[Silound]

I can't say anything about Onkyo personally. My brother says he's very happy with his, and he's had and used it for around 6 years now as the centerpiece for his home entertainment center. He did mention it likes to get *hot*, which is what prompted him to build his ventilated tower for his various boxes (I never even knew it was actively ventilated).

Considering I'm not an audiophile, I've used a Sony unit that I caught on sale for the better part of 10 years now and never had a problem at all.