No problem, Mark I think I've seen that Aussie web page too and it's easy to mistake that price for being in US dollars!

Mr Sandman:

Your point about the power delivery of the Pioneer is a good one. I think the specs are 100 watts per discrete channel, but the specs can be misleading. Otherwise, the unit seems to have a lot of features for the price.

My speakers are Sonus Faber Concertos for L/R and Sonus Faber Piccolo Solo for center. I haven't bought the rears yet. The SF's have 89dB efficiency.

[This message has been edited by Avalon (edited January 18, 2002).]