High definition sight and sound. Whether you're watching HDTV, a Blu-ray disc, or listening to music from your iPod or a USB device, the VSX-1018AH amplifies pure, precise audio. The VSX-1018AH offers HDMI (2 in, 1 out) with Deep Colour. This means that all colour transitions and gradients are reproduced with the highest level of precision. What you see is as natural and lifelike as possible. Enjoy your digital music collection, too. Plug and play your MP3 player via the USB-in or connect your iPod directly. The main benefit is that the connection is digital, which guarantees transfer without intermediate digital-to-analogue, analogue-to-digital conversions; what you hear is pure.  The VSX-1018AH includes Pioneer's unique 9-band MCACC system, which stands for Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration. At the touch of a button, the MCACC will analyse your room environment and optimally tune the system. The result sounds like a professional recording engineer has fine-tuned your system.
Another feature of MCACC is Phase Control. Phase Control calibrates possible frequency delay and aligns the phase within each speaker individually, as well as between all your speakers. What you hear is as true to the original source as possible. The VSX-1018AH is the perfect partner for Blu-ray discs. Built-in Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding, guarantee pure, "lossless" quality audio. With THX Select2 Plus certification, you can expect the best possible sound reproduction using 7 channels, whether you're watching, listening or playing. The system allows flexible speaker placement. The 'Front Stage Surround Advance' feature gives you the option to place your speakers in the traditional 5.1 surround setting around your living room, or alternatively place them alongside your television. This is ideal if you have limited space, or want to avoid an "invasion" of electronics equipment around the room. | 
