Connectivity

How can the KRP-500 be so small? Pioneer grouped all the connections into a separate box, also finished in high-gloss black, comparable in size and design to one of its Blu-ray players.

This design element makes it much easier to connect your audio and video sources. No more scrambling behind the TV or fumbling around trying to attach portable devices to small front-mounted panels. Dedicated home movie-makers will adore how easy it is to connect their camcorders. And it's a dream come true for ambitious interior designers. A single cable connects the box to the KRP-500, and you can upgrade the supplied three meters to a 10-meter version (KRP-CA 01, about 180 GBP), if your home-theater is large enough to need it.

This single-cable solution is another brilliant idea from the Pioneer developers: Since the slim-line construction makes it perfect for wall-mounting, the last thing you'd want is a tangled mess of cables draping below it. The wall-mounting kit (KRP-WM 02) costs about 180 GBP.