pioneer's tv is made by panasonic (from what i've heard). Pioneers new speakers are loud (but not clean). Alpine is a great overall clean company,but very pricey. I would never go with one brand of anything. Certain companies are better at certain things....eg. Eclipse makes head units for clarity, but I would never buy an Eclipse speaker, because that is not what they are pouring their resources into. Infinity makes great speakers, but I would never buy an Infinity amp....it's just not what they are good at.