Now that this thread is getting somewhere, I would like to extend my thanks to all who have replied

. Maybe this could become an official Pioneer receiver owners thread some day

. Never the less, this thread has confirmed my feelings towards my receiver, while not the best in the Pioneer line up it has served me very well. When I bought mine in 2006 I knew I was going to up grade it in another few years when the HDMI 1.3v became the norm

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hyghwayman
P.S. Keep the question and answers coming everyone.