There are also *some* Pioneer products which do get recommended on here. The 578 DVD player and 1014 receiver both get mentioned quite a few times. I don't think enough people have experience with the 1014 to get wide acceptance yet but the people who do own a 1014 tend to be very happy with it.

M60ti, VP180, QS8, M2ti, EP500, PC-Plus 20-39
M5HP, M40ti, Sierra-1
LFR1100 active, ADA1500-4 and -8