By: Richard Del Cazzo
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Pioneer Home Theater

Chances are a Pioneer home theater system is on your wish list this year, but choosing the right home theater system can be an intimidating task and for some people, getting that system set-up can be even more terrifying. Luckily, you don’t need to be an audio/video aficionado to enjoy theater quality picture and sound from the comfort of your living room. With a few simple guidelines from Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., anyone can get an impressive Pioneer home theater set-up before the rest of the family gets home from school or work.

A quality home theater system can recreate a movie theater setting in the comfort of your home. Pioneer Pioneer home theaters offers several different one box solutions that allow you to fully realize the intended impact of your favorite films and television programs. Most home-theater-in-a-box systems consist of a receiver, DVD player, series of front and rear (surround) speakers as well as a subwoofer. In conjunction with at least a recommended 36 inch television, these components provide an audio and visual experience that is sure to impress.

Getting Connected
Wiring is always a cumbersome task, especially if you have purchased a 5.1-channel home theater system that includes four speakers, a center speaker and a subwoofer. Pioneer recommends you look for Pioneer home theater systems with color-coded wiring. The color-coded connection wires are designed for easy hookup and use. One end of the color-coded wire connects to the receiver. The other end of the color-coded wire connects to the speaker. Match the colored wire with the color-coded label, then insert the colored wire into the red and black tabs located on the back of the receiver and speaker. It’s that simple!

Running the Wires
Nothing ruins the sleek design of a new Pioneer home theater system more than exposed wiring. Running wires through walls can be difficult and most people don’t want the added cost of hiring a custom installer. One inexpensive solution is to use flat speaker wire with adhesive backing. Flat speaker wire eliminates the need for baseboard wire clips and can be painted to match the wall. Run wires up and around entryways to avoid accidents.

If the wiring provided in that new Pioneer home theater is not adequate due to an abnormally large room, pick-up longer speaker wire at any consumer electronics store. Most home theater systems include a standard size and quality 16-gauge cable that connects the speakers to the receiver. If you need between 50-100 feet wire, it may be time to consider a thicker 14 or 12-guage wire (as the gauge number goes down, the cable gets thicker and conducts more electricity). Don’t be intimidated, just measure the distance around the room from receiver to speaker and ask for assistance on finding the best length and gauge of speaker wire.

If the thought of wiring makes you crazy, Pioneer suggests looking for a home theater system with a wireless rear speaker so that you can completely avoid running wires around the room. This improves the aesthetics and eliminates the hassle.

Position the Speakers
The position of your speakers can have an enormous effect on the sound quality of a home theater system. To make sure you get the most out of your home theater system, place the subwoofer on the floor near a wall. Reflections from floors and walls help reinforce the bass. Decide on the area the family will most likely sit in the room, that location becomes the “sweet spot.” Measure the distance from each speaker to that spot (ideally both right and left front speakers are close to equidistance from the sweet spot) and make sure each speaker is pointed towards that center spot. The rear surround speakers should be angled towards the viewer and positioned slightly behind the viewing location. To achieve a theater-quality experience, the center speaker should be placed above or below the television, directly in front of the sweet spot so that the sound is directed straight to the viewer.

When in doubt, consult the home theater and speaker FAQs on Pioneer’s ideal room set-up for your Pioneer home theater system, which can be found at www.pioneerelectronics.com.

Balance the Sound
Most home-theater-in-a-box systems can be used right out of the box, but for exceptional quality spend a few minutes customizing the home theater system to your listening room. To create a true cinematic experience, make sure that the sound from each speaker reaches your ears at exactly the same time by checking the measurements from speaker-to-listener and inputting the measurements into the receiver. Pioneer offers a step-by-step instruction manual that makes it easy to balance surround sound to improve performance with test tones to help you judge the sound level of each speaker.

For optimal performance, please consult the Pioneer home theater product manual.

Bring Home A Cinematic Experience
This month Pioneer Electronics will ship two affordable, easy to assemble Pioneer home theater systems loaded with cutting edge technology so that you can build the home theater of your dreams - just in time for fall football and must see TV.

The HTD-630DV and the HTD-530DV complete Pioneer home theater systems include 600 watts of power, a five-disc DVD changer with DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD (SACD) playback as well as progressive scan circuitry for exceptional quality DVD-Video images. Consumers can play the two most popular compressed audio formats – MP3 and WMA and all of the widely used studio audio formats – Dolby Digital EX™, DTS-ES™ and Dolby Pro-Logic II™. Both the HTD-630DV and the HTD-530DV offer 96/24 digital to analog conversion for exceptional audio quality.

Designed for easy set-up, the Pioneer home theater HTD-630DV is equipped with a wireless rear speaker to eliminate running speaker wires to the back of the room. The wireless speaker will accept the information for the back left and right surround speakers, encompassing the listening area with high quality audio.

The Pioneer home theater HTD-630DV and HDT-530DV are now available at suggested retail prices of $800 and $475 respectively.

Pioneer home theater Division is the leading manufacturer of plasma and projection televisions, DVD players and DVD recorders, A/V receivers, CD players and CD recorders, speakers and other audio and video accessories. Its focus is on the development of new digital technologies including Digital Network Entertainment. The company markets its products under the Pioneer and Pioneer Elite brand names. When purchased from an authorized dealer, consumers receive a limited warranty for one year with Pioneer products and two years with Pioneer Elite products.