Hey all,

Been researching the 9040 and I see it's virtually identical to the Pioneer Elite VSX-21TXH, except with 1 year warranty instead of 2yr and an "elite" badge.

Amazon has the 9040 on sale with good reviews, and I was wondering if anyone here has 9040 or the vsx-21, and if so, can you comment? likes, dislikes?

I am more interested in the features. I have external mono blocks, so the pioneer avr amp is not driving my M80's.

I wanted a decent avr before I move forward with the v150 and QS8's. Any opinions welcome...and thanks!

Dduval

M80's, QS8's, M22's, CHT SHO-10, Dual CHT SS-18.1's, Onkyo NR3008, Mitsubishi WD-73740