Refurb Recievers?

[the727kid 10+ year member]

Is it usually fine to buy the refurb or worth the extra money to get a new one?

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[joetama 5,000+ posts]

Referbs are usually ok.

But, either way you are taking a risk. To be honest it depends on the company, product that you are buying and the discount that you would get.

 

[the727kid 10+ year member]

I was looking at the Harmond Kardan AVR 247, its $500 at Best Buy and $310 refurbed.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

I bought my avr 146 for 220 bucks BNIB off pricegrabber //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[93 saturn sl2 10+ year member]

My step dad has a refurb Onkyo receiver and cd changer, both of them work well.

 

[the727kid 10+ year member]

I bought my avr 146 for 220 bucks BNIB off pricegrabber //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Seem's like that might be too little power for me, how do you like it?

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

its very underrated, HK stuff always is. there is a review of the 130, the discontinued model floating around saying how the 130 weight as much as a sony 100x5 reciever and sounded just as loud.

 

[the727kid 10+ year member]

Sweet, I may save some money and get that one instead, I only need the 5.1.

 

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

Just make sure you check out the source. Onkyoonline is good because they're an onkyo store. There's also Denon's refurb dealers (Dakmart is one that I recall) who have good deals. Harmon has their own store.

Honestly, though. Your best bet may be finding an open box deal at a local store.

I lucked out just the other day. They had an open box sale, but it didn't say specifically open box. So, I thought it was brand new units as well. I took my Denon avr-587 to the register and it rang up as $250 (sale price). The marketing tag said $190. The lady explained that it was supposed to be for open box only, but she gave it to me for $190 anyway. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[the727kid 10+ year member]

I looked up HKs website and their online store has the refurb for $198 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif, but does the 146 do the 720 upconvert?

 

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

Any particular reason you want to go through your receiver? Can you not just go directly to the TV in your situation?

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

The 146 doesnt do any video processing. I didnt need that feature thats why i didnt get it

for 30 bucks more i also got one that was BNIB, I dont like refurbs ever.

heres a post i made ealier this week about something similar

the 30 watts rating is about like the sundown 1500d rating from what ive read. Ill link to a couple of reviews for ya so you can see what i mean.

also diy crossovers arent really that bad, ive learned alot building mine, i had no idea what i was doing to begin with , and im actually starting mine over tonight, but I would gladly help you on your way. I think your in the same position I was a few weeks ago, thats why I've been so willing to help, because lets be honest nobody likes being a noob //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

here is the link to the AVR-130 Review, The 146 is slightly better and has a few nicer features, its also more widely availible

http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/receive.../avr-130-review

the main reason that review gave the 130 a bad review is the lack of a visual interface, a problem which the 146 fixed.

http://reviews.cnet.com/av-receivers/harma...7-30632952.html

Regarding the AVR 130's modest power rating, we'd like to bring up another specification that's almost always a more reliable predictor of build quality and power: the receiver's weight. The AVR 130 tips the scales at 23.8 pounds, right up there with many 100-watt-per-channel receivers. In comparison, Sony's STR-DE895 receiver (110 watts x 6) weighs 21 pounds. That's why we weren't at all concerned with the AVR 130's modest ratings, and our listening tests confirmed that hunch.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

my reciever came from total electronics too

http://electronics.pricegrabber.com/home-audio-receivers/m/37612831/search=AVR-146