Specifications

REDUCE STANDING WAVES IN YOUR ROOM
An unwanted phenomenon, acoustic standing waves occur in
most rooms. They create peaks in the low frequencies,
resulting in a boomy sound. Pioneer’s new Standing Wave
Control neutralises this effect, by creating a flatter frequency
response while respecting the phase differences between
each channel. Since more filters are utilised in the lower
bandwidths, up to 3 standing waves can be more precisely
identified and reduced. Reproduction of low frequencies is
truer than ever.
NEW PHASE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY PRECISELY
MATCHES PHASE LEVELS
Phase mismatching can occur at any stage in the
audio process, during recording or reproduction at
home. Various speaker size configurations need the
low-pass filter function, and this can cause delay in
lower frequencies. Pioneer’s new Phase Control
technology calibrates the delay and aligns the phase
precisely, to match it for all channels and achieve
new levels of sonic purity!
VSX-AX2AV-S
NEW
MAIN FEATURES
The HDMI interface makes a direct digital audio (including DVD-Audio)/video connection between your receiver and an HDMI-equipped Pioneer
Plasma, DVD player/recorder with a single cable
Hook up your video components easily thanks to the Digital Video Converter
This THX Select2 certified A/V receiver delivers an immersive DVD, movie and gaming experience
Measure and adjust acoustic parameters automatically with the Advanced MCACC calibration microphone and 9-band equaliser
Hook up your iPod
®
through the dedicated, high-quality connection and navigate the iPod
®
menu on the receiver’s FL display as well as on
the OSD (On-Screen Display)
Operate your system easily with Advanced SR+ — view the receiver‘s status and controls on a Pioneer Plasma TV, and use the macro function
to perform multi-step commands at the push of a button
Properly reproduce 7.1-channel high-end quality audio from the latest multi-channel formats thanks to the 7-channel Advanced Direct Energy
Circuitry
Up to 6 MCACC room settings can be memorised to best match your preferred listening position
Reproduce accurate low frequency sound by using the Standing Wave Control to reduce standing waves
Match the phase levels precisely with Pioneer’s Phase Control technology
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A/V AMPLIFIERS & RECEIVERS
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HDMI
THX Select2
Advanced MCACC
with Microphone
For full features and specifications, please see pages 91 — 94.
MCACC Set-up
Microphone
VSX-AX2AV-S with open front input cover
STANDING WAVE CONTROL
STANDING WAVE CONTROL OFF
20 100 1 k 10 k 20 k
Frequency [Hz]
-80
Amplitude [dB]
-130
STANDING WAVE CONTROL ON
20 100 1 k 10 k 20 k
Frequency [Hz]
Response Compensating Curve
Original Frequency
-80
Amplitude [dB]
-130
140 W x 7 DIN
Audio/Video Multi-Channel Receiver