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Scott Wilding
a Audio EnthusiastDate Reviewed: April 21, 2013
Bottom Line: The first receiver that I bought after I got my first good paying job was the VSx9500S. I used it every day for about 20 years, and I never had a any problems. I had it hooked up to a pair of 10" Cerwin Vegas and the 125 watts were plenty. The sound quality was always excellent, minimal distortion even when I started turning up the volume. I always loved the huge display, maybe not the easiest to figure out but once you read the instructions a few times it will be a nice feature. At first sight all the buttons may persuade a buyer that this may be far to complicated but each button has only one function so it's actually more easier then expected. I was very sad about 5 years ago when it gave up. I was able to find on the net for $100, then I found another one for $200. You can't find a happier person now. These receivers are of the highest quality and if you can find one grab it, and if you don't want it I'll buy another one.
Used product for: More than 1 year
Duration Product Used: Audio Enthusiast
Product model year: Pre 1995
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kevo420
a AudioPhileDate Reviewed: January 5, 2011
Bottom Line: Having been an audiophile for many years i have always overlooked receivers that are not silverfaced and built after 1980 but i picked this badboy up at an auction for 100 dollars with matching cd player in pristine condition so i figured i would give it a try so i pluged it in to my bose 901's and was blown away by the power and clarity of this 45 pound beast even with the power hungry bose running off them needless to say i have found a new heart for my main listening system. If you find one working for under 300 buy it or i will!
Used product for: Less than 1 month
Duration Product Used: AudioPhile
Product model year: Pre 1995
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Craig Quary
a Audio EnthusiastDate Reviewed: December 11, 2006
Bottom Line: Love it. so versitile and powerfull. bought to power my 901's and it does that and then some.
Used product for: Less than 1 month
Duration Product Used: Audio Enthusiast
Product model year: Pre 1995
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$113.00
Purchased At: ebay
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paul_ohstbucks
a Audio EnthusiastDate Reviewed: December 1, 2004
Bottom Line: I stumbled on these Pioneer reviews and couldnt resist tossing my 2 cents into the mix. I bought my vsx9500s in the spring of 1990 as a floor model and it was the last unit in the store because I think it was a 1989 model.
14 years later, it still is in use, and I've never had a single problem with the receiver. I had the 100watt/channel model previously, and the extra power of this unit(125xchannel)made a difference in sound quality in my Cerwin Vega D-9s.(BTW, those are still in service today too) There is no substitute for quality power(lots of it)to get the most out of a big pair of loudspeakers.
What a great unit!! Unfortunately, it will soon be put into retirement. After recently purchasing a bigscreen HDTV, I have been catching up on modern technology, and plan to replace it very soon with a comperable 7 channel receiver that has all the modern bells and whistles for theater sound.
FYI, it isnt for sale. I'm going to hang onto it incase I ever need a backup system in the future.
Used product for: More than 1 year
Duration Product Used: Audio Enthusiast
Product model year: Pre 1995
Price Paid:
$750.00
Purchased At: Service Merchandise
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GnatGoSplat
a Audio EnthusiastDate Reviewed: October 16, 2004
Bottom Line: I bought this back in the mid-90's from someone I met on the UseNet in the early days of the Internet. I repaired electronics as a hobby, and this guy had a VSX-9500S with a bad amp channel and sold it to me for $70. When I got it, it was in near mint condition and everything worked! I guess I got lucky and he just had a bad connection or something. I love 80's top-of-the-line consumer electronics with their huge displays, faceplate covered with buttons, and quality construction. The 9500S is no exception; 1/3 of its faceplate is display! It shows a lot of unnecessary information, but man is it beautiful! Every function also has its own button, and the other 2/3 of its faceplate is just that - BUTTONS! Tons of buttons may look intimidating to the technophobe, but to me, it's beautiful and makes the receiver much simpler to operate than a modern one. A modern receiver would have condensed all those buttons into 5 that you have to push in weird combinations to get through some cryptic menu system. The 9500S faceplate is also made of sleek black ANODIZED ALUMINUM! Not cheap plastic like most modern receivers. Even the volume knob is aluminum and has a cool, dampened feel to it. The bottom of its chassis has a honeycomb pattern stamped into it for rigidity. A nice touch that surely added cost, but you won't find such things in a modern receiver. The sound quality is wonderful. Over the years, I have used it to drive some vintage Altec Model Sevens, vintage EPI 100V's, a pair of cheap KLH AV5001 towers, and Celestion AVP305's. No matter what speakers I hooked up to it, it sounded great! When digital started taking over, I didn't want to retire my 9500S. I bought a Technics SH-AC500D Dolby Digital/DTS Processor. Since the 9500S has preamp outputs and amplifier inputs, the SH-AC500D acts as a digital preamp and directly controls the 9500S's 5-channel power amplifiers. Push the LINE button on the AC-500D, and the 500D can connect the 9500S preamp outs to the amp ins so the 9500S works as normal. That solution allowed me to bring the 9500S into the modern era, but it's still a little bit annoying (especially to the wife) to have to keep track of which device is hooked up to the AC-500D, and which is hooked up directly to the 9500S. Digital sources also had to use the 500D's volume control, while analog sources hooked up to the 9500S had to use the 9500S volume control. Not wife friendly at all, so I had to switch to a modern digital receiver. However, the 9500S is just too cool to get rid of. Instead, I have put it to use in the living room where it's primarily used for stereo audio only. If you don't need component video switching or DD/DTS decoding, then I would highly recommend this receiver.
Used product for: More than 1 year
Duration Product Used: Audio Enthusiast
Product model year: Pre 1995
Price Paid:
$70.00
Purchased At: Some guy on Internet
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