Sony ES receivers are garbage. I had a V333ES receiver that had to be serviced 3 times and sent back to Sony for the fourth time before it was fixed properly. I bought one of the new digital receivers and was so disappointed by it's performance that I traded it in for the Denon AVR-3803 that I currently own and have been completely satisfied with. Your $400 would be better spent, IMO, on a brand new Yamaha or Denon receiver.