Product Comparison: Denon AVR-X550BT vs Pioneer VSX-531
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General Specifications
Brand
Denon
Pioneer
Model
AVR-X550BT
VSX-531
Origin
Vietnam
Vietnam
About the Product
At 130W of power per channel, the 5.2 channel Denon AVR-X550BT AV receiver delivers quality home theater. Enjoy movies and shows with Full 4k Ultra HD and Dolby Vision.
The VSX-531 is an ideal centre piece for creating your own home cinema system. Featuring 4 HDMI inputs and Ultra HD (4K/60p/4:4:4) pass-through with HDCP 2.2, the AV receiver supports the latest video standards HDR.
Key Specs
Number of Channels
5
5
Watts Per Channel RMS
130 Watts
130 Watts
Total Harmonic Distortion
1 %
1 %
Signal/Noise Ratio
98 dB
98 dB
What customers say about "Key Specs"
Denon AVR-X550BT 5.2 Av-Receiver 5x130W Black 4K UltraHD, Bluetooth, USB
- It upscales to 4k what is really nice on videos. Pretty surprising for the price.
- Great product at a good price. Incredibly easy to set up and the automatic sound balancing is excellent.
- Very pleased indeed well made looks good and sound is excellent good value for money.
- Excellent quality and great sound quality. Easy to set-up. Very pleased with unit.
- Static noise when changing channels, very loud very annoying.
Pioneer VSX-531 Home cinema Receiver
- Great value for a five channel AV amp with little competition if you want a top brand.
- Excellent piece of kit. Great sound quality on all channels. Pioneer still number one in the sound industry.
- More than enough power, and no static noise whatsoever. I recommend this AV receiver.
- VSX-531 is equipped with a 5.1-channel amplifier with power 140 watts/channel. Amplifier performance is more than enough for home use.
- Great piece of equipment, but has a tendency to just turn itself off when it has been on a few hours.
Size & Weight
Color
Black
Black
Height
5.9 in.
6.6 in.
Width
17 in.
17.13 in.
Depth
12.5 in.
12.59 in.
Weight
16.76 lbs.
17.63 lbs.
What customers say about "Size & Weight"
Features
Receiver Type
A/V Receiver
A/V Receiver
App-Controlled
Yes
Yes
Satellite Radio Tuner
Yes
Yes
Number Of FM Presets
56
30
Minimum Impedance
6 Ohms
6 Ohms
Frequency Response
20 - 20000 Hz
20 - 20000 Hz
Extras
Full 4K Ultra HD Support, Denon AVR Remote app, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Pro Logic II, DTS HD Master
Sleep Timer, Auto Power Standby, Deep Colour, Ultra HD (4K/60p/4:4:4/24-bit) Upscaling/Pass-Through with HDCP 2.2, HDR10, DSD support
What customers say about "Features"
Denon AVR-X550BT 5.2 Av-Receiver 5x130W Black 4K UltraHD, Bluetooth, USB
- Very clear sound. In combination with JBL all sounds amazing. Highly recommend this product.
- The unit has strengths such as HDR10, Dolby Vision, Hybrid Log Gamma, 4K passthrough and bluetooth. That's is pretty enough for a good home cinema.
- The Receiver has 4K passthrough up to 60p. All other shortcomings are covered by auxiliary peripherals.
- I can not choose sound mode, it only plays what the video supports so youtube videos I can't listen in good quality.
- For the year of release it doesn't support Dolby Atmos. It's a little disappointing.
Pioneer VSX-531 Home cinema Receiver
- Replaced my old Pioneer receiver with this to pair it with new 4k tv. My initial reaction was wow.
- Superb amplifier great price lots of features at a great price.
- More than enough power, and no static noise whatsoever. I recommend this AV receiver.
- Sound is amazing. I recommend this receiver.
- Bought it for the brand goodwill but kind of disappointed, the sound is not rich enough and lack of update technology.
Connectivity
Speaker Connection Type
Spring clip
Spring clip/Screw
Ethernet Port(s)
No
No
Wireless Connection
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Wireless Multi-Room Audio
Yes
Yes
Inputs
Mic 3.5mm, USB, 2x Composite, 2x Analog Stereo RCA, 2x Digital Optical, Antenna, 5x HDMI
3x Analog Stereo RCA, 4x HDMI, 2x Composite, Digital Coaxial, Digital Optical, Mic 3.5mm, USB, Antenna
Outputs
Phones, Composite, HDMI, 5x Speakers, 2x Subwoofer
HDMI, Composite, Subwoofer, 5x Speakers, Phones
What customers say about "Connectivity"
Denon AVR-X550BT 5.2 Av-Receiver 5x130W Black 4K UltraHD, Bluetooth, USB
- I can use USB on the front to fast connect flash drive with my recroding from camera.
- Nice that it can stream music, movies from phones, tablets, etc with built-in bluetooth connection.
- It is fully synchronized with the TV (if there is an HDMI connection): on / off, volume control. Plenty of connectivity options at the good price.
- Upset that it only comes with spring clip speaker connections not binding posts.
- The unit does not have Wi-Fi or even ethernet. It's 2018 product. It's just impossible.
Pioneer VSX-531 Home cinema Receiver
- Build quality feels good. As well as all the Dolby settings and 4k hdr it also supports Bluetooth.
- Great av receiver that looks smart and has a great sound quality, Bluetooth to connect your phone ect to, would definitely recommend.
- Worked out of the box, bluetooth included. We now have surround sound, jay!
- It a terrific bit of kit. Sounds superb. And the bonus of Bluetooth connection too well and i truly happy.
- The built-in Bluetooth did not connect to any of my devices, I'm not sure why. Probably it's the end-devices but it's still a bit of a bummer.
Warranty / Certifications
Manufacturer Warranty
3 year(s)
1 year(s)
Certifications
CE
CE
Other Information
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