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    Solved! Old Surround Sound system is dying, can anyone recommend me what's good?

    I've had a Pioneer X-360 (HTS-GS1) for over a decade now, it's been a wonderful five speaker surround sound system, but for reasons unknown the control unit has started randomly switching settings without my input, which naturally causes a blip in the audio and also disables the back speakers...
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    How do I hook up an older model pioneer receiver to my New Philips smart tv. I have antenna no cable box

    I need to connect my older model surround reciever, pioneer to my New Philips smart tv. I have antenna no cable box. Help
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    Samsung Hdmi arc to Pioneer Receiver problems

    Have a new Samsung q65 tv with Hdmi Arc and a Pioneer vsx 1019 ah Receiver not Arc compatible (I am guessing on this, bought in 2009 and worked great on Samsung 55 in), when hooked up with HDMI cables, the TV does not have sound and it does not even see the pioneer receiver at all. I have tried...
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    Solved! Not working sub in music and movies.

    Hi, I have pioneer sc-lx78 and paired it up with jamo home cinema set. The sub is jamo d8sub. The problem is that the sub works only in the demo or mcaccpro. When I play movies or music it just sits there in standby. I have searched hours in the settings and found nothing. Please help.
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    Pioneer rt 707 to marantz sr 5012

    pioneer rt 707 reel-to-reel wanting to use it to play & record with a marantz sr 5012. Any ideas?
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    Pioneer VSX-LX302 Help

    Hi, complete newb here who is trying to setup his home theater. I have a brand new Pioneer VSX-LX302 receiver with Definitive ProCinema 600 5.1 surround speakers. I have verified the speakers and sub work on another system. But I can't get any sound out of the Pioneer receiver. I have completed...
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    sound issue with pioneer vsx lx53 connected to tv with hdmi

    Hello there. please help if you can! I first ran the advanced mcacc on the receiver with the setup mike and the result was great with my 7.1 speaker system. The bass from the subwoofer was to boomy though, and I decided to run the whole thing again plus the other steps with the mcacc. The result...
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    The volume controls on my Pioneer VSX-820 Remote AXD7583 are not working. The power button and source buttons are working, bu

    The volume controls on my Pioneer VSX-820 Remote AXD7583 are not working. The power button and source buttons are working, bu
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    B speaker option

    Hi. I lost my B speaker option on my Pioneer vsx-53tx receiver. Only A appears. B was for my backyard speakers. I had Option A, option A + B, and option B. Now I only have option A appear on the receiver. Anyone know how to get B back?
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    Vizio TV will not display Pioneer Reciever

    I have had no issues displaying on my Vizio TV until I tried to set up an old Pioneer VSX-95TXH reciever. I have my Xbox and Switch in the HDMI inputs and an HDMI cable from the Output to the TV input. When I turn on a device the TV looks like it connects and does not show 'searching for...
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    Suitable amp for Pioneer CS-C400A

    I have this Pioneer CS-C400A lying around.. so i thought of using it as bookshelf speaker. Can i know what amp is suitable for it? Its 70watts and 8ohms impedance. I need an amp that has aux input or Bluetooth and cheap. If possible all the stuffs i need to get it running such as the connecting...
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    Pioneer Home Theatre

    Hi guys. I was wondering which of those 2 pioneer home theatre systems is better? One is BCS-424 and the other is MCS-737.
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    Connecting Powered speakers to receiver

    Have just purchased a Pioneer VSX-821 receiver with front speaker pre-out RCA connections. Have Mackie HR-824 M1 speakers and connect the speakers to the receiver with an XLR to RCA cable. Just get hum and no sound. What settings do I need to make with the receiver, etc to get these speakers...
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    How can i reuse my home theatre speakers who's dvd is not working?

    I have pioneer htz-575dv home theatre system. The problem with it is the dvd which came along with is no working it is totally dead,and now my speakers are lying around just like that. I don't know how can i use them with other DVD's because there might be connectivity problem and voltage...
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    I have an older hitachi flat screen that is ran by a tower im trying to hook my pioneer dvd player up to it but i cant seem to

    Needing tech help from anyone knowledgable
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    Connecting 2 pioneer 300 CD players

    Looking for help on connecting 2 pioneer PDf27 301 cd changers to operate together from one cd remote. Pioneer instructions are contradictory, mis-leading.
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    how much is my pioneer pdp 435-pu worth

    my room mate wants to purchase my TV and i don't know what to sell it for
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    Can’t get surround to work with MXQ PRO and Pioneer Elite SC-81

    Please help. Connected with HDMI from Mxqi to receiver to tv. Only plays thru 2 speakers (center).
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    New car subwoofer and amplifier not working

    I recently bought a Pioneer GM D9601 Amplifier and a Pioneer TS-W261S4 subwoofer. Im wiring them to a 2014 Mini Cooper and as I'm using the stock head unit I have cut into the the rear speaker wires and ran a speaker wire to an adaptor allowing me to plug them into the RCA input on my amp. The...
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    Solved! How to select a specific folder on Pioneer car stereo

    Hie guys I have a usb stick with folders grouped by genre i.e rap house etc, how can I select a specific folder to play at a given time.I have a deh-1050 unit and I find that it just starts with the first folder added on the stick then i have to skip tracks to the folder i want to play