I love these speaker . grant , we be replace a head of the line Pioneer home theater set from over a decade ago , so there be little comparison . on the other hand though , I must say I be disappoint in Amazon . I buy these on a gold box deal for $ 200 less than list price , think it be a excellent deal . Newegg have have they for over a year for $ 300 less than this price , and that be they regular price . so , although I highly recommend these speaker ... I also recommend you do what I fail to do ... shop around , and look at Newegg -lrb- much better price -rrb- . I pair this set with a Denon AVR 2311cus . this be a excellent combination in my humble opinion . whatever receiver you use , just keep in mind this set can only handle up to 100 watt per channel at 8ohm . grant , there do not seem to be a receiver out there which do not inflate it be number a bit , so there be some padding . the Denon we have be rate 105 per channel , yet the speaker be just fine .