Compare Prices : Pioneer VSX LX 60 D

Review summary: THE LX60 is a fantastic receiver delivering excellent audio and video performance, however it's costly.

Pros: Highly 'future-proof', great audio quality, video upscaling, feature packed, full list of supported surround sound formats, excellent automatic calibration tool

Cons: Expensive

Verdict: A truly fantastic AV receiver, one sure to last for a long time to come, the LX60's only major drawback is its price.

Review summary: Like the rest of the new line-up of Pioneer's AV receivers, it's had a radical makeover

Pros: HDMI v1.3 inputs ; HD audio formats supported ; Powerful performance

Cons: Only three HDMI inputs ; No networking features ; No DAB radio

Verdict: So the LX60 is bang up-to-date in terms of new age techno-trickery, but how does it compare with the rest of the AV competition? Like most Pioneer amps, it's remarkably powerful, with seven discrete analogue amplifiers producing upwards of 175W apiece ...

Pros: Highly 'future-proof', great audio quality, video upscaling, feature packed, full list of supported surround sound formats, excellent automatic calibration tool

Cons: Expensive

Verdict: A truly fantastic AV receiver, one sure to last for a long time to come, the LX60's only major drawback is its price.

Review summary: Pioneer's high-contrast Kuro Plasma TVs, have been grabbing all the technology headlines of late, but while the PDP division has been discovering new shades of black, the less-celebrated audio team has developed a thumping new line-up of AV receivers

Pros: HDMI v1.3 inputs, HD audio formats supported, Powerful performance

Cons: Only three HDMI inputs, No networking features, No DAB radio

Verdict: Shows off the many benefits of third-generation HDMI switching to great effect