Your current choice for audio receiver?

Question

Denon, Onkyo, ???

If you say Sony... the resonse will be ignored

Answer 1

I've got a Pioneer VSX D-812 that does everything I need it to. The only problem is that it doesn't like my 4 olm Cerwin Vegas...

Answer 2

Well, I just had to retire my Yamaha RX-V1. It was $3500 new and I loved it. It was about 6 years old. And I was recently in the market for a new receiver. Due to the arrival of children, my budget was dramtically lowered to max $1000. I researched all the major brands and totally ignored SOny because they make great TVs but their receivers are horrible.

I was looking at Yamaha, Onkyo and Denon. I also looked at an integra and NAD. The guy at the theater store had me listen to the NAD and integra back to back and then inserted a low end Sony ES model. The SOny ES blew them both away. The ES line is much nicer than the regular Sony garbage at Best Buy and Circuit City. I went against my better judgement and ended up buying the Sony ES.

And I have to say, set-up was a breeze. I had the thing fully hooked up in just 3 hours, levels balanced for all 7 speakers, etc. It also has Zone 2 and 3 out which is perfect for my set-up.

I was just like you and now I own a Sony.... and I am quite happy with it.

Caveat: I have only had the reciever for 2 weeks..so I am still tweaking little things but so far it has been perfect!!!

Answer 3

I own a B&K AVR-307 that I bought about 5 years ago and is STILL better performing and better equipped than most receivers on the market. Retail for the receiver at time of purchase was around $3000 if I remember, it is a 7.1 (or 5.1 + 2.0 for a second zone) with a total of 1350 rated watts RMS and peak is something utterly insane! It drives ANY and EVERY speaker set I have ever attached and sounds better than almost any other brand of receiver I have ever heard, maybe with the exception of McIntosh or Krell, which are in an entirely different price range and demographic.
Denon is perhaps the best quality of the larger market brands (sell hundreds of thousands of products per year or more) in terms of features, performance, functions, power output, and innovation.

hope this helps!!

Answer 4

My choice, money-no-object receiver. The Onkyo Onkyo TX-NR1000 modular receiver. It's virtually upgrade proof. Sound quality is awesome for an all-in-one receiver.

My only other choices would be Arcam's AVR-350 (incredibly musical) and Pioneer's Elite VSX-59TXi (great overall with tons of the latest technology).

H a p p y
H o m e
T h e a t e r i n g !

Answer 5

I have a JVC RX-6032 which I bought 3 1/2 years ago. It has 5.1 surround. I have a DVD, an i-Pod dock, XM satellite radio, and my T.V. hooked to it. I am considering going Media center. If I do my so will get most of the afore mentioned.

Answer 6

Pioneer Elite

Answer 7

means 5.a million Take classic are very much less costly and get some solid comments. I easily have a Definitive technologies Procinema 800 set-up and revel in them. i'm valuable others will supply different solid alternatives to boot. i'd genuinely pay attention to a speaker set-up previously i'd purchase something.

Answer 8

onkyo 1000, is a cool receiver for future compatability, but 901 is good enough for me.

Answer 9

well i like panasonic's high end brand Technics. It all depends on price and features. Years ago things lasted so a good reciever with the functions and save some money for speakers... that is where it counts...

Answer 10

High-end Yamaha or Denon. (Over $1,000)