Need advice for simple receiver and speakers

[mcveigh]

My dad calls me up, he wants to replace his current crappy aiwa stereo in a box with something better.
they have a 36in SDTV, and a decent dvd player that can also do cd's ( i think)

My mom listens to the radio a lot while at home, so I need to have that.
I was thinking maybe a simple receiver and a pair of good speakers.

any suggestions?

 

[mcveigh]

http://www.buy.com/retail/prod...3&loc=111&sp=1

how about this one?

 

[DaveSimmons]

At OneCall.com :

$249 Onkyo TXSR502 silver or black. Good for both stereo and 5.1 if they get the surround bug later.

$250 Boston Acoustics - CR67 Black (pr), free shipping
$257 Infinity ALPHA20BK
$133 JBL - E30 ("was $299")

 

[DaveSimmons]

At Crutchfield.com (higher prices but cheap shipping, excellent service, great return policy)

$268 Onkyo 502
$249 Polk RT4

 

[mcveigh]

thanks! I'm also looking at the onkyo 770 for about $425 from circuit city, I'll try to talk him into spending a little more though.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Hmm, the Onkyo 602 should be good enough for anyone without at least silver ears.

If you can talk him into spending more, be sure to get good speakers first -- the speakers will make much more of a difference in sound quality than the receiver in this budget range.

 

[T2T III]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
At Crutchfield.com (higher prices but cheap shipping, excellent service, great return policy)

$268 Onkyo 502
$249 Polk RT4

Agreed. Some great sounds come from the Polk RTi series of speakers - and the RTi4s are no exception. I have the RTi8s - and they are nicely made and sound great. The RTi4s also feature real wood veneer - in your choice of cherry or a dark oak finish.