The VSX-516-S was designed for a small to medium sized home theater. With 700 watts total system power, the "516" will a drive a full-blown 7.1 speaker array and a 6.1 Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES soundtrack all over your living room. If you don't need or want or can't have 7.1 speakers and are happy with a 5.1 system; no worries, go ahead and use the 2 extra surround-back amplifiers to help drive your main front left and right speakers. That's an extra 200 watts up front! With more and more music going into PC's, laptops, and portable devices, you might want some of that music played through the 'big system" in the living room. The VSX-516-K knows you're coming and has a new, very cool DSP (digital signal processing) technique called "Sound Retriever" to help bring CD quality to compressed audio formats.
Power
| Power Amplifier Design | Pioneer Hybrid Amplifier Design |
| Surround Power | 100W per channel (8 ohms, 1kHz, 1.0% THD) (front); 100W (8 ohms, 1kHz, 1.0% THD) (center); 100W per channel (8 ohms, 1kHz, 1.0% THD) (surround);100W per channel (8 ohms, 1kHz, 1.0% THD) (surround back) |
| Stereo Power | Continuous average power output of 100 watts at 8 ohms, from 20Hz to 20kHz with no more than 0.7% total harmonic distortion |
Digital Decoding & Processing
Digital Engine New Freescale 180MIPS Processing DSP
Dolby(R) Digital 5.1
Dolby Digital EX
DTS(R) 5.1
DTS-ES Discrete 6.1
DTS 96/24
DTS Neo:6
Pro-Logic II
WMA9 Pro
Advanced Surround Modes: 9
5 / 6 / 7 Channel Stereo: 7 Channel
Virtual Surround Back
Mid-night Listening
Dialogue Enhancement
Loudness
Speaker Configuration
Speaker Size
Speaker Level
Speaker Distance
Analog to Digital Conversion: 96kHz / 24-Bit
Digital Analog Conversion (DAC): 192kHz / 24-Bit
Connectivity
Audio (Tuner Included) / Video Input: 3 Audio / 3 Audio Video
Audio/Video Output: 1 Audio / 1 Audio Video / 1 Video
Digital Inputs: 3 (2 Coaxical, 1 Optical)
Optical In: 1
Coaxial In: 2
Optical Digital Output: No
Multi-Channel Input: Yes
Audio Preamp Output: Yes
Composite Video Input: Yes
Composite Video Output: Yes
S-Video Input: No
S-Video Output: No
Component Video Input: 2
Component Video Output: 1
Headphone Output: 1
Front A/V Inputs: No
AC Outlet: Yes
Banana Speaker Terminal: No
SR Control: No
Speaker A/B: No
Conveniences
FL Dimmer: 4 Steps
On-Screen Display: Yes
Sleep Timer: No
Remote Type: Easy-to-use SR Remote Capable of Operating Pioneer DVD Players and Recorders
Dimensions: 16-9/16" (W) x 6-1/4" (H) x 13-7/8" (D) / 420 x 158 x 352.5 mm
Weight: 19lbs. 13oz.
