Replacing Onkyo TX-NR616 with Pioneer VSX-1123K

reelss
reelss Posts: 8
edited July 2014 in Electronics
Hi,

I was recently able to snag the Pioneer VSX-1123K on clearance and am curious if this is a better receiver than my current Onkyo TX-NR616?

My 7.2 setup is as follows:
Polk Audio RTI8 (Fronts)
Polk Audio Monitor 25C (Center)
Polk Audio RTI4 (Rear + Surround)
Polk Audio PSW110 10-Inch Powered Subwoofer

Mostly want to use for movies and gaming.
Thanks for any insight!
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited July 2014
    Better how ? Aside from a few bells and whistles, seems like a lateral move to me.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited July 2014
    I'm with Tony. These are similar, the Pioneer might have a few newer features or not. The Onkyo weighs a few more pounds so I would expect it to have a little more power in real world terms. As for as sound, that's pretty subjective.

    Since this Pioneer is not a D-class ICE amp I can't automatically say, yes this might sound better.

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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