"paul packer" wrote in message

On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 20:40:32 GMT,
wrote:


What would you say drives those 7 channels, Mike? I
mean for $399. Just a friendly question.

According to the manual and their website description,
MOSFET amp, THX certified.

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pn...etailComponent

I've heard it driving 2 different set of speakers and it
has no peculiarities that I can discern.

840Watts for under $500! It's incredible what they can do
these days.

It has a built-in RTA and comes with a measurement mic. It will
automatically equalize itself and its speakers to match the room.

Plus it has "mid-night listening", whatever
that may be,

"mid-night listening" nets out to be dynamic range compression. Loud
passages are attenuated so that you don't wake up the neighbors with an
unexpected loud passage.

and a loudness control. I think I'll get two.

Given that you only have headphones and no proper speakers, it seems like
extreme overkill, Paul. I think a Wavac is more your speed.