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I have owned this since new in 2004. I went to many stores, read things all over the place on line to narrow down my search and make the chase easier. What I read and what I heard only made the search more drawn out. I was not hearing most of the things I read (about pioneer or other popular brands). There was some correlation though and it boiled down to a choice between this and a Denon model of similar price. Power aside, I found the Pioneer to be more neutral (and much more than all other receivers, especially Yamaha). I can understand why people choose Denon or Marantz - they are both pleasing on the ears - not a bad thing for sure.
But I intended to match this with my existing Triangle speakers and a top of the line dvd player (Pioneer DV-79AVi, which I chose AFTER my selection of this receiver). I've now been living with the Triangle speakers (frt, ctr & surrounds, no rear) for more than 4 years with no inclination to upgrade. The triangles are 6ohm and the receiver powers them just fine as it adjusts for this impedance. I consider these speakers very neutral and revealing. If there were anomalies, I would have heard it and this setup would not have lasted. I also use triangles for my stereo, powered by an Audio Note / Spectral setup and while they sound different, the pioneer does not shame itself for what it does. By comparison to my stereo setup, bright or etched is not how I would describe the VSX-53TX. With attention to pairing this to good speakers and source, this receiver is an honest transcriber of the music or movies.
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