Originally posted by: giantpinkbunnyhead
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Lots or receivers have totally bogus specs so it's kind of hard to say, even within the same company there can be pretty inconsistent labeling.
Pretty much everything says 100watts/channel which is pretty bogus if you're talking about all channels driven 20hz-20khz and low THD.
What kind of speakers do you have? If you really need 140W driving them you might want to get a real amp to give you some real quality power.
Wattage is a pretty shady spec to pick a receiver on.
Well the speakers were originally going to be some B&W 300 series... then I took a listen to some of the 600 series and now I think I'll be getting 602's or 603's with matching center and the rears will probably be 600's. I'll put either a 8" or 10" sub with it; haven't decided on that part yet.
I also really like the idea of having the HDMI-converting receiver (less wires that way) but I'll have to spend a lot for that, even in the best case scenario, so I want to be sure the rest of the receiver is worth the inflated price.
edit: besides desired input/outputs, what else is helpful in choosing the right receiver?
Uh oh, I'm not fvcking up your budget, am I? :evil:
From the other thread:
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
B&W 600 series for what you're looking at maybe?
If you want to skimp somewhere, the surround speakers are definately where to do it. If going cheaper on the surrounds means you can get a better sub or something, do it.
I know you didn't start a speaker thread at all, but there are a lot of great options out there in your range besides B&W. If you haven't looked already, you might want to consider trying to get a demo of some internet direct speakers. Ascend Acoustics, Axiom, AV123, etc.
Nothing wrong at all with B&W and you getting to demo them and liking them is great. When I was in search of my current system, I demo-ed a few of the local retail options and then found a guy on the AV123 forum that was close enough to me that I did a demo of his system. It sounded and looked a lot better than the retail stuff I had demo-ed earlier.
Just wanted to mention it if you hadn't considered it already.
For a sub, it doesn't matter as much to get something by the same brand as your speakers. If you're into projects and DIY, you might want to think about making a sub. My other suggestion is to check out SVS.
http://www.svsound.com/
You can probably find enough about them on your own
If you find a couple receivers that have the inputs/outputs you want, it would be great if you could try them both at that place you got to demo the B&Ws. I'm not sure how they have their stuff set up of course, but they might let you try out both options and see how they sound to you. The difference is not going to be as great as changing out for different receivers, but see if something jumps out at you.
If you have a couple options in mind, you can probably find some good info on specific models at AVSforum.
Overall I think your speaker/sub choice is going to make a LOT more difference than your receiver choice. Pretty much anything you pick in the general pricerange from good companies is going to be plenty to get the job done.
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