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Okyo has not fixed their issues - using stronger plastic doesnt cut it. WE dont want bang for the buck - we want to pay for the quality we get. Pioneer Elite much better than Pioneer but their HT receievrs are class D, which don't do it for me. (Class D amps can sound good but you really need to throw money at them aka JRDG).

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Onkyo has fixed their issues, as I said before Onkyo makes great sounding gear, the bang for the buck is off the charts."

Cerrot is right. I've been watching you make a lot of claims that you can't back up. You just keep talking.

A year and a half ago I compared an Anthem 510 MXR and a Arcam AVR380 in my home. The Anthem had much better features but the Arcam sounded much nicer when used for stereo. I ended up buying the Arcam because I was so impressed with the sound quality. However now I am looking to go with a separate stereo preamp to get even better stereo. (In hindsight I should have gone with the Anthem.) The Arcam has not had any major issues but is does get confused syncing to sound sources every once in a while. (To correct I restart the receiver.) I remember that the Anthem had more sophisticated room correction and could program inputs to any video and audio source. I also auditioned the Emotiva UMC-1 prepro and like its sound quality almost as much as the Arcam.

I purchased the Marantz SR5010. Hooking it up now. I will let you all know how i like it after a month or two.

I want to thank everyone here for all their recommendations.

OK, how do you like the Marantz?