Pioneer VSX-1020-K
Updated: 2011-03-31 23:53:41
Look at many current “best in category” or “bestseller” AV receiver lists and you will see the Pioneer VSX-1020-K 7.1 Home Theater Receiver featuring prominently. This is not without reason, not only is the Pioneer VSX-1020-K feature heavy and very capable power wise but there are also some incredible deals around on this unit right [...]

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Occasionally I asked to suggest a decent all-round entry level speaker system for home theatre, the Polk Audio RM6750 5.1 Channel Home Theater Speaker System is without a doubt one of the best recent offerings at this price level. Polk Audio are renowned for their more top end speaker systems such as the ATI R7 [...]
At Hi Fi reviews we try to not sound too hypey and keep things on a somewhat even keel but let me just say that in the case of the Polk Audio Monitor 70 3-Way Floorstanding Speakers its hard. They are amazing bang for the buck and a 5 star product all the way. If [...]
I’m traditionally a day to day user of the rather excellent Sennheiser HD-280 Pro headphones but I’ve had several friends and colleagues recommend I check out the Ultrasone HFI-780 S-Logic headphones due to their exceptional sound quality. So this is a short review based on my findings, I had the use of these headphones for [...]
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The one think I will say I immediately noticed about the Harman Infinity Primus P362 Speakers upon unpacking is just how solid and how much visual impact they have, I understand that looks are highly subjective but there is just something about the look of these things that I particularly like especially with the grills [...]
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We’re not given to using unnecessary superlatives on hifi-reviews.com but in the case of the Polk Audio RTI A7 series speakers we’ll make an exception. Before I get down to brass tacks and share the technical ins and outs of the RTI A7s let me just say that these are some of best, most well [...]
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