New Receiver

[trclac]

I have had my Sony home theater receiver for about 10 years. I would like to replace it with a model that has HDMI inputs, Airplay, network capability, etc. I.e., modern features found on a modern receiver. Big problem is that my cabinet (which cost a fortune and my wife loves), is only 6 inches high where the receiver fits. Why it's not larger, I have no clue.

I could juggle things around, such as placing the DVR in the spot where the receiver goes, but this still would not give me much more than six inches of height.

Any recommendations for a solid, nicely featured receiver that is six inches in height or less? I have noticed that many of the highly rated ones are in the neighborhood of ten inches in height.

Thanks.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

It's not just a problem of fitting it into the cabinet, but cooling. You cannot have a model that vents through the top in that space. I'm afraid I don't have a particular solution for you but you ought to keep that in mind.

 

[alkemyst]

six inches is not going to happen unfortunately.

 

[trclac]

That is pretty much what I figured. I will have to figure out a way to reposition something somewhere. Just not sure what, as the shelf the BluRay player and DVR are on is also about 6 inches. The only shelf with any height holds my Boston center channel, and there's really no good place to move that.

Thanks anyway.

 

[JackBurton]

Krell Foundation at 3.5". It's just the processor, but you can put the amps somewhere else outside of the cabinet, ideally one mono per speaker. And then just buy a $99 AppleTV for AirPlay.

Done. next.

 

[Knavish]

Krell Foundation at 3.5". It's just the processor, but you can put the amps somewhere else outside of the cabinet, ideally one mono per speaker. And then just buy a $99 AppleTV for AirPlay.

Done. next.

Lol ... $6500 MSRP. How many people who hold onto a receiver for 10 years will be paying $6500 for an upgrade? This belongs in a dedicated $30K+ theater room, not a TV watching setup.

 

[exar333]

The 'NR' line from Marantz are all under 6" height and sound great, relatively inexpensive too. The 1504/1604/1605 all would be great choices, assuming you are good with 5.1 or 7.1, respectively. You can always augment with an inexpensive amp too, since they output the front R/L as pre-outs (optionally).

 

[JackBurton]

Lol ... $6500 MSRP. How many people who hold onto a receiver for 10 years will be paying $6500 for an upgrade? This belongs in a dedicated $30K+ theater room, not a TV watching setup.

I didn't see a price range in the OP. Also, dedicated theater room not required. This is great for a quality 2 channel system.

 

[fastman]

Krell is out of most peoples range and unless you have a dedicated room for gear of this caliber a waste.

Now Outlaw would fit your dimensions and is very established also, highly rated and very affordable: http://www.outlawaudio.com/products/rr2150.html

 

[JackBurton]

Krell is out of most peoples range and unless you have a dedicated room for gear of this caliber a waste.

Now Outlaw would fit your dimensions and is very established also, highly rated and very affordable: http://www.outlawaudio.com/products/rr2150.html

I realize that, but since the OP didn't give specifics, that fit the bill.

As for dedicated room, that's not true at all. A dedicated room is great, but not required for high end gear. As for the Krell Foundation, it represents a huge value from Krell (relatively speaking). Waaaay cheaper than their flagship $30K Evolution 707 processor. That being said, I realized Krell is out of most people's price range, but throwing it out there since he didn't give a price point. If you don't specify a price in your original requirements, sky's the limit.

 

[Pghpooh]

Can you cut the back of the cabinet and mount cooling fans???
http://www.coolerguys.com/cabinetcooling.html

 

[alcoholbob]

Marantz NR line is good assuming you can figure some way to create some airflow. If you have a bigger budget I would consider a slimline pre/pro and some ICEPower amps.

 

[SithSolo1]

This one is 4" high

http://www.amazon.com/Emotiva-Fusion...pr_product_top

However, it lacks airplay and networking though it has bluetooth and a pretty beefy amp section for a receiver this small.

 

[alkemyst]

Krell is out of most peoples range and unless you have a dedicated room for gear of this caliber a waste.

Now Outlaw would fit your dimensions and is very established also, highly rated and very affordable: http://www.outlawaudio.com/products/rr2150.html

It's only 2.1 though.

 

[alkemyst]

This one is 4" high

http://www.amazon.com/Emotiva-Fusion...pr_product_top

However, it lacks airplay and networking though it has bluetooth and a pretty beefy amp section for a receiver this small.

Didn't know about that from Emotiva. I have one of their subs and it was a great value.

 

[boomhower]

Marantz NR is also the first thing that comes to my mind as well.f

 

[trbodden]

Check to see if it has vent holes on bottom; if not, try removing the feet.