Buying Recievers Online
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From what I've heard, jandr.com and onecall.com are pretty good retailers. I just bought an Onkyo TX-SR600 from Onecall for $429.10.
Crutchfield.com has a really good site for comparing receivers too.
Crutchfield.com has a really good site for comparing receivers too.
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crutchfield is the best for service but you really take a hit with the price sometimes, I order all my stuff with them and then price match it with a store i find on shop.yahoo.com, Even though AMEX blue stopped pricematching the gold card and other cards that require an annual fee still allow price matching.
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Kind of on the same topic as the first post; can someone point me in the direction of a site where I can learn more about A/V receivers. Currently I have a Sharp ProLogic receiver that I got for about $130 from buy.com. I'm absolutely sure this receiver is nowhere close to what I can get from a newer receiver.
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Originally posted by huzefa
Kind of on the same topic as the first post; can someone point me in the direction of a site where I can learn more about A/V receivers.
Kind of on the same topic as the first post; can someone point me in the direction of a site where I can learn more about A/V receivers.
http://cheaphometheater.com/
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Thx nekobus. Now I have a question about a specific receiver. The Pioneer VSXD811S looks like a good deal, has good reviews, has good amount of inputs for my needs (wish it had more bandwidth for component switching though and another component input as well but I can live without it) and has a ton of features including DTS-ES discrete if I'm not mistaken. What else would I need beside the receiver? Do I need an amplifier as well? It's probably a stupid question, but I'm really new to this. Thx
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Keep in mind too that some manufacturers won't honor the warranty unless you buy from an authorized dealer. Most manufacturers maintain a list of authorized dealers on their Web sites.