item is defective, or the buyer must pay return shipping which i imagine for this it's a lot. And if they already sell returned/damaged junk as new and working then how can you trust that they won't throw you under the bus and determine your damaged/defective item is working fine and deduct the return shipping cost from your refunded $?

And imo with home audio you need the option for free returns for any reason in case the audio product doesn't stand up to your listening preferences or doesn't respond well to the acoustics of your listening space.
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Even though Woot is owned by Amazon, don't count on this getting any manufacturer warranty.
Quote from kacki :
Is this despite the statement on the listing that says 3 year limited Pioneer warranty?
This is BRAND NEW not refurbished. It is new and comes with 3 year Pioneer warranty (Linked directly on the woot page for this item).
https://www.pioneerhomeusa.com/warranty/

Refurbs only have 1 year warranty (See link above).
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Quote from fourml8r :
This is BRAND NEW not refurbished. It is new and comes with 3 year Pioneer warranty (Linked directly on the woot page for this item).
https://www.pioneerhomeusa.com/warranty/

Refurbs only have 1 year warranty (See link above).
Woot is not a authorized seller at least not at first glance.

It is for Onkyo https://www.onkyousa.com/authoriz...resellers/

But not for Pioneer.

https://www.pioneerhomeusa.com/au...retailers/.

This could be due to them not updating the list but unless you have direct confirmation from Pioneer support themselves, my point stands. That does beg the question where Woot is getting these units from. Is it directly from Pioneer themselves? If true then you would be correct.
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Woot is not a authorized seller at least not at first glance.
Woot is OWNED and OPERATED by Amazon (Which is on the Pioneer warranty page as an authorized online reseller). As noted on the sale page this comes with a 3 year warranty from Pioneer.
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Quote from fourml8r :
Woot is OWNED and OPERATED by Amazon (Which is on the Pioneer warranty page as an authorized online reseller). As noted on the sale page this comes with a 3 year warranty from Pioneer.
I stand corrected then, thanks.

Anecdotally I've seen some horror stories with warranty even though it's owned and operated by Amazon. Wouldn't hurt to ask Woot support to be sure. After all this is a nearly a 1k investment.
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Quote from fourml8r :
This is BRAND NEW not refurbished. It is new and comes with 3 year Pioneer warranty (Linked directly on the woot page for this item).
https://www.pioneerhomeusa.com/warranty/

Refurbs only have 1 year warranty (See link above).
That is what i said. Woot sells new items ..-that are sometimes tampered, returned, unsellable on amazon.
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Quote from zevonangel :
That is what i said. Woot sells new items ..-that are sometimes tampered, returned, unsellable on amazon.
these are brand new (Hence the 3 year warranty). They are not returned items.
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Ok. Items anywhere at any store that are bought and returned new can be resold as new. If you buy a pair of shoes online and they don't fit do you expect the store to sell them as used. -that's not what happens.
that is incorrect. i have worked in A/V retail and any item that is returned (even if in a sealed box) is opened and inspected. the item inside is checked against the serial number on the box to confirm the return along with any accessories. so ANYTHING that they receive in return is not sold as new. It could be sold as "OPEN BOX" but it is illegal to sell it as new.

The units that are being sold on woot are brand new, sealed, never used, never sold items.
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So you can attest that your whole description applies to every company anywhere? -just saying.
selling non-new items as new is illegal. period. amazon and woot are huge companies. those actions would result in millions of dollars in fines. unless you have PROOF otherwise then your comments are slanderous and not factual.
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I think last time the 305 was on sale, somebody said this had assignable pre-outs that I could use to run to a separate amp to drive my front towers. Can anybody confirm?

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