Customer Ratings & Reviews

Excellent mid-range receiver. I have it powering a 5.1.4 setup and it sounds great. It was super easy to setup and calibrate. I would take a half star away for the puny plasticy remote if I could, but not impactful enough to give the receiver 4 stars imo. The receiver is otherwise a great value especially when on sale.

This Pioneer AV rocks the house! But don’t expect Best Buy Tech to set it up correctly. I paid $200 to have it setup. Only to have the tech just connect wires. Sound was awful until I got on YouTube and figured out the Dirac live and WOW! now it is awesome. Sadly that was $200 I can’t get back. Wish I had more confidence I could do the setup. I put too much faith into the Best Buy tech thinking he would know how but he didn’t. He was nice enough and admitted he doesn’t setup Pioneers. He mostly knew Denon and Marantz. They don’t have Dirac live. That is the difference and wow is it awesome. Dirac live setup is time consuming but the sound…oh my. Unbelievably good.

Is to set up, great sound, great power through al channels

For me, this is an excellent home theater receiver. The sound from the initial calibration using the built-in MCACC was an improvement over my previous receiver. However, what really makes this stand out is the Dirac Live calibration. I'm really impressed by how good the sound is with Dirac Live. Also, the receiver has plenty of power to easily drive the speakers in my surround sound system.

I’m impressed with the performance, features, and value of the Pioneer Elite VSX-LX505. DIRAC Live Room Correction and MCACC Auto Room Tuning are easy to set-up and use. Movies and music have a very realistic sound. Highly recommend.

I didn’t regret purchasing this receiver it’s powerful sending strong signals to the speakers and it’s also let the picture on my television looks even much better because i connect though ARC

Excellent receiver. Can’t beat it for the money powerful enough to drive my six home speakers very user-friendly.

Excellent sound and was easy to calibrate sound for my speakers. Love this receiver. Thanks Best Buy

I've been using Pioneer Elite receivers for almost thirty years, and this LX505 is by far, the single best receiver I have ever come across, it's got the right amount of bells and whistles, it interfaces with everything I have, and automatically switches inputs seamlessly. While there are several brands to choose from, this is the most user friendly, in both APP and at the the receiver, this is the best receiver I have ever had, and the spacial and speaker response is amazing. We truly have a home theater to be proud of.

This AV receiver was recommended by both our friends at Geek Squad and Magnolia reps. It replaces a 10 year old reciever and separate amp. The sound has significantly improved and ease of use has increased.

Acquired this unit as an upgrade from a VSX-LS305. Initial unit arrived defective (front panel screen would not illuminate). Best Buy quickly swapped for another unit. All is working well, with more power for my main use, 4K Blu-ray movie sound. Have had several Pioneer units over the last 20 years and have been very satisfied.

Excellent quality great deal especially if you have a theater room and want a high level for best price!

Excellent installation service. Paying the bill at the store was "questionabl" for a technology store. I'm still watching closely my account.

I purchased this receiver to replace my grandfather's Integra receiver which decided to die pretty abruptly. This is one of the only receivers in the store that included multiple component video inputs, and enough inputs for all of random his devices (not just HDMIs). It took a lot of careful labelling and wire-routing, but I was able to get it set up and working. The controls were straight-forward, and my 80 year old grandpa was able to figure out how to switch between the different inputs. I love that it turns on when it detects a source turning on, so he doesn't have to fiddle with 2 remotes just to get started. The interface is intuitive and I was able to configure his surround speaker system without issue. It was worth the price tag for us, and I'm confident that the device will hold up for him.

I replaced a 10 year old version of this receiver & could not be more pleased. I was a little concerned the power is listed about 20 watts per channel less than my old one, but obviously technology has more than taken care of that. The clarity is great & music has a much more depth of sound than my old one. Set up was also a breeze.

Great receiver powerful and has DIRAC live sounds amazing for the price

I purchased this unit in Jan 25. I have 8 other Elite models and have always been extremely impressed. I hooked it up a few weeks ago to find out it is absolutely amazing... except that the main right channel is obviously defective and produces a low garble at low levels and major distortion at higher volumes. After many hours of testing wires and speakers in a hope it was a component issue, I confirmed that it's likely an internal connection issue or a degraded part internally. As I paid a pretty good penny for it, and from a company that touts customer service, I decided I'd reach out and see about getting an exchange. Boy was I wrong. Best Buy just stonewalled me and is pushing me towards Manufacture warranty. I'm a little confused on how selling a defective unit becomes warranty within 90 days. I didn't purchase it from the manufacture, I purchased it through best buy, now after 90 days maybe, but i just purchased this. Needless to say I won't be making any more large purchases through best buy. I could have got this unit directly from the manufacture for the same price with a hassle free warranty. If you're looking at this unit please look at different companies to purchase from. Pioneer told me that best buy should have swapped it without hesitation.

This is an excellent home theater receiver. I paired it with a Klipsch Dolby Atmos speaker system and the sound is incredible. Great value for the money.

Nice upgrade to my other avr. Love the durac. It makes set up easy and really does a nice job.

loving the sound i get off this receiver match made in heaven for my klipsch speaker system. big change from my old entry level pioneer elite lx101 . day and night difference in clarity.