Pioneer VSX-D510 100-Watt Audio/Video Receiver

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Product Feature

• Built-in DTS and Dolby Digital decoder
• 3 digital inputs and 1 digital output, plus a 5.1 channel input for fantastic surround sound from externally decoded 5.1 channel sources
• You will find it a perfect companion for any DVD-Video player, especially with its quality design

Pioneer VSX-D510 100-Watt Audio/Video Receiver Review

I didn't know anything about home theatres when I purchased this product. I didn't even know what "Dolby Surround" meant, nor how "5.1" and "stereo" differ from each other. The only reason I picked up Pioneer's VSX-D510 is because it was within my price range, and I recognized its brand name.
When I installed it for the first time, I was sorely disappointed. Sound was weak, and regular television broadcasts were coming from only 2 speakers instead of all six. My first reaction was to refund it, but then I decided to study about proper home theatre set-up and see if I missed anything.
Yes, it turns out that I missed a lot! Consider this an idiot's tale of overcoming his ignorance and accomplishing victory:1. I heard that DVD have superior sound compared to VHS or television signals, but all my DVD movies sounded horrible. After studying the manual, I realized I could feed digital audio signal using DVD player's digital coaxial output instead of stereo signals. This receiver has one coaxial digital audio input, so I connected it with my DVD player. I still thought the sound was horrible. I figured that maybe my DVD player wasn't set right, and tried changing from "PCM" audio mode to "Bitstream" audio mode. Indeed it seemed to improve the sound a little. 2. I noticed that the receiver's "Dolby" light wasn't on. It was set to "Prologic," whatever that meant. I studied the manual again, and found out that I was supposed to set the digital coaxial input to "DVD" using the remote. When I did so, the "Dolby" text lighted up. There was amazing clarity in sound that almost brought tears to my ears.3. Then I found out most of my VHS collection had "Dolby Surround" logos printed on their side. So why didn't my VCR play these movies with surround sound? After hours of careful examination, I discovered that my VCR was malfuctioning. I replaced it with a new VCR and surround signal started to go through. It's no 5.1 Dolby Digital, nevertheless it significantly improved the way I watch my VHS collection.4. Until then I thought television shows were broadcasted in stereo, not surround. My cable decoder's audio output was connected to the TV, and the TV's audio output was connected to the receiver. I speculated that TV's audio output was only capable of outputting stereo signal, so I tried connecting cable decoder's audio output directly to the receiver. From that point on, all the television shows (and even the commercials) were in glorious surround. I thought it was as good as it'd get, until...5. My cable provider started to feed some channels with digital, 5.1 audio. I didn't know how to take advantage of this at first, but it turns out that my cable decoder had a coaxial digital audio output on the back. Whenever I wanted to watch a channel with digital audio, I had to unplug DVD's digital audio cable and plug decoder's digital audio cable. It was inconvenient and I wished the receiver had 2 digital audio input instead of one. And surprise, surprise, my DVD player has an optical audio output (as all half-decent DVD players do - but I didn't know that before). I used an optical cable to connect my DVD player to the receiver and let the decoder connected to coaxial digital audio input on the receiver. Switching cables became no longer necessary.Now I have adequate amount of knowledge in how to set up a receiver. My review doesn't actually cover many extra features that any home-theatre enthusiasts would appreciate (such as adjusting individual speaker volume, DSP, DTS decoding, etc.). So maybe this review will only be of help to clueless beginners (like me) avoid possible pit-falls of setting up a home theatre.Well anyway, in closing, I'd like to say that this is a very good digital receiver. I bought several other receivers for my other televisions, and they have more or less the same set of features and indifferent sound quality. The only difference is that I bought this one for the lowest cost. For that I wholeheartedly recommend this product with a 5-star rating.Thanks for reading - Have a nice day. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews� Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report abuse | PermalinkComment Comment

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