I reviewed this receiver along with the Yamaha RX-V2092. I found that the 2092 had a little better sound. The Highs were a tadbit better. I also found that the LDFC had Actually improved the Highs. The DSP Settings were GREAT. Especially with the 7-Channel Home Theater. In case anyone of you are thinking "7-Channels? it's a gimmic" well listen and believe. The Front F/X Channels are just like Dolby Surround (Not PRO-LOGIC) Rear Channels. They are extracted from the Main-Channels by means of Mixing and Matrixing. The Front F/X Channels add a Higher Sense of Realism to the Home Theater. But I like the VX-07TX alot. The THX Certification means nothing to me. If it was so good than how come Mark Levinson (Most Expensive home audio Amplifier Company) doesn't use THX Certification? cause if the Receivers this expensive there had to have been alot of research on it. What Confuses me is why is it called Direct MOS Amplifier. A Salesman told me that it was called this because it wasn't considered a Full MOSFET Amplifier, Meaning that only the Input stage had MOSFET. I thought "what the F**K?" later I e-mailed Pioneer and found that this was actually true. but using this technique got cheaper equipment with better bass. (since mosfet amps are not easy to make for both Input and Output). I Think this is one of the Best Receivers of all time. (i think it's even better than Sony ES, Onkyo, Denon, but not Yamaha and Harman/Kardon)

I just picked up this receiver on sale. After surviving a 6 year old Onkyo Pro-Logic..which is still alive and well. The Pioneer and I did not get along at first. I fought the fact that it can set itself up with little help. Not much to tweak here. Thank goodness it has tone controls, which of course it locks out for any digital processing. I thought this receiver had an "attitude"...a rather arrogant one at that.But, damn it, it certainly knows what it's doing, except for how it screws up the bass on regular stereo, after you calibrate it for Dolby. But a couple of notches down on the bass when I listen to stereo took care of it. (I am not running a subwoofer, and my big mains pump out enough to alert my neighbor).
And speaking of bass, there's lots available! Very strong amps. I am a little risky running main speakers with 4 ohms, on a 6 ohm rated amp. But it is almost a perfect 4 ohms from 20 to 20Khz. The kind of load amps. like best, constant.
My Onkyo had the same 6 ohm rating system and didn't suffer at all.
But the sound on the Pioneer has much more punch, and a very smooth midrange. The highs are good, but not it's forte.
Well, we are getting accustomed to each other now. The Pioneer understands I need to fiddle with buttons now and then, and I understand it's not so necessary anymore.
Not quite in the audiophile class, but good enough to teach a layman what high fidelity really is all about, without taking out a second mortgage. Providing it's teamed with decent speakers.
The tuner is typical "receiver" quality. Sometimes I just wish they made the tuner an deletable option. My little Grundig Yachtboy 400 tunes circles around any receiver.
It's has all I want or need. It's a great receiver, but definitely over-priced at MSRP. Get it under a grand, or you are spending too much.

No DTS

I have a separate Audio system so this review is only for Home Theatre only. I have had this unit for about 1 1/2 years and it is a very good sounding receiver.With the right speakers and Sub it's performance is very good. I have compared it to Denon, Sony and Rotel and although it is a few years older technology I can't see trading it in just to have a newer (but no better quality) receiver.The only minus is that it does not have DTS but for what I will lose as a trade in for an equivelent receiver it is not a worthwhile upgrade.

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Denon,Sony,

After many sleepless nights of contemplation I finally took action and pick up this reciever along with some other goodies at my local hi-fi shop. After wavering between a Sony 30ES and Yamaha 795 for months I stumbled on this beauty. The others, the Sony in particular, had a few more toys, but after striking a wicked deal on an Elite CD player and 2109 DVD there was no more price vs performance competition. Just for kicks I took home some NHT 1.2 towers with a sub amp. Big improvement over my old Energy's though they still kick but on most of the stuff out there. As said before there is little to find fault with on this reciever. Just clean fun all around. Now if I could only get my wife out of the apartment long enough to turn it up. The the HT thing is amazing as well. One final comment on the remote. At first it looked like it wouldn't be all that great to use, the Sony and Yamaaha seemed to be much more sofisticated. However, after using it for the last few weeks I've found it to have an easy to use, logical layout and have far more practical substance than the S' or Y'. It's nice not to have to look at the remote to have to do something like you would with the Sony LCD or have to use two hands to traverse 6 or 7 inches like on the Yamaha.

After owning a Sony GX 900ES A/V receiver for about year, this new pioneerreceiver just about blows it out of the water! Dolby ProLogic, Dolby Digital, THX, and DSP modes are all outstanding! (Maybe some more DSP modes would have been nice -i.e. Denon's 5 channel stereo mode). In terms of esthetics, function, sonic performance, and value I cannot think of a better A/V receiver. The new Sony STR DA-90ES, Yamaha RX-V2092, and Denon AVR3200 are serious rivals. What do you think?