pioneer elite tsx 47 vs tsx 49

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I am selling my parasound gear (psp 1500, hca 1206) and downsizing a bit. I have pretty much decided on a Pioneer Elite receiver model tsx 47 or tsx 49. The only real differences I can see in the specs for the units are:
Burr Brown chip on the 49 for 192khz all channels vs no burr brown on the 47
All channel 96/24 conversion on the 49...only the F/C/R speakers on the 47....
Dual shark 32 bit floating point vs single shark.....(WTF is this?)
49 can be upgraded to accept digital dvd audio signal from pioneer elite dvd audio player. Not sure if this is a proprietary thing and only works with pioneer elite dvd player, or not.
Anyway, I am not sure these features are worth an additional 600 bucks. Can anybody out there familiar with these products help me out?
Also, anybody that can advise on the two channel sound quality is appreciated. I already bought and sold a Denon AVR 3801 and put the Parasound stuff back into service once because the Denon sounded simply horrible on stereo material. It did not matter if I used the Denon as a preamp with the Parasound amp or as a standalone receiver; two channel sounded bright and not very nice.

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Topic - pioneer elite tsx 47 vs tsx 49 - carlton 17:23:03 02/03/03 (1)

Re: pioneer elite tsx 47 vs tsx 49 - bondmanp 06:53:55 02/04/03 (0)

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