Maybe I phrased that wrong. What I meant to say is the sound differences and features in the Denon compared to the Pioneer, are they worth the extra cost? Some say the Pioneers are a little "warmer", and the Denon close to "neutral". I guess it's a personal choice which you prefer, and I wasn't sure if people who have tried these components have comments either way.
I'm finding that, for me, the price point and quality at which I would move from a single AV receiver to seperates is about $2,000. At $1,000-$2,000 there are options for typical good receivers, $2,000-$3,000 is the ability to split the components into decent seperates. Whether it's worth the extra cost to split, I guess that's the magic question.
