$400 for the Pioneer VSX-1018TXV-K, get it? - Blu-ray Forum

3Justin3 · 12-26-2008, 07:01 AM

So I didn't want to spend $400 on a system, let alone a receiver (you won't believe how cheap I really am), but this seems like a VERY good receiver. It is on sale for boxing day at $400 at BB. Here is the link. Opinions, jump on it, or should I keep on searching for a Onkyo 606 in Canada, or another receiver all together.

If I were to buy this, I would more or less get Polk 6750's, or something similar.

Thanks.

P.S. I know me saying $400 on a system is too much is ludicrous but I don't need HD surround, I just want it.

lojack1976 · 12-26-2008, 07:29 AM

Well, I've answered your question in the other thread you started, but I'll say it again. Go for it! That's a great receiver and a great price. I have an Onkyo 605 and the 606 is basically the same receiver with an extra hdmi. It performs wonderfully, but make no mistake...that Pioneer is a better receiver than the Onkyo, so if you can get it then do it and don't look back. I'm an Onkyo fan and a happy user, but I'd be doing you a disservice by not recommending that Pioneer. You would have to go up to an Onkyo 806 to compare to that Pioneer and of course its much more expensive than the 606.

3Justin3 · 12-26-2008, 07:46 AM

Well, it is boxing day, which is Canadian's Black Friday moreorless so it will be crazy busy. Hopefully I can snag one then... *prays while wearing God Hates Us All Slayer T Shirt*

3Justin3 · 12-26-2008, 01:44 PM

I bought it.

/end thread

Now I am off to monoprice!

jdlivestrong · 12-26-2008, 02:16 PM

Does anyone think (or know) that they will honor that price here in the US????

callas01 · 12-26-2008, 02:19 PM

I am pretty sure they wont honor that price in the US, boxing day is like black friday in the US- I think.

jdlivestrong · 12-26-2008, 02:35 PM

Wow...I just checked out the currency conversion tool on Yahoo! and if I did it right, $399 CA is $326 US...that is a CRAZY good deal!!!

Hendricks4333 · 12-26-2008, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdlivestrong

Wow...I just checked out the currency conversion tool on Yahoo! and if I did it right, $399 CA is $326 US...that is a CRAZY good deal!!!

Makes me want to order online for store pick up and drive to canada. Its only a 45min drive or so.

edit* My best friend is from Canada and going to Windsor for family christmas. Going to see if he can stop buy and pick it up for me. Crossing my fingers.

jdlivestrong · 12-26-2008, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hendricks4333

Makes me want to order online for store pick up and drive to canada. Its only a 45min drive or so.

I think they are sold out online...if anyone is successful going to a US store and getting them to price match, let us know. Hendricks - make the drive!

Hendricks4333 · 12-26-2008, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdlivestrong

I think they are sold out online...if anyone is successful going to a US store and getting them to price match, let us know. Hendricks - make the drive!

well my friend is going to canada so Im waiting for a word back, if not Im probably going. Going to call a couple first to see if they have em before I make the drive though. If I have to drive 3 hours for nothing Im going to be pissed.

Hendricks4333 · 12-26-2008, 07:18 PM

Ugh, didn't get it, what a waste of time. I should of never went, now I'm in a terrible mood.

jdlivestrong · 12-26-2008, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hendricks4333

Ugh, didn't get it, what a waste of time. I should of never went, now I'm in a terrible mood.

Expand...what happened?

Hendricks4333 · 12-26-2008, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdlivestrong

Expand...what happened?

They just sold out before I could get there. I've been fighting between getting the Onkyo 606 but really wanting the 1018. Well I guess ill just have to wait till there's another good price or I get more money.

BLUCanadian · 12-26-2008, 09:11 PM

you should have bought it online on the 24th. I got 1!!
also picked up a pair of Energy C-500s for $300

3Justin3 · 12-26-2008, 10:12 PM

Too bad you couldn't pick one up. I went at 5:30am (opens at 6) and there were more than 250+ people already lined up. Luckily at 6am they let us all in and I ran to the Audio department, I got in line as quickly as possible and 25ish minutes later I was walking out with one. When I left I saw they had about 15 more just around the corner. I was freaking out thinking I wouldn't get one, but there were tons. Probably sold out quickly though.

And to the Americans, Boxing day is Canada's Black Friday. The deals aren't [I]as[I] good (I check every year) but they are still decent, like me picking this thing up for $400. I highly doubt they will price match. In fact I am nearly 100% confident they won't, sorry.

master_8ball · 12-27-2008, 01:15 AM

I got mine today! Finally replaced dated Panasonic SA-HE75 receiver for this Pioneer VSX 1018 for $399... Went to Best buy this morning at about 7:30 in Oshawa, wasn't too busy and they had about 8 left. Got it all set up now and it sounds great. The Automatic MCACC feature is great, came with a mic and calibrated my set up based on the acoustics of my room.... What a difference in sound! Also a Rogers HD PVR to plug into it... now for 2 more speakers to utilize the 7.1 my new receiver has to offer.

Hendricks4333 · 12-27-2008, 04:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by master_8ball

I got mine today! Finally replaced dated Panasonic SA-HE75 receiver for this Pioneer VSX 1018 for $399... Went to Best buy this morning at about 7:30 in Oshawa, wasn't too busy and they had about 8 left. Got it all set up now and it sounds great. The Automatic MCACC feature is great, came with a mic and calibrated my set up based on the acoustics of my room.... What a difference in sound! Also a Rogers HD PVR to plug into it... now for 2 more speakers to utilize the 7.1 my new receiver has to offer.

Man am I jealous of you guys. Hopefully there will be a deal on this again soon. Which I highly, highly doubt.

Snpbond · 12-27-2008, 04:04 PM

Got it yesterday! Left at 7am for the 2 hr drive and there were 4 stacks of 4 left, within another hr there was only 1 stack of 4 left. Also got a speaker system to go with because of the good deals (Klipsch F1 towers, Klipsch RM10 Center, Polk M10 for rear).

Tried it on the PS3 last night and it worked great!

3Justin3 · 12-27-2008, 11:08 PM

My room is fairly small only like 18' by 18' . I am thinking to just do 5.1 surround because I wouldn't know where to put 7.1 in this room. How should I set it up? Centre speaker, 2 front speakers, then 2 back? Also, are these any good? Or I am thinking buy these, then buy a sub seperate.

I want tallboys for the 2 front speakers, but don't want to spend a min. of $150 on each. If I were to buy any of the two I listed, how do I set up those small speakers to be my front speakers? Mount them on the wall beside my tv?

Hendricks4333 · 12-28-2008, 01:05 AM

With a 6 percent discount on 6ave its 419 shipped or something like that. Its out of stock at the moment but think ill put my order in.

12-26-2008, 07:01 AM	#1
3Justin3 Member Member since:May 2008	$400 for the Pioneer VSX-1018TXV-K, get it? So I didn't want to spend $400 on a system, let alone a receiver (you won't believe how cheap I really am), but this seems like a VERY good receiver. It is on sale for boxing day at $400 at BB. Here is the link. Opinions, jump on it, or should I keep on searching for a Onkyo 606 in Canada, or another receiver all together. If I were to buy this, I would more or less get Polk 6750's, or something similar. Thanks. P.S. I know me saying $400 on a system is too much is ludicrous but I don't need HD surround, I just want it.

12-26-2008, 02:16 PM	#5
jdlivestrong Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:104	What about the US? Does anyone think (or know) that they will honor that price here in the US????

12-26-2008, 02:35 PM	#7
jdlivestrong Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:104	Lucky Canadians! Wow...I just checked out the currency conversion tool on Yahoo! and if I did it right, $399 CA is $326 US...that is a CRAZY good deal!!!

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12-26-2008, 07:29 AM	#2
lojack1976 Blu-ray Guru Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Aug 2008 Location:7 Cities, VA Home Theater Gallery:62 Blu-ray collection:203	Well, I've answered your question in the other thread you started, but I'll say it again. Go for it! That's a great receiver and a great price. I have an Onkyo 605 and the 606 is basically the same receiver with an extra hdmi. It performs wonderfully, but make no mistake...that Pioneer is a better receiver than the Onkyo, so if you can get it then do it and don't look back. I'm an Onkyo fan and a happy user, but I'd be doing you a disservice by not recommending that Pioneer. You would have to go up to an Onkyo 806 to compare to that Pioneer and of course its much more expensive than the 606.

12-26-2008, 07:46 AM	#3
3Justin3 Member Member since:May 2008	Well, it is boxing day, which is Canadian's Black Friday moreorless so it will be crazy busy. Hopefully I can snag one then... prays while wearing God Hates Us All Slayer T Shirt

12-26-2008, 01:44 PM	#4
3Justin3 Member Member since:May 2008	I bought it. /end thread Now I am off to monoprice!

12-26-2008, 02:19 PM	#6
callas01 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Riverside, CA Home Theater Gallery:42 Blu-ray collection:230 DVD collection:47	I am pretty sure they wont honor that price in the US, boxing day is like black friday in the US- I think.

12-26-2008, 07:18 PM	#11
Hendricks4333 Senior Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:65 Trading Score:2	Ugh, didn't get it, what a waste of time. I should of never went, now I'm in a terrible mood.

12-26-2008, 09:11 PM	#14
BLUCanadian Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2008 Location:T. 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:4 Trading Score:223	you should have bought it online on the 24th. I got 1!! also picked up a pair of Energy C-500s for $300

12-26-2008, 10:12 PM	#15
3Justin3 Member Member since:May 2008	Too bad you couldn't pick one up. I went at 5:30am (opens at 6) and there were more than 250+ people already lined up. Luckily at 6am they let us all in and I ran to the Audio department, I got in line as quickly as possible and 25ish minutes later I was walking out with one. When I left I saw they had about 15 more just around the corner. I was freaking out thinking I wouldn't get one, but there were tons. Probably sold out quickly though. And to the Americans, Boxing day is Canada's Black Friday. The deals aren't [I]as[I] good (I check every year) but they are still decent, like me picking this thing up for $400. I highly doubt they will price match. In fact I am nearly 100% confident they won't, sorry.

12-27-2008, 01:15 AM	#16
master_8ball Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:675 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:2	I got mine today! Finally replaced dated Panasonic SA-HE75 receiver for this Pioneer VSX 1018 for $399... Went to Best buy this morning at about 7:30 in Oshawa, wasn't too busy and they had about 8 left. Got it all set up now and it sounds great. The Automatic MCACC feature is great, came with a mic and calibrated my set up based on the acoustics of my room.... What a difference in sound! Also a Rogers HD PVR to plug into it... now for 2 more speakers to utilize the 7.1 my new receiver has to offer.

12-27-2008, 04:04 PM	#18
Snpbond Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:60	Got it yesterday! Left at 7am for the 2 hr drive and there were 4 stacks of 4 left, within another hr there was only 1 stack of 4 left. Also got a speaker system to go with because of the good deals (Klipsch F1 towers, Klipsch RM10 Center, Polk M10 for rear). Tried it on the PS3 last night and it worked great!

12-27-2008, 11:08 PM	#19
3Justin3 Member Member since:May 2008	My room is fairly small only like 18' by 18' . I am thinking to just do 5.1 surround because I wouldn't know where to put 7.1 in this room. How should I set it up? Centre speaker, 2 front speakers, then 2 back? Also, are these any good? Or I am thinking buy these, then buy a sub seperate. I want tallboys for the 2 front speakers, but don't want to spend a min. of $150 on each. If I were to buy any of the two I listed, how do I set up those small speakers to be my front speakers? Mount them on the wall beside my tv?

12-28-2008, 01:05 AM	#20
Hendricks4333 Senior Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:65 Trading Score:2	With a 6 percent discount on 6ave its 419 shipped or something like that. Its out of stock at the moment but think ill put my order in.

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