the sony has had very good reviews and has one many awards, the auto set up is very good also , the 1016 pioneer didnt fare so well , the 2016 has more power and is a bit more in your face , it depends on which speakers you have and may get in the future aswell , a bigger kick may be needed, or it could be a waste of money , also the sony is very musical , you need to have a listen, im off to listen to both these amps today , ill let you know what i think
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i bought the sony over the 2016 , there wasnt that much in it, the sony seemed a better match for the bassey kef q 7 and q 6 centre that i heard them both on , so i bought the speakers aswell, a grand well spent , ive been playing with them for a week or so and after a good run in, im very pleased with both amp and speakers , ill be bywiring the fronts soon , ive been a bit bizzy , and theres more than enough power in the sony amp for these large speakers, the 2016 seemed a nice amp but the sony was crisper and had better dialog through the centre which was something i didnt like with my old set up the 2016 also seemed to bring out to much bass in the kefs , you will need to try the amp s with the speakers , richer sounds does a 14 day return , but i think for the money the sony wins every day
