The Pioneer VSX-817 is a very solid 7.1 surround sound home theater receiver that would be a good fit for any home system. It features a very flexible (assignable) input system, a strong 110W per channel, built in decoders for just about every format out there, and it is XM and Sirius Ready (Special Cable required). Not listed in the features is the upscale and downscale of different signals or the cooling fan for the unit. Last but not least is the advanced sound mapping (DSP) which is more than just a label as it actually works.