Recent content by steve-auction

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    Onkyo Reciever TX-NR609, worth the money?

    I didn't get the sense from the OP that breaking his $400 limit equates to $1000 spending. In this price range ($500ish), what is a better option than either of the two the OP mentioned?
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    Onkyo Reciever TX-NR609, worth the money?

    FYI to the OP. I decided not to wait for the TX-NR609 and ordered the HT-RC270. I wound up calling up TigerDirect to discuss my backordered HT-RC260 (mentioned in earlier post) and they substituted the HT-RC270 for $419 plus $10 to ship. Great deal! I finally decided that the Audyssey...
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    Onkyo Reciever TX-NR609, worth the money?

    It sounds like there are a few HT-RC270 fans here. Looking at how this model compares to the new TX-NR609, I'm thinking they share a very similar feature set with each having a couple one-ups on the other, but the feature set is probably slightly better on the HT-RC270 except for the video...
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    Onkyo Reciever TX-NR609, worth the money?

    TigerDirect has for $469 and you can get $20 off by paying with ebillme.
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    Onkyo Reciever TX-NR609, worth the money?

    I like it too. I ordered an HT-RC260 from a Tigerdirect deal back in January for around $250, but it has been backordered and I'm thinking of cancelling and stepping up to this model. Of course, I cannot find it on sale anywhere, but I'm guessing the street pricing will initially be in the...