Pioneer VSA-LX805 8K Home Theatre Amplifier

About The Pioneer VSA-LX805 8K Home Theatre Amplifier

Sound. Vision. Soul. Get ready for the ultimate home theatre setup with the Pioneer VSA-LX805 11.4 Channel Network AV Receiver. Boasting next-gen technology and brimming with studio-grade circuitry, the VSA-LX805 has been engineered to satisfy your every AV need, delivering premium sound and stellar vision to fulfil your home entertainment dreams.

Multi-Dimensional Home Entertainment: Experience movies, music, and games as though you're in the producer's booth with your favourite content creators with the Pioneer VSA-LX805. With Pioneer's long-standing commitment to innovation and through the hard work of their world-renowned engineers, they've delivered yet another ground-breaking AV Amplifier to power your home entertainment system flawlessly. Dolby® Atmos and Surround technology, IMAX Enhanced, 8K/4K Ultra HD capabilities (and more) elevate your show, games, and films to the highest level with exceptional audio-video performance.

The Gold Standard in Premium Audio: Pioneer's audio prowess stems from premium componentry and studio-level processing, but the objective has always been to deliver world-class home entertainment solutions to discerning home theatre enthusiasts. Pioneer has spared no expense in bringing the VSA-LX805 to market, enhancing past successes and levelling-up features for the modern age.

150 Watts, 11 Channels: The Pioneer VSA-LX805 is engineered to support 11 channels amplified in a 7.4.4 configuration at 150 Watts per channel (8 Ohms). Simply put, that's a lot of power.

Powering Up To Three Distinct Zones: With this much power, you can enjoy home audio or theatre in three distinct zones simultaneously without worrying about zone switching. So sit back and relax with some jazz while the kids watch a movie in the theatre room and the grandkids are gaming in the family room.

Expertly Engineered for the Discerning Customer: The VSA-LX805 has been through rigorous testing and expertly fine-tuned by Pioneer's engineers in Osaka, Japan to reproduce sound exactly as the mixing artist intended.

Precision Connectivity: Transport yourself into the concert hall with precise audio reproduction through HDMI, analogue or digital connections or one of the many streaming and smart home assistant platforms that come standard with this model.

Stream However You Like: The VSA-LX805 comes with built-in access to several streaming and smart home assistant platforms. Use Apple AirPlay, Google Home, Alexa, TIDAL, Roon, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer, Chromecast or Sonos to control and play whatever music you have. With this much access, you'll never run out of music.

Take The Room Out of the Equation: Odd room shape? No problem. An included Dirac Live® premium license comes standard to help account for sound bouncing around any room, and an optional Bass Control upgrade is available for those who can't get enough precision bass.

Unprecedented Detail, Unparalleled Depth: The studio-grade componentry and clean design for the VSA-LX805 make for an ultra-realistic home theatre experience.

Theatre-Quality Picture: Experience powerful 4K HDR images and sound with IMAX® digitally remastered content, just as the filmmaker intended. Pioneer Elite's IMAX Enhanced Mode is meticulously optimized to play digitally remastered content to deliver the best viewing and listening experience on Earth.

All Encompassing Sound: Just like your choice in content, you'll never settle for less than exceptional with this AVR. With or without upfiring speakers, eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel) simplifies connectivity and supports the latest high-bitrate audio formats including Dolby Atmos®, DTS-HD Master Audio™, DTS:X® and Dolby TrueHD. Say hello to lifelike, object-oriented sound in smooth, curving movements or realistic overhead height effects.

8K/4K Ultra HD Capabilities: Live up to the potential of your high definition TV. Elevate your shows, games and films to the highest level with exceptional 8K/4K Ultra HD audio-video performance.

Audiophile Level Detail for Extraordinary Performance: The VSA-LX805 was custom engineered and vigorously tested by and for the most sophisticated consumers on the planet.

Auto Phase Control Plus & Advanced Sound Retriever Tech: Auto Phase Control Plus compensates for lag in low-frequency signals while two-channel Advanced Sound Retriever technology restores the output of compressed audio for lossless sound.

Clearer, Stronger Audio & Reduced Digital Noise: Balanced XLR inputs and outputs deliver clearer, stronger audio reproduction while low impedance polymer capacitors reduce high frequency digital noise for an exacting performance. You'll feel as though you're sitting amidst the orchestra.

About Pioneer

Pioneer is a Japanese multinational corporation based in Tokyo that specializes in digital entertainment products. The company was founded by Nozomu Matsumoto in 1938 in Tokyo as a radio and speaker repair shop.

Pioneer played a role in the development of many cutting-edge technologies including interactive cable TV, the Laser Disc player, the first automotive CD player, the first detachable face car stereo, Supertuner technology, DVD and DVD recording, the first AV receiver with Dolby Digital, Plasma display and Organic LED display (OLED).

Today Pioneer is a world leader in electronics products for the car, home and business markets and continues to develop and manufactures innovative and high-tech entertainment and electronic products. Their current range of audio visual components offer fine performance combined with excellent value for money.

Our Take On The Pioneer VSA-LX805

The Pioneer VSA-LX805 is an absolute beast, and we mean that in the nicest possible way. The VSA-LX805 is the new top of the Pioneer home theatre amplifier range and features just about every bell and whistle you're heard about and probably a few you haven't. With 150 Watts per channel and eleven channels of amplification the VSA-LX805 is capable of driving a comprehensive fully immersive 3D home theatre setup to wall throbbing levels without breaking a sweat. Naturally it will handle all the latest signal technologies including HDMI 2.1 and 8K. It has Dirac Live Room Correction to improve performance in problem rooms as well as Advanced MCACC Auto Room Tuning to make sure your receiver is set up to operate at its best. And with four subwoofer outputs, yep it's true, if you have the readies you will never have an excuse for anything less than sensationally gut wrenching bass. Hmmmm, we can almost see the walls shaking just thinking about it. All up, this is a deserving flagship that doesn't hold back in any department. It really is a technological tour de force. If you want the best, put it on your short list.

Main Features & Specifications

• Design: 11.4 Channel 8K Network Home Theatre Receiver
• Power Output: 150W x 11 (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20kHz, 0.08% THD, 2-ch driven, FTC)
• Amplifier Class: Class AB, all new symmetric design
• Audio Processing: Two precision 32-bit ESS ES9026PRO Hyperstream (R) audiophile DACs
• HDMI Connections: 7 In / 3 Out (eARC)
• HDMI Capabilities
  • 8K (Inputs 1-6)
  • 4K Ultra HD
  • HDMI 2.1
  • 3
  • Dolby Vision
  • HDR10+
• Control
  • Ethernet
  • RS232C
  • IR in/out
• Audio Inputs
  • 7 HDMI
  • 1 XLR Line Level
  • 4 RCA Line Level
  • 1 RCA Phono MM
  • 3 Optical Digital
  • 2 Coaxial Digital
  • 1 Front Panel USB-A
  • 1 Back Panel USB-A
• Audio Outputs
  • 15 Preamp RCA
  • 2 Preamp XLR
  • Zone 2 Stereo RCA
  • Zone 3 Stereo RCA
  • Front Panel 6.35 mm (¼") Headphone Output
• Analogue Video Inputs
  • 1 Component (480i or 576i resolution)
  • 2 Composite
• Network
  • Ethernet (10BASE-T/100BASE-TX)
  • Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 5 GHz/2.4 GHz band
• Room Correction
  • Dirac Live Premium Version (Included)
  • Dirac Live Room Correction Full Bandwidth
  • Dirac Live Bass Control Single/Multi Sub (available via user upgrade)
  • MCACC Pro
• Surround Modes
  • Dolby Atmos
  • Dolby Surround
  • DTS:X
  • DTS Neural:X
  • IMAX Enhanced
  • Auro-3D (via firmware update)
• Streaming
  • DTS Play-Fi
  • Roon Ready (via firmware update)
  • Chromecast Built-In
  • AirPlay2
  • Spotify
  • Amazon Music HD
  • Tidal
  • Deezer
  • TuneIn Radio
• Hi-Res Audio: Up to 24-bit/192kHz PCM & DSD 11.2 MHz audio playback is supported. Digital audio format file format compatibility includes MP3, WMA, WAV, AIFF, MPEG-4/AAC, FLAC, LPCM, ALAC & DSD.
• Multi-Room Audio: DTS Play-Fi, Works with Sonos Certified
• HDMI 2.1 Support: Includes HDMI eARC and Gaming Support (4K/120Hz, 8K/60Hz) with up to 40Gbps transfer rate, VRR (Variable Refresh Rate), ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode), and Quick Frame Transport (QFT), DSC (Display Stream Compression), QMS (Quick Media Switching), Dynamic HDR
• HDR: Pass-through of all HDR formats, including Dolby Vision
• Voice Control: Alexa Built-in, Google Assistant, Apple Siri
• Pioneer Smartphone App Control: iOS, Android
• 2-Way Bluetooth 4.2 Supported Codecs
  • Receiving: SBC, AAC
  • Transmitting: SBC, aptX, aptX HD
• Removable Power Cable: Upgrade to an IsoTek Power Cable for better performance
• Included Accessories: RC-990R Remote Control, 2 AAA Batteries, Speaker Setup Microphone, Power Cable, Initial Setup Guide
• Finish: Black
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 435 x 186 x 468mm
• Weight: 21.5kg
• Manufacturer's Warranty: 2 Years

Note: Features & Specifications Subject To Change Without Notice. E&OE.