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Pioneer 5-Channel Surround Sound Receiver w/ 600 Watts, VSX-518-K

Pioneer 5-Channel Surround Sound Receiver w/ 600 Watts, VSX-518-K

It's a versatile control center for your home theater system with a wide array of audio and video inputs and outputs. You can choose from 14 modes of advanced digital sound processing, including Dolby Digital, DTS and WMA9. The power rating is 120 watts x 5 channels into 8 ohms at 1 kHz with .05% total harmonic distortion. Additional highlights are an AM/FM tuner with 30 station presets, front-panel mini jack for MP3/CD player, component video inputs/output, coaxial/optical digital audio inputs, and wireless remote control.

Average Customer Rating: 4.64 out of 5 4.6 out of 5 (14 Reviews)
14 of 14 (100%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Questions & Answers: 10 Questions |  8 Answers

Customer Reviews

I am impressed!, 03/07/2009
By chumface
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

Please note: This is my first surround receiver.
After finally getting it all hooked up with the Yamaha 5.1 speaker system I bought at this site...I am blown away by the sound of this unit!

I still have alot of tweaking to play with! So many adjustments to play with...
The only thing I cannot find are Bass and Treble controlls, but so far I have not needed them. Sounds perfect the way it is!
First impression is beyond 5 stars!
Product Attributes:
Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Meets Expectations: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Recommends this product? Yes
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Review 2 for Pioneer 5-Channel Surround Sound Receiver w/ 600 Watts, VSX-518-K

Helpful review, 03/03/2009
By goodreviewer, virginia
Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 4 out of 5

The reciever was good, but lacked enough power to push the speakers that I had. It is a good value for your buck and Walmart is the cheapest place to buy it.
Product Attributes:
Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Meets Expectations: 3 out of 5 3 out of 5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age: 18 - 24
Gender: Male
Has owned product for: 2 - 7 weeks
Uses product: Every day
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Review 3 for Pioneer 5-Channel Surround Sound Receiver w/ 600 Watts, VSX-518-K

03/02/2009
By an anonymous customer
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

A very good receiver for the price. I have a Bose Surround Sound system and I get very good sound from the TV and CD. I do not have Blue Ray so I do not have a need for a higher priced receiver to get HD Sound. I get great sound from this receiver.
Product Attributes:
Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Meets Expectations: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age: 55 - 64
Gender: Male
Has owned product for: 2 - 7 weeks
Uses product: Every day
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Review 4 for Pioneer 5-Channel Surround Sound Receiver w/ 600 Watts, VSX-518-K

Excellent Product!, 02/27/2009
By gwalker2, Columbus, OH
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

After learning how to hook it up, it has performed wonderfully!
Product Attributes:
Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Meets Expectations: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age: 25 - 34
Gender: Female
Has owned product for: 2 - 7 weeks
Uses product: Every day
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Review 5 for Pioneer 5-Channel Surround Sound Receiver w/ 600 Watts, VSX-518-K

excellent product, 02/26/2009
By an anonymous customer, saugerties NY
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

easy set up,great sound.
Product Attributes:
Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Meets Expectations: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age: 35 - 44
Gender: Female
Has owned product for: 2 - 7 weeks
Uses product: Every day
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Review 6 for Pioneer 5-Channel Surround Sound Receiver w/ 600 Watts, VSX-518-K

love it!!, 02/18/2009
By mxdad185, CHATTANOOGA,TN
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

great price plus fast pick up ordering online, it only took about a week to get my order, now my new sourrond sound on my TV sound's awsome!! the price was cheaper than best buy on my new pioneer reciever, i will buy again from walmart online!! thank you!!
Recommends this product? Yes
Age: 45 - 54
Gender: Male
Has owned product for: 2 - 7 weeks
Uses product: Every day
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Review 7 for Pioneer 5-Channel Surround Sound Receiver w/ 600 Watts, VSX-518-K

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02/02/2009
By WorkToClean, Greenville,Ohio
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

It works very well for our home theater. We needed an amp with digital inputs to make our system work. I added a small amp to power our sub woofer and everything sounds very good.
Product Attributes:
Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Meets Expectations: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age: 55 - 64
Gender: Female
Has owned product for: 2 - 7 weeks
Uses product: Every day
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Review 8 for Pioneer 5-Channel Surround Sound Receiver w/ 600 Watts, VSX-518-K

Great Value, 01/16/2009
By TexasSteve, Sanger, TX
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

I had just bought another product 6 months ago and it wasn't worth a can of beans. I saw this Pioneer and because of the price Walmart was selling it for, I decided to take a chance. Best buy I ever made. Easy hook-up, great surround sound choices, and gave my speakers their true potential. I recommend this model.
Product Attributes:
Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Meets Expectations: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age: 65 or older
Gender: Male
Has owned product for: 2 - 7 weeks
Uses product: Every day
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Review 9 for Pioneer 5-Channel Surround Sound Receiver w/ 600 Watts, VSX-518-K

Good product, 12/28/2008
By poolman2, Fort Lauderdale, Fl
Overall Rating: 2 out of 5 2 out of 5

The receiver is great however it was delivered without the original box-batteries-manual-am & fm antennas.

Did we get a return or demo?
Product Attributes:
Value: 3 out of 5 3 out of 5
Meets Expectations: 3 out of 5 3 out of 5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age: 65 or older
Gender: Male
Has owned product for: 1 week or less
Uses product: Every few days
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Review 10 for Pioneer 5-Channel Surround Sound Receiver w/ 600 Watts, VSX-518-K

Nice reciever, 12/27/2008
By jlgrrt, Oklahoma
Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 4 out of 5

This is a very nice reciever the only draw back being the lack of HDMI switching. This should and will become standard but this reciever lacks ir but the sounf and functionality of the reciever are great.
Product Attributes:
Value: 4 out of 5 4 out of 5
Meets Expectations: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age: 35 - 44
Gender: Male
Has owned product for: 3 - 4 months
Uses product: Every day
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Review 11 for Pioneer 5-Channel Surround Sound Receiver w/ 600 Watts, VSX-518-K

Great Receiver, 12/26/2008
By WalmartIsGreat99
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

This receiver lives up to its specs.
Product Attributes:
Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Meets Expectations: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Recommends this product? Yes
Has owned product for: 2 - 7 weeks
Uses product: A few times per month
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Review 12 for Pioneer 5-Channel Surround Sound Receiver w/ 600 Watts, VSX-518-K

Added sound, 12/23/2008
By 2Stooges, Charlotte, NC
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

A few years back, during a storm, the power went out and when it came on my tv worked but not the sound. I then hooked it up through my stereo system, but with age, the receiver went out. Being extremely hard of hearing, I chose to wear wireless headphones. But any friend that came over could not hear the sound. I ordered this receiver and had friends come and hook it up for me. They were able to hook up most of the components from my older stereo and also all the wiring that came with my head set. Also, my DVD/VCR players were hooked up. The sound is good, and all works. It took no time to hook up everything. I would recommend this receiver to anyone. No problems thus far.
Product Attributes:
Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Meets Expectations: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age: 45 - 54
Gender: Female
Has owned product for: 2 - 7 weeks
Uses product: Every day
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Review 13 for Pioneer 5-Channel Surround Sound Receiver w/ 600 Watts, VSX-518-K

Great VALUE!!!!, 09/02/2008
By Bluesman999, Chico,CA
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5

This is a great sounding system!!!!!!
Product Attributes:
Value: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Meets Expectations: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age: 45 - 54
Gender: Male
Has owned product for: 2 - 7 weeks
Uses product: Every day
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Ratings-Only Reviews for Pioneer 5-Channel Surround Sound Receiver w/ 600 Watts, VSX-518-K Based on 1 ratings-only review
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Would recommend?: Yes  1 out of 1