Onkyo HT amps quality?

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Is it just me or is their build quality getting worse and worse.

I own the TXSR800 which is a beautifully constructed and finished amplifier
that pumps out plenty of power.

A friend, on my advice, recently purhcased the new model of my unit, the
803. Similar spec, hdmi switching etc.

I went over to help him set it up and it seemed far more cheaply built -
crappy buttons and a plasticky feeling volume knob.

Are they still the brick-shithouses they once were, or are they slipping?

Is it just me or are others of the same view?

[Vinyl Rules!]

The constant pressure to keep prices down is reducing the build quality
of all the products from the big manufacturers. Even the Sony ES
products are pretty crappy now: They are no better in build quality
than the regular Sonys were that were built 5 years ago, IMHO.

I still like the Onkyo's relative to others being built today, but I
also think the new Yamaha RX-V series (particularly the RX-V657 and the
RX-V757) are perhaps even more competitive and a much better value than
the new Onkyo's, but as always, YMMV.