Thanks for everyone's input. I believe you have put my fears to rest concerning refurb'd receivers. You're opinions are as I hoped/expected. I just wanted to make sure.
The only hindrance to me now is that frugal side of me telling me to suck it up and buy this Pioneer 1014, which is about $200 cheaper than the Marantz that I'm looking at. I know that the Marantz will probably sound better, but this Pioneer has every feature that I'd be looking for at a price that cannot be beat. I've spent a ton of $ finishing my basement, so I'm finding that I'm becoming a tightwad as I near the end. But, nowhere else can you find that feature-set for under $400. It's no wonder every post over at the AVS receiver forum seems to be about this thing and it's on backorder everywhere.
Anyone happen to have done any A/B comparisons between this pioneer and it's counterparts?....Yamaha, Marantz, Harmon Kardon or Denon? I'd love to hear whether or not there is an audible difference in quality.
