Oh, by the way, there were concerns raised in this forum and elsewhere regarding the Pioneer receivers' relative lack of "power reserve." Well, the final kick that cleared my doubt and helped me decide to go for the 45TX is here:

Hifi News (UK) - Comparison of Reveivers

They measured and compared the US$1000-ish receivers from Pioneer (VSX-D2011 = Elite 45TX), Rotel, Sony, Onkyo, Yamaha, and JVC in this article.