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- Aug 6, 2001
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Sorry, I've emtied out my PMs a few times, did you talk to me about this before?
Weren't those speakers about $300 for the whole 5.1 set or something?
Which Denon are you talking about as appealing? The 5805? I really hope you're joking if that's the case.
You can certainly get a receiver that doesn't have second zone capability. A lot of 7.1 receivers will have the option to have 5.1 in one room and stereo in another. The higher up you go in price, the more likely you'll have expanded options for multizone capability. The 5805 would be a perfect example of what you can do when you get into higher levels with its multizone capability.
I believe you should spend more on speakers than your receiver. If you're including speakers/sub as a single entity, a 3:1 ratio sounds like a good starting point to me.
$1000 on speakers/sub and a $350 receiver sounds like a good match to me.
If you spent $300 on your speakers/sub, you should be looking at very cheap stuff. The difference in quality between a decent budget receiver and something in one of my "midrange" categories is not going to make much of a difference on such cheap speakers.
If your current receiver has humming issues, yeah you can get a new one. I still think you should be looking at a budget model unless you know you're going to be getting some much nicer speakers in the future.
Yes, a receiver / amp that really cleanly puts out what it's advertised ratings are is going to be much better than a receiver with bogus specs.
Reduced hum is one of the big things I noticed going from my "budget" receiver to my "midrange" separates. I would not have made the jump though if I had not spent several thousand on my speakers/sub though. The difference in quality I got from changing my electronics would have not made as much difference on crappier speakers.
Weren't those speakers about $300 for the whole 5.1 set or something?
Which Denon are you talking about as appealing? The 5805? I really hope you're joking if that's the case.
You can certainly get a receiver that doesn't have second zone capability. A lot of 7.1 receivers will have the option to have 5.1 in one room and stereo in another. The higher up you go in price, the more likely you'll have expanded options for multizone capability. The 5805 would be a perfect example of what you can do when you get into higher levels with its multizone capability.
I believe you should spend more on speakers than your receiver. If you're including speakers/sub as a single entity, a 3:1 ratio sounds like a good starting point to me.
$1000 on speakers/sub and a $350 receiver sounds like a good match to me.
If you spent $300 on your speakers/sub, you should be looking at very cheap stuff. The difference in quality between a decent budget receiver and something in one of my "midrange" categories is not going to make much of a difference on such cheap speakers.
If your current receiver has humming issues, yeah you can get a new one. I still think you should be looking at a budget model unless you know you're going to be getting some much nicer speakers in the future.
Yes, a receiver / amp that really cleanly puts out what it's advertised ratings are is going to be much better than a receiver with bogus specs.
Reduced hum is one of the big things I noticed going from my "budget" receiver to my "midrange" separates. I would not have made the jump though if I had not spent several thousand on my speakers/sub though. The difference in quality I got from changing my electronics would have not made as much difference on crappier speakers.
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