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The reference-standard VSX-49TX represents a new level in power, control, and sonic quality. It meets LucasFilm’s THX-Ultra2 requirements for optimal playback.

audioreview.com says:

This is the best av receiver that I could find . This receiver blew away all the Denon,sony,yamaha,harmon kardon receivers that I could find in their top models. To compare I used lord of the rings 1 and Dare devil for movies and bass mekanic audeo demo disks with my klipsch RF-7 fronts RC-7 center and two pair of RF-5 forsurrounds. I never hert any of the receivers but after an hour at about 95% volume they all had isues except the 49 txi the only one that would keep up at all for claritey was the Harmon Kardon 7300. It only held clean up to about 75% of the volume. The TXI 49 was clean up to plus 2 on the volume from minus 80 and it actuley ran cooler at higher volumes then at lower the compotition all ran way hoter then I was comfertabol with…more