what is the best receiver for less than $1000?

Answer 1

There are actually quite a few out there, but the one that I would
put on my very short list would be the Outlaw Audio Model 1070.

A couple others to consider are from Onkyo and Pioneer Elite.
Also, Yamaha is not one to overlook at this price level as well.

If over a thousand is a consideration Arcam (first) and NAD
(second) are some of the best receivers on the market.
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Answer 2

If you want the best bet, and highest reviewed product of the year take a look at the Denon AVR 2807. Its MSRP is $1100, but you can catch it for under $1000 any given day of the week. It was awarded best of show for audio at CES this year, also CNET gave it their audio receiver of the year award.

Its a 7.1 receiver, with HDMI connectivity and passthrough (meaning if you connect an HDMI device it is compliant with HDCP and will pass the signal through - not all brands do this), has tons of inputs for any device that you may throw at it, and has a feature called Audyssey EQ which allows you to make every seat in the room a great position for surround. You will not find a bad review on the product and if you go into any store that sells it they will 9 times out of 10 recommend it over any other product in the price range. I own one, as do many of my friends and its hard to beat.

Plus if you listen to a lot of 2 channel music it has a feature called Pure Direct, which cuts off everything inside the receiver except for the amplifiers for the left and right channels and gives you amazing 2 channel sound.

If you don't use the full 7.1 and only use the 5.1, you can reassign the power from the additional two channels to go to speakers elsewhere in the house, or to send more power to another set of speakers in the system through bi-amping (if your speakers have two speaker terminals on them and can handle 200 watts, then you can give them 200 watts).

Also has an 8 Channel input for when the HD DVD and Blu-Ray sound formats really take off as well.

I hope this helped. Check out http://usa.denon.com and right there on the front page you will see the 2807 and its awards.

Answer 3

Yep, he said it the Denon 2807. Even though it is a price fixed items at most respectable electronics stores you can find it in the price range your looking for!

Pioneer Elite are great for some, but not as widely liked as Denon.

Answer 4

Around $1,000 is the best I can do.
The best receiver in this price range, is the "Denon AVR-2807"
$1,099. It's a solidly built receiver that is actually made in Japan.
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-xZNgdcgg4zl/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=10420&tab=essential_info&i=033av2807b
http://www.audioreview.com/sf-1/pid-32602883/befid-439/nrr-20/productreviewscrx.aspx
http://reviews.cnet.com/Denon_AVR_2807/4505-6466_7-31660758.html