A/V receivers don’t really change much from year to year but Pioneer has decided to stack everything it has into the new Elite line of receivers they’ll be releasing over the summer.
The company unveiled the new the VSX-21TXH ($700), VSX-23TXH ($900), SC-25 ($1,700) and SC-27 ($1,900) which will all launch with HDMI 1.3a, 7.1 surround, on-board Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio.  Each new receiver also incorporates iPod/iPhone connectivity and and control as well as 1080p upscaling on all the video inputs.  Oh, and you’ll get multi-zone too.
The VSX-23TXH, …