If you had to pick a reciever from this list, which would you get? (and why)

[aphex]

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[Rallispec]

the Yamaha Home Theater Receiver with Dolby Digital/DTS 6.1 and Pro Logic II/Neo:6 Decoding ? HTR-5490

becuase its the most expensive, i could sell it for the most amount of money and buy something that i really want.

 

[res1bhmg]

That's not the greatest list aphex. Sort by Price, and the most expensive one is still only $799. Excellent recievers cost anywhere from $1100-2500+.

I guess I'd get the Yammy too; most features, and the Yammy is a little more musical than the Kenwood.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Yamaha is known for making receivers that reproduce music better than many others. If you want to use it for something other than hooking it up to that spiffy HDTV you have, its the way to go

 

[Rallispec]

Excellent recievers cost anywhere from $1100-2500+.

damn. i paid 200 for my reciever.. it does all i could ever want and them some. sounds great too.

 

[sohcrates]

Probably the Pioneer VSX-D811S

I have always had Pioneer home theater receivers....work well for me


edit: though, admittedly, many people i know swear by Yamaha

 

[d33pt]

i'd have to agree with the yamaha... that's why i have one...5240 i believe is the model.. i like it very much..

 

[res1bhmg]

damn. i paid 200 for my reciever.. it does all i could ever want and them some. sounds great too.

Correction; it does all you could ever hope for from your current speakers. I'm not doubting it sounds great, but if you ever get serious about home theater in the future, you'll know the difference between an entry-level reciever and a high-end one quite easily just from listening to them.

For example, one of the best in the market (around $2500) is the Pioneer VSX-49TX. Some argue the Denon 5802 has slightly better amplification, but the Pioneer has one feature that the Denon does not; an acoustic self-calibration feature. Place a mic connected to the reciever in your normal listening position, and the reciever automatically calibrates the speakers to your listening distance (which could also be done with an SPL meter) and calibrates the speakers to compensate for things like acoustic reflection, absorption, and interference from other speakers (which cannot be done without some very, very expensive equipment; the killer-app for the Pioneer).

Sounds great, but thats because you don't know better (and that's a good thing).

 

[Rallispec]

Originally posted by: res1bhmg

damn. i paid 200 for my reciever.. it does all i could ever want and them some. sounds great too.

Correction; it does all you could ever hope for from your current speakers. I'm not doubting it sounds great, but if you ever get serious about home theater in the future, you'll know the difference between an entry-level reciever and a high-end one quite easily just from listening to them.

For example, one of the best in the market (around $2500) is the Pioneer VSX-49TX. Some argue the Denon 5802 has slightly better amplification, but the Pioneer has one feature that the Denon does not; an acoustic self-calibration feature. Place a mic connected to the reciever in your normal listening position, and the reciever automatically calibrates the speakers to your listening distance (which could also be done with an SPL meter) and calibrates the speakers to compensate for things like acoustic reflection, absorption, and interference from other speakers (which cannot be done without some very, very expensive equipment; the killer-app for the Pioneer).

Sounds great, but thats because you don't know better (and that's a good thing).

ignorance is bliss

hopefully when i have more money i can afford a better setup.

 

[PsychoAndy]

I thought you were at walmart....

FINE! BE THAT WAY! OUR RELATIONSHIP IS SOOOO OVER!

-PAB

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: res1bhmg

damn. i paid 200 for my reciever.. it does all i could ever want and them some. sounds great too.

Correction; it does all you could ever hope for from your current speakers. I'm not doubting it sounds great, but if you ever get serious about home theater in the future, you'll know the difference between an entry-level reciever and a high-end one quite easily just from listening to them. For example, one of the best in the market (around $2500) is the Pioneer VSX-49TX. Some argue the Denon 5802 has slightly better amplification, but the Pioneer has one feature that the Denon does not; an acoustic self-calibration feature. Place a mic connected to the reciever in your normal listening position, and the reciever automatically calibrates the speakers to your listening distance (which could also be done with an SPL meter) and calibrates the speakers to compensate for things like acoustic reflection, absorption, and interference from other speakers (which cannot be done without some very, very expensive equipment; the killer-app for the Pioneer). Sounds great, but thats because you don't know better (and that's a good thing).

Nicely written and quite right although most people IMO would be better off getting something like the Yamaha and putting money into their speakers instead. I has been my experience that a 500 receiver and 1500 dollar speakers sounds better than a 1500 dollar receiver and 500 dollar speakers. This assumes a limited budget of course.

 

[NutBucket]

None of the above. Go buy a Denon or Onkyo.

 

[Prong]

If you're seriously considering dropping $800 for the Yammy 5490, I'd wait a few weeks. The 1300 just came out (new improved model for the 5490/1200 series) that has another 20WPC and 192 bit DAC's. I auditioned a 1200 and was quite pleased with it. I ended up getting a better deal on a 2200, though. It looks like the 1300 is nearly identical to the specs of my 2200 with the exception of the remote. You'd get a true learning remote with it too--a nice feature.

 

[aphex]

Sorry i should have posted why i was lookin at that... I have a friend who works for Bestbuy and is leaving soon. He was gonna hook me up before he leaves. I'll find out tomm what kinda discount were lookin (5% above cost) at but lets just say a $1400 HDTV costs him $1000

 

[PsychoAndy]

Originally posted by: aphexII
Sorry i should have posted why i was lookin at that... I have a friend who works for Bestbuy and is leaving soon. He was gonna hook me up before he leaves. I'll find out tomm what kinda discount were lookin (5% above cost) at but lets just say a $1400 HDTV costs him $1000

how many can he get? I'm 3 hours away and I can get 2 trucks.

-PAB