There are many, many excellent (feature wise) receivers out there. Pioneer and Yamaha receivers have an "auto setup" feature that automatically sets up your speaker levels, size, distance, checks for correct wiring and equalizes (also has video upconversition). Right now as far as features go, these are hard to beat. I beleive that in the near future, more manufacturers will will incorporate these features into thier products. I'm very curious and will be watching closely to see what will be introduced at CES (consumer electronics show) this January.
There are many things to look for in purchasing audio gear but aside from feature needs, one of the first things I try to look at is customer service and product reliability.
BTW, ditto what JohnK said.
Last edited by mwc; 12/19/03 12:50 PM.
