Hi all,
I am ready to buy a new receiver (after my HK bit the dust) and ended up with the following choices:
1). Pioneer VSX-9130TXH
2). Pioneer Elite VSX-01TXH (or 03TXH)
3). Pioneer VSX-1018AH
After reading tons of reviews and comparisons (including the ones on this forum), it seems that 9130 and 01 are identical, 03 offers slightly more features, and 1018 just has less features listed.
I don't need 12V triggers that 01TXH offers, and Faroudja upconversion is not really important (as my BluRay and HD-DVD players have the better upconverting chips in them).
So why is Pioneer playing these games? Three/four different models, different prices, different power rating (done in different conditions) on virtually the same receiver.
Why would anyone pay $200-300 more for the same receiver, only with the orange glow instead of blue/white, TXH sticker and 12V triggers??
Please enlighten me!