Actually I would. So yes it maybe a tad bit more expensive but not much more than the Sony or Yammy or Denon. I used to own NAD and Rotel. I sold my Rotel RSX1065 flagship receiver to the Pioneer 53TX because the 53TX seemingly sounded better than the RSX1065 at the same level. Actually the 53TX really sounded better with the Direct CD feature. The RSX1065 did not have that feature. The NAD was annoying because when driven hard that damn fan would go on...specially when running a 6.1 setup with all speakers in the 6ohm load that are inefficient...old KEF.
