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Product name	Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K	Harman/Kardon AVR 254	Harman/Kardon AVR 154
Price	$488.49 to $599.00	$459.99 to $599.99	$279.99 to $399.00
CNET editors' rating	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)	stars Overall score: ( stars)	stars Overall score: ( stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars	3.5 stars
Release date	April 15, 2009
The Bottom Line	The Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K delivers an excellent feature set and outstanding sound quality for its price, making it our top midrange AV receiver pick so far.
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Surround System Class	7.1 channel	7.1 channel	5.1 channel
Surround Sound Effects	Info unavailable	Dolby Headphone Dolby Virtual Speaker	Dolby Headphone Dolby Virtual Speaker
Digital Player (Recorder)	MP3 WAV WMA	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Radio	Radio tuner - AM/FM - 30 preset stations	Radio tuner - AM/FM	Radio tuner - AM/FM
Equalizer	9 bands	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Optical Digital Input	Yes	Yes	Yes
Enclosure Color	Gloss black	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Built-in Decoders	DTS 96/24 DTS Neo:6 DTS Express DTS decoder Dolby TrueHD Dolby Digital DTS-ES decoder Dolby Digital EX Dolby Digital Plus DTS-HD Master Audio Dolby Pro Logic IIx DTS-HD High Resolution	DTS 96/24 DTS Neo:6 DTS decoder Dolby TrueHD DTS-ES decoder DTS-HD decoder Dolby Digital EX DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 Dolby Digital Plus Dolby Pro Logic II DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Dolby Pro Logic IIx	DTS 96/24 DTS Neo:6 DTS decoder Dolby Digital Dolby Pro Logic II
Weight	19.2 lbs	27.1 lbs	20.5 lbs
Sound Output Mode	Surround Sound	Surround Sound	Surround Sound
Product Description	Pioneer VSX 1019AH-K - AV receiver - 7.1 channel	Harman/kardon AVR 254 - AV receiver - 7.1 channel	Harman/kardon AVR 154 - AV receiver - 5.1 channel
Power	Info unavailable	AC 120 V ( 60 Hz )	AC 120 V ( 60 Hz )
Remote Control	Universal remote control	Universal remote control - Infrared	Universal remote control - Infrared
Microphone	Info unavailable	None	None
Output Power	Info unavailable	350 Watt	150 Watt
Video Conversion/Scaling	HDMI to HDMI scaling Analog to HDMI up conversion	Analog to HDMI up conversion S-Video to component video conversion Composite video to component video conversion	Analog to HDMI up conversion S-Video to component video conversion Composite video to component video conversion
Dimensions (WxDxH)	16.5 in x 13.7 in x 6.2 in	17.3 in x 15 in x 6.5 in	17.3 in x 15 in x 6.5 in
Coaxial Digital Input	Info unavailable	Yes	Yes
Product Type	AV receiver	AV receiver	AV receiver
Headphones	Info unavailable	None	None
Amplifier signal-to-noise ratio	Info unavailable	100 dB	100 dB
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	Amazon.com $499.00 In stock: Yes Buy.com $599.00 In stock: Yes Amazon.com Marketplace $488.49 In stock: Yes Prices from 6 CNET Certified stores	Amazon.com Marketplace $599.99 In stock: Yes Sonic Electronix Inc. $459.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 2 CNET Certified stores	Amazon.com $399.00 In stock: Yes Buy.com $349.00 In stock: Yes Amazon.com Marketplace $349.00 In stock: Yes Prices from 4 CNET Certified stores
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