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Hey all,
Been researching the 9040 and I see it's virtually identical to the Pioneer Elite VSX-21TXH, except with 1 year warranty instead of 2yr and an "elite" badge.
Amazon has the 9040 on sale with good reviews, and I was wondering if anyone here has 9040 or the vsx-21, and if so, can you comment? likes, dislikes?
I am more interested in the features. I have external mono blocks, so the pioneer avr amp is not driving my M80's.
I wanted a decent avr before I move forward with the v150 and QS8's. Any opinions welcome...and thanks!
Dduval
M80's, QS8's, M22's, CHT SHO-10, Dual CHT SS-18.1's, Onkyo NR3008, Mitsubishi WD-73740
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I've had the VSX-21TXH for about 2 months. I don't have a lot of experience with receivers, so I'm not much help here. I'm not dissappointed in the power it puts out, sometimes I get really impressed with the power output, as in loud and deep bass in some material out of M22's.
I'm satisfied with straight stereo for music and Neo: 6 Cinema for movies. I'm somewhat satisfied with the tuner quality, but I may look into getting a higher quality antenna sometime. So far, I haven't had any problems with it.
Edit: The MCACC equalizer does a good job of improving sound quality. I used the front stage stereo settings for a while, but switched to straight stereo for a more realistic quality. I do turn on the sound retriever. It enhances bass and treble without going overboard.
Last edited by CatBrat; 02/28/10 09:12 PM.
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Thanks Cat...appreciate it, I see most owners are happy.
Dduval
M80's, QS8's, M22's, CHT SHO-10, Dual CHT SS-18.1's, Onkyo NR3008, Mitsubishi WD-73740
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Dana, the determining feature may well be the respective room-correction processing systems. My view would be to give a preference to one of the Denon or Onkyo models in a similar price area with Audyssey MultEQ.
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Yes John,
That has been a big debate in my mind, audyssey or MCACC. The more I read about it, I just don't know..:)
The 9040 is $514.00, can you recommend a Denon or Onkyo at that price with pre outs? I can't seem to find one with the same features around that price...
Thanks so much,
Dduval
M80's, QS8's, M22's, CHT SHO-10, Dual CHT SS-18.1's, Onkyo NR3008, Mitsubishi WD-73740
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Yes, the Onkyo 707 factory refurb from Accessories4less for about $500 should be considered. My experience with factory refurbs has been good and my view is that they should be even more reliable than brand new units.
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That's a nice unit, thanks John!
Dduval
M80's, QS8's, M22's, CHT SHO-10, Dual CHT SS-18.1's, Onkyo NR3008, Mitsubishi WD-73740
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Decided on the Pioneer VSX-9040TXH. Got it yesterday, so far I'm loving it. Big difference from my old yammy. Haven't had a chance to check out HDMI video performance yet, but so far no problems, that's actually shocking given my luck with new audio gear... Dduval
M80's, QS8's, M22's, CHT SHO-10, Dual CHT SS-18.1's, Onkyo NR3008, Mitsubishi WD-73740
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Glad to hear you're happy with it.
My Stuff :
M80's QS8's VP150 EP800 Denon 4802 Emotiva XPA-3 Samsung BD-P3600 Sharp 65 Inch Aquos LCD
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Same as the 21TXH which I have. I love it also. I think it has great power for the M22's anyway. I'm interested in how good it drives the M80's.
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