guys, I currently in dilemma of choosing either one of 2 Pioneer HT and need your expert opinion.

Option 1
Pioneer VSX-819H-K receiver
Pioneer S-MS800 speaker system
Pioneer S-RS3SW active subwoofer

Option 2
Pioneer VSX-818V-K receiver
Pioneer S-MS800 speaker system
Pioneer S-RS3SW active subwoofer

Which one is better if i wanna use it for movie and music? Actually its the AV receiver model different only la
Also, howmuch is the market price for these two sets? and is this consider HTiB (Home Theater in a Box)?


This post has been edited by jonathan82: Sep 2 2009, 11:22 AM

I am currently using option 1 as home theather with Plasma TV and Blu-Ray. I like it very much.

Can I check where are you guys getting the Pioneer HT from?

How much would the option 1 cost?

As a price reference, Option 1 can get at Harvey Norman Sunway Pyramid.

Current Price RM3,499/-. Last time I asked, if you don't want extended warranty you can get it cheaper , maybe RM3,299/-. (You still get 1 yr warranty). This you have to ask and confirm yourself.

Above is just for reference. Try other places for better prices (if they have the set yet) because it's very new.

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Added on September 3, 2009, 3:22 amThe main diff between 818 and 819 is the 818 is obselete model which can't even accept HD audio over the HDMI (not even decoded LPCM). The HDMI is for show only to allow passthrough, not to playback the HD sound.

The 819 is the new model where it accept both LPCM and also has the DD TrueHD and DTS-MA decoders for bitstreamed HD audio .

This post has been edited by Ngto: Sep 3 2009, 03:32 AM

http://reviews.cnet.com/av-receivers/pione...7-33490576.html



IT ONLY ~ $US270.00

This post has been edited by formalin: Sep 3 2009, 10:24 AM

For goodness sake read the first post what the package includes and what I was referring to when talking about Option 1.

You are comparing the overseas price for just the AVR to the local price which includes the AVR plus a full set of 5.1 Pioneer Speakers (Tall Front Speakers mind you and a Big Sub-Woofer).

This post has been edited by Ngto: Sep 3 2009, 10:52 AM

bro, howmuch u buy ur full set of option 1? and where u get it? i've just ask a shop which is willing to offer me at RM2900nett after days of bargaining from RM3100....

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Added on September 3, 2009, 8:27 pmthanks bro, i was thinking of buying 2 Monster M1000 HDMI cables for this HT set. Would have wasted one good HDMI cable if you didnt tell me the difference.

If i buy 819, i can use the first HDMI cable from bluray to tis 819 and another HDMI cable from this 819 to LCD rite? Like this i will get the best picture quality and best sound quality rite?

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Added on September 3, 2009, 8:29 pmYou can get this HT set from most of the big electrical shop...but for this option 1, i've try to bargain a few days then they only willing to sell at RM2900 (with 2 pioneer HDMI cables and two speaker stand).

This post has been edited by jonathan82: Sep 3 2009, 08:29 PM

You can infact input 3 HDMI devices to this AVR and then output to TV. Actually just get a decent quality hdmi cable (good enough for HDMI Ver 1.3) will do. No need for those fancy stuff. The output quality will be the same.

For my info can you pls let me know where you are getting at RM2,900/-? Do be careful, they are also selling the VSX-519 model with the same speaker set , so check carefully they didn't quote you for the wrong set.

For your info, the 519 don't have the HD audio decoders. But it can input decoded LPCM from your Blu-ray player through HDMI.

I'm getting this deal in penang island. u wanna buy too? if buy togather maybe can get cheaper leh.
yup they are selling it with VSX-819, not VSX-519...so u think RM2900 (include 2 pioneer HDMI cable n 2 pioneer speaker stands) is a good deal?

Unfortunately I am not fr Penang. I think RM2,900/- is an extremely good deal (espc with the free HDMI cables and stands for the surrounds). The speaker system is the one made of wood right and not the black ugly ones?

Which electrical shop did you buy from, maybe they have a branch over here where I can check out.

This post has been edited by Ngto: Sep 4 2009, 08:08 AM

Yeah, the S-MS800 speaker set is wood one, not the todoroki ugly set :P

i actually not yet buy just asking the price around first. The shop name is CSH which sell all panasonic things one (strange that they can sell pioneer to me) and my friend know the manager there so i guess that's y they can give me this RM2900 deal. I'm going to PISA today coz i heard there is fair there and my friend intro me another manager there and he might give me other good deal

Lucky you I know no one and no one knows me

anyone know how the price tag for pioneer avr vsx-1019?

Wah, high end already. Over RM3K I guess.

other forumer said this pioneer vsx-1019 has the same spec with denon avr-1910......maybe....

aiseh.........if i am in penang sure would like to go and c... ...

wonder if i can get the price here....

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Added on September 4, 2009, 9:04 amdoes anyone knows how much is VSX-919?

This post has been edited by andy_lhc: Sep 4 2009, 09:04 AM

Hi Guys,

Need some advice here from the sifus.
I'm actually comtemplating of getting everything from option 1. Just that my receiver is the 519v-k. This is to another option i have which is to get the pioneer hiTB lx61.

One looks sexier, and another well, definately much more worth the money. is the 519v-k any good for an entry system? or should i just get the hiTB, cause in terms of connectivity, everything is the same. just that i don't know what is inside the hitb amp and the 519.

please advice, many thanks!

[quote=jonathan82,Sep 3 2009, 08:21 PM]
bro, howmuch u buy ur full set of option 1? and where u get it? i've just ask a shop which is willing to offer me at RM2900nett after days of bargaining from RM3100....

I actually got mine from Harvey Norman for RM3499 for 3 years warranty on the amp and 5 years warranty for the speakers and subwoofer. Got free 2 x HDMI cables.

If you have space in your home, better get the big set. The AVR has lots more functions, better power and has a 5 band calibration equaliser compared to only 3 in the HiTB set. Furthermore the small sub-woofer of the LX61 is only a passive sub (from what I read). Anything goes wrong, the speakers and sub-woofer will have problems fitting into a new system later.

With the big set, all components can still be used with future change or upgrades.

But then again if you like things small and compact you know what to get

The S-MS800 speakers are much warmer than the fugly black todoroki speakers (which has been arnd 3 yrs back). However, both sets uses the same 12in active subs (means it needs its own power supply), as opposed to the HTiB that are passive subs (draws its power from the all-in-one control set).

I would go for the V819 AVR, as this AVR can decode HD audio from bluray players or PS3s.

And this is not a HTiB, this is a full fledge AVR + 5.1 speakers set, which u can upgrade piece by piece (unlike HTiBs).

PS. I am using the S-MS800 speakers with an upgraded Yammy AVR.