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.
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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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The units that are being sold on woot are brand new, sealed, never used, never sold items.
https://www.pioneerhome
Refurbs only have 1 year warranty (See link above).
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- JJJ
(I have an app, currently installed on my Chromecast with google TV that I use to stream music. But I have to keep the TV on in order to stream music. It'd be nice to be able to stream music directly through the receiver and not have the TV on)
Thanks in advance.
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As far as 14awg goes it's plenty of my needs. My fronts are only about 8-10 feet away from the amp.
Buying a more expensive unit just to get preouts seems superfluous to me considering I don't need preouts for all channels. If you are running a 7 channel external amp for example then yeah I would agree. But considering the next step up is like 1K+, I would rather just spent the extra 40 instead. But everyone's needs is different.
Whether you NEED and external amp has many IF's.
So does whether it's worth the cost vs the difference in SQ.
I got this from Woot during the last sale and it's really nice. DIRAC is really comprehensive.
I got this from Woot during the last sale and it's really nice. DIRAC is really comprehensive.
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.
I bought a Slickdeals Panasonic UB9000 UHD Blu Ray player for $799 ($200 off best price anywhere else) from Woot 9 months ago (only item I have bought from them so far).
It was sold as NEW and was indeed in new condition (not a mark on it) and is working flawlessly to this day. It came in the original box.
I agree with you that anyone who is unsure whether a given product will suit them or not, should buy from another merchant who does not charge return shipping, especially on heavier items.
Keep in mind I saved $200 + tax (20%) by buying from Woot, so if you DO know what you like, you can get great deals on high end audiophile / videophile equipment (like uBid used to have with Adcom / Nakamichi etc. back in the day before they changed).
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Like with any purchase, just make sure to check what condition a given item is sold as and what type of warranty it comes with.
And, as you pointed out, they take fully free returns (i.e. including prepaid return shipping by Woot) on defective items, so you're covered there.
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.
Woot/Amazon does not sell things as new that are open/refurbished/tampered except for when Amazon does it as a mistake (thinking something was returned factory sealed and it was not). doing otherwise is in fact illegal and Amazon is far too big to evade the FTC hammer if they did this intentionally.
Fear mongering from Reddit isn't helpful and, rather, is harmful as misinformation often is.
Your points about returns and shipping are accurate and folks should be aware.
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I would say if you don't need the extra 2 channels and or there is a feature you need not sure it's worth the extra money.
People point to Dirac as a big selling point.
Keep in mind it doesn't improve the quality of your speakers, it has a higher learning curve so you should be comfortable with adjusting frequency curves, need a laptop/tablet and it's not the full version.
I'm assuming you were considering to Costco receiver because it's a 7.2 Atmos enabled receiver?
If you don't need Atmos you might consider buying a used receiver. It would cost you much less.
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