We doubt we'd even use the app much if we had the VSX-1021-K as our home AV receiver, since it's easier to control all your home theater devices from a single universal remote, like a Logitech Harmony.
The "control" section of the app is most useful, allowing you to adjust volume and select inputs. The iPad app looks great, but we couldn't see ourselves using it that much. It takes up a lot of space, at 17.2 inches wide, 6.6 inches high, and 14.3 inches deep, so you'll need a sizable chunk of shelf to house it. We could get into all the subtleties of the VSX-1021-K's design, but the reality is it looks a whole lot like other AV receivers: it's a big, black box. That still makes the VSX-1021-K our second-favorite receiver of the year and it could be the top choice for some buyers if they really can't stand the Denon's inferior onscreen display. The Denon AVR-1912 edges it out just slightly by also offering AirPlay, plus one more HDMI port, a two-year warranty, more built-in streaming media services, and slightly better sound quality. Not to mention the fact that it sounds pretty great, too.Īs impressive as that package sounds, it's still not quite enough to make the VSX-1021-K our top midrange receiver pick of 2011. In addition to AirPlay, the VSX-1021-K features a slew of other attractive features, including five HDMI inputs, DLNA compatibility, and Pioneer's iOS remote control app, iControlAV2.
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Now Pioneer is making iPod support one step easier with the VSX-1021-K, letting you wirelessly stream music from an iOS device-such as an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch-using AirPlay, Apple's proprietary media streaming format ( check out our full hands-on). Pioneer has undeniably been the main innovator in the midrange AV receiver space over the last few years, for example adding the ability to connect an iPod or iPhone directly via USB-and including a cable-before anyone else.
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