Whats the best AV Receiver fro $600-$700??

[msnoopy22]

Originally Posted by will0775

Score another for the pioneer elite. I like you spend several months looking for a good receiver , I burned a lot of hours on this and avs forum, I read and tested onkyo, marantz and denon,pioneer was out of the question until I heard one and it blew my socks off then read all the forums comparing pioneer to the rest, the pio came out on top specially in quality overall, pioneer had the least amount of complaints specially the vsx -03 and the SC-05.I got the SC-05 as a gift and believe me the looks, the build quality and the sound are amazing. I almost when with the Onkyo( my father has the 606) but the receiver runs really hot and that for me is a tun off specially if you are going to put it in a TV console. I'm not saying the other brands are bad, but for me my SC-05 is above the rest in sound quality. Just make sure the receiver you get makes you happy that's all that matters in the end.

Will the Pioneer VSX 03 or the SC-05 upscale a analog signal up to 1080p???