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I recently purchased a Pioneer Elite Receiver (VSX81-TXV). WHile i
love this receiver, I recently noticed that the spec for this receiver
actually seem "worse" than the specs for my old (non-Elite) Pioneer
VSX3600 receiver, which only costs about $350 many years ago. For
example, the VSX81 has THD listed at .08%, while the VSX3600 has .05%
THD. I also seem to remember that back then, the Elite receivers had
THD specs like .008%! I also noticed that most of the specs of the
VSX3600 were slightly better than the specs of the newer "elite" class
receiver (Signal to noise ratios, etc)...

Has the quality of Pioneer receivers gone downhill over the years? I'm
just wondering if that old VSX3600 actually has a very high quality
amp that I should consider using elsewhere...

Any insight is appreciated!

Thank you!