Discussion on stereo/surround receivers and power conditioners.

I wanted to get some people's experiences with surround receivers.

I am in the market again. I've had 3 Yamaha receivers and I'm not sure whether or not to buy another one. My last one crapped out after 4 years. I've had issues with one of my other ones...but it is still serviceable as long as I don't pass the HDMI through it.

I'm having a dilemma because I don't know if it is the power in my house that's wearing out the electronics. I've heard that voltage can be all over the place around here. I've had a TV go out twice in this house as well. So, I have a power conditioner on order to see if that helps. My first question is if others had good results using a power conditioner.

My other question is whether or not receivers are just cheap junk compared to what they used to be. I read reviews of receivers going out all the time. Seems like back in the day, someone could keep a stereo 20 years if they wanted to. Are they just too complicated these days? or too many cheap parts?

So I'm looking for a new receiver...preferably up to $1k. 7.2 is ideal especially since I don't have 9 or 11 speakers. Does the board have some favorites?

I'm not partial to a brand. Denon, Pioneer, Sony, yamaha are all ok with me as long as they last and put out good sound. Almost all are 4K pass through and have built in wireless.