Great power output. Enough features for the price and very nice looking.

No midrange adjustment. A better ergonomic remote.

I was in the process of looking 2 turn my bedroom into a home-cinema when i heard a friend of a friend was selling his reciever. He only had had it for 2 months and was upgrading 2 the VSX-811. Great, i thought, it was the model i was going 2 buy n e way. Now i that i've got it, it's great. It does all i need it 2, although i need an active sub to save my old stereo speakers from blowing. Any recomendations n e one? Also it suits my Pioneer DV-344 dvd player down 2 a T

Cheap for the task in semi-detached house. Easy to use once learned the tricks. Good radio too.

Hard to learn to use. Some settings are bit hard to find.

I am very satisfied with this product after having spent a couple of days learning about all the knobs and menus and gimmicks. The control of this device is a bit complicated but the sound it gives out is really great. I have 2X200W ten year old Infinity's reference speakers in front with 12" bass elements. Who needs a subwoofer with this combination. Back I have 2X150W Genelec. After having taught the remote all my components I need no other remote controls. I used to have one for all so my table was packed.

Power, sound fields, inputs and outputs, and very acceptable distortion specs. The remote is easy to operate while limited in function to only the receiver.

The Manual is lacking in information to make all the connections with adequate diagrams. I had to call Pioneers 800 number for instructions but they were very helpful.

This on the VSX-D511 rather than the 510. This receiver has all the inputs and outputs including S-Video that I can imagene ever needing. I'm running a Sharp DVD, Toshiba VCR, and Sony TV through the unit with only two Yamaha 3 way speakers at this time. Only thing I've found missing is a learning remote. I need three to get everything going. For what I paid versus the manufactures suggested of 299.99 it's a great deal.

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Older Yamaha Sterio Reciever

So many features and complete adjustments.

Like I said, ha - no bass/treb in surround!! And no one else has written a review. Why? It''s near a year old.

I''m the first! Perfect Pioneer, exceeding all my expectations except the totally irrational fact you can''t use bass/treb in any surround mode, but only stereo (who buys a surround for that?). Yet loudness works in all modes, including digital, but only on the front spkrs! Yet, again, midnight listening - glorified loudness, increasing all quiet sounds - works on all channels on every mode. Come figure. They in fact could have made tone before the processor stage, so it actually can be used, fully. Idiots. Bass/treb is like an empty gesture, and loudness a halfwit gesture. Apparently other receivers are the same that way. Yet I don''t really mind as the bass is ample with 4 15" bass spkrs. 10 DSPs is generous and fun, yet truly there are only 2 major diffs - echo or non echo, besides the great Expanded Theatre which gives stereo to the otherwise mono rear in prologic. A great idea. The echo makes it really sound like you are in a cinema, and you can adjust that effect level in the Expanded Theatre mode. Plus the Expanded (one of the four ET modes) makes stereo sources sound more 5.1.

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Just an old add-on Sherwood rear surround processor which is yuk to this.