i have to throw my $.02 in.

i would have to be MIGHTY hard pressed to buy a pioneer nowadays(or jvc,sony,kenwood,technics) they ,imo, are for the masses,the reputation they buit 25++ years ago has(i think) gone away,i would be mighty leary of any listed specs.over the years i have owned quite a few pioneer pieces(car and home) and probably heard 20 times as many.
not to say pioneer is bad,imo they are just not good,maybe i should go out and demo some pioneer,then again why?i'm,just not impressed anymore!


p.s. the best pioneer i ever heard had an analog tuner section!

p.s.s. i have a technics receiver for a second stereo,it jams 100x5,(x2 in stereo) but can't touch my 1050