VSX-LX305 (Refurb)
9.2-Channel Network AV Receiver
The VSX-LX305 ELITE 9.2-Channel AV Receiver brings multi-dimensional excitement to your home entertainment. Featuring DIRAC Live® Room Correction, the VSX-LX305 is designed and built to be the cornerstone to delivering the ultimate experience for your movies, music, and gaming.
IMAX® Enhanced means movies, concerts, and streaming games are delivered with heart-pounding sound and crisp visual enhancements to bring the world into your home theater, just as the filmmakers and sound editors intended. Featuring two HDMI-out options and 100-watts of continuous power per channel, the VSX-LX 305 AV receiver delivers uncompressed HDMI 8K/4K transfer at 40 Gbps, increasing the bandwidth over its predecessors and maximizing Next-Gen Gaming features.
Stream songs throughout your home and watch whatever you want in multiple rooms in up to 8K HD. The Pioneer Elite VSX-LX305 is truly next level.
- Dirac Live Room Correction
- HDMI 2.1
- Ultimate 4K Gaming Experience
- Imax Enhanced
- Discrete HDMI Zone 2 Switching
- 100 Watts per channel (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, THD 0.08 %, 2-channel driven )
- Subwoofer 2 Pre Out
- Bi-directional Bluetooth with aptX HD
- Built-in music streaming including Spotify and Tidal
- Works with Sonos Certified
- Immersive sound from your TV apps
- Advanced MCACC
- Roon Tested
- DTS Play-Fi
These products support all specs for the 2021 HDMI 2.1 certification. Please ensure your source, TV and HDMI cables are compatible to get the most robust home theater experience possible.
Pioneer’s sole focus for more than 80 years has been audio and visual technologies, which allows us to concentrate on what matters most: recreating music and film scores in your home as though you’re in the recording studio. Pioneer continues to innovate with many groundbreaking concepts which have completely changed the way we enjoy our music and videos.
The result? Elite by Pioneer.
Specs
Amplification
| Channels | 9 |
| Amplification Type | Direct Energy |
| 225 W/ch | (6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 10 %, 1ch Driven) |
| 100 W/ch | (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, THD 0.08 %, 2ch Driven FTC) |
Audio Features
| IMAX Enhanced | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos®, Dolby Surround Upmixer supports DTS Formats | Yes |
| Reflex Optimizer | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos Height Virtualizer | Yes |
| Dolby® TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus | Yes |
| DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, DTS 96/24, DTS-ES, DTS Express | Yes |
| DSD Disc (SACD) Playback | via HDMI (2.8 MHz/2 ch, 5.1 ch) |
| Digital Quad-Core 32-bit DSP (Cirrus Logic) + Aureus™ floating-point DSP (TI) | Yes |
| 192 kHz/24-bit D/A Conversion for Hi-Res Audio | Yes |
| Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC) on HDMI Out (Main) | Yes |
| Advanced MCACC Auto Room Tuning | Auto Phase Control Plus • Subwoofer EQ • Multi-point Standing Wave Control |
| Dirac Live® Room Correction | Yes |
| Advanced Sound Retriever (2ch) | Yes |
| Advanced Surround Modes | Classical, Unplugged, Entertainment Show, Drama, Advanced Game, Action, Rock/Pop, Sports, Extended Stereo, Mono Music, Front Stage Surround Advance |
Video Features
| Support HDMI 2.1*1 with 8K | VRR (Variable Refresh Rate), ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode), QFT (Quick Frame transport), DSC (Display Stream Compression), and QMS (Quick Media Switching) pass-through |
| Supports HDR10+ | HDR10, and HLG; 8K/60p (4:2:0/10-bit), 8K/30p (4:4:4/10-bit, 4:2:2/12-bit), 4K/120p (4:4:4/10-bit, 4:2:2/12-bit), 4K60p (4:4:4/12-bit) and BT.2020 color; DeepColor™ (36-bit), “x.v.Color”, LipSync, and HDCP 2.3 |
| Dolby Vision Compatible | Yes |
| Ultra HD Upscaling (4K to 8K, 1080p to 8K/4K) | Yes |
Home Network Features
| Works with Alexa supporting multi-room music | Yes |
| Works with Hey Google and Chromecast built-in | Yes |
| DTS Play-Fi with Pioneer Music Control App | Yes |
| Apple AirPlay 2 with Siri Voice Control | Yes |
| Works with SONOS supporting multiple Sonos Connect control and Volume Pass Through mode | Yes |
| Amazon Music HD*3, Pandora®, Spotify, TIDAL, and Deezer Hi-Fi Music-Streaming Services Ready | Yes |
| Internet Radio with TuneIn | Yes |
| Hi-Res Audio File Playback via USB/Network | Yes |
| Up to 192 kHz/24-bit ALAC*5, AIFF, FLAC, WAV (RIFF) and 11.2 MHz DSD* | Yes |
Convenience Features
| Personal Preset | Yes |
| Dialog Enhancement | Yes |
| Dual Band (5 GHz/2.4 GHz) Wi-Fi® Built-in | Yes |
| Bluetooth® Wireless Technology | Transmitter/Receiver (Version: 4.2, Profile: A2DP 1.2/AVRCP 1.3, Codec: SBC/aptX/aptX HD (TX), SBC/AAC(RX)) Built-in |
| Pioneer Remote App | Ready for Multi-room Entertainment Control and Network Streaming |
| User-Friendly GUI with System Setup Menu | Yes |
| On-Screen Information for Audio, Video and Network | Yes |
| Web Setup | Yes |
| Auto Power Off in HDMI Standby Through | Yes |
| AM/FM Tuner 40 Presets | Yes |
| Sleep Timer | Yes |
| User-Friendly Simple Remote Control | Yes |
Front Terminals
| HDMI 1 In | Yes |
| USB 1 In for USB Drive | Yes |
| MCACC/Dirac Live Web Setup MIC | Yes |
| Audio 1 In | Yes (2ch) |
| Phones 1 Out | Yes |
Rear Terminals
| HDMI 6 In | 4 Assignable |
| HDMI 2 Out | 1 for MAIN, 1 for SUB/ZONE 2 |
| Ethernet 1 In | Yes |
| USB 1 In for USB Drive | Yes |
| Audio 4 In | Assignable |
| Phono (MM) 1 In | Yes |
| Digital Coaxial 1 In | Yes |
| Digital Optical 1 In | Yes |
| Subwoofer 2 Pre Out | Yes |
| ZONE 2 Pre/Line Out/ZONE B Line Out | Yes |
| Speaker 9 ch Out | FRONT, CENTER, SURROUND, HEIGHT 1/Bi-AMP/ZONE 2, SURROUND BACK/HEIGHT 2/ZONE 3 |
| IR 1 In/1 Out | Yes |
| 12 V Trigger 2 Out | Yes |
| RS-232C | Yes |
| FM/AM Antenna | Yes |
Specifications
| Power Requirements | AC 120 V, 60 Hz |
| Power Consumption/Standby | 750 W/0.1 W |
| Dimensions | 17-1/8 x 6-13/16 x 14-9/16 inches (435 x 173 x 370.5 mm) |
| Weight | 22.9 lbs. (10.4 kg) |
| Carton Dimensions | 21-1/8 x 10-7/16 x 18-1/16 inches (536 x 265 x 458 mm) |
| Carton Included Weight | 29.8 lbs. (13.5 kg) |
Warranty
| Warranty | 3 Years |
Docs
Product Manuals
Firmware Updates
- Latest firmware update instructions: Firmware Update VSX LX305 505 10 14 2021 Rev1 .