want to upgrade from older receiver

[me2003]

<font color='#000000'>I currently own a Pioneer Elite VSX 04
I like the power it gives to my speakers. I have fairly large speakers and &nbsp;the power it gives them is great and also sounds great too. The reason i a want to change because of poor surround sound with this receiver. A couple months ago I bought a receiver before it was 100 w a channel too but it sounded bad. I am look for a receiver that will power speakers the same as my pioneer elite did but with surround sound (dts, ac3 Etc). I want to spend around 700 to 900 canadian so thats around 500 to 600 american i would think.
Ive been looking at these models Harman/Kardon AVR230, &nbsp;Sony STR-DE995 , Denon AVR1804 and the Onkyo TX SR601.
I wanted to know which receiver would put out the most power to speakers and maintain good sound quality.

I would like to thank everybody ahead of time for answering this question, so thanks and have a good day</font>

 

[nm2285]

<font color='#000000'>While each of these brands is very nice (except the Sony in my opinion) I think Marantz will get you the most bang for your buck in this price range, especially if you listen to a lot of music. &nbsp;Check out the SR6400 and SR5400. &nbsp;The HK may be just slightly underpowered...the 330 would take care of that. &nbsp;Listen and look at the options. &nbsp;They're all great choices</font>