Buy Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K 7-Channel A/V Receiver (Black)

The Pioneer receiver is misrepresented as producing 120 watts and it does not. It lacks sufficient wattage to drive my old Bowers & Wilkins speakers (which, while old, are fantastic). I would not have purchased the Pioneer receiver had it been accurately represented (it puts out a max of 90 watts over the two front channels (IIRC), pretty wimpy). I ended up buying a Yamaha RXV 3800, which although three times the money, is more than three times the receiver. It puts out a true 140 watts from 20 to 20K Hz, 0.04 THD into 8 ohms over all seven channels. The user's manual is better (clear, well organized) the remote is better, the front panel controls are better, it plain outclasses the Pioneer, as well it should. But that's not the lesson here. The point is that you can't trust the advertised specs, and if you really need the power (newer B&W speakers don't require quite so much power to drive), you better get the manual and read it ahead of time.

Avoid Dependable Resource as a supplier. This little ordeal wasted several weeks of my time and about the only thing dependable about Dependable is that the company will charge you a 20 percent restocking fee, which ran me over $100, a ripoff. I won't use the company again. In contrast, Amazon has been outstanding. I got two defective Boston subwoofers and Amazon refunded the full amount. That's customer service. Get more detail about Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K 7-Channel A/V Receiver (Black).