Opinions on home recievers anyone?

[bikejunkie223 10+ year member]

Hey guys, I am looking at getting a new home theatre reciever and was looking for any opinions you guys might have, as I am not real educated on this stuff. I am considering the following:

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-fbHbuI9bQ97/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?wm=fp&I=033AV1906B&g=10420

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-fbHbuI9bQ97/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=10420&I=580TXS603B

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-fbHbuI9bQ97/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=10420&I=158STD998B

I listed choices from Crutch, though my bro is an assistant manager at a compusa/goodguys, so I can also get Yamaha and a couple others. The Denon is the frontrunner for me right now, what do you guys think?

My speakers are a couple of mediocre Pioneer towers for the front, and an OLD pioneer 12" sub, and a Bose vcs-30 center/ surround setup.http://www.bose.com/controller?event=VIEW_PRODUCT_PAGE_EVENT&product=vcs30_center_index

hope that helps.

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[thylantyr 10+ year member]

Denon would be my first choice of the ones you listed, but make sure it has the features you seek. You can probably get these alot cheaper at the famous auction site.

 

[adio 5,000+ posts]

i would also look at onkyo too.

 

[bikejunkie223 10+ year member]

Yeah. my brother is a manager at a store, so I can get them at cost, way below retail.

 

[adio 5,000+ posts]

Yeah. my brother is a manager at a store, so I can get them at cost, way below retail.

i have a denon i'm selling on ebay, even though i recommened an onkyo!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5836646294&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

had many denons and had great luck with them... onkyo also makes a solid product

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

NAD > Denon > Onkyo

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[bikejunkie223 10+ year member]

Thanks guys, I guess I gotta play some more, I have also heard Yamaha recievers are as nice as current Denon units. Any opinions?

 

[chefboyrlee 10+ year member]

just got a marantz sr8400. i think it's discontinued. got it for a lil over 600 new. i like it so far. make sure whatever receiver you get has pre outs in case you want to expand.

 

[Oak244 10+ year member]

I would Rate Denon, Marantz and Yamaha as being on par with each other. Really it comes down to your speakers, and the kind of sound you like. Each of the receivers listed here typically have a signature sound...

Yamaha... Bright

Deneon... Neutral

Marantz... Warm

So this is one way to pick. If you tend to like a warm system (ie. silk tweet fan) get the Marantz. Also if you find your speakers to be harsh at high listening levels try Marantz to soften the sound. If you find your system to be flat, try Yamaha to liven it up.. If your happy, go Denon, and you will notice little change.

Some may disagree with this, but I have what you would call a Golden Ear, which is a blessing or curse depending on how you look at it. Blessing in that I can hear true good sound when I do, Curse is, you have to be rich to achieve it lol

 

[adio 5,000+ posts]

my denon is still for sale!!

 

[Oak244 10+ year member]

I would love to trade my Yamaha 6.1 Receiver for a Marantz 6.1 lol

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Bah...screw receivers, go components or go home //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Oak244 10+ year member]

Yeah I hear ya! Just need to upgrade my speakers before I go with all seperate compnents. I would like to change to McCormack amps and Vandersteen or VMPS speakers.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Yeah I hear ya! Just need to upgrade my speakers before I go with all seperate compnents. I would like to change to McCormack amps and Vandersteen or VMPS speakers.

I haven't done a lot with 5.1 or greater surround simply because it gets expensive...fast. Building a good two channel components setup is enough, but when the speaker costs are quadrupled and you need three more monoblocks, it gets out of reach quickly //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif