I am not sure if I will stay with Harman Kardon. I have not heard much positive feedback on customer service with Harman Kardon. Last I want is having a problem and then dealing with weeks or months trying to get the unit fixed or replaced. If I were to stay w/ harman it would probably be the AVR 7300.
For some reason though I feel like I am leaning toward the Denon AVR 3805 which has 3 Component inputs and I can also upgrade the power chord which does make a difference. I also like the fact that the Denon has 2 assignable 12v triggers. Also like I said before I have dealt w/ Denon for quite some time and liked their product a lot.
The Onkyo has net-tune and is THX certified, but I am using software called e-Jukebox which is great (
www.audiosoft.net ) and I am not going to lose sleep over the Denon being THX certified or not. I do not have the money or the proper room settings to be building a THX room. The Onkyo only has 2 Component inputs and I cannot upgrade the power chord.
The Pioneer only has 2 component Inputs and there is nothing else there that is pushing me in t's direction.
Well we will see I am hoping that w/ in the next month I will be ordering the Denon AVR 3805. My dream would have been the AVR4806 but at a whopping $3,500 msrp. That is quite insane. When we dealt with the AVR4802R, we were dealing w/ a receiver that went for $2,499. They raised the price $1000. Oh well.
Thank you for those who had some input on my questions and if anyone else has any suggestions please let me know........
Chris